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Maharashtra has various religious
pilgrimage places and sites for different faiths. Nasik is the main
Maharashtrian Pilgrimage and also for Hindus.
A fair called Kumbh Mela is conducted
every three years and a Maha Kumbh Mela after every twelve years is
organized.
The pilgrimage in Maharashtra
includes the Mumbadevi temple that is sited in Mumbai and the Kailash
temple in Aurangabad are some of the oldest and finest instances of
excellent architecture.
Some of the famous temples in
Maharashtra are the Shirdi temple, Pandharpur, and Bahubali temple.
The pilgrimage in Maharashtra is one
of the main attractions for the tourists to increase year by year.
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Hazi Ali tomb of Mumbai is very old almost
800 years old and is linked by a path that is submerged in the monsoon
tide. The Nanded Gurudwara is important in Maharashtra.
This is the most important temple for the
Sikhs. The pilgrimage in Maharashtra is not confined to one religion,
as Maharashtra especially; Mumbai has people from various cultures and
traditions making Maharashtra pilgrimage significant, regardless of
language and religion.
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Though Mumbai is a very busy city,
people visiting temples have never taken back and they are pious to all
extents.
The pilgrimages in Maharashtra are
always crowded as the accessibility to these places is comfortable and
there are other facilities such as accommodation and food near the
pilgrimage centers.
As this is near to the pilgrimage,
devotees and tourists find this place an ideal place for pilgrimage.
Maharashtra pilgrimage includes the Osho Ashram in Pune as well as it
attracts numerous devotees.
However, the Mount Mary church as well
as the Afghan Memorial church are popular for their western
architecture. The Siddhivinayak temple is a temple of Lord Ganapati.
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This was reconstructed five years ago and
the pujas conducted here magnetizes the devotees. The Maharashtra
pilgrimage comprises of the Mumbadevi temple that is sited in Mumbai.
This temple was once on the site of Victoria
terminus and hence derived the name. Shirdi is a temple of the Sai baba
in Ahamadnagar and this is a significant pilgrimage in Maharashtra as
it is regarded that Sai baba lived in this place until death.
Pandharpur is sited on the Bhimarathi River
and is a revered pilgrimage in Maharashtra. Pandharpur has Lord
Vithoba’s idol. Pandharpur is visited regardless of season and is one
of the significant pilgrimages. This place always experiences endless
tourists throughout the year.
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