Hindu Pilgrimage

By Beth Stickland

What is a…...• Pilgrimage?

A special journey, not just actually travelling to a place but also a spiritual and often religious journey.

• Pilgrim? A person who goes on this special journey.

Today we are learning

• About some of the Hindu pilgrimage sites in India.

By the end we will• know the main places Hindu pilgrims

visit • know why these places are important to

Hindu’s

What is the Hindu religion?

Hindu is a religion that has been around for thousands of years, and it comes from India.

What do Hindu’s believe?

• Hindu’s believe very strongly in Reincarnation.

• Hindu’s believe in God (Brahman) but God has over 330 million different forms.

Where do Hindu Pilgrims travel to?

• Pilgrimages for Hindu’s usually end up in India. There are many important sites in the beautiful area around the Himalayan mountains in North India.

These places are:• Badrinath • Kedarnath • Yamunotri • Gangotri

These four places are

visited every year by

thousands of Pilgrims

The Ganges

WHY?

• To clean themselves of sin and bad things.

• To get closer to Brahman (their god).

Today we are learning

• About some of the Hindu pilgrimage sites in India.

By the end we will• know the main places Hindu pilgrims

visit • know why these places are important to

Hindu’s