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Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour


Dharamsala Dharamsala: Travel Point India takes you to Dharamsala,one of the main centers to be visited while on Buddhist Pilgrimage tour.This travel destination overlooks the plains and is surrounded by dense pine trees and Deodar forests. A nearby snowline with numerous streams and cool healthy atmosphere makes the surroundings very attractive. The Kotwali Bazaar provides the entire color and characteristic of a small town, which is mixed with the simple life style. The place is famous not only for its monasteries, but it is also a centre for Tibetan culture. Tsuglag Khang, or the Main Temple, is the most important Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet and a place that is often bustling with prayerful activity.

Leh and Ladakh: Leh and Ladakh depict a rich Buddhist culture and especially the Trans-Himalayan Buddhism from Tibet is the very essence of living in Ladakh. Partly because of the royal patronage, the central part of Ladakh has the greatest concentration of major Gompas or monasteries. Monasteries of Phiyang, Hemis and Chemrey belong to the Namgyal dynasty period and are a major attraction during their monastic festivals. The reformist group monasteries are also well represented in central Ladakh by Thikse, Likkir, Rhidzong and spitik. Buddhist study centers have been set up at both Leh and Choglamsar. Summer meditation sessions are held at the Mahabodhi Meditation Center on Changspa Lane.

Bodhgaya Bodhgaya: Bodhgaya is the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in the world. With Travel point India you can visit the popular archaeological sites situated at this Buddhist centre. Devout Buddhists and tourists from all over the world visit Bodhgaya, to study Buddhism and the art of meditation, or to simply absorb the aura of solemn grandeur that surrounds the place. Bodhgaya is a must visit on your Buddhist pilgrimage tour, the place provides a quiet and peaceful environment. The focal point of Bodhgaya is the Mahabodhi Temple. A 50-meter high pyramidal spire crowns the Mahabodhi temple, inside which, is a large gilded image of the Buddha. The temple is believed to be standing on the site of a shrine, erected by Ashoka in the 3rd century B.C.






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