Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Lourdes is a famous pilgrimage site in France where the waters are believed to have healing powers. Christians go ...

A famous pilgrimage in Shikoku requires a journey through 88 sacred sites. The route is linked to Kukai, a monk who traveled through the region in the first half of the 9th century.

To choose the most religious places in and around India is the toughest task that one can consider while writing on the religious places or pilgrimage destinations in and around the country of India.

A sum of Rs 147.81 crore has been approved for the renovation of the Ashtavinayak (eight) Ganesh temples, except the one in Lenyadri (Pune district). These temples, dedicated to Lord Ganesh, are ...

The Badrinath temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is another famous pilgrimage destination in the Garhwal Himalayas. Located at an elevation of 3,133 meters, the journey to Badrinath is fraught with ...