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Pilgrimages
Chitrakoot, the hill of many wonders, nestles peacefully in the northern spurs of the Vindhyas, a place of tranquil forest glades and quiet rivers, and streams where calm and repose are all pervading. This loveliest of Nature's gifts is also hallowed ground, blessed by the goods and sanctified by the faith of pilgrims. For Chitrakoot's spiritual legacy stretches back to legendary ages: it was in these deep forests that Rama and Sita spent eleven of their fourteen years of exile; here that the great sage Atri and Sati Anusuya mediated; and here where the principal trinity of the Hindu pantheon, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, their incarnations. Sufferers and seekers, poets and visionaries, princes and noblemen have, through the ages, sought and found solace in Chitrakoot, drawn inspiration from its sublime natural beauty, gained spiritual strength from its serene temples and, in turn, become part of the hallowed legend that is Chitrakoot.
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Everyday of the year a mass of humanity surges up steep pathways that cut across the hillside for mile. This show of faith is finely interwoven with the cultural stands of the Indian subcontinent, for these pathways to the shrine of the Mother Goddess, Vaishno Devi, have been trod on for many centuries now. Popular belief holds that anybody who walks the Himalayan trail to her abode to ask for a boon rarely goes back disappointed. Whatever be it, a new enterprise or a forthcoming examination, marriage or the birth of a child, the Mata takes care of it all. There are many who journey here year after year to pay obeisance regardless of their faith or belief, creed or class, caste or religion, for Mata Vaishno Devi transcends all such barriers.
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Bihar
Bihar in the sixth century
B.C. was characterized by a mental stir and spiritual urge of an
unusual nature. During this period, more than three hundred religious
orders and their philosophies were afloat. Most of them stood in
strong opposition to the Vedic system, especially the element of
Brahmanical sacrifice and the monistic theories of the Upanishads.
Buddha's middle path triumphed in a big way. The essential point about him and his teaching is that he never claimed any connection with a God. The essence of his teaching is the universal question of suffering and the way to seek its eradication. The solution he advocated was individual effort and not ritual reliance on superhuman or external agency - ' save yourself by yourself '.
Lying
in sylvan solitude this sacred place is situated on the bank of river
Naranjana (Modern Falgu). It is 13 km. From Gaya town. Gaya is an
important Center of ‘Hindu Pilgrimage’ where people go to offer
oblations for the salvation of their dead forefathers.
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