The early kingdom
Delhi: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Akshar Dham, Old Fort (the ancient Pandavas' kingdom), other sights
Kurukshetra: Bhadrakali temple, Bhishma kund (tank), Brahma Sarovar (lake), Jyotisar (where Sri Krishna revealed the Bhagavad Gita)
The Himalayan gateway
Haridwar: Arati (waving of the lights) in Har-Ki-Pauri, Bhim Ghoda (and visit to the center for poor girls), other sights
Kankhal: Bilvakeshwar temple, Daksha Prajapati temple, Anandamoyee Ma ashram, other sights
Jagjeetpur: Shivedale school (tour), Shivedale school (cultural program on the Mahabharata), Matri Chhaya (future school for poor children), Vishwa Kalyan ashram, Sri Tripura Yogashram
Rishikesh: Sivananda Ashram, Ram jhula (bridge), other sights
Journey to the source of the holy Ganga
Mussorie: various sights
Tapkeshwar: the swayambhu lingam (self-created Shiva lingam),
Uttarkashi: the swayambhu lingam (self-created Shiva lingam)
Ganeshpur:
Didsari:
Gangotri:
Gaumukh:
Journey to the source of the Mahabharata epic
The Prayags (holy confluences): Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag,
Joshimath: Shankaracharya Math
Pandukeshwar: Pandu's temple,
Badrinath: Mano Kalyan Ashram, Badrinath temple,
Malla: Sage Vyasa’s cave, Sri Ganesha’s cave, Bhim pul (Bhima's bridge),
Lord Krishna's playground
Vrindavan: parikrama (circumbulation), Ras Lila ground (where Sri Krishna and the gopis sported), Bankey Hari temple
Mathura: Sri Krishna's birthplace
Govardhan: the mountain which Sri Krishna lifted
: Sri Radha's birthplace
Other sights: Neem Karoli Baba ashram, Sri Anand Bihariji Temple and Garden,
Varanasi, the City of Light
The ghats (sacred embankments): floating past the ghats, Manikarnika ghat (holy cremation ground ), arati (waving the lights) on the ghats
Kriya Yoga holy places: Lahiri Mahasaya's house, the ghat where Babaji Maharaj appeared
Places of learning: Benares Hindu University, a traditional Sanskrit school, Vedanidhi (Vedic heritage research foundation)
Other sights: silk factory, Durga temple, miscellaneous
Side trips
Agra (Utter pardesh): the Taj Mahal
Amritsar (Punjab): the Golden Temple
Miscellaneous
Sadhus, saints and sages:
The vehicles:
The staff:
The pilgrims:
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