In many religions across the world, a pilgrimage is considered as a long journey while in search of great moral significance. Mostly pilgrimages are journeys to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. India is a land of gods and there are numerous sites of pilgrimage across the country. Millions of devotees travel to religious sites throughout the year.

Himalayas for ages have been a place for achieving spiritual nirvana and has a number of places of pilgrimage. Gone are the days when people use to travel by foot and use to take months in performing a pilgrimage. Today there is ample amount of traveling options, most of the sites are accessible by road, train or air.

Today pilgrimage sites are spread from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari is the south. Himalayas are the most sacred and revered mountain ranges in the world.
Kailash Mansarovar, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Vaishno Devi, Yamunotri, and Gangotri are some of the holiest sites for Hindus. There are many monasteries in Himalayas which are visit by many Buddhists. Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, Rumtek in Sikkim, Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, Tabo in Himachal Pradesh and Leh in Ladakh some of the main pilgrimage sites for Tibetan Buddhists.

Apart from Himalayas there are other Popular Pilgrimage Sites of India. Ajmer is a popular pilgrimage site with the Dargah Shariff of Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chisty.
Amritsar is famous for the Golden Temple or Harmandir Sahib is a religious place for the followers of Sikhism. Haridwar is considered as the gateway to the four pilgrimages and also know for Har-ki-Pauri. Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Sanchi, Vaishali, Lumbini, Kapilvastu and Sravasti in the central plains form the Buddhist pilgrimage circuit.

Dwarka, Ganapatipule and Shridi are pilgrimage sites in west India. Madurai, Badami Cave Temples, Guruvayoor Temple, Jagannath Temple, Kailash Temple, Lepakshi Temple, Lingaraja Temple, Meenakshi Temple, Mukteswara Temple, Sabarimala Temple, Thousand Pillar Temple, Tirupati Tirumala Balaji are some of the temple sites visited in millions of pilgrims in southern India.

Maha Kumbh Mela, Purna Kumbh Mela, Ardh Kumbh, Kumbh Mela and Magh Mela also draw pilgrims in vast numbers. Dilwara Temples in Rajasthan, Palitana Temples in Rajasthan, Ranakpur in Rajasthan, Sravanabelagola and Falna Ranakpur in Rajasthan are pilgrimage sites for the followers of Jainism.

Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, The Church of St. Cajetan in Goa, Cathedral Church of St. Thomas in Mumbai, Christ Church & St. Michael's Cathedral in Himachal Pradesh, Santa Cruz Basilica in Kerala and Little Mount in Chennai are some of the churches which draw a lot of pilgrims.

There are many religious theme tours and packages available and provide all the required amenities that make sure that the pilgrimage is a pleasurable experience.