What are the most important (and relatively easy to visit) sacred sites in India?

Banaras (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh Bodhi Tree, Bodh Gaya, Bihar Ellora and Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Pushkar, Rajasthan Shatrunajaya, Gujarat Shravanabelagola, Karnataka Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu Gangotri, Uttarakhand

Khajuraho (Additional Photos)

Vishvanath Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho sculpture

Khajuraho sculpture

Khajuraho Kandariya

Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho Lakshmana

Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho Kandariya

Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho

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Martin Gray is a cultural anthropologist, writer and photographer specializing in the study of pilgrimage traditions and sacred sites around the world. During a 40 year period he has visited more than 2000 pilgrimage places in 165 countries. The World Pilgrimage Guide at sacredsites.com is the most comprehensive source of information on this subject.

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