mAnasa tIrthas

bAdarAyaNa:

mAnasAni hi tIrthAni phaladAni visheShataH |

While the physical tIrthas are indeed meritorious, puNya of a much greater magnitude is attained by association with the following mAnasa tIrthas.

mano nirmalatA tIrthaM rAgAdibhiranAkulam |
satyaM tIrthaM dayA tIrthaM tIrthamindriyanigrahaH ||
gurushushrUShaNaM tIrthaM mAtR^ishushrUShaNaM tathA |
svadharmAcharaNaM tIrthaM tIrthamagnerupAsanam ||

1. A pure mind free of rAga and dveSha
2. Truth
3. Compassion
4. Control over the senses
5. Serving the Guru
6. Serving the parents
7. anuShThAna of svadharma, as dictated by ones varNa and Ashrama
8. Worship of the sacred Fire

Tour Reports

http://www.purebhakti.com/events/tour-reports-mainmenu-64.html

Quote

For the wise traveler knows that any trip worth undertaking should be as good as the destination.

List of temples in Tamil Nadu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_temples_in_Tamil_Nadu
Shiva Temples in TamilNadu
http://www.shivatemples.com/
Vishnu Temples in Tamil Nadu
http://temples.discovertamilnadu.net/vishnu%20temples.html
List of Temples Kumbakonam
http://www.kumbakonam.com/travelinformation.htm
Coimbatore
http://www.coimbatore.com/temples/

Chitrakuta / Travel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitrakuta
http://wikitravel.org/en/Chitrakoot

Maa Vaishno Devi / Travel

http://maavaishnodevi.org/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Vaishno_Devi

Worlds Largest act of faith

http://worldslargestactoffaith.blogspot.com/

York

http://www.york.ac.uk/projects/pilgrimage/intro.html

Bhadrachalam / Travel Guide

http://www.bhadrachalarama.org/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Bhadrachalam

Mantralayam / Nava Brindhavan

https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/NineNav

Vedic Thought

"Every spot on earth where discourses on God are held is a place of
pilgrimage."

(Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura - Lecture in Dacca, 1936)

Holy Places In Ramayana / Mahabhatrata

http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/holyplaces.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03141.htm

Narasimha

http://kingofjungles.blogspot.com/