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Bodh Gaya - Wikipedia  Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple ... Bodh Gaya is the most holy place for the followers of the Buddhist faith all over the world. Situated by the bank of ... It is believed that about 280 years after the Enlightenment of the Buddha, Emperor Ashoka visited Bodh Gaya.
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Buddhist Pilgrimage in India - Sacred Sites  Bodh Gaya in Northern India is the site of the Bodhi Tree where the Buddha ... Thus began Buddhism, one of the world's great religions and pilgrimage ... Historians, religious scholars, and various Buddhist sects debate the actual year of the ... that there are four places "...that a devout person should visit and look upon with...
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Bodhgaya: The Highlight of My First Buddhist Pilgrimage  Feb 1, 2015 ... A photo I took while sitting under the Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya ... experience many of us have had when we've spent time in Bodhgaya in India. ... It's said that the blessings of merely visiting this site is innumerable, and ... And this is also why, when planning the itinerary for our Buddhist pilgrimage this year,...
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Bodh Gaya: To The Navel of the Earth - History of Pilgrimage to ...  Bodh Gaya is a large village situated at latitude 24 41' 45" N, longitude 85 2' 2" E ... The Vajrasana was also sometimes called The Victory Throne of all Buddhas ... to have visited Bodh Gaya twice, once as a young man, and again many years ... desire that many Burmese had to visit the site of the Buddha's enlightenment.
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Holy Sites of Buddhism: Bodh Gaya - Place of Enlightenment  "Bodh Gaya is the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme ... so difficult to obtain in the course of many kalpas". ... The historical place at which the Enlightenment took place became a place of pilgrimage. ... About 250 years after the Enlightenment, the Buddhist Emperor, Ashoka visited the site and is...
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Baha'i Shrine and Gardens - Haifa, Israel - Sacred Destinations  Haifa's most striking landmark is the splendid Baha'i Shrine and Gardens, located ... Pilgrims come to Haifa from all parts of the world to pay homage to the first ... to his son the spot on Mount Carmel where the remains of the Bab should be laid ... In 2008, UNESCO named the Baha'i Shrine a World Heritage Site along with...
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jeopardy/2004_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  PILGRIMS | This religion has 7 holy cities of pilgrimage, including Varanasi & Ayodhya | Hinduism. right: Bob. Wrong: ... PILGRIMS | About 3 million pilgrims a year visit this cityon the Gave du Pau stream near the Pyrenees in France | Lourdes.
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Hajj 2016: When is the annual Mecca pilgrimage? Who goes? Is it ...  Sep 5, 2016 ... The Hajj is a five-day annual pilgrimage undertaken by Muslims to ... All the key information about the world's largest gathering of people .... At least 760 pilgrims died at last year's Hajj during a stampede, including more than 400 Iranians. ... Two million people gathered at the holy site of Mina - around three...
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Farewell ceremony at the Airport of Balice - Krakow, (17 June 1999)  Jun 17, 1999 ... Each time I visit Poland I am confirmed in the conviction that there is no lack of ... it has been granted to us to return to the places, events and people who bear ... in our homeland, the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God and his ... Remembering the price he had to pay for the gift of the faith which he...
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Hajj 2016: Annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca - IBTimes UK  Sep 6, 2016 ... Muslims are travelling to Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage, which this year starts on 9 ... 3.7 million: Estimated number of people who attend the Hajj each year. ... Five: Pilgrims perform rituals based on the Prophet Muhammad for five days. 180: Muslims travel to Mecca from more than 180 countries.
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Kumbh Mela 2015: What You Need To Know About This Sacred ...  Aug 27, 2015 ... The festival brings millions of Hindus to northern India for a holy dip. ... Carol Kuruvilla Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post ... holy dips in the Godavari River during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Nasik, ... Pilgrims have been coming en masse to bathe in the Ganges for at least 2,500 years.
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Mecca facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ...  Later, Muhammad's many revelations and visions would be collected into the sacred book of ... In the twenty-first century, Islam is one of the world's largest religions with an ... The pilgrimage (hajj) to the sacred city of Mecca and experience of ... corner of the Ka'aba is the sacred Black Stone, an ancient holy relic about 11...
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Borobudur - Wikipedia  Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang, Central ... Borobudur has the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in .... In 1931, a Dutch artist and scholar of Hindu and Buddhist architecture, ... concerning religion in Java as it was possible for a Hindu king to patronize...
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Sanctuary of Ftima - Wikipedia  The Sanctuary of Ftima (Portuguese: Santurio de Ftima), which is also referred to .... Every year pilgrims fill the country road that leads to the shrine with crowds that ... to be professor of ornamental arts, but later married and settled in the city of Porto. .... By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Witnessing to Muslim Friends - Clover  Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, You are bringing many Muslims to our country. As I meet ... Islamic tradition holds that during one of his visits to Mount Hira, the angel Gabriel appeared to him in the year 610 AD. ... He only came to believe it was the .... The prophet's dislike of the Christians grew, while he actively opposed.
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Turin expecting millions of pilgrims for shroud exposition  Apr 26, 2015 ... Meanwhile, the city of Turin, which has been home to the shroud since 1578, was calmly gearing up for the expected influx of people. The city...
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Kumbh Mela - Wikipedia  Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. ... The main festival site is located on the banks of a river: the Ganges (Ganga) at Haridwar; the confluence ... An estimated 120 million people visited Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 in Allahabad over a...
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The Story of the Pilgrims IV: The First Year  On 19 November 1620, after four months on board, the Pilgrims sighted Cape Cod. ... (Two Mills ancestors, William Bradford and William White, were among the 41 .... The English considered him "a special instrument sent of God for their good ... taught the Pilgrims how to fish and plant corn, how to live in harmony with the...
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HINDU PILGRIMAGES AND THE KUMBH MELA | Facts and Details  evening Aarti on the Ganges in Varanasi Hindu pilgrims make pilgrims to ... India is covered with holy sites associated with the exploits of the gods, the waters ... Pilgrims ideally bathe or swim in the river to wash away their sins, make .... Each one is held every 12 years, which means that one of four is held every three years.
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List of largest mosques - Wikipedia  This is a list of mosques that accommodate at least 5,000 worshipers per year. The default ... Grand Jamia Masjid Bahria Town Lahore Pakistan.jpg ... Mosque Near Bada Imaambada. ... Faisal Mosque .... Shah Alam Blue mosque at night.jpg ... Total shrine area: 267,079 m2; Total courtyard area: 331,578 m2 (world's largest)...
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Inside Mecca Fact Sheet - Anisa Mehdi  Islam is the world's fastest-growing religion, and some 80 percent of Muslims live ... Hajj (pilgrimage) pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime, if physically and ... As they approach, they recite " Labbayka Allahumma Labbayk ," which...