Pancha Sarovars

► Manasarovar (Pancha Sarovar) (Shakti Peetha)
(Tibet, Tibet)

◼ Lake Manasarovar
(Tibetan Himalayas)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Devi abides in Manasarovar as Manasa Shakti Peetha (identified with Lake Manasarovar).

► Pushkar (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Shakti Peetha) (Pancha Sarovar)
(Ajmer district, Rajasthan)

☗ Gayatri Temple Hill
☗ Savitri Temple Hill
◼ Pushkar Lake
(Aravalli Range)

(Padma Purana)

- Lord Brahma threw a Lotus from his Hand in Pushkar and performed a Yagna in Pushkar.
- Lord Varaha abides in Pushkar (which is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) since ancient times.
- Devi abides in Pushkar as Manivedaka Shakti Peetha (identified with Devi Gayatri).

► Narayana Sarovar (Pancha Sarovar)
(Kutch district, Gujarat)

► Siddhpur (Pancha Sarovar)
(Patan district, Gujarat)

◼ Bindu Sarovar
▬ River Saraswati flows (hidden form)
(Gujarat Plain)

(Srimad Bhagavatam)

- Lord Kapila incarnated as the son of sage Kardama and Devahuti at Bindu Sarovar (identified with Siddhpur). Lord Kapila also imparted the knowledge of Samkhya philosophy to mother Devahuti in this place.
- Sri Parashurama is said to have performed Matru Shraddha (for decapitating mother Renuka) after bathing in Bindu Sarovara. So Siddhpur is also known as Matru Gaya.

► Kishkindha (Anegundi) (Hampi) (Pancha Sarovar)
(Koppal district, Karnataka)
(Vijayanagara district, Karnataka)
(Ballari district, Karnataka)

☗ Rishyamuka Parvata
☗ Matanga Parvata
☗ Malyavanta Parvata (Mount Prasravana)
☗ Anjaneya Parvata or Anjanadri
▬ River Tungabhadra flows
◼ Pampa Sarovara
◼ Sita Jhil (Rishyamuka Parvata region)
(Karnataka Plateau)

(Valmiki Ramayana)

- Sri Rama met Shabari near the Pampa Sarovar in Kishkindha.
- Sri Rama met Hanuman in the Pampa Sarovar in Kishkindha.
- Sri Rama (through Hanuman) made friendship with Sugreeva at Rishyamuka Parvat in Kishkindha.
- Sri Rama slayed Vali in Kishkindha and made Sugreeva the king of Kishkindha.
- During the stay of Sri Rama in Kishkindha, Sugreeva sent Vanaras in various directions to search for Devi Sita.
- Devi abides in Kishkindha Pampa Sarovar as Pampa Devi.
- Bhakta Hanuman is said to have taken birth in Anjanadri of Kishkindha as the son of Anjana and Wind-god. This is one of the places identified with the birth of Bhakta Hanuman. This is as per the Valmiki Ramayana.