Pancha Sarovars

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

☗ Mount Kailash (~6638 m) -- nearby
◼ Lake Manasarovar (~4585 m) (~4588 m)
◼ Lake Rakshastal (~4575 m) (~4575 m) -- nearby

▶ River Indus (3180 km) Udgam -- nearby
▶ River Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo) (3000 km) Udgam -- nearby
▶ River Ghaghara (Karnali) (Sarayu) (1080 km) Udgam -- nearby
▶ River Sutlej (Shatadru) (1450 km) Udgam -- nearby

(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: Pushkar Lake has 52 Ghats some of which are:
- Brahma Ghat (where Lord Brahma performed the Yagna)
- Varaha Ghat (dedicated to Varaha Avatara of Lord Vishnu)
- Yagna Ghat
- Gau Ghat (with Kalyanji Temple)
- Badri Ghat (dedicated to Lord Badrinath)
- Holkar Ghat (built by Ahilyabai Holkar)
- Saptarshi Ghat (dedicated to Saptarshis)
- Gangaur Ghat (near Gau Ghat)
- Ram Ghat (associated with Sri Rama)
- Chir Ghat (associated with Sri Krishna)
- Mukti Ghat
- Jagannath Ghat
- Kurmanchal Ghat
- Chandra Ghat
- Indra Ghat
- Bagula Ghat (shrine of Devi Bagalamukhi)
- Karni Ghat
- Tarni Ghat
- Parashuram Ghat (dedicated to Parashurama Avatara of Lord Vishnu)
- Savitri Ghat (dedicated to Devi Savitri)
- Dadhicha Ghat (named after sage Dadhichi)
- Shitala Mata Ghat (dedicated to Devi Shitala Mata)
- Koteshwar Mahadev Ghat (near Koteshwar Mahadev shrine)
- Mahadev Ghat (with Shiva Lingams)
◼ Nag Kund (in Nag Pahar)

(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.