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River Ganga

1. Dev Prayag - Confluence of rivers Alakananda and Bhagirathi:

Dev Prayag (690 m) (Uttarakhand Pancha Prayag)
(Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand)
◉ Alakananda - Bhagirathi Sangam (Confluence)
▬ River Ganga flows

2. Kubjamraka Kshetra (Rishikesh) - Place of Lord Shiva and Sages:

- Rishikesh (340 m)
(Dehradun district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
Ganga: Triveni Ghat (Aarti)
▬ River Ganga flows (Aarti)
(Skanda Purana - Kedara Khanda)

3. Maya Kshetra (Gangadwar) (Haridwar) - Moksha Puri and place of Devi Sati and Lord Shiva:

- Haridwar (314 m) (Moksha Puri) (Kumbha Mela) (Chota Char Dham)
(Haridwar district, Uttarakhand)
Shiva: Daksheshwar Mahadev, Bilvakeshwar Mahadev
Devi: Maya Devi, Devi Sati, Chandi Devi, Mansa Devi, Sureshwari Devi
Others: Daksha Prajapati (Ygn)
Ganga: Har ki Pauri (Aarti)
▬ River Ganga flows (Aarti)
☗ Bilva Parvat
☗ Nila Parvat
(Shiva Purana) (Skanda Purana - Kedara Khanda)
• Sapta Mokshapuri Sloka

4. Shukatal - Where sage Shuka narrated the Srimad Bhagavatam to king Parikshit:

- Shukatal (Shuka Teerth)
(Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh)
Sages: Shukdev Temple
▬ River Ganga flows

5. Bithoor - Place of Lord Brahma and where Devi Sita gave birth to Lava and Kusha:

- Bithoor
(Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh)
Brahma: Brahmavart Ghat
Devi: Devi Sita
Sage: Valmiki Ashrama
▬ River Ganga flows
(Ramayana - Uttara Khanda)

6. Shringaverapura Kshetra - Where Sri Rama visited during forest exile

- Shringverpur
(Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)
Rama: Ram Shayan Ashram, Ram Chaura Ghat
▬ River Ganga flows
(Valmiki Ramayana)
• Sri Rama visiting Shringaverapura and meeting Guha
(Valmiki Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - 51 to 52)

7. Prayaga Kshetra - Triveni Sangam, Prayaga Shakti Peetha and where Sri Rama visited during forest exile:

- Prayagraj (Kumbha Mela) (Shakti Peetha)
(Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)
Triveni Sangam: Triveni Sangam, Akshay Vat
Devi: Devi Alopi, Devi Lalita, Devi Kalyani
Brahma: Pratishthana
Vishnu: Beni Madhava
Shiva: Someshwar Mahadev
Rama: Bharadwaj Ashram
Hanuman: Lete Hanumanji
Sages: Bharadwaj Ashram
Sages: Bharadwaja (Hrm)
Ganga: Ram Ghat (Aarti)
Yamuna: Balua Ghat (Aarti)
◉ Ganga - Yamuna - hidden Saraswati Triveni Sangam (Confluence) (Aarti)
☘ Akshay Vat

(Matsya Purana) (Padma Purana) (Valmiki Ramayana) (Mahabharata)
• Prayaga - Greatness of Triveni Sangama
(Matsya Purana - 41 to 110)
• Prayaga - Greatness of Akshaya Vata
(Matsya Purana - 104, 106, 111)
• Sri Rama visiting the Bharadwaja Ashrama at Prayaga
(Valmiki Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda - 54 to 55)
• Prayaga Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Prayaga Shakti Peetha where the Anguli Vrinda (Group of Fingers) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Lalita and the Bhairava is called Bhavah.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 28)

8. Vindhyachala Kshetra - Where Devi abides as Vindhyavasini:

- Vindhyachal
(Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh)
(Vindhya Region, Madhya Pradesh)
☗ Vindhya Range extension (Vindhyachal)
Devi: Devi Vindhyavasini Temple, Devi Kali Khoh Temple, Devi Ashtabhuja Temple
Shiva: Tarakeshwar, Rameshwar
Ganga: Pakka Ghat (Aarti)
▬ River Ganga flows
(Aushanasa Purana - Vindhyachala Mahatmya) (Devi Mahatmya) (Devi Purana)

9. Kashi Kshetra - Moksha Puri, Created by Lord Shiva, Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga and Varanasi Shakti Peetha:

- Kashi (Varanasi) (Moksha Puri) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha)
(Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh)
Shiva: Vishwanatha, Kalabhairava
Devi: Devi Vishalakshi, Devi Annapoorna, Devi Durga
Vishnu: Bindu Madhava
Ganesha: Dhundiraj Vinayaka
Hanuman: Sankat Mochan Hanuman
Surya: Lolarka
Sages: Agastya, Agnibindu, Jaigishavya, Shukracharya (Pnc)
Saints: Adi Shankaracharya, Trailanga Swami, Baba Lokenath, Ramakrishna Paramahamsha
Ganga: Assi Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat (Aarti)
▬ River Ganga flows (Aarti)
▬ River Varana flows
▬ River Asi flows
(Shiva Purana) (Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda)
• Sapta Mokshapuri Sloka
• Creation of Kashi
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 26)
• Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva creating Kashi and abiding there as Avimukteshwara Linga
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 22 to 23)
• Varanasi Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Varanasi Shakti Peetha where the Kundala (Ear-Ring) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Vishalakshi and the Bhairava is called Kalabhairava.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 30)

10. Anga Kshetra - Where Sri Rama visited with sage Vishwamitra:

- Ballia Kameshwar Dham (Anga)
(Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh)
Shiva: Kameshwar Mahadev
Rama: Kameshwar Dham
◉ Ganga - Sarayu Sangam (Confluence)
(Valmiki Ramayana)
• Sri Rama hearing about Lord Shiva burning Kama deva at Anga
(Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 23 to 24)

11. Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali - A famous temple of Devi Kali associated with Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsha:

- Dakshineshwar Bhavatarini Kali
(North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Bhavatarini Kali
▬ River Ganga (Hooghly) flows

12. Kalighat Kali - Kalipitha Shakti Peetha:

- Kalighat Kali (Shakti Peetha)
(Kolkata district, West Bengal)
Devi: Devi Kali
▬ River Ganga (Adi Ganga) (a canal to river Hooghly)
◼ Kundupukur Tank (where the toe of Devi Sati was discovered)
• Kalipitha Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Kalipitha Shakti Peetha where the Daksha Pada Anguli (Fingers of Right Foot) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Kalika and the Bhairava is called Nakuleesha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 27)

13. Ganga Sagar Kshetra - Ganga-Sagara Sangam and Kapila Muni Ashram:

- Ganga Sagar
(South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal)
Sages: Kapil Muni Ashram
◉ Ganga - Sagara Sangam (Confluence)
◼ Kapil Kund

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May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

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And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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Last updated on Dec-2025