| Place | On the banks of | State |
|---|---|---|
| Nasik | Godavari | Maharashtra |
| Ujjain | Shipra | Madhya Pradesh |
| Prayag | Confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati | Uttar Pradesh |
| Haridwar | Ganga | Uttarakhand |
| Dham (Pilgrimage Place) | Devoted to | State |
|---|---|---|
| Puri | Lord Jagannath | Orissa |
| Badrinath | Sri Badrinarayana | Uttarakhand |
| Dwaraka | Sri Krishna | Gujarat |
| Rameswaram | Lord Shiva | Tamilnadu |
| NOTE:The four dhams were defined by Adi Sankaracharya. The Char Dham are often considered the most revered sites for Hindus that have to be visited in one's lifetime. | ||
| Name of the Jyotirlinga | Place | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Somnath | Saurashtra | Gujarat |
| 2. Mallikarjun | Srisailam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3. Mahakaleshwar | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh |
| 4. Omkareshwar | Mammaleshwaram | Madhya Pradesh |
| 5. Parli Vaijnath | Deogarh | Jharkhand |
| 6. Bhima Shankar | Dakini | Maharashtra |
| 7. Rameshwaram | Setubandha | Tamilnadu |
| 8. Nageshwar | Darukavana | Maharashtra |
| 9. Vishweshwar | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10. Trimbakeshwar | Nasik | Maharashtra |
| 11. Kedareshwar | Kedarnath | Uttarkhand |
| 12. Ghurmeshwar | Visalakam | Maharashtra |