Unlike some other religions,Hindus are not required to undertake pilgrimages during their lifetime.^[1] However, most Hindus go on such journeys to numerous iconic sites including those below:^[2]

Char Dham (Famous Four Pilgrimage sites): The four holy sitesPuri,Rameswaram,Dwarka, andBadrinath (or alternatively theHimalayan towns ofBadrinath,Kedarnath,Gangotri, andYamunotri) compose theChotaChar Dham (four small abodes) pilgrimage circuit.

Kumbh Mela: TheKumbh Mela (the "pitcher festival") is one of the holiest of Hindu pilgrimages that is held every three years; the location is rotated amongPrayagraj,Haridwar,Nashik, andUjjain.

Old Holy cities as per Puranic Texts:Varanasi formerly known as Kashi,Prayagraj also known as Prayag,Haridwar-Rishikesh,Mathura-Vrindavan,Kurukshetra, the Land of Bhagavad Gita inHaryana andAyodhya.

Old Temple cities:Puri, which hosts a majorVaishnavaJagannath temple andRath Yatra celebration;Katra, home to theVaishno Devi temple;Tirumala – Tirupati, home to theTirumala Venkateswara Temple;Shirdi, home to theSai Baba of Shirdi temple;Madurai Meenakshi andSri Ranganathaswamy Temple inSri Rangam;Dwarkadhish Temple –Dwarka, home to Dwarkadhish form ofSri Krishna;Radharani Temple –Barsana, dedicated toSri Radha,Sabarimala, whereSwami Ayyappan is worshipped;Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple atThiruvananthapuram,Kerala;Guruvayur temple atGuruvayur. The oldest of these temple pilgrimages is thePandharpur Wari which is said to be in tradition from the past 800 years.

New Pilgrimage Centres: Three comparatively recent temples of fame and huge pilgrimage areBelur Math, the hub of the worldwideRamakrishna Movement in West Bengal,Dakshineswar Kali Temple,Kolkata West Bengal;Tarapith West Bengal ,Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari;Sri Ramana Ashram atTiruvannamalai; and ISKCON temples inUjjain,Bangalore,^[3]Patna,Tirumala,Vishakapatnam,Delhi,Chennai, andMumbai.Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, the birthplace ofSwami Vivekananda is also another popular destination.Nandikeshwari Temple West Bengal,Kankalitala,Kiriteswari Temple,Nabadwip,Mayapur,

Shakti Pitha: An important set of pilgrimages are theShakti Pitha, wherethe Mother Goddess is worshipped, the three principal ones beingKalighat,Tarapith andKamakhya.

Jyotirlingas: Other set of important pilgrimages are theJyotirlingas, where lordShiva is worshipped in the form of Shiva Lingas. There are twelve Jyotirlingas in India. The twelve Jyotirlingas are:

• Bhimashankar Temple, nearPune
• Somnath atVeraval inGujarat
• Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga atSrisailam in Andhra Pradesh
• Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga atUjjain in Madhya Pradesh
• Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh
• Kedarnath inUttarakhand
• Vishwanath Temple atVaranasi in Uttar Pradesh
• Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple atNashik in Maharashtra
• Baidyanath Jyotirlinga atDeoghar inJharkhand
• Aundha Nagnath inHingoli, Maharashtra orNageshvara Jyotirlinga atDwarka
• Rameshwar atRameshwaram inTamil Nadu
• Grishneshwar at Verul nearElloraAurangabad

• Pancha Ishwarams – the five ancient Shiva temples of the island from classical antiquity.
• TheArunagirinathar-traversed ancientMurugan pilgrimage route of Sri Lanka including
  • Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple,Maviddapuram,Kankesanthurai
  • Nallur Kandaswamy temple,Jaffna,
  • Koneswaram temple,Trincomalee,
  • Verugal Murugan Kovil,Verugal Aru,Verugal, Trincomalee District
  • Thirukkovil Sithira Velayutha Swami Kovil, inThirukkovil,Batticaloa,
  • Arugam Bay,Amparai
  • Panamai, Amparai
  • Ukanthamalai Murugan Kovil, inOkanda,Kumana National Park
  • Kataragama temple,Katirkamam in the South.

• Ganga Talao
• Sagar Shiv Mandir

• Temple in the Sea, Waterloo Road, Waterloo,Carapichaima,Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
• Dattatreya Mandir and 85-foot Karyasiddhi Hanuman Murti, Datta Drive, Orangefield,Carapichaima,Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
• Shiva Lingam Mandir, Patiram Trace,Penal,Penal-Debe
• Ganga Dhara festival at the Trinnaadeeshwar Mahadeo Ghat, Kailash Ghat, Hanuman Ghat, Tulsidas Ghat, Ardha Naareshvar Ghat, and Mundan Sanskaar Ghat at Marianne RiverBlanchisseuse,Tunapuna-Piarco^[4]
• Siapria Mai (La Divina Pastora) Church, La Pastora Street,Siparia,Siparia region
• Exchange Village Shiv Mandir, Brickfield Road Exchange Village,Couva,Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo^[5]
• Moose Bhagat Mandir, Naparima Mayaro Road Mairad Village, Tableland,Princes Town^[6][7]
• Shiva Mandir, 1 Railway Road Reform Village, Gasparillo,Princes Town^[8]
• Balka Devi Mandir (Mud Volcano Temple), St. Marie Road,Cedros,Siparia^[9]
• Shree Pavan Putra Hanuman Shiv Shakti Mandir Cunjal Road, Cunjal,Princes Town^[10]
• Triveni Mandir, Sisters Road, Hardbargain Village, Williamsville,Princes Town^[11]

• Arya Diwaker Mandir

• Hinglaj Mata – AShakthi Peeth in Pakistan'sBalochistan province
• Katasraj temple – Site of a famous temple which has a lake that is said to have been created from the teardrops ofShiva. Also known for being home of thePandava brothers during part of their exile.
• Sharada Peeth – An abandonedShakti Peeth
• Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar –Sufi shrine that is important to Sindhi Hindus
• Tilla Jogian – ancient shrine reportedly over 2,000 years old.^{[citation needed]}
• Chandragup
• Amb Temples
• Umarkot Shiv Mandir
• Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple
• Kalat Kali Temple
• Goraknath Temple
• Kalibari Mandir, Peshawar

• Barahachhetra
• Janakpurdham
• Muktinath
• Pashupatinath Temple
• Changu Narayan Temple
• Buddhanilkantha
• Krishna Temple ofPatan Durbar Square
• Rishikesh Complex of Ruru Kshetra
• Vyas cave
• Doleshwor Mahadev (considered the head part ofKedarnath temple ofIndia)
• Dolakha Bhimsen temple
• Pathibhara Devi temple
• Halesi Mahadev Temple andHalesi-Maratika Caves
• Tripura Sundari Temple, Nepal

• Mount Kailash
• Lake Manasarovar

• Chandranath Temple
• Chatteshwari Temple
• Langalbandh^[12]
• Orakandi Thakur Bari^[13]
• Sindurmati Tirthadham^[14]
• Sugandha Shaktipeeth^[15]

• Mother Temple of Besakih
• Prambanan
• Mount Bromo

• Preah Vihear Temple
• Angkor Wat

• Batu Caves
• Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple, Penang

• Vivekananda Cottage,Thousand Island Park,Jefferson County, New York

• Hindu pilgrimage sites in India
• List of Hindu temples