South India Pilgrimage Tour

South India Pilgrimage Tour

India is the place of origin for various major religions of the world and is a great South India Pilgrimage Tour spots of outsiders. For centuries, mystique and mythology has swept the land and there are lot of temples, monasteries, churches, mosques, and gurudwaras that have earned a prominence amongst the most visited destinations in India. There are various old sagas about indian gods and godess, which make the indian culture more popular. The legends related to these abode of gods are very interesting.

The people devotion to Gods and indian religion is a significant aspect of lifestyle of ancient and traditional Indians. The Hindu culture is the oldest culture and civilization on the earth. Hindu pilgrimage tours is known as 'Tirtha Yatras' are considered as a way of attaining the salvation. However, people from various part of world have strong trust. The faiths and religions have dreams of visiting the revered travel destinations as a pilgrim to invoke all blessings of Gods and earn forgiveness for all their sins. The continous invasions made India a rosary of variety of religions and thus there are pilgrimage places and sites for all of them somewhere in South India.

South India Pilgrimage Tour Duration : 21 Days Tour Destinations : Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram - Madurai - Rameshwaram

The Schudule of the South India Pilgrimage Tour

Day 01 Arrive CHENNAI Late evening : On arrival in Chennai, assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hotel Breeze

Day 02 In CHENNAI Morning : Guided visit to temples, Theosophical Society. At Evening: Do Meeting with a Scholar.

Day 03 CHENNAI / KANCHIPURAM Drive to the Kanchipuram and guided city tour.Evening: Meeting with a Scholar.

Day 04 KANCHIPURAM / MAHABLIPURAM Drive to Mahabalipuram and guided city tour.

Day 05 MAHABALIPURAM / TIRUVANNAMALAI Drive to Triruvannamalai, enroute visit Thirukkalikundram. Evening: Visit the Ramana Ashram

Day 06 IN TIRUVANNAMALAI Morning: visit the Shiva Parvathi Temple, circumambulate Mount Arunachala, meditate in Veerupaksha cave. Evening: Meeting with a Scholar on Ramana teachings.

Day 07 TIRUVANNAMALAI / AUROVILLE Drive to Auroville and check in at the Guest House in Auroville.

08 IN AUROVILLEE arly morning: Meditation in Matrimandir. Receive A brief driving tour of Auroville from an Auroville denizen. Visit the tomb of Sri Aurobindo. Evening : Meeting with a Scholar on Sri Aurobindo teaching.

Day 09 Auroville / MaduraiEarly Morning : Drive to Madurai. Evening : Attend the evening temple ceremony at Meenakshi Temple.

Day 10 In MaduraiMorning : Guided City tour of Madurai.

Day 11 MADURAI / RAMESHWARAM Drive to Rameshwaram. Evening: Visit a scholar on the importance of the Ritual bathing in Rameswaram

Day 12 IN RAMESWARAM Early bathing: Ritual bathing in the 22 temple tanks of Ramanathaswamy Temple. Rest of the day visit the temples nearby.

MADURAI / RAMESHWARAM Drive to Rameshwaram. Evening: Visit a scholar on the importance of the Ritual bathing in Rameswaram

IN RAMESWARAMEarly bathing: Ritual bathing in the 22 temple tanks of Ramanathaswamy Temple. Rest of the day visit the temples nearby.

Day 13 RAMESHWARAM / CHENNAI Morning: Free. Afternoon: Connect overnight train to Chennai.

Day 14 CHENNAI/ BANGALORE/ PUTTAPARTHI Early Morning: Arrive Chennai and transfer to airport to connect flight to Bangalore. On arrival in Bangalore, drive to Puttaparthi


15 IN PUTTAPARTHI Morning: Visit the Ashram of Satya Sai Baba. Rest of the day in the Ashram

Day 16 PUTTAPARTHI/ BANGALORE/ DELHI Early Morning: Darshan of Baba. Later drive to Bangalore to connect flight to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi transfer to hotel.

Day 17 DELHI/ VARANASI Morning: Connect flight to Varanasi. Afternoon: Excursion to Sarnath. Rest of the day free.

Day 18 IN VARANASI Early Morning: Boat ride in River Ganges. Later guided city tour of Varanasi. Evening: Meeting with a Scholar.

Day 19 VARANASI/ DELHI Early Morning : Ritual bathing at Varanasi with a priest reciting "slokas" Later connecting flight to Delhi and transfer to hotel.

Day 20 IN DELHI Morning: Guided city tour of Delhi . Rest of the day free.

Day 21 DEPART DELHI Full Day free. Late evening: Transfer to international airport to connect to your onward international flight.

South India Pilgrimage Tour on the Footprints of Christianity

Duration : 18 Days Tour Destinations : Mumbai - Goa - Chennai - Mysore - Ooty - Trichur - Cochin - Kottayam - Periyar - Madurai - Thanjavur - Sachidananda Ashram - Mahabalipuram.