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- 1. a procession or pilgrimage, especially one with a religious purpose. Indian
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Yatra ( Sanskrit: यात्रा, lit. 'journey, procession', IAST: Yātrā ), in Indian-origin religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, generally means a pilgrimage [1] to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, sacred mountains, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage site...
Tirtha ( Sanskrit: तीर्थ, tīrtha) is a Sanskrit word that means "crossing place, ford", and refers to any place, text or person that is holy. [1] [2] It particularly refers to pilgrimage sites and holy places in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. [1] [2] [3]
May 20, 2024 · Yātrā (यात्रा) in Sanskrit (or Jattā in Prakrit) refers to a “pilgrimage” (feast of pilgrimage), as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places ( tīrthas ).—Cf. “pilgrimage of the cloth”, Prakrit paḍa-jattā .—Without religious connotation: “distant expedition-...
Tirtha means a passage, a roadway, a fjord, a staircase or a descent into a river. Customarily and traditionally these attributes are associated with pilgrim places which happen to be upon the banks or near rivers and water bodies or on the top of a hill or a mountain.
yatra. noun. /ˈjɑːtrɑː/ (Indian English) a line of people or vehicles that move along slowly as part of a ceremony or a journey to a holy place, usually carried out for religious reasons. The pilgrims who undertake the yatra cover fifteen kilometres on foot to reach the holy temple. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
Rathayatra, Hindu festival of India, observed by taking an image of a deity in a procession (yatra) through the streets in a chariot (ratha). This affords darshan (auspicious viewing) of the deity to worshippers who, because of caste or sectarian restrictions, are not admitted to the sanctuary.
Yātrā (Sanskrit: 'journey', 'procession'), in Hinduism and other Indian religions, generally means pilgrimage to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites.
