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*Kasi Pilgrimage – 5 Days (By Plane)* *Destinations: Kashi, Gaya, Bodh Gaya, Ayodhya, Allahabad* The most important pilgrimage is the Kashi pilgrimage. For thousands of years, sages and yogis who realized the truth gathered here. Whatever one wanted to understand spiritually, Kashi was the abode for it. That is why it was said that if one goes to Kashi, one will attain salvation. When you go to those places, you should go with a sense of dedication. You should go with a simple mindset. It is our custom that when you go to Kashi, you should leave something behind. Many of us go there and leave behind the bitter gourd. There is no point in leaving the bitter gourd. It is very easy to leave behind what you do not like. You should leave behind what you are attached to. ________________________________________ *Day 1: Chennai – Prayagraj – Ayodhya* Depart from Chennai airport in the morning and reach Prayagraj (Allahabad) at 12:30 pm. In the afternoon, reach the Sangam in Prayag, take a boat, and take a dip in the Triveni Sangam, where the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers meet. Then return to the shore and complete the Venidhanam (Sumangali Puja). Then go to Bada Hanuman Temple and worship. Visit Anand Bhavan, where Nehru was born, and depart for Ayodhya. Reach Ayodhya city at 9:00 pm, check in to the hotel, and stay overnight. *Meal Plan:* B / L (Packed) / D ________________________________________ *Day 2: Ayodhya – Kashi (6:00 am)* Early morning, depart for darshan in Ayodhya. Visit the prominent sacred sites and offer prayers. After completing the darshan, return to the hotel for breakfast. Following breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed towards Kashi (Varanasi). Arrive in Kashi by evening, check in to the hotel, and stay overnight. *Places to visit:* • Sarayu River • Rama Janma Bhoomi Kshetra • Ram Janmabhoomi Karyashala • Sri Ram Pattabhishekam • Kanaka Bhavan • Hanuman Mandir *Meal Plan:* B / L / D ________________________________________ *Day 3: Bathing in Ganga – Visiting Kashi – Ganga Aarti* At 4:00 am, visit the Kala Bhairava Temple located in Kashi. Then leave for the Ganga bank to take a bath in the Ganga. After reaching the Ganga bank and taking a bath in the Ganga, visit the temples of Kashi Vishwanathar, Kashi Visalakshi, and Kashi Annapurani Amman. Then return to the hotel, have breakfast, and take some rest. After lunch, visit other famous temples located in Kashi: Durga Mandir, Sankata Mochan Hanuman, Tulsi Manas Mandir, Choti Mata Mandir, and Banaras Hindu University. Then reach the Ganga bank and ride a boat to see the world-famous Ganga Aarti. Afterward, do some shopping in the market street. After shopping, return to the parking lot and leave for the hotel in a tempo. After having dinner at the hotel, stay overnight in Kashi. *Note:* The roads in Kashi are very narrow. Traffic is very congested. Therefore, we have to use a tempo vehicle for visiting the temples. Also, from the parking lot to reach Padithurai, we have to walk for about a kilometer on the shopping street. Vehicles are not allowed on those streets. Therefore, those who are unable to walk very far should hire wheelchairs and wheelchair pushers there at their own expense. After bathing in Kashi, only the theertha pindam should be offered. It is best to perform pinda dharpanam in Gaya. *Meal Plan:* B / L / D ________________________________________ *Day 4: Kashi – Bodhgaya* Depart from Kashi for Bodhgaya in an A/C vehicle at 7:30 am. Reach Bodhgaya hotel in the afternoon, check in to the room, and relax for a while. Then visit Mahabodhi Temple, 80-feet-high Buddha Temple, and Sri Lanka Buddha Temple in a battery rickshaw. Stay overnight in Bodhgaya. *Meal Plan:* B / L / D ________________________________________ *Day 5: Gaya – Chennai* At 5:30 am, leave Bodhgaya for Gaya, visit Vishnu Padam in Gaya, and perform Pithru Dharmam there. Then return to the hotel in Bodhgaya, have breakfast, check out of the room, and leave for Gaya airport at 9:30 am. In the afternoon, take a flight from Gaya to Chennai. The pilgrimage ends happily upon reaching Chennai at night. *Meal Plan:* B / L ________________________________________ *INCLUSION* • Airfare to and from Chennai/Bangalore • Luxury A/C vehicle for travel • A/C luxury rooms for two or three people • High-quality vegetarian food at all times • Boat fare • Mineral water, coffee/tea • Visit with a Tamil-speaking tour manager *EXCLUSION* • Separate fee for single occupancy • Entrance fees at all places • Darshan ticket, Pithru Dharmam cost • Required expenses, priest’s dakshina • Auto and rickshaw fare • Everything not mentioned in the Inclusion section ________________________________________ *HOTEL DETAILS:* *Bodh Gaya:* Dhamma Grand or Similar *Varanasi:* Hotel Prime Land or Similar *Ayodhya:* Hotel Royal Heritage or Similar