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Ajmer in Rajasthan is invariably included in the list of the most sacred places of India. This city has several places of religious importance for more than two religious communities. Pilgrims from all over the globe embark upon religious tours of Ajmer every year.
Ajmer is the only place in India that has a heavy flow of Hindu, Muslim and Jain pilgrims. The flow of pilgrims in Ajmer is steady round the year. The places included in most religious tours of Ajmer are Adhai-din-ka Jhonpara, Ajmer-e-Sharief Dargah, Nasiyan (Jain temple) Pushkar Lake and Mangliyawas.
Located on a desolate hill, the Ajmer-e-Sharief Dargah comprises the tomb of the sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. This dargah is an important pilgrimage for the Muslims. A marble dome covers the dargah and a silver stand surrounds the dargah's court. It is believed that all your prayers and wishes would be fulfilled in the dargah if you pray here with a pure heart. People from all religions and all sections of the society visit the dargah and offer rose and jasmine flowers to gain the blessings of the saint's soul.
A yearly Urs is the main event here. It is the demise anniversary of Khwaja Sahib. Millions of pilgrims gather here to attend the Urs and pay their honor to Khwaja by several ways of worship. During the annual Urs, a qawwali program is organized to entertain the devout.
The Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpura is a Muslim pilgrimage included in all religious tours of Ajmer. The temple has a unique set of pillars wherein no two pillars are similar in shape, size and structure. The holy versions of Kufi and Jughra, taken from the sacred Quran are imprinted on the archways of the mosque. This mosque was constructed during the regime of Mohammed Ghori.
Located at a distance of 11 km from Ajmer, Pushkar is a place of great religious importance for the Hindu pilgrims. It is an underlined feature of most religious tours of Ajmer. Pushkar is popular since the Ramayana period. Hindus consider it as one of the chief holy places in India. The temple of Lord Brahma in Pushkar is the only temple in the world. The Hindu tradition says that the Pushkar Lake is sacred because it was shaped when a lotus dropped in the valley, from the hands of Brahma. The lake is surrounded by 52 ghats.
There are three famous kunds on the ghats in Pushkar. The powers of the 'Naga Kund' fulfill your life with richness. The 'Roop Tirth' offer you beauty and the 'Kapil Vyapi Kund' is said to cure leprosy.
Nasiyan, a Jain temple in Ajmer, is a sacred pilgrimage for members of the Jain community. The temple structured on red granites is an exponent of the traditional Jain architecture. The beauty of this temple is highly praised. The Jain devotees from all over the world come here to offer their prayers.
Ajmer truly is a respected pilgrimage destination for all the religious communities in India.
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