Hindu Pilgrimage - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 10
About This Presentation
Title:

Hindu Pilgrimage

Description:

Hindu Pilgrimage. By Beth ... About some of the Hindu pilgrimage sites in India. By the end we will ... Pilgrimages for Hindu's usually end up in India. ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:2780
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 11
Provided by: Stick9
Category:
Tags: hindu | pilgrimage

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Hindu Pilgrimage


1
Hindu Pilgrimage
  • By Beth Stickland

2
What is a...
  • Pilgrimage?
  • A special journey, not just actually
    travelling to a place but also a spiritual and
    often religious journey.
  • Pilgrim?
  • A person who goes on this special journey.

3
Today we are learning
  • About some of the Hindu pilgrimage sites in
    India.
  • By the end we will
  • know the main places Hindu pilgrims visit
  • know why these places are important to Hindus

4
What is the Hindu religion?
  • Hindu is a religion that has been around for
    thousands of years, and it comes from India.

5
What do Hindus believe?
  • Hindus believe very strongly in Reincarnation.
  • Hindus believe in God (Brahman) but God has over
    330 million different forms.

6
Where do Hindu Pilgrims travel to?
  • Pilgrimages for Hindus usually end up in India.
    There are many important sites in the beautiful
    area around the Himalayan mountains in North
    India.

7
These places are
  • Badrinath
  • Kedarnath
  • Yamunotri
  • Gangotri
  • These four places are visited every year by
    thousands of Pilgrims

8
The Ganges
9
WHY?
  • To clean themselves of sin and bad things.
  • To get closer to Brahman (their god).

10
Today we are learning
  • About some of the Hindu pilgrimage sites in
    India.
  • By the end we will
  • know the main places Hindu pilgrims visit
  • know why these places are important to Hindus
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com