The largest religious gathering is to be witnessed during the triennial Kumbh Mela, in the four holy places of Nasik (Maharashtra), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Prayag (Allahabad), and Hardwar. A more serene festival takes place in the temple town of the Madurai, in southern India, where temple deities are carried around the a pool. A triple deity celebration for the temple Lords Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra becomes a spectacular and colourful Car Festival, in which a Devotees pull three decorated wooden carts through the streets of Puri in Orissa.

Ganesh Chaturuthi- the worship of Lord Ganesh- is celebrated by the immersion of giant-sized clay images in the Mumbai waters amid prayers. Bodhgaya is a place of worship for the people of the Buddhist Faith. It is this place where the Lord Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. Gaya has scared shrines of the Jains and Hindus scattered around the city. Mathura, situated on the west bank of river Yamuna is associated with the most revered of Hindu gods- Lord Krishna. Virndavan, which is famous for its association with Lord Krishna, who spent his childhood days here. Rameswaram is an island hallowed by the epic Ramayana.

A devotee who visits Varanasi is also expected to visit this place in order to gain the full fruit of his prayers. Thanjavur is another great Indian temple town. The center of Hinduism and the religious capital of Hindus Varanasi is one to most important place of work ship.