गुरुवायूर
LocationKerala, India
Guruvayur
A living Krishna pilgrimage centre with a distinctive temple tradition.
Confirmed physical location
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Living pilgrimage places and epic geography, with explicit identification confidence.
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हरिद्वार
LocationUttarakhand, India
Haridwar
A major Ganga pilgrimage city at the transition from mountain to plain.
Confirmed physical location
हस्तिनापुर
LocationHastinapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Hastinapura
The Kuru capital in the Mahabharata; the modern town preserves the traditional name and association.
Strong traditional identification
इन्द्रप्रस्थ
LocationDelhi region, India
Indraprastha
The Pandavas’ capital in the epic; identification with sites in Delhi belongs to traditional and historical debate.
Traditional identification
जनकपुर
LocationMadhesh Province, Nepal
Janakpur
A living pilgrimage city traditionally associated with Janaka, Sita and the marriage narrative.
Strong traditional identification
कामाख्या
LocationGuwahati, Assam, India
Kamakhya
The Nilachal hill shrine is a major Shakta sacred centre with distinctive local ritual traditions.
Confirmed physical location
काम्पिल्य
LocationKampil, Uttar Pradesh, India
Kampilya
The Panchala capital associated with Draupadi’s swayamvara.
Traditional identification
काञ्चीपुरम्
LocationTamil Nadu, India
Kanchipuram
A historic temple city with major Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta sacred centres.
Confirmed physical location
कन्याकुमारी
LocationTamil Nadu, India
Kanyakumari
The southern coastal pilgrimage landscape is associated with the virgin Goddess.
Confirmed physical location
काशी
LocationVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Kashi
A sacred city central to Shaiva worship and many epic and Puranic pilgrimage accounts.
Strong traditional identification
काशी विश्वनाथ
LocationVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Kashi Vishwanath
The Vishwanath shrine is a central focus of Shiva worship in Kashi, distinct from the city record.
Confirmed physical location
केदारनाथ
LocationUttarakhand, India
Kedarnath
A Himalayan Shiva temple and Jyotirlinga centre with Pandava pilgrimage traditions.
Confirmed physical location
केकय
LocationNorthwestern Punjab traditions
Kekaya
An epic kingdom associated with Kaikeyi and the Kekaya princes; no exact modern boundary is asserted.
Probable ancient region
खाण्डवप्रस्थ / खाण्डव वन
LocationDelhi–Yamuna region, India
Khandavaprastha / Khandava Forest
The Khandava forest episode connects Agni, Krishna, Arjuna, Gandiva and the formation of Indraprastha.
Textual geography
किष्किन्धा
LocationHampi–Anegundi tradition, Karnataka, India
Kishkindha
The vanara kingdom of Vali and Sugriva is traditionally associated with the Tungabhadra landscape.
Traditional identification
कुरुक्षेत्र
LocationHaryana, India
Kurukshetra
The sacred field and epic battlefield associated with the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita.
Strong traditional identification
मानसरोवर
LocationTibet Autonomous Region, China
Lake Manasarovar
The high-altitude lake is part of the pilgrimage landscape near physical Mount Kailash.
Confirmed physical location
लंका
LocationSri Lanka in widespread tradition
Lanka
Ravana’s island kingdom is traditionally associated with Sri Lanka; individual episode locations remain matters of tradition.
Traditional identification