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Pilgrimage facts
A pilgrimage is when people travel to a place of worship that is usually far away. They may have to go to a different city or country. Usually a pilgrimage is done for spiritual or religious reasons. Muslims have to do a pilgrimage to Mecca. This is called Hajj. Other modern-day pilgrimages include the Way of St. James, and the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash.
There are also non-religious pilgrimages; they include for example:
- seeing the Mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin on the Red Square in Moscow, or
- visiting the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
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Pilgrims on St. James way to Santiago de Compostela
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Pilgrims credential; all stamps are needed to get a pilgrims certificate.
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A pilgrim at the Masjid al Haram Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Sikh pilgrims on a bus to Manikaran
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David Teniers the younger: Female Pilgrim
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Ancient excavated Buddha-image at the Mahaparinirvana Temple, Kushinagar
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Pilgrims of Compostela.
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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima is one of the largest pilgrimage sites (Marian shrine) in the world.
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Bathing ghat on the Ganges during Kumbh Mela, Haridwar
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Pilgrimage to Kedarnath
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Pilgrims on their way to Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh, India, in 2004