Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: PIB
Context: Ministry of Tourism is promoting tourist destinations in India, including the Saptha Moksha Puri (Seven Liberation destinations).
What is Saptha Moksha Puri?
Name: Sapta means seven; Puri means city and Moksha means liberation from the cycle of birth and death
In Hindu Mythology, seven such places have been named where renouncing the body is considered valuable and one is said to attain liberation. These are:
- Ayodhya, Mathura, Kashi (Varanasi) in Uttar Pradesh
- Maya (Haridwar) in Uttarakhand
- Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu)
- Avantika (Ujjain) in Madhya Pradesh
- Puri (Odisha) and
- Dwaravati (Dwaraka, Gujarat)
