Sarnath is a place located 10 KiloMeters (6.2 miles) northeast of Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India.

According to a legend mentioned in Kashi Khand when during Padma Kalp there was a severe drought all across the world, then all the creatures were severely afflicted by it. So, when Lord Brahma came to know about this he became worried as it was difficult for him to see his creation being on the verge of destruction. After a long search for a solution, Lord Brahma saw King Ripunjay who was dedicatedly engrossed in the penance. Being pleased by him, Lord Brahma renamed him to King Divodas and requested him to take the world under his throne and save the humanity. King agreed with this but he had one condition that he wanted to rule peacefully without intervention, so that he could reform the dharma without any disturbance. Therefore, he wished that all Gods and Godly entities should remain in the heaven only and should not return to land. Lord Brahma also kept a condition that King should be an excellent administrator and that every person staying in his kingdom or visiting his kingdom should be treated well with proper religious pursuits. King agreed.

On the command of Lord Brahma, all Gods left to the heaven. But, it was not easy for Lord Brahma to ask Lord Shiva to leave Kashi and go to heaven as Kashi is believed to be one of the favourite places of Lord Shiva. So, when being pleased with the prayers of Mandaranchal , Lord Shiva appeared in front of him and Mandaranchal asked Lord Shiva to reside upon him along with Goddess Parvati and his family as a boon, finding right time to aware Lord Shiva about King Divodas’ condition, Lord Brahma told Lord Shiva that how King Divodas can save humanity and about King’s condition that all gods should leave to heaven. As Lord Shiva could not deny the request of Lord Brahma, so he also left to Mandaranchal from Kashi. As per his condition, King Divodas took the throne and worked vigorously to bring order in the decaying world. With the favours obtained from Lord Brahma, king established a rule so flawless that was never seen before. Under his regime, his subjects prospered and justice flourished.

As time passed, Lord Shiva desired to again come back to his own city Kashi. But due to Brahma’s boon to Divodasa, he was unable to set feet in Kashi. Soon Lord Shiva came to know that other gods too are unable to stay in Kashi. Not happy with this kind of attitude of the Divodas, Lord Shiva decided first to cast some dents into the flawlessness of Divodas’ rule in order to reduce his powers and then to end his regime. For this purpose, he sent Yogini Mandal to Kashi. But when all the efforts made by Yogini Mandal sent by Lord Shiva to find out loop holes in the kingdom of King Divodas of Kashi failed, then Lord Shiva deputed Suryadev to go to Kashi and let him know about the condition of the city. On reaching Kashi, Suryadev was mesmerized by the beauty of the city. Thereafter, like Yoginis, Suryadev took different gestures and tried to find any loop hole in the kingdom of Divodas. But when failed, he established himself in different parts of Varanasi in twelve forms. Name of these twelve forms of Lord Surya are as follows:-

Lolarkaditya

Uttararkaditya

Saambaditya

Draupadaditya

Mayukhaditya

Khakholakaditya

Arunaditya

Vriddhaditya

Keshavaditya

Gangaditya

Yamaditya

Maa Vindhyavasini Vindhyachal Mai is the presiding deity of Vindhyachal Dham, Mirzapur. Maa Vindhyavasini is a manifestation of Maa Durga and is Family Goddess (Kul Devi), Protecting Goddess (Rakshak Devi) as well as Regional Goddess (Kshetra Devi) of Eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as Bihar. Besides this, Crores of Hindus, settled around the world have faith in blessings of Maa Vindhyachal wali, and they visit Vindhyachal Mandir for the blessings of Maa Vindhyavasini.

Maa Vindhyavasini is Mahishasur Mardini (Slayer of demon Mahishasur), as described in Durga Saptashati. The divine city Vindhyachal is exactly on the banks of river Ganges, and strategically located exactly between two highly divine Hindu cities Prayag (Allahabad) and Kashi (Varanasi).

Sitamarhi temple is located in Bhadohi district. This temple is situated on the banks of Ganga river and 11 km from Jangiganj Bazar in the middle of Allahabad and Varanasi. It is believed that at this place Mother Sita had absorbed herself in the earth. Here is the 110 feet high statue of Hanuman ji, which has the distinction of being the world’s greatest statue of the Hanuman ji

The city of Prayagraj is among the largest cities of Uttar Pradesh and situated at the confluence of three rivers- Ganga, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati. The meeting point is known as Triveni and is especially sacred to Hindus. The earlier settlements of the Aryans were established in this city,thenknown as Prayag. “Prayagasya Praveshshu Papam Nashwati Tatkshanam” All sins are cleaned with entry in Prayag.

Ayodhya is one of the most religious places in India. This is the birthplace of Lord Ram and hence, holds great spiritual significance among the devotees of the Hindu religion. This holy city is situated in Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya used to be called Saketa in ancient times and was the capital city of the Kosala Kingdom. With Ayodhya being the birth city of Lord Rama, it has been considered one of the most important tourist destinations for Hindu devotees.

Located on the banks of Gomti River in Sitapur district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Naimisharanya is a revered Hindu temple enshrined by the God Vishnu. Also known as Nimsar, Neemsar or Nimkhar, it is one of the ‘Divya Desams’ i.e. one of the 108 Vishnu temples mentioned in the works of the scholarly Alvars (saints). The temple has been mentioned in Nalayira Divya Prabandham which is a collection of verses by composed by the 12 Alvars. Apart from this, the temple is one of the eight venerated temples that is believed to have self-manifested itself and is also called as Swayamvyaktha Kshetra.