5 Spiritual Sites in India Worth a Pilgrimage

Of the 65 countries I’ve visited in my life thus far, India has been far and away the most spiritual.

Regardless of whether you consider yourself a religious or spiritual person, the confluence of belief systems and associated historical places in India is fascinating.

Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Islam are all represented.

Add to that the incredibly low-cost of travel, including airlines like Spicejet, and the ease of getting a six-month visa, and it’s not hard to see why backpackers choose to spend half a year there at a time.

My seven weeks in India were guided by my spiritual curiosity. These are five places I visited as I traveled the north of India from east to west.

1. The Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya

34 hours….1 taxi….1 share jeep….1 overnight train….1 bus ride….3 autorickshaws….1 bicycle rickshaw….

Traveling from Gangtok, Sikkim to Bodhgaya over the course of a day and a half was truly my form of pilgrimage!

But it was worth it to arrive in…