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World's Most-Visited Sacred Sites
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No. 2 Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, India
Annual Visitors: 21.9 million
This temple with its two golden domes sits along the western bank of the Ganges River and, with the Ganges, is the most holy site for all sects of Hinduism. Believers bathe in the river to cleanse their souls and reduce or eliminate the need to be reincarnated. Recently the government has worked to improve the quality of the water, where many millions also make offerings of flowers, food, and floating oil lamps. shrikashivishwanath.org
Source: India Tourism Office
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