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These are some of the famous sites of pilgrimage that draw lots of visitors each year.

The Golden Temple , also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib, is an
important pilgrimage site for Sikhs and is located in Amritsar, Punjab
Initially established in 1604 by Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru.
The temple was destroyed several times by Afghan armies and was

finally rebuilt in marble and copper overlaid with gold foil during the
reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1801-39).

Mecca a city in Saudi Arabia , is the holiest of Muslim cities. Mecca is
the place where Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born and
received the knowledge that was later written down in the Quran. All
Devout Muslims attempt a Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in
their lifetime. Non-Muslims are not allowed in Mecca.

Lumbini, a grove near the southern border of modern-day Nepal, is

the place where the founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, was
born in 563 BCE. Several sacred monuments are located here, such as
Pushkarni, the pond where Siddhartha was bathed after his birth.
The site is a popular place of Buddhist pilgrimage.

The Vatican City , the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church,
situated on the west bank of the Tiber River in Italy. It is home to the
Pope and a treasury of iconic art and architecture. The Vatican City
has its own telephone system, post office, gardens, astronomical
observatory, radio station, banking system, and pharmacy, as well as
a contingent of Swiss Guards responsible for the personal safety of
the Pope since 1506.

The Western Wall, located in the Old city of Jerusalem, Israel, is a
pilgrimage site sacred to the Jews. The Western Wall, which is part of

the earlier wall of an ancient Jewish temple, measures about 50 m
length and about 20 m height. Visitors write their petitions and
prayers on small pieces of paper and insert these papers to the
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cracks between the stones.

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