[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1219 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1219 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1219 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1219) NAGARA. A city. There are seven sacred cities which confer eternal happiness—(1.) Ayodhyā, (2.) Mathurā, (3.) Māyā (Gaya), (4.) Kāsī (Benares), (5.) Kānchī (Conjeveram), (6.) Avanti or Avantikā (Ujjayinī), (7.) Dwārakā or Dwārāvatī. - [Previous: c5.1218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1218) - [Next: c5.1220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1220) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1219) · Pramāṇa