Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3217
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3217
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TĪRTHA. A holy place. Even from very ancient times the people of Bhārata believed in the sacredness of holy places and they considered a pilgrimage to holy places as a part and parcel of their life. Almost all the Purāṇas have praised the greatness of holy places.