[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.3217 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3217) 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. - [Previous: c9.3216](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3216) - [Next: c9.3218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3218) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3217) · Pramāṇa