Sentences with phrase «pilgrims visiting»

The city is also a gateway destination for Muslim pilgrims visiting the holy cities of Makkah and Medina.

With thousands of pilgrims visiting the holy city of Mecca each year from all over the world, word of the «wine of Araby» as the drink was often called, was beginning to spread far beyond Arabia.

We have 2 million Muslim pilgrims visiting every year to do the Hajj» — the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca — «and they are no trouble.

Bringing sun - seekers to Saudi beaches could transform a tourism industry that relies almost solely on Muslim pilgrims visiting holy shrines in Mecca and Medina.

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Tirumala Temple Cooks 30,000 Meals Per Day with Solar Power Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India is by some estimates the most - visited pilgrimage location in the world: Between 50,000 - 100,000 pilgrims visit daily and during festivals visitors can top 500,000.

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Not to mention that pilgrims add financially to the costs of the visit.

It was estimated that 60 million pilgrims made the visit to this to the last Maha Kumbh Mela in 2001.

When his students return to the text, they will know their way around — more like pilgrims who've prayed in a place than like tourists who happened to visit once.

The abbey has been restored and to the many pilgrims who visit it each year, Iona is a centre of spiritual renewal.

The Guardian: No room at the inn — but Bethlehem's popularity is a boon for Palestinians Tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists are expected to visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, over Christmas.

A biblical pilgrim is not one who embarks on a journey to find himself, find God, or visit a holy site.

Catholic pilgrims from around the world traveled to Brazil for the weeklong celebration and a chance to see the pontiff, whose visit was a shot in the arm for a church that has seen its share of scandal and troubles.

The historical value of a school where Muhammad taught Islam counts for nothing if the school becomes an idol, which happens, allegedly, as soon as it is preserved and labeled, visited by pilgrims, and studied by scholars.

A new generation of monks is involving itself widely in educational and social projects, as well as spiritual counseling for the many visiting pilgrims, just as monks did in medieval Russia.

Chinese pilgrims who visit Medina after the pilgrimage to Mecca are shown the reputed grave of Said there.

Al Arabiya News: Pope brings message of hope for Africa — the continent of religions Pope Benedict XVI brings a message of hope to Africa when he begins a three - day visit to Benin on Friday to meet Catholic leaders and pilgrims from across the continent.

Palestine became not only a place for Christians to visit as tourists or pilgrims, but a place to live.

Riva went to Rome on the advice of a friend with whom he travels to Lourdes, the Catholic shrine in France visited by thousands of ailing and infirm pilgrims each year.

The curate at the church said the graffiti is an exciting development and is something new they can show to pilgrims who visit in the ancient church.

The pilgrims were due to pray at the cemetery after visiting the Sayeda Zeinab shrine just outside Damascus, he said.

The spokesman further said that the board had also taken a Pre-Hajj visit to Saudi Arabia, where it secured a befitting accommodation for its intending pilgrims.

Two French drifter pilgrims leave Paris to visit the tomb of Spanish Saint John de Compostello.

The majestic red rocks of Sedona, Ariz., are famous among New Age types as a vortex of mystical forces, visited by pilgrims worldwide for the area's purported spiritual powers.

The next time I visit my in - laws house, I need to get the title of a book that I read there, which purports that the Pilgrims worked exceptionally hard to pay off their debts to the merchant adventurers who funded them.

Document the temple's elegant architecture and wander through surrounding courtyards to snap portraits of some of the several million pilgrims who visit each year.

Not many tourists visit this area with rough canyons, wild rivers, medieval towns, pilgrim retreats and castles.

Ever since the bones of St James turned up at Santiago de Compostela more than a thousand years ago, pilgrims have trekked through Europe to visit what rapidly became Europe's second most holy site, after only Rome itself.

Our Caravan tour operator will help you explore Plymouth Rock, site of the 1620 landing of the pilgrims, plus visit Martha's Vineyard, Rhode Island, Vermont, Portland Maine and Norman Rockwell Museum,

• Visit the wine - growing estates of the Douro (wine tastings, tasting dinners and walks among the vines) • Visit the region's emblematic eateries to try the typical gastronomy of the north of Portugal (Guide to «Tascas») • The pilgrims» way to Santiago de Compostela starting from Vidago • Hiking trails of different degrees of difficulty (with guide or without) • Itinerary to the old Roman gold mines at Vila Pouca de Aguiar • Itinerary to the roman city of Chaves

Situated 10 minutes drive from the world famous Kruger National Park, guests have a choice of three entrance gates, Numbi (16 km), Kruger (44 km) and Phabeni gate (12 km) and within 45 minutes guests can visit Gods Window, Pilgrims Rest, Blyde River Canyon and wonderful waterfalls on the Panorama Route.

Haus Kopatsch is ideally situated for day visits to the Kruger National Park, or the escarpment attractions such as Blyde River Canyon, Gods Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes, Waterfalls, View Points and Pilgrims Rest.

When staying at Sheri's Lodge & Backpackers you are ideally based to visit God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, Kruger National Park, Pilgrims Rest and more.

Day 3 Annually 10,000 pilgrims travel on the Camino de Santiago to visit the shrine of the apostle St. James.

These are little visited but their pilgrim trails offer spectacular routes for hikers.

Visit Varanasi — India's holiest city on the banks of the Ganges, where hordes of Hindu pilgrims come to bathe in the sacred waters at sunrise.

Another out - of - the - ordinary adventure Globus includes is a visit to Santuario de Chimayo, a small adobe church with miraculous healing powers that attracts thousands of pilgrims each year.

Visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary in Fatima, where pilgrims from all over the world congregate; Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon, built to thank the Virgin Mary for Portugal's success in its voyages around the world; the 13th - century cathedral and the Church of Santo Tomé in Toledo, which has one of El Greco's most famous paintings.

One of many obligatory spiritual sanctuaries that are visited by the pilgrims is the sacred Giri Putri cave in Suana village.

Each temple has its own odalan, or anniversary celebration, and on the full moon of the Balinese month «Kedasa» the entire compound of Besakih celebrates the visit of the gods, with an enormous throng of visiting pilgrims.

Among Penida's most famous temples is Goa Giri Putri, a Balinese Hindu temple set within a limestone cave in the village of Karangsari, which sees a steady flow of pilgrims from the Bali mainland visiting to pay their respects and ask for holy water and blessings.

The grand Pura Penataran Ped temple is of particular importance and visited by many Balinese pilgrims who pray for protection against disease and death.

Exposed is the image of the Virgin of Candelaria which is visited by pilgrims from all over the region.

Khaled Yamak, group director of communications, FRHI Makkah, said: «With our properties affording unrivalled views of, and access to, the Holy Ka'aba and the Masjid al - Haram - the holiest sites in Islam - our central Makkah location is ideal for pilgrims and Umrah performers visiting the city to fulfil their spiritual duties.

For this reason, this hotel is an ideal accommodation for pilgrims or tourists interested in visiting the area.

Besides its natural beauty, Tsomgo lake is also a sacred lake that is highly visited by Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims.

This small city hotel is an ideal choice for your stay in Santiago de Compostela, whether you are a pilgrim doing the Camino de Santiago (or the St. James's Way) or simply planning to visit this fascinating historic city and its surroundings.

This 5 star hotel in Santiago de Compostela was built in 1499 as a royal hospital to provide lodgings for the many pilgrims coming to visit the tomb of St James.

Gathelatio The seat of the Crystal Orthodoxy, this deeply religious city grew as pilgrims flocked to visit the Temple of Earth and the sacred region around it.

It grew so big due to the pilgrims coming to visit the nearby Temple of Earth.