04-08-2023, 10:52 PM
There may be some controversy on this in the future. Following is from the wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapta_Puri
Quote:A śloka from the Garuda Purana describes the seven pilgrimage centres:
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची अवन्तिका ।
पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायकाः ॥[2]
This translates to:
Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Gayā, Kaśī, Kañchi, Avantikā, Dwārāvatī,—
these seven cities should be known as the givers of liberation.[3]
The modern names of these seven cities are:[4][5]