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10. Pilgrimage


Apart from places of tourist interest, the Himalayas have numerous shrines and pilgrimage centres. Some of the important shrines in the Himalayas are the Amarnath, Hazratbal (Srinagar), Kailash, Vaishno Devi, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Jwalaji, etc.