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Anyone born as a Hindus will want to go to Kasi Pilgrimage Yatra at least once in life. This is why the term “Kashi Yatra” comes to pass.

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`Kasi yatra is the beginning of Rameswaram and must be completed again in Rameswaram. With the growing availability of transport today, everybody has to take the Kanciperiyavar journey,”he said.

He made a pilgrimage to Kasi in 1933, long before he made this statement. The Swami’s age was 39. He made the pilgrimage without any vehicle. Maha Periya made this pilgrimage to insist that we should all go to Kasi and worship the Kasi devotees.

Kasi Yatra is a magnificent pilgrimage connecting the North and South. Rameshwaram pilgrimage to the north, kasi pilgrimage to the south. There are some procedures for taking the Kashi pilgrimage. So, let’s take a look at the features that the Kashi pilgrims should take note of.

The pilgrims who want to go to Kasi Yatra will not complete the pilgrimage by going to Kasi. Rameshwaram is the holy place that must first be visited by those who wish to visit Kasi.

Rameshwaram Agni Theertham is to be drowned in the sea three times after drowning. You have to take a handle of sand every time.

Make the first handle of the soil, the name ‘Sethu Madhava Lingam’, the second handle is the name ‘Bindu Madhava Lingam’, the third handle is the name ‘Venu Madhava Lingam’ and the three lingas are to be worshiped on the headpiece leaf. Once the pooja is done, Bindu Madhava Lingam and Venu Madhava Lingam should be left in the sea.

Sethu Madhava Lingam should be taken care of. Then give the ancestors, etc. After giving, take a dip in the tirthas in the Ramanathaswamy temple. Take the tirtha in a can from the kodi tirtha and secure it.

Ramanathaswamy is appealing to his hometown and can take the Kanciperiyavar journey. If you cannot go to Kasi immediately, you will have to perform Sethu lingam and kodi tirtha in the temple and perform daily pooja. Seth Lingam and Kodi Tirtha have to be taken while leaving Kasi.

During the Kashi pilgrimage, one must first go to Prayag known as Allahabad. In the Triveni Sangam there, we had to dissolve the Sethu Madhava lingam.

After this we must go to Kasi and worship the Kasi Vishwanath by worshiping the Kodi Tirtha which we have brought in the river. Then go to the temples of Annapoorni and Visalakshi and worship the last Paira and go to Gaya.

Our ancestors in Gaya must do the proper things. After that, come back to Kasi and worship Gisi Viswanatha underwater in the Ganges. Then come back to Prayag and take home the Ganges Tirtha in a can.

Then when we leave Rameshwaram and go to Rameshwaram and anoint him with the water of the Ganges, our kasiatriya ends.

With this, all the doshas including Pitru Dosha are removed and life is always full of happiness.

Why Kasi Yatra?

Several Hindus talk of embarking on Kasi Yatra when they get old. The Hindus believe that Kasi Yatra constitutes the final journey of life. As one becomes aware that he is getting old, he comes to terms with the process of life and death. One seeks salvation despite the sins he has committed knowingly or unknowingly all through his life. Kasi may provide a path to Moksha notwithstanding the present and past Karmas: notwithstanding the present and past sins. Kasi provides one last hope for salvation. This is the Hindu belief. Also Kasi Yatra includes trip to Gaya and Prayaag (Allahabad). You feed the hungry ancestors waiting anxiously at Gaya: for you to offer food to them in the form of pindams. The satisfied ancestors bless you with good health, wealth and happiness. They will bless you with all best things on Earth that you have desired. Kasi is the place for liberation as well, apart from salvation. Liberation from what?: Liberation from the cycle of births and deaths. Having experienced misery several times in life, no sane person wants to be born again and again in this world? During the ancient days, old people used to embark on Kasi Yatra, walking all the way to Kasi from deep down South, just to die in Kasi. They used to walk through forests and mountainous terrains. Many died on the way. Nevertheless Moksha is assured. Those days, if one goes on Kasi Yatra, he or she will never be seen any time in future. Because, we never had high-speed transportation system or infrastructure to support such travel. The Yatra was invariably by walk.

These days, many people don’t have a good idea regarding what exactly constitutes Kasi Yatra. Some people think that a Kasi Yatra simply means a trip to Kasi and a dip in the River Ganga. This is not true. Some others, who have heard of the trips to places such as Kasi, Gaya, Prayaag, etc. in connection with Kasi Yatra, are aware of the rites or Samskaras, But, they think that it may be a very expensive process. This is also not true. Kasi Yatra with your partner (wife or husband) need not be very expensive: it can actually be quite affordable. Note that, in order to carry out ceremonies like Shrardham, one must be accompanied by his wife: since, both husband and wife are involved in most of the ceremonies. It is better not to take children with us.

The main purpose of our trip has been to carry out the rituals related to Kasi Yatra: not site-seeing. These include prayers at Temples like Viswanath, Visalakshi, etc. Someone told me that there are at least a thousand temples at Kasi: so, it is called the City of Temples. There are a hundred major Temples. The Kasi Yatra also includes trips to Gaya and Prayag (Allahabad). A dip in Ganges and Triveni Sangam and prayers at Viswanath and Visalakshi Temples will help cleanse our sins and facilitate Moksha. Performing Shrardham at Gaya will give us the best opportunity to receive the blessings of our ancestors, who will be too pleased to bless us after we offer the pindams. At Kasi, we may also perform Ganga Pooja and Dampati Pooja.

The best age for embarking on Kasi Yatra is between 55 to 65 years. Because, by that age people normally finish all their responsibilities / commitments to the family. Further, after 65 years, one may not be physically fit to withstand the rigors of the trips to various places; not to mention the highly-involved ceremonies. Further, one needs some mental make-up in terms of renunciation, maturity, spiritual outlook, etc. which are not possible when you are too young. As one grows old, he gets mellowed down in matters relating to materialism. This kind of mind-set is appropriate for Kasi Yatra. Like I have mentioned before, please do not take your children during Kasi Yatra. It is inauspicious to witness things like Akshaya Vata and Vishnu Paada when the parents are alive. Besides, Kasi Yatra is not precisely a pleasure trip for fun.

In this write-up, I have given a brief description of the three places involved: Kasi, Prayaag and Gaya. In summer, it is very hot in all these places: temperature goes up to 45 deg. C. So, please avoid peak of summer. Also, winter will be very cold. So, bathing in the rivers will be difficult. Hence, it is a good idea to choose a proper time for Kasi Yatra.