The word ‘Teerth’ means sacred place or holy place of pilgrimage which people visit for devotional practice. In every religious tradition Teerth / Pilgrimage is an important practice because the life of faith is like a journey and daily prayer or visits to places of worship are important in this journey too. 

In Hinduism, the Puranas admire the greatness of Teertha’s. There are legends associated with every one of such Teertha’s. Visiting Teertha’s and bathing in the holy rivers or other holy water bodies found in Teertha’s are often considered a means to moksha or freedom from the transmigratory cycle of repeated births and deaths.