Tirtha or Teertha may refer to: *

Teertha, Dharwad Teertha is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district Dharwad or Dharawada is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. The administrative headq ...

, village in Karnataka, India *

Tirtha (Hinduism) Tirtha (, ) is a Sanskrit word that means "crossing place, ford", and refers to any place, text or person that is holy. It particularly refers to pilgrimage sites and holy places in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The process or journey asso ...

, a pilgrimage center in Hinduism *

Tirtha (Jainism) In Jainism, a ''tīrtha'' ( " ford, a shallow part of a body of water that may be easily crossed") is used to refer both to pilgrimage sites as well as to the four sections of the ''sangha''. A ''tirtha'' provides the inspiration to enable o ...

, a pilgrimage center in Jainism * ''Tirtha'' (album), an album by pianist Vijay Iyer *

Theertham Theertham (Theertha or Tirtha) literally refers to water. In Hindu sacred literature, it is referred to as the physical holy water body associated with a temple or deity. As per Hindu religious belief, water is the principal purification mechanis ...

, holy water given at temples

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