India being the country of Lord Buddha's birth and life events and Sri Lanka being one of the few countries of surviving €Theravada' Buddhism in the world today, many Buddhist pilgrims are keen on visiting these two countries in quest of these sacred places and monuments that belong to a bygone era and has been preserved to this date.

India being the country of the birth and life of Lord Buddha, has become the most treasured site of Buddhist pilgrimages, with many monumental creations as well as the landmarks of Buddha's life being treated as sacred places with many pilgrims coming to worship these. Being the neighbouring country Sri Lanka has obtained the religion from India which survives to this day and the rich ancient history of Kingdoms in Sri Lanka has given rise to several monuments and relics as well as places of worships within the island that Buddhist devotees treat as sites of pilgrimages.

In India the areas that are considered to hold the most sacred sites are the planes of Ganga River in North India as well as South Nepal. Buddha himself has mentioned four places of worship that his devotes may visit in order to induce spiritual urgency among them, namely the place he was born, known as Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, the place of his Enlightenment where one finds the Sambodhi Viharaya today, the place of his first sermon Saranath as well as the place of his demise in Kusinara found in the Utara Pradesh of India. Four other places are also of historic importance where certain miraculous incidents happened due to Buddha's supernatural powers which are mainly, Sravasti, Rajgir, Sankassa and Vaishali.

Sri Lanka on the other hand have 16 places of worship known as 'Solosmasthana' where one find mostly awe inspiring pagodas which are said to contain relics of Buddha as well as other Arahath monks. These pagodas have been built by ancient kings and are found within the areas of the ancient kingdoms of Sri Lanka mainly Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa which are placed centrally in the island. In addition the temple of tooth in Kandy Sri Lanka, that contains the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha brought from India also has a special place in the heart of Buddhist devotes all over the world who come on pilgrimages.

To facilitate the heavy influx of travelers to this parts of India on pilgrimage, many travel deals India are offering packages that are convenient and cost effective for visitors so they may visit the most noteworthy places within the given time frame. When it comes to tours from Sri Lanka, there are just as excellent services offering travel packages much to the convenience and relief of pilgrims. Jetwing Holidays is a reputed name offering the services for a Buddhist pilgrimage in India from Sri Lank with a comprehensive package that includes visits to the most important and sacred sites of pilgrimage in India together with residential options.