Sapta Puri is the name given to the seven sacred cities associated with Hinduism in India . These seven holy cities are also referred as Sapta Moksha Puris and Seven Tirthas. The general belief is that by visiting these cities one escapes from endless cycle of births and deaths and attains ‘moksha.’ Sapta Puri is therefore also referred along with Char Dhams as ‘moksha dayika.’ Sapta Puri Names The sacred cities in the Sapta Puri are Kashi Kanchipuram Haridwar Ayodhya Ujjain Mathura Dwarka Sapta Puri Shloka There is also a Sanskrit shloka referring to the seven great tirthas. ‘Kashi, Kanchi, Maya, Ayodhya, Avantika Mathura , Dwaravati chaiva saptaita mokshadayika’ Kashi is also known as Varanasi and is located in Uttar Pradesh. Kanchipuram is in Tamil Nadu. Haridwar is also known as Mayapuri and is in Uttarakhand. Ujjain is also known as Avantika and is in Madhya Pradesh. Dwarka is also referred as Dwaravati and is in Gujarat .