Leila Barber- Allahabad Triveni

From Landscapes of the Sacred: The human spirit is inexorably drawn to the appeal of place, whether real or imaginary. An example is the famous pilgrimage in Allahabad, India; known as the Allahabad Triveni. The event celebrates the convergence of 3 rivers at this site--the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati. The first 2 rivers are physically there, the third is an invisible, mythical river, unseen except for those who enter its waters by faith (37). I find this passage very interesting. It is a prime example of sacred place. Two rivers are physically there and can be seen by both those that don’t believe in the faith as well as those that praise it because of their faith. The third river is interesting because it is only entered by those that have the faith of it. This plays into the axiom of treading upon without being entered.