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WJKK WJKF Sangat ji, does anybody know where the 18 places of pilgrimage are as stated in gurbani?

Tirath (pilgrimages) as per gurmat Naam and Contemplation of Guru's word is the only tirath we need ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਵਣ ਜਾਉ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ॥ tirath naavan jaa-o tirath naam hai. Why should I bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage? The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. ਤੀਰਥੁ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਹੈ ॥ tirath sabad beechaar antar gi-aan hai. My sacred shrine of pilgrimage is spiritual wisdom within, and contemplation on the Word of the Shabad. If you are true and pure there is no cleansing/bathing required - ਸਾਚਿ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਕਿਆ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਈਐ ॥ saach na laagai mail ki-aa mal Dho-ee-ai. Filth does not stick to the true ones; what filth do they have to wash off? Wandering and bathing does not get us close to lord - ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਦੇਸਿ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ਭਵਿਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਈਐ ॥ jog na days disantar bhavi-ai jog na tirath naa-ee-ai. Yoga is not wandering through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥ anjan maahi niranjan rahee-ai jog jugat iv paa-ee-ai. ||2|| Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||2|| Says Namdev, once he realized Naam , he understood futility of Tiraths and empty rituals such as ekadeshi brat - ਰਾਮ ਸੰਗਿ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਤਗਿਆ ਆਈ ॥ raam sang naamdayv jan ka-o partagi-aa aa-ee. With the Lord, servant Naam Dayv has come to have faith. ਏਕਾਦਸੀ ਬ੍ਰਤੁ ਰਹੈ ਕਾਹੇ ਕਉ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ aykaadasee barat rahai kaahay ka-o tirath jaa-eeN. ||1|| I have stopped fasting on the eleventh day of each month; why should I bother to go on pilgrimages to sacred shrines? ||1||