By following it duly, you are sure to acquire great merit and blessedness. Pilgrimage to sacred places has also been described to be highly purifying
तेन सम्यग्गृहीतेन श्रेयांसं धर्ममाप्स्यसि॥ पुण्यदेशाभिगमन पवित्रं परमं स्मृतम्।