Topic: Religious tourism in India

Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit

The development of the ‘Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit’ in Assam took a significant step forward with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between multiple organizations....

May 20, 2023    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Puri – Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra

Indian Railways is set to launch the Puri–Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra to promote religious tourism. This initiative aims to offer a unique opportunity for pilgrims to visit important...

April 24, 2023    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Mahakal Lok Corridor

The first phase of the Mahakal Lok Corridor was inaugurated recently by Prime Minister Modi. Key facts The first phase of the Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Development Project was...

October 12, 2022    Art & Culture Current Affairs

Religious Tourism: PM Modi inaugurates multiple projects in Somnath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated and laid foundation stone of multiple projects in Somnath on August 20. Highlights Inaugurated projects include the Somnath Promenade, reconstructed temple precinct...

August 20, 2021

Indian Railways to operate pilgrimage tourist train Shri Ramayana Express

IRCTC recently announced that the Indian Railways is to operate a special pilgrimage tourist train Shri Ramayana Express. The special train of IRCTC, which will cover the pilgrimage...

February 20, 2020

352nd birth anniversary of Guru Govind Singh celebrated

The 352nd birth anniversary of Guru Govind Singh has recently celebrated as Prakash Utsav with religious fervour and gaiety in various parts of the country. The main function...

January 14, 2019

Golden Temple

The Golden Temple, also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib, is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism, located in the city of Amritsar, in the Indian...

November 28, 2017

350th birth anniversary of tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh

The Prime Minister who addressed a function to mark the 350th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji at Anandpur Sahib Gurudwara in Rupnagar district of...

November 25, 2016

UN assigns ‘World Heritage Site’ status to the Western Ghats

1600-km long India’s Western Ghats mountain chain, which possesses forests older than the Himalaya Mountains, has been added to list of world heritage sites by the UN. UNESCO...

July 3, 2012