| India, a melting pot of diverse faiths and religions, is | | | | spiritual side of the country, you will notice that your trip |
| witnessing a phenomenal growth in religious tourism. | | | | to India is incomplete without a visit to its pilgrimages. |
| These religious or spiritual tours claim a major percent | | | | Some of the highly revered and frequented sites in |
| of the revenue pie. Religious tourism is a wonderful | | | | India are: |
| way of de-stressing. According to the recent surveys, | | | | - Char Dham (Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and |
| a large number of people (especially youths) are | | | | Badrinath) |
| now-a-days heading towards peaceful temple towns | | | | - Ghats of Ganges in Varanasi |
| for 'short duration holidays'. India, known as a very | | | | - Ashrams and ghats in Rishikesh |
| spiritual and religious land, is home to Hinduism, Islam, | | | | - Vaishno Devi |
| Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and other | | | | - Krishna Temples at Mathura-Vrindavan |
| innumerable religious traditions. Religion, here, covers | | | | - Rama Temples at Ayodhya |
| every aspect of life. | | | | - Holy temples at Guruvayur, Madurai, Trivandrum, |
| Hinduism, practiced by over 80% of the population, is | | | | Shirdi, Mahabalipuram and Kanyakumari |
| the dominant faith in India. Besides that, the country has | | | | - Buddhist sites at Bodhgaya |
| the second largest population of Muslims in the world | | | | - Monasteries in Leh Ladakh |
| after Indonesia. Each religion here has its own | | | | These sites are not only important for their spirituality, |
| pilgrimage sites, heroes, legends and even culinary | | | | but also for their architectural magnificence. India |
| specialties. India is dotted with a number of ancient | | | | became the melting pot of various religions about |
| temples and religious festivals, known for vibrant | | | | 5,000-10,000 years back. Today, it has become an |
| culture and spiritual philosophy. While exploring the | | | | integral part of the entire Indian tradition. |