Pilgrim Tourism: A neglected segment! Although there is no statistical data on the share of Pilgrim Tourism in the total domestic travel in the country, it is a foregone fact that Indian Domestic Tourism is largely driven by religious travel. The tourist numbers of some of the states, which have places associated with religious significance, more than authenticate this fact. An instance in this regard is the recently held Maha Kumbh at Allahabad. Around 12 crore pilgrims congregated in a small city in a small window period of 50 days, which is by far the largest gathering of humanity all over the world! An estimated 60,000 devotees visit Tirupati Temple in one day, the average waiting period that an average devotee spends in Tirupati is more than 10 hours. There are hundreds of such pilgrim centres in the country, which beckon crores of devotees every year.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:52:04 +0000
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