Religious Tourism

Over 9,000 Pilgrims Leave from Jammu for Kheer Bhawani Mela

Over 9,000 Pilgrims Leave from Jammu for Kheer Bhawani Mela

BY PTI

Vaishnaw to Flag Off First Direct Express Train between Pune, Sainagar Shirdi on Wednesday

Vaishnaw to Flag Off First Direct Express Train between Pune, Sainagar Shirdi on Wednesday

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SURESH K PANDEY : Haj pilgrims depart for Mecca, Saudi Arabia from Delhi's Haj Committee makeshift camops at Turkman Gate in Delhi. on May 06,2026

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BY Outlook News Desk

Mahavir Circuit Of Bihar: Tracing Lord Mahavira’s Sacred Sites

Mahavir Circuit Of Bihar: Tracing Lord Mahavira’s Sacred Sites

BY Syed Ayan Mojib

Arrow Head: Ram is back in action. In this issue, we discussed the ups and downs of dragging the icon for political gain

The Myth Factory: Belief, Politics, and the Making of New Ayodhya

BY Outlook Bureau

Anupriya Yoga : Artworks by Anupriya Yoga

Bihar Elections: As Sitamarhi Goes To Polls In Phase II, town Awaits Nitish Kumar's 2023 Promise

BY Umesh Kumar Ray

Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images : The Ram Jhula Bridge across the Ganga in Rishikesh.

Ramayan Circuit: Tracing Ram’s Footprints Across Uttarakhand

BY Ashwani Sharma

Getty Images : Devotees at Guruvayur temple in Thrissur Kerala

India's Spiritual Capital: How PRASHAD and SWADESH Darshan Programs Could Revitalise Religious Tourism

BY Outlook News Desk

Outlook Magazine cover - In The Name Of Ram

Putting Ayodhya on the Pilgrimage Map

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Kumbh Mela: How Religion Becomes A Spectacle Of Size And Scale

BY Sanjay Sharma

Illustration: Saahil : Illustration of Hajj Tradition

How Hajj Became a Billion-Dollar Industry

| Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : Increasing Influx: People on their way to Kedarnath, a major pilgrimage centre in Uttarakhand

Char Dham Region Under Stress With Unchecked Tourism, Reckless Development

BY Priyadarshini Patel

| Video screengrab via official Narendra Modi X account : For a Glimpse of the Submerged City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a deep dive in the Arabian Sea in Gujarat in February 2024

In Search of Dwarka That Krishna Built

BY Pritha Vashisth

| Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Ayodhya 2.0: A laser show at Surya Kund, Ayodhya

Ayodhya: Then And Now

BY Anil Kumar Singh

Artwork by Anupriya

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The Spiritual Disconnect In Today’s Commercialised Pilgrimages

| Photo: Prashant Panjiar : Religiosity at Play: Snapshots from the Kumbh Mela over the years

Behind The Rise Of Religious Tourism In India

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| Photo: Vikram Sharma : Blind Faith: Bageshwar Baba addresses his disciples at a public ‘darbar’ organised at Bageshwar Dham

In Bageshwar Baba's Land, A City Built On Religious Tourism

BY Avantika Mehta

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

After Maha Kumbh, A Look At The Rise Of Religious Tourism

BY Outlook Bureau

Artwork by Vikas Thakur and Saahil : Outlook's next issue The Pilgrim’s Progress

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The Pilgrim's Progress: Outlook’s Next Issue On Religious Tourism

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Nirmala Sitharaman delivering the budget

Union Budget Allocates Major Funds For Bihar’s Vishnupad And Mahabodhi Temples

BY Outlook News Desk

Eknath Shinde visits Chaityabhumi

Eknath Shinde Visit: Hotels In Ayodhya Booked To Capacity To Accommodate Thousands Of Shiv Sainiks

BY PTI

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

Work For Establishment Of Manaskhand Corridor Being Done In Phased Manner: Pushkar Singh Dhami

BY Outlook News Desk

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