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-'''Religious tourism in India''' is a focus of [[Narendra Modi]]'s national tourism policy. [[Uttarakhand]] has been popular as a [[Religious tourism|religious]] and [[adventure tourism]] hub.<ref>{{citation |title=U’khand eyes wellness tourism |url=http://timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/Ukhand-eyes-wellness-tourism/articleshow/50977552.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 February 2016 }}</ref>
+'''Religious tourism in India''' is a focus of [[Narendra Modi]]'s national tourism policy. [[Uttarakhand]] has been popular as a [[Religious tourism|religious]] and [[adventure tourism]] hub.<ref>{{citation |title=U'khand eyes wellness tourism |url=http://timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/Ukhand-eyes-wellness-tourism/articleshow/50977552.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 February 2016 }}</ref>
 == Tourism by religion ==
 {{further|Religious tourism}}
-=== Buddhism ===
+=== India-origin religions ===
 [[File:Mahabodhitemple.jpg|thumb|[[Mahabodhi Temple]]]]
-=== Hinduism ===
+The [[Mahabodhi Temple]] in [[Bodh Gaya]] is one of the holiest sites in Buddhism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1056/|title=Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref> Buddhist sites, many related to the travels of Buddha, are [[Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India|spread across India]]. Important Buddhist prikarma sites are [[Lumbini]], [[Bodh Gaya]], [[Sarnath]], [[Sravasti]] ([[Jetavana]]), [[Rajgir hills]], [[Kurukshetra]] ([[Bodh Stupa]] on bank of [[Brahma Sarovar]], pilgrimage undertaken by Lord Buddha), [[Sugh Ancient Mound|Shrughna]] ([[Yamunanagar]], vihara visited by Buddha for sermon), [[Adi Badri, Haryana|Adi Badri]] (saraswati udgam sthal and vihara visited by Buddha), [[Parinirvana Stupa]] (place of death and [[nirvana]] of Lord Buddha at [[Kushinagar]], and [[Sankissa]]. See also [[Buddhist pilgrimage sites]].
 {{See also|Hindu pilgrimage sites in India|Yoga tourism}}
-India has become a major destination for [[yoga tourism]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Philip |title=American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation – How Indian Spirituality Changed the West |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-385-52134-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3Mdr3IMgW0C&vq=Beatles&dq |pages=7, 152}}</ref> bringing business to [[ashram]]s in places such as [[Mysore]] (for [[Ashtanga vinyasa yoga|Ashtanga Yoga]]) and [[Rishikesh]] (for [[Sivananda Yoga]], among others). That has led to the creation of many yoga schools offering [[Yoga teacher training|teacher training]] and promotion of India as a "yoga tourism hub"<ref name="Singh">{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Shikha |title=Yoga Tourism in India India can be the Wellness Destination for the World |url=http://employmentnews.gov.in/NewEmp/MoreContentNew.aspx?n=SpecialContent&k=54 |access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> by the Indian Ministry of Tourism and the [[Ministry of AYUSH]].<ref name="Maddox2014">{{cite journal |last=Maddox |first=Callie Batts |title=Studying at the source: Ashtanga yoga tourism and the search for authenticity in Mysore, India |journal=Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change |volume=13 |issue=4 |year=2014 |pages=330–343 |issn=1476-6825 |doi=10.1080/14766825.2014.972410}}</ref>
+Hindus pilgrims in India undertake [[yatra]] (pilgrimage) to [[Hindu pilgrimage sites in India|numerous sites]], temples and [[Samadhi (shrine)|samadhis]] (shrines) of saints) for [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] and [[parikrama]] to earn [[Punya (Hinduism)|punya]] with the aim to attain [[moksha]]. In order of importance for pilgrims in India, there are 4 Dhams ([[Char Dham]]) and 12 [[Jyotirlinga|Jyotirlings]] devoted to the Lord [[Shiva]], 51 [[Shakti Pitha]]s devoted to the feminine manifestation of the god, and the important Lord [[Rama]] circuit ([[Ayodhya]], [[Chitrakoot,_Madhya_Pradesh#Places_of_tourist_importance|Chitrakoot]], [[Hampi]] and [[Rameswaram]]) and Lord Krishna circuit ([[Vraja Parikrama|Braj]]. [[48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra| Kurukshetra]] and [[Dwarka]]). Sacred pilgrim sites related to Lord [[Rama]] are [[Ayodhya]], [[Chitrakoot,_Madhya_Pradesh#Places_of_tourist_importance|Chitrakoot]], [[Hampi]] and [[Rameswaram]]. Sacred pilgrim sites related to Lord [[Krishna]] are [[Vraja Parikrama]], [[48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra]], [[Dwarka]], [[Bhalka]] (place of death of Lord Krishna).
-=== Islam ===
+India has become a major destination for [[yoga tourism]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Philip |title=American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation – How Indian Spirituality Changed the West |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-385-52134-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3Mdr3IMgW0C&q=Beatles |pages=7, 152}}</ref> bringing business to [[ashram]]s in places such as [[Mysore]] (for [[Ashtanga vinyasa yoga|Ashtanga Yoga]]) and [[Rishikesh]] (for [[Sivananda Yoga]], among others). That has led to the creation of many yoga schools offering [[Yoga teacher training|teacher training]] and promotion of India as a "yoga tourism hub"<ref name="Singh">{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Shikha |title=Yoga Tourism in India India can be the Wellness Destination for the World |url=http://employmentnews.gov.in/NewEmp/MoreContentNew.aspx?n=SpecialContent&k=54 |access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> by the Indian Ministry of Tourism and the [[Ministry of AYUSH]].<ref name="Maddox2014">{{cite journal |last=Maddox |first=Callie Batts |title=Studying at the source: Ashtanga yoga tourism and the search for authenticity in Mysore, India |journal=Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change |volume=13 |issue=4 |year=2014 |pages=330–343 |issn=1476-6825 |doi=10.1080/14766825.2014.972410|s2cid=143449133 }}</ref>
 The [[Dargah|''dargahs'']] or shrines of major [[Sufism|Sufi]] figures in India, such as [[Khwaja Gharib Nawaz|Ajmer Sharif]] and [[Nizamuddin Dargah|Nizamuddin]], attract many Muslims. [[Qadian]] is a considered a holy city by [[Ahmadi Muslims]].
-=== Sikhism ===
+==== Zoroastrianism ====
-The [[Golden Temple]] is the holiest site in Sikhism.
+{{See also | | Zoroastrianism in India }}
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'''Religious tourism in India''' is a focus of [[Narendra Modi]]'s national tourism policy. [[Uttarakhand]] has been popular as a [[Religious tourism|religious]] and [[adventure tourism]] hub.<ref>{{citation |title=U’khand eyes wellness tourism |url=http://timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/Ukhand-eyes-wellness-tourism/articleshow/50977552.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 February 2016 }}</ref>

== Tourism by religion ==
{{further|Religious tourism}}

=== Buddhism ===
[[File:Mahabodhitemple.jpg|thumb|[[Mahabodhi Temple]]]]
The [[Mahabodhi Temple]] in [[Bodh Gaya]] is one of the holiest sites in Buddhism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1056/|title=Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref>

=== Hinduism ===
{{See also|Hindu pilgrimage sites in India|Yoga tourism}}
Numerous Hindu sites of pilgrimage are located in India.

India has become a major destination for [[yoga tourism]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Philip |title=American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation – How Indian Spirituality Changed the West |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-385-52134-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3Mdr3IMgW0C&vq=Beatles&dq |pages=7, 152}}</ref> bringing business to [[ashram]]s in places such as [[Mysore]] (for [[Ashtanga vinyasa yoga|Ashtanga Yoga]]) and [[Rishikesh]] (for [[Sivananda Yoga]], among others). That has led to the creation of many yoga schools offering [[Yoga teacher training|teacher training]] and promotion of India as a "yoga tourism hub"<ref name="Singh">{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Shikha |title=Yoga Tourism in India India can be the Wellness Destination for the World |url=http://employmentnews.gov.in/NewEmp/MoreContentNew.aspx?n=SpecialContent&k=54 |access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> by the Indian Ministry of Tourism and the [[Ministry of AYUSH]].<ref name="Maddox2014">{{cite journal |last=Maddox |first=Callie Batts |title=Studying at the source: Ashtanga yoga tourism and the search for authenticity in Mysore, India |journal=Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change |volume=13 |issue=4 |year=2014 |pages=330–343 |issn=1476-6825 |doi=10.1080/14766825.2014.972410}}</ref>

=== Islam ===
The [[Dargah|''dargahs'']] or shrines of major [[Sufism|Sufi]] figures in India, such as [[Khwaja Gharib Nawaz|Ajmer Sharif]] and [[Nizamuddin Dargah|Nizamuddin]], attract many Muslims. [[Qadian]] is a considered a holy city by [[Ahmadi Muslims]].

=== Sikhism ===
The [[Golden Temple]] is the holiest site in Sikhism.

==See also==
* [[Tourism in India]]

==References==
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