This surge in spiritual travel was much higher than the steady growth seen in 2024, when pilgrimage destinations such as ...

Even now, with a heap of debris in the courtyard of his 600-year-old home in Varanasi—a Hindu pilgrimage center and one of the world’s oldest continually inhabited cities—Ram Nath carries a pitcher of ...

in four districts of the Varanasi division. They will be renovated and equipped with facilities to preserve cultural and spiritual heritage of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. In a press statement, deputy ...

Some Hindus believe they can break out of the cycle of rebirth if they die and are cremated in the city. Down by the Ganges River, about 100 people are cremated every day across the city. Every day, ...

Like a thread of light weaving through the sacred city, Varanasi’s first public ropeway promises to glide pilgrims and ...

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): In a significant step towards expanding India's modern rail infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express ...

Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India, for the Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humanity for ...

Pilgrimage travel is emerging as one of the strongest drivers of India’s tourism industry. Accommodation bookings across 56 pilgrimage destinations grew 19% in FY24-25, according to MakeMyTrip’s ...

VARANASI, India (RNS) — Religious fervor, supported and aided by India’s right-wing Modi government, is on the rise among some blocs of millennials in India. VARANASI, India (RNS) — As the number of ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India's Vande Bharat trains are emerging as a significant milestone in the country's mission to build a Viksit Bharat, connecting sacred cities and ...