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2. Tourism in India - Wikipedia

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   Culture of India. Tourism in India is 4.6% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Unlike other sectors, tourism is not a priority sector for the Government of India. The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ₹13.2 lakh crore (US$160 billion) or 5.8% of India 's GDP and supported 32.1 million jobs in 2021.

3. Kailasa Temple, Ellora - Wikipedia

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   Kailasa Temple, Ellora. The Kailasha (IAST: Kailāśa) or Kailashanatha (IAST: Kailāśanātha) temple is the largest of the rock-cut temples at the Ellora Caves near Aurangabad district, Maharashtra of Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved from a cliff face, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its ...

4. List of World Heritage Sites in India - Wikipedia

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   India has the sixth-most sites worldwide. The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024. [3]

5. Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India - Wikipedia

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   Buddhism offers four primary sites of pilgrimage: Lumbini (birthplace of the Buddha), Bodh Gaya (the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment), Sarnath (the location of the Buddha’s first sermon), and Kushinagar (the location where the Buddha attained parinirvana). All of these sites are located in India except Lumbini, which is located ...

6. Hindu pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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   Char Dham (Famous Four Pilgrimage sites): The four holy sites Puri, Rameswaram, Dwarka, and Badrinath (or alternatively the Himalayan towns of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri) compose the Chota Char Dham (four small abodes) pilgrimage circuit. Kumbh Mela: The Kumbh Mela (the "pitcher festival") is one of the holiest of Hindu ...

7. Tourism in India by state - Wikipedia

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   States and Union territories of India with their capital cities.. Tourism in India is economically important and ever-growing [citation needed].The World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ₹ 14.02 lakh crore (US$170 billion) or 9.6% of the nation's GDP in 2016 and supported 40.343 million jobs, 9.3% of its total employment.

8. Char Dham - Wikipedia

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   Char Dham. The Char Dham (Hindi: चारधाम, romanized: Cārdhām transl. the four abodes), or the Chatur Dhama (Sanskrit: चतुर्धाम, romanized: Caturdhāma), [1] is a set of four Hindu pilgrimage sites in India, [2] consisting of Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. [3][4] Badrinath, Dwarka, and Puri are shrines of ...

9. Buddhist pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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   Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India. Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Nepal. Shikoku Pilgrimage, Eighty-eight Temples pilgrimage in the Shikoku island, Japan. Japan 100 Kannon Pilgrimage, pilgrimage circuit that is composed of three independent pilgrimages (Saigoku, Bandō and Chichibu), consist of one hundred Temples. Parikrama.