Of 5.84 crore overnight journeys identified in the survey, 8.29% were for pilgrimages or religious trips with an average expenditure of ₹2,717 per day. This was the figure obtained 10 years ago. Today ...

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is launching two special Bharat Gaurav tourist trains in May to boost domestic religious tourism. The first train, the 07 Jyotirlinga Yatra, ...

Starting in 2026, the annual Islamic pilgrimage will begin shifting into cooler seasons Hajj will fall during the spring months from 2026 to 2033, before entering a prolonged winter cycle lasting ...

The scheme, under which senior citizens are taken on pilgrimage to a host of religious sites free of cost, was launched in June 2024, when Eknath Shinde was the chief minister MUMBAI: Jairam Waman ...

The Meitei Heritage Society (MHS) in a statement on Friday alleged "six Chin-Kuki groups threatened Meiteis against going for their annual pilgrimage to Thangjing Ching (hill)", which the Meiteis ...

AS HOLY Week 2025 approaches, observed from April 13 to 20, Catholics across Cebu City are preparing to deepen their faith through a series of religious activities and pilgrimages to sacred sites ...

Aerial view of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish Church in Pililia with Laguna de Bay from a distance. Photo: Gelyka Ruth R. Dumaraos One of the tangible reflections of Rizal province’s ...

Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. HPE advanced 2.91% to $14.14 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1 ...

As the sun sinks towards the serrated horizon of the distant Pindus Mountains, the assembled congregation grows quiet. There are perhaps 40 people gathered here, each occupying their own smooth ...

Walking the Camino de Santiago, a series of ancient European paths that end in Spain, has always been on Jennifer’s bucket list. “But I didn’t want to do the classic Spanish pilgrimage that most ...

Dehradun: Senior citizens of Uttarakhand above 60 years of age, ex-servicemen, their wives, and widows of ex-servicemen will be offered a free pilgrimage to Badrinath starting this year ...

Pilgrims process in a 12-mile walk from Laporte to Walker, Minn., along the Paul Bunyan State Trail during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage May 20, 2024. (OSV News/Courtney Meyer) Organizers of the ...