Religious Itenary

Tourism in the 21st century is also a form of consumerism and the relationship that exists between tourism and religion is complex and cannot be viewed from a binary perspective.

Despite a long drawn court battle after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 in Ayodhya and the eventual construction of a grand Ram temple there, the BJP lost the Faizabad seat in 2024 general elections, of which Ayodhya is a part.

In India, prediction by tourism ministry put the growth of sector at around 5 lakhs crore by 2030.

Non - muslims are forbidden to enter the holy places of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

In 2019, 2 women entered the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, almost 3 months after the SC said that women of all ages must be permitted entry to the temple's sanctum sanctorum.

In 2020, the state government and the Travancore Devaswom board announced that females and other gender less than 50 years and above 65 years won't be allowed for darshan.