Ramayana circuit
The Ramayana circuit (Devnagari: रामायण सर्किट) is a tourism circuit developed by the Government of India to promote tourism at the destinations related to Ramayana in the Indian subcontinent. It is developed under the Swadesh Darshan scheme of Ministry of Tourism. Initially, the ministry of tourism identified fifteen destinations for the Ramayana circuit in India. They are Ayodhya, Nandigram, Shringverpur & Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh, Sitamarhi, Buxar & Darbhanga in Bihar, Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh, Mahendragiri in Odisha, Jagdalpur in Chattisgarh, Nashik & Nagpur in Maharashtra, Bhadrachalam in Telangana, Hampi in Karnataka and Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu.[1][2] It also include the city of Janakpur in Nepal.[3]
Description
The Ramayana circuit includes major pilgrim sites in the two neighbouring nations India and Nepal which are related and cited in the Ramayana. It connects Ayodhya in India to Janakpur in Nepal including all major pilgrim sites related to Ramayana in the two nations.[3] In 2024, IRCTC launched tourist train to boost tourism on the Ramayana circuit.[4]
According to the scheme of the Ramayana circuit, all the identified fifteen destination cities will be connected by rail, road and air.[5]
References
- ^ "Fifteen destinations have been identified by the Government for development of tourism under the Ramayana Circuit". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ "दूरदर्शन पर रामायण के फिर से प्रसारण के बीच जानिए माता सीता के जन्मस्थान 'मिथिला' के बारे में". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ a b "Ramayana Circuit to further increase Indian tourist flow to Nepal". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ "IRCTC launches Ramayana circuit tourist train to boost tourism". The Hindu. 2024-02-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ Bharatvarsh, TV9 (2023-06-02). "क्या है रामायण सर्किट योजना, देश के किन-किन राज्यों को किया गया है शामिल". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
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