Faith travels first class: India’s spiritual tourism

Pilgrimages across India are shifting from hardship to high-end comfort, fuelled by massive infrastructure projects, connectivity, and luxury travel packages. This commercial boom has escalating environmental and climate risks, raising debates over public spending priorities, writes Radheshyam Jadhav. Travellers to sacred spaces, however, feel the merging of spirituality and comfort is the new yatra playbook

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