• Purshottam Joshi
• Dr.Sanjeev Saxena

Abstract: The Himalayan province of India remains a admired tourist destination as it attracts immense inflow of tourist round the year. The current study is focused on Uttarakhand as it provides pilgrimage tourism which made it one of the important regions of Himalaya in terms of tourism. In the customary Indian life, people give supreme importance to spiritual matters and they habitually visit holy places. At the pilgrim centers various rituals are performed and offerings made for the ending of sins. The state of Uttarakhand is divided in to two divisions the North western part is known as Garhwal and south eastern part is known as Kumaon. It is a hill state with beautiful forest and snow-capped mountains and holy pilgrimage spot which catch the attention of tourists’ altogether. It is a developing state and tourism plays an important role for enhancing the employment opportunities which provides basis of living to local population. The tourism business in the state creates ecological and socio economic consequences. The mountain tourism requires main concern as the enormous infrastructural developmental activities are occurring for the promotion of tourism with even estimating the tourism carrying capacity. The present study is focused to understand the Places of religious tourism in Uttarakhand and suggestions for their improvement.

Tourism, religious, devotion , pilgrimage tourism

"Religious tourism in Uttarakhand ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.864-869, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907C81.pdf

"Religious tourism in Uttarakhand ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp864-869, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907C81.pdf