Spiritual Tourism in India: Temples, Pilgrimages and Rituals That Draw Crowds

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:51:14 +0000

When I first walked the ghats of Varanasi in the early 2000s, what struck me was not just the architecture or the river rituals — it was the way people’s lives, hopes, griefs, and devotions intertwined with the stones, the Ganges, the bells. Spiritual tourism in India is less about sightseeing; it is about immersion, pause, surrender, renewal.