CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit Sites. Circuit proposes to connect seven historic temples Kamakhya, Pandunath, Ashwaklanta, Doul Govinda, Umananda, Chakreshwar, and Auniati Satra on the banks of the Brahmaputra . It is located atop Nilachal Hill in the western section of the Assamese metropolis of Guwahati.

Detailed explanation-2: -Religious tourism refers to the followers of specific faiths who visit sites that are considered holy sites for them. For instance, For Muslims in Makkah and Medina, for Sikhs is Golden Temple, for Christian are Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is religious tourism? Religious tourism has taken place since the dawn of civilisation. Pilgrims travelled to pay homage to the sacred places and their guardians throughout the world. Tourism to sacred sites has merged with pilgrimage in the past 2, 000 years.