Kumbh gave a fillip to spiritual tourism with 5 new corridors – ET TravelWorld

Maha Kumbh has opened new avenues for spiritual tourism in Uttar Pradesh, strengthening the state’s position as a major religious destination. During this grand event, the UP govt developed five key spiritual corridors aimed at enhancing connectivity to prominent religious sites across the state.

During his visit to Prayagraj on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath acknowledged the contributions of police personnel, sanitation workers, healthcare staff, boatmen, media professionals, and transport operators, expressing gratitude for their efforts in ensuring the smooth execution of the festival. He also highlighted the significance of these newly developed corridors, which will allow pilgrims to travel conveniently across Uttar Pradesh’s sacred sites, giving a major boost to spiritual tourism in the region.

Five major spiritual corridors have been developed in Uttar Pradesh. Among these is Prayagraj-Vindhyachal-Kashi Corridor. This corridor allows devotees to travel from Prayagraj to Vindhyachal Devi Dham and then to Kashi (Varanasi). It is a significant route for devotees of Shakti and Lord Shiva.

Likewise, the Prayagraj-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur corridor connects sites related to Lord Ram and the Gorakhnath tradition. Devotees can take a holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj, visit places like Lete Hanuman Temple, Akshayvat and Saraswati Koop, then proceed to Ayodhya for Ram Lalla’s darshan. From Ayodhya, devotees can travel to Gorakhpur to seek blessings at the Gorakhnath Temple.

The Prayagraj-Lucknow-Naimisharanya corridor route takes devotees from Prayagraj to Naimisharanya via Lucknow. Naimisharanya Dham is one of the 88 sacred pilgrimage sites of Hinduism, known as the meditation site of 88,000 sages. It is closely associated with Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Sati and Lord Shiva.

Talking of the Prayagraj-Rajapur (Banda)-Chitrakoot corridor, this will link to Lord Ram’s exile. This corridor takes devotees to Chitrakoot Dham, home to sacred sites like Kamadgiri Parvat, Ramghat, and Hanuman Dhara. The route also passes through Rajapur (Banda), the birthplace of Goswami Tulsidas, the revered poet-saint who wrote the Ramcharitmanas, Vinay Patrika, and other Hindu scriptures.

The Prayagraj-Mathura-Vrindavan-Shuk Teerth Corridor (via Bundelkhand Expressway) allows devotees to travel via the Bundelkhand Expressway to Mathura-Vrindavan and then to Shuk Teerth, a place known as the meditation site of Maharishi Shukracharya. Pilgrims can visit Mathura-Vrindavan, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, and explore sites connected to his childhood.