Travel Packages for Buddhist Circuits
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14:4 IST
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has planned to operate monthly tour packages covering important Buddhist Pilgrimage destinations such as Nagarjuna Konda, Ajanta & Ellora Caves, Sravasti, Sanchi, Kushinagar, Rajgir, Bodhgaya, etc. on demand basis.

Presently, two rail tour packages are operated by IRCTC in Orissa covering Buddhist pilgrim destinations, like Dhaulagiri, Khandagiri, Udaygiri, Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri. These packages are offered through regular train service.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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