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Railways to launch Puri-Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra on April 28

IRCTC, the professional tourism and hospitality arm of Indian Railways, is offering this all-inclusive tour which will encompass a comfortable rail journey in the exclusive LHB rake of Bharat Gaurav Train.

Railways to launch Puri-Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra on April 28

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Indian Railways is all set to launch the Puri-Gangasagar Divya Kashi Yatra from Pune on 28 April under the “Dekho Apna Desh” and “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” Scheme.

The nine nights-ten days tour being offered to the tourists will cover the important religious destinations of Puri, Kolkata, Gaya, Varanasi and Prayagraj in which the visitors will get to see the most famous temples and other pilgrimage places such as Jagannath Puri Temple, Konark Temple, Lingraj Temple at Puri, Kali Bari at Kolkata and Ganga Sagar, Vishnu Pad Temple and Bodh Gaya at Gaya, Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Ganga Ghat at Varanasi and Triveni Sangam at Prayagraj.

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IRCTC, the professional tourism and hospitality arm of Indian Railways, is offering this all-inclusive tour which will encompass comfortable rail journey in the exclusive LHB rake of Bharat Gaurav Train, complete on-board and off-board meals, road transfers and sightseeing in quality buses, accommodation arrangement as per itinerary, service of tour escorts, travel insurance, on-board security and housekeeping besides various on-board entertainment activities planned for the tourists.

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With a composition of 7 Sleeper Class Coaches, 3 AC-3 Tier and 1 AC- 2 Tier coach, the tour package is being offered across 3 categories namely: Economy, Comfort and Deluxe and is offering bookings for 750 passengers with majority in the economy segment standard category.

”The tour price is attractive for the tourists for maximising the occupancy of the train. Railways are all set to welcome the followers of Sanatan Dharma to travel on the beautiful spiritual journey and rediscover oneself on the path of righteousness and piousness,” the Ministry of Railways said.

With the aim of promoting noble tourism, the ministry has been operating Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains from different parts of the country to showcase India as a destination in the international as well as domestic arena. These theme-based trains have been conceptualised to showcase the rich cultural and religious heritage of Bharat to the domestic tourists as well as to the international tourists.

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