Panchkoshi Yatra: Panchkosi Yatra, which is one of the important pilgrimages of Hindu religion, is undertaken by a large number of women. Now foreign tourists have also started liking this journey. A large number of foreign citizens are getting information about it and are also making regular bookings. Ever since Shri Kashi Vishwanath Corridor has been completed in Varanasi, a large number of tourists are coming here. Not only domestic but also foreign tourists are coming here. In view of this, there has been a huge boom in the tourism business of Varanasi. The Tourism Department is making travel arrangements for them. According to the information, till now Panchkosi Yatra was held only for one month in Hindu religion, in which village women used to travel for five days. But people were so impressed by this that now they have started taking information from abroad also. Foreign tourists are visiting all five places in one day. It has become a very popular spot at this time. The number of domestic tourists undertaking this journey has also increased. People want to see all the temples located here. In such a situation, the tourism business of Varanasi is also growing very fast. Keeping this in view, a tourist package has been prepared. In which the facility of visiting all five places in one day is provided. Let us tell you that the number of tourists coming to UP has increased rapidly. By December 2, 2023, more than five crore 38 lakh tourists reached here. In this, the number of Indian tourists was around 5 crore 37 lakh 87 thousand while the number of foreign tourists was more than 13700. Whereas 13,777 foreign tourists have reached Kashi in 2023, 3,48,970 in 2018, 3,50,000 in 2019, 1,06,189 in 2020, 2566 in 2021.
