Pilgrimage tourism in the realm of foreign trade concerning environmental factor (A case study of Kangla shrine)
Dr. N. Tejmani Singh* and Chinglen Pukhrambam**
Abstract
Religious tourism, also commonly referred to as faith tourism, is a type of tourism, where people travel individually or in groups for pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure purposes. According to the World Tourism Organization, an estimated 300 to 330 million pilgrims visit the world's key religious sites every year. Manipur has the advantage of acting as India's 'Gateway to the East' through Moreh town, which is the only feasible land route for trade between India and Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries. On 20th November 2004, the Kangla Fort was handed over by the Indian
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