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UTTAR PRADESH: A TOURIST DESTINATION

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INTRODUCTION 0ttar Prades* one of te most fas"inating states of te Indian 0nion( 1eter one is on a s#iritual 2uest* or in sear" of ad)enture* or !ust on a "uriosity

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It is di)isible into tree distin"t regions geogra#i"ally3 te Himalayan region on te nort* te )ast 4angeti" #lain at te "entre* and te 5indya Range and #lateau on te sout( 0ttar Prades is 'atered by te migty ri)ers of  nortern India , 4anga* 6amuna* Ramganga* 4omati and 4agara( Almost all te im#ortant to'ns and trading "entres of te state* are "lustered around tese ri)ers( Te "onfluen"e of te 4anga and 6amuna* te t'o most sa"red ri)ers of India* at Allaabad* as been a )ital #ilgrimage site troug te "enturies( 0ttar Prades offers an endless array of attra"tions* to te tourist by 'ay of  monuments* ealt resorts* mountain #ea+s* a 'ealt of an"ient tem#les and )iaras* ri" flora and fauna* fas"inating ri)ers and "a#ti)ating )alleys( Agra*  Ayodya* Sarnat* 5aranasi* Lu"+no'* 7atura and Prayag "ombine religious and ar"ite"tural mar)els3 Nainital* 7ussorie* Rani+et and Almora are ill resorts of rare "arm3 Corbett and Dud'a National Par+s ead a long list of  'ildlife reser)es and san"tuaries3 6amnotri* 4angotri* 8edarnat* 9adrinat* Hem+und and te Pindari 4la"ier* enfolded 'tin te Himalayan ranges* offer  a "ombination of ad)enture* #ilgrim "entres and natural beauty( Pla2e, o Intere,t: Agra is te one of te #rominent destinations of te 1orld Tourism ma# 'it tree eritage monuments , Te Ta! 7aal* Red Fort : Fate#ur Si+ri( It is more !ust a da"adent "ity of gra)eyards and stones* but it

is a )ibrant "entre of Culture* Art and Religious #ilos#ies tat a)e enri"ed man+ind and sa#ed uman tougt o)er "enturies( Te "ity of Allaabad is among te largest "ities of uttar Prades and situated at te "onfluen"e of tree ri)ers, 4ana* 6amuna and te in)isible Saras'ati( Te meeting #oint is +no'n as Tri)eni and is es#e"ially sa"red to Hindus( It is a "ity of mi;ed "ulture of Hindu* 7uslims* degree ?@ 7inute N and >>Degree and ?@ 7inuet E( It is @? 8m sout,east of Deli and B 8m nort 'est of Agra in te State of 0ttar Prades( For about  6ear it 'as te ub of "ulture and "i)iliation( 5aranasi* or 9anaras* -also +no'n as 8asi. is one of te oldest li)ing "ities in te 'orld( 5aranasis Prominen"e in Hindu mytology is )irtually unri)alled( 7ar+ T'ain* te Englis autor* 'as entralled by te legend and san"tity of  9anaras* on"e 'rote/ G9anaras is older tan istory* older tan tradition* older  e)en tan legend and loo+s t'i"e as old as all of tem #ut togeterG(

0(P( as te largest number of Tourist destinations tat are religious* "ultural* istori"al and full of natural beauty( Te Tourism De)elo#ment Poli"y as been framed in 0ttar Prades under 'i" Tourist "ir"uits are being de)elo#ed in te follo'ing manner/ , 1.

9uddist Cir"uit

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9undel+and Cir"uit

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9ra! -Agra,7atura. Cir"uit

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 A'ad Cir"uit

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5indya Cir"uit

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1ater Cruise Cir"uit

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Si+ Pant Cir"uit

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E"o,Tourism Cir"uit

O+3ECTI"E O1 THE STUD# 

To study te )arious Tourist "ir"uits and #la"es of interest in 0ttar Prades(

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To study te Role of te De#artment of Tourism to #romote #la"es of  istori"al im#ortan"e and religious and "ultural traditions of te state so as to attra"t tourists(

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To study te )arious "ultural so's in 0ttar Prades on o""asion of  different fairs festi)als and seminars 'it a )ie' to attra"ting more and more tourists(

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To study some of te #a"+age tours organied by 0(P( Tourism Cor#oration(

RESEARCH $ETHODO!O# Data Sour2e, 7y #ro!e"t mainly "om#rises of se"ondary data sour"es li+e leading dailies* Times of India* Hindustan Times and boo+s on Tourism et"( 9esides tese I 'ill ta+e referen"es from different magaines li+e India Today* Outloo+* Te 1ee+ et"( Different 'ebsites 'ill "onstitute te most im#ortant sour"e of data( Primary Data 'ill be gatered by inter)ie'ing te offi"ials of 7inistry of  Tourism and State Tourism De#artment and )arious Tour O#erators( Re,ear2/ A44roa2/ Te resear" 'ill aim to first list do'n te Pla"es of Interest* Tour #a"+ages in 0ttar Prades and )arious Cultural so's and tan 'ill try to study te tem in detail(