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Question
Differentiate between religious and cultural tourism.
Solution
| Sr. No. | Basis | Religious tourism | Cultural tourism |
| 1. | Meaning | Religious tourism, also known as faith tourism, is when individuals and groups travel to different places for pilgrimage, worship, or leisure purposes. | Cultural tourism is a type of tourism in which travellers engage in religious culture. They intend to travel to study the culture, history of people, and architecture. |
| 2. | Purpose | The purpose of travelling as a religious traveller is to worship the holy places, to go on pilgrimage, and to spend leisure time. | Cultural tourism is done to study new religions and their practices. |
| 3. | Number of tourists | Religious tourism will attract fewer tourists than cultural tourism because of restrictions imposed in many places. | Cultural tourism will attract many tourists. |
| 4. | Example | Char Dham, Ajmer Dargah | Goa Carnival |
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