Spiritual tourism in India: Experience and expectations
By: Tiwari, Chinmay and Ragde, Rajesh
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BookPublisher: South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies Description: 25(1), Jul-Dec, 2024: p.124-127.Subject(s): Spiritual tourism, Meditation retreads in India, Tourist experiences, Tourist satisfaction, Role of government
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South Asian Journal of Socio-Political StudiesSummary: India is supposed to be the ultimate destination where the quest for the self-realization of self of all spiritual seekers come to an endget fulfilled. There are enormous large number of ashrams/meditation retreats in India which attracts huge number of domestic tourists in a significant number and a considerable amount number of international visitors every year. Purpose: Despite of hugethe immense potential, the spiritual tourism in India is comparatively a less- discussed area subject among the fraternity of tourism researchers. and hHence, the research in the field is very limited. The purpose of the paper is thus to provide an insight intofor development of spiritual tourism in India through anby empirical study of the experiences and satisfaction of spiritual tourists. Design/Methodology: The paper explores the potential of spiritual tourism in India by empirically analysing the experiences and satisfaction of spiritual seekers/tourists visiting meditation retreats in India with the help of a structured questionnaire using snowball sampling. The paper further try to tries identify the role of government in spiritual tourism development in India. Findings: The research provides a detailed analysis of tourist experiences and shows a significant level of tourist satisfaction about with different predefined factors. The study suggests the pivotal role of government in spiritual tourism development in India. Scope/Limitations: Due to the policies of meditation centres and ashrams under study, the comparative analysis is avoidedcould not be done in the paper. The researcher strongly believes that a similar kind of study with a larger size and using different scientific tools will definitely provide wider a broad aspect of the field.- Reproduced
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India is supposed to be the ultimate destination where the quest for the self-realization of self of all spiritual seekers come to an endget fulfilled. There are enormous large number of ashrams/meditation retreats in India which attracts huge number of domestic tourists in a significant number and a considerable amount number of international visitors every year. Purpose: Despite of hugethe immense potential, the spiritual tourism in India is comparatively a less- discussed area subject among the fraternity of tourism researchers. and hHence, the research in the field is very limited. The purpose of the paper is thus to provide an insight intofor development of spiritual tourism in India through anby empirical study of the experiences and satisfaction of spiritual tourists. Design/Methodology: The paper explores the potential of spiritual tourism in India by empirically analysing the experiences and satisfaction of spiritual seekers/tourists visiting meditation retreats in India with the help of a structured questionnaire using snowball sampling. The paper further try to tries identify the role of government in spiritual tourism development in India. Findings: The research provides a detailed analysis of tourist experiences and shows a significant level of tourist satisfaction about with different predefined factors. The study suggests the pivotal role of government in spiritual tourism development in India. Scope/Limitations: Due to the policies of meditation centres and ashrams under study, the comparative analysis is avoidedcould not be done in the paper. The researcher strongly believes that a similar kind of study with a larger size and using different scientific tools will definitely provide wider a broad aspect of the field.- Reproduced
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