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Pilgrimage Tourism: An Empirical Study of Pilgrims' Behaviour in North India


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1 Sardar Balraj Singh Bhunder Memorial University College, Sardulgarh, Punjab.
2 Department of Commerce, Punjabi University, Patiala.
     

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This research paper is an attempt to study the Pilgrim's Behaviour in North India. The study covers five important pilgrim sites namely Vaishno Devi (J&K), Chintpurni/Jwalaji (H.P.), Golden Temple (Punjab), Kurukshetra (Haryana) and Haridwar (Uttaranchal). The main behavioural aspects studied include Purpose of visit, Frequency of visit, Sources of information used, Mode of transportation used, Accommodation preferred to stay, Reason for stay at a particular place, Days of stay at the site and Total expenditure per person.

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Pilgrimage, Tourism, Pilgrims' Behavior
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Authors

Padmini Tomer
Sardar Balraj Singh Bhunder Memorial University College, Sardulgarh, Punjab.
R.S. Arora
Department of Commerce, Punjabi University, Patiala.

Abstract


This research paper is an attempt to study the Pilgrim's Behaviour in North India. The study covers five important pilgrim sites namely Vaishno Devi (J&K), Chintpurni/Jwalaji (H.P.), Golden Temple (Punjab), Kurukshetra (Haryana) and Haridwar (Uttaranchal). The main behavioural aspects studied include Purpose of visit, Frequency of visit, Sources of information used, Mode of transportation used, Accommodation preferred to stay, Reason for stay at a particular place, Days of stay at the site and Total expenditure per person.

Keywords


Pilgrimage, Tourism, Pilgrims' Behavior

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