SriLankan Holidays religious tours to India

SriLankan Holidays’ is introducing religious tours retracing the steps of prophets and pilgrims, re-living ancient legends and re-discovering faith.

“We currently offer religious tour packages for the major religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism, mainly into India as well as into the Middle East and France,” General Manager of SriLankan Holidays, Amith Sumanapala, said.

SriLankan Holidays offers pilgrims organised tours and affordable, convenient travel, supported by SriLankan Airlines strong network of 51 destinations.

For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya in North India where the Buddha attained enlightenment is one of the most revered pilgrimage destinations. SriLankan Holidays Bodh Gaya Buddhist Tour also includes visits to Delhi, Varanasi, Kushinagar and Lumbini in Nepal. SriLankan Holidays also offers tours to Puttaparthi, once a sparsely populated village, now famous the world over as the birthplace and home of modern day prophet Sri Satya Sai Baba.

For Hindu devotees, SriLankan Holidays offers two tours into India, the cradle of Hinduism – the Tirupathi Temple Tour – also in Andhra Pradesh and a tour to the sacred Guruvayoor Temple in Kerala.

The packages for Christian in India include Goa, which has magnificent churches that date back to the days of the Portuguese.Goa is also the resting place of patron saint Francis Xavier.

The Vailankanny Church in India also attracts pilgrims who believe that the Virgin Mary appeared here with the infant Jesus in the late 16th century.

For Muslims a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is a lifelong goal. SriLankan Holidays offers total packages for the Umrah pilgrimage outside of the period of Hajj and Ramadan, including a visit to Medina.

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