New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi flagged off the 'Shri Ramayan Yatra,' a Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC tourist train, from Delhi's Safdarjung Railway Station on Sunday.

IRCTC's special tour offering, based on the Ramayana Circuit under the Swadesh Darshan, covers prominent places associated with the life of Lord Rama.

"Today the Shri Ramayan Yatra train has been flagged off, this journey will continue for 19 days, which will stop at 9 stations. All these tourists are from outside India and they pledged to go on a religious tour after Prana Pratishtha," Lekhi said.

The state-of-the-art Deluxe AC Tourist Train with AC I and AC II class will accommodate a total of 156 tourists. India...