VARANASI, May 30 -- Under the tourism department's scheme to boost spiritual tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the focus will be on developing pilgrimage sites related to Jainism, and ashrams of saints like Valmiki, and Kabir

in four districts of the Varanasi division.

They will be renovated and equipped with facilities to preserve cultural and spiritual heritage of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

In a press statement, deputy director tourism Rajendra Rawat said that Jain pilgrimage sites, Valmiki ashrams, ashram of Sant Kabir and places of Sufi saints will be equipped with various facilities such as road connectivity, ornamental lighting, Parikrama Path and other required facilities. In addition, if there are any ponds related to the sites, they will ...