LUCKNOW, June 26 -- Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to promote religious tourism between the two states. The initiative aims to attract pilgrims visiting Ayodhya and Mathura by developing sites linked to Lord Ram and Lord Krishna in MP, where the state government is working to establish new pilgrimage circuits to tap into the growing tourist inflow from UP. "Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya and later crowned king, but during his 14-year exile, he is believed to have spent nearly 11 years in Chitrakoot before travelling to the south via Madhya Pradesh," an official said. The spiritual circuit maps the journey of Lord Krishna from his birthplace in Mathura to Ujjain, where he is said to have pursued his education, he added. Mukesh Bahadur Singh, chairman of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, said he was honoured to be a guest speaker at the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Roadshow, where key industry stakeholders met senior officials to explore investment and partnership opportunities ....