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Aggarwal AK, Guglani M, Goel RK (2008) Spiritual & yoga tourism: a case study on experience of
foreign tourists visiting Rishikesh, India. In: Conference on tourism in India—challenges ahead,
IIM Kolkata, 15–17 May 2008, pp 457–464
Akihito N (2017) Development of tourism and the tourist industry in India: a case study of
Uttarakhand. J Urban Reg Stud Contemp India 3(2):1–12
Alipour H, Olya HGT, Forouzan I (2017) Environmental impacts of mass religious tourism: from
residents’ perspectives. Tour Anal 22(2):167–183
Alley KD (2002) On the banks of the Ganga: when wastewater meets a sacred river. University of
Michigan Press, Ann Arbor
Aukland K (2017) Pilgrimage expansion through tourism in contemporary India: the development
and promotion of a Hindu pilgrimage circuit. J Contemp Relig 32(2):283–298
Awasthi IC (2015) Disaster management in mountain economy: a case of Uttarakhand State of India
Baca EA (2015) The Ganges river: symbology, sustainability, and the confluence of cultural and
fluvial connectivity. Texas State University. https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/5931.
Accessed 25 Jan 2020
Bandyopadhyay R, Nair BB (2019) Marketing Kerala in India as God’s own country! For tourists’
spiritual transformation, rejuvenation and well-being. J Dest Mark Manage 14(100369):1–8
Banerjee M (2015) Spiritual tourism: a tool for socio-cultural and sustainable development. Int J
Sci Res 4(10):1244–1249
Basak S, Sarkar A, Ghosh R, Chaudhuri A (2015) Ghats of Varanasi—an emerging centre of
pollution. J Humanit Soc Sci 20(9):19–24
Bhargava DS (1987) Nature and the Ganga. Environ Conserv 14:307–318
Bhatnagar A, Devi P, George MP (2016) Impact of mass bathing and religious activities on water
quality index of prominent water bodies: a multilocation study in Haryana, India. Int J Ecol.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2915905
Bhonsale M (2019) Religious tourism as soft power: strengthening India’s outreach to Southeast
Asia. ORF special report no. 97. Observer Research Foundation
Bhutiani R, Khanna DR, Kulkarni DB, Ruhela M (2016) Assessment of Ganga river ecosystem at
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India with reference to water quality indices. Appl Water Sci 6(2):107–
113
CAG (2017) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on rejuvenation of river Ganga
(Namami Gange). Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
https://cag.gov.in/sites/default/files/audit_report_files/Report_No.39_of_2017_-_Performance_
Audit_on_Ministry_of_Water_Resources%2C_River_Development_%26_Ganga_Rejuvenat
ion_Union_Government.pdf. Accessed 21 Feb 2020
Carasuk R, Becken S, Hughey KF (2016) Exploring values, drivers, and barriers as antecedents of
implementing responsible tourism. J Hosp Tour Res 40(1):19–36
Cetin G, Alrawadieh Z, Dincer MZ, Istanbullu DF, Ioannides D (2017) Willingness to pay for tourist
tax in destinations: empirical evidence from Istanbul. Economies 5(21):1–15
CREST (2018) The case for responsible travel: trends & statistics 2018. Center for Responsible
Travel
Dimitrov S (2019) Religious tourism and religious tourism resources. In: The overarching issues of
the European space—a strategic (re)positioning of environmental and socio-economic problems?
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Porto, pp 79–89
Durán-Sánchez A, Álvarez-García J, Río-Rama D, De la Cruz M, Oliveira C (2018) Religious
tourism and pilgrimage: bibliometric overview. Religions 9(249):1–15
Farooquee NA, Budal TK, Maikhuri RK (2008) Environmental and socio-cultural impacts of river
rafting and camping on Ganga in Uttarakhand Himalaya. Curr Sci 94(5):587–594