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Mahapatra S, Vasistha HB, Pandey R (2011) Socio-environ impact of river rafting industry on
Ganges in Uttarakhand, India. Int J Environ Sci 1(5):757–771
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Matta G et al (2018) Comparative study on seasonal variation in hydro-chemical parameters of
Ganga river water using comprehensive pollution index (CPI) at Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) India.
Desalination Water Treat 118:87–95
Medhekar A, Haq F (2012) Development of spiritual tourism circuits: the case of India. GSTF J
Bus Rev 2(2):212–218
Nail AB, Sharma S, Sharma R (2012) Sustainable tourism development through integrated planning
in Uttarakhand. Int J Sci Res Publ 2(7):1–7
Nepal R, Nepal SK (2019) Managing overtourism through economic taxation: policy lessons from
five countries. Tour Geogr 1–22
Parmar JS (2012) Tourism development in Himachal Pradesh: emerging dimensions. Int J Hosp
Tour Syst 5(1):66–75
Patange P, Srinithivihahshini ND, Mahajan DM (2013) Pilgrimage and the environment: challenges
in a pilgrimage centre in Maharashtra, India. Int J Environ Sci 3(6):2269–2277
Phukan H (2014) A study on tourism logistics in the spiritual sites of Haridwar and Rishikesh in
Uttarakhand. Int J Emerg Technol Adv Eng 165–170
Rawal YS, Sah V (2017) Emergence of spiritual tourism and its impact on hospitality industry with
special reference to Uttarakhand region. Atithya J Hosp 3(2):1–6
Rongali A (2017) Visiting purposes of tourists in Uttarakhand: a comparative study of Kumaun &
Garhwal regions. Int Res J Commer Arts Sci 8(11):1–11
Sachdeva S (2016) The influence of sacred beliefs in environmental risk perception and attitudes.
Environ Behav 49(5):583–600
Saraswati AK, Ram P (2017) Hill tourism and sustainable development of the destinations: a
situation analysis of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Int J Mark Financ Manag 5(1):70–84
Sati VP (2015) Pilgrimage tourism in mountain regions: socio-economic and environmental
implications in the Garhwal Himalaya. South Asian J Tour Herit 8(2):164–182
Shanthakumari R (2017) Challenges and opportunities of spiritual tourism in India. Int J Appl Res
3(1):737–740
Shinde K (2007) Pilgrimage and the environment: challenges in a pilgrimage centre. Curr Issues
Tour 10(4):343–365
Shinde KA (2018) Governance and management of religious tourism in India. Int J Relig Tour Pilgr
6(1):58–71
Singaravelu N, Mishra H (2019) Rivers in India: a reality check. The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.
com/news/national/rivers-in-india-a-reality-check/article27510799.ece. Accessed 03 Mar 2020
Singh S (2006) Tourism in the Sacred Indian Himalayas: an incipient theology of tourism? Asia
Pac J Tour Res 11(4):375–389
Singh RB, Mal S, Kala CP (2009) Community responses to mountain tourism: a case in Bhyundar
Valley, Indian Himalaya. J Mt Sci 6(4):394–404
Sinha P (2015) Religious tourism needs sustainable infrastructure. The Hindu Business
Line. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/religious-tourism-needs-sustainableinfrastructure/article7232160.ece. Accessed 16 Mar 2020
Sridhar R, Yuvaraj E, Sachithanandam V, Mageswaran T, Purvaja R, Ramesh R (2016) Tourism
carrying capacity for beaches of South Andaman Island, India. In: Tourism—from empirical
research towards practical application. IntechOpen Publishing
Sultan MI (2015) Tourism, economy and environmental problems of a religious town: a case study
on Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Int J Humanit Soc Sci Invent 4(2):9–15
Suri R, Rao J (2014) Impact of spiritual marketing on different segments of tourists and their
evaluation of the site. J Bus Econ Policy 1(1):26–34
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Mahapatra S, Vasistha HB, Pandey R (2011) Socio-environ impact of river rafting industry on
Ganges in Uttarakhand, India. Int J Environ Sci 1(5):757–771
Mallet V (2017) The Ganga has pollution problems but it is not a dead river.
Live Mint. https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/25FjfPP3I9t8oZLb6nYkPN/Victor-Mallet-TheGanga-has-pollution-problems-but-it-is-n.html. Accessed 27 Feb 2020
Matta G et al (2018) Comparative study on seasonal variation in hydro-chemical parameters of
Ganga river water using comprehensive pollution index (CPI) at Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) India.
Desalination Water Treat 118:87–95
Medhekar A, Haq F (2012) Development of spiritual tourism circuits: the case of India. GSTF J
Bus Rev 2(2):212–218
Nail AB, Sharma S, Sharma R (2012) Sustainable tourism development through integrated planning
in Uttarakhand. Int J Sci Res Publ 2(7):1–7
Nepal R, Nepal SK (2019) Managing overtourism through economic taxation: policy lessons from
five countries. Tour Geogr 1–22
Parmar JS (2012) Tourism development in Himachal Pradesh: emerging dimensions. Int J Hosp
Tour Syst 5(1):66–75
Patange P, Srinithivihahshini ND, Mahajan DM (2013) Pilgrimage and the environment: challenges
in a pilgrimage centre in Maharashtra, India. Int J Environ Sci 3(6):2269–2277
Phukan H (2014) A study on tourism logistics in the spiritual sites of Haridwar and Rishikesh in
Uttarakhand. Int J Emerg Technol Adv Eng 165–170
Rawal YS, Sah V (2017) Emergence of spiritual tourism and its impact on hospitality industry with
special reference to Uttarakhand region. Atithya J Hosp 3(2):1–6
Rongali A (2017) Visiting purposes of tourists in Uttarakhand: a comparative study of Kumaun &
Garhwal regions. Int Res J Commer Arts Sci 8(11):1–11
Sachdeva S (2016) The influence of sacred beliefs in environmental risk perception and attitudes.
Environ Behav 49(5):583–600
Saraswati AK, Ram P (2017) Hill tourism and sustainable development of the destinations: a
situation analysis of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Int J Mark Financ Manag 5(1):70–84
Sati VP (2015) Pilgrimage tourism in mountain regions: socio-economic and environmental
implications in the Garhwal Himalaya. South Asian J Tour Herit 8(2):164–182
Shanthakumari R (2017) Challenges and opportunities of spiritual tourism in India. Int J Appl Res
3(1):737–740
Shinde K (2007) Pilgrimage and the environment: challenges in a pilgrimage centre. Curr Issues
Tour 10(4):343–365
Shinde KA (2018) Governance and management of religious tourism in India. Int J Relig Tour Pilgr
6(1):58–71
Singaravelu N, Mishra H (2019) Rivers in India: a reality check. The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.
com/news/national/rivers-in-india-a-reality-check/article27510799.ece. Accessed 03 Mar 2020
Singh S (2006) Tourism in the Sacred Indian Himalayas: an incipient theology of tourism? Asia
Pac J Tour Res 11(4):375–389
Singh RB, Mal S, Kala CP (2009) Community responses to mountain tourism: a case in Bhyundar
Valley, Indian Himalaya. J Mt Sci 6(4):394–404
Sinha P (2015) Religious tourism needs sustainable infrastructure. The Hindu Business
Line. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/religious-tourism-needs-sustainableinfrastructure/article7232160.ece. Accessed 16 Mar 2020
Sridhar R, Yuvaraj E, Sachithanandam V, Mageswaran T, Purvaja R, Ramesh R (2016) Tourism
carrying capacity for beaches of South Andaman Island, India. In: Tourism—from empirical
research towards practical application. IntechOpen Publishing
Sultan MI (2015) Tourism, economy and environmental problems of a religious town: a case study
on Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Int J Humanit Soc Sci Invent 4(2):9–15
Suri R, Rao J (2014) Impact of spiritual marketing on different segments of tourists and their
evaluation of the site. J Bus Econ Policy 1(1):26–34