Mahakumbh 2025 has opened the doors of new possibilities of spiritual tourism in Uttar Pradesh. The state government has developed five major spiritual corridors during this Maha Jigan. Through these corridors, devotees will be able to travel to various religious places easily across the state, which will increase spiritual tourism. At the same time, these corridors will combine many religious cities including Varanasi, Ayodhya, Lucknow and Mathura together.
First-corridor Prayag-Vindhyachal-Kashi
The first is Prayag-Vindhyachal-Kashi corridor. Through this corridor, devotees will be able to travel from Prayagraj to Vindhyachal Devidham and then Kashi (Varanasi), which will be the main route of Shakti and Shiva worship.
Second-Corridor Prayagraj-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur
The second is Prayagraj-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur corridor. This corridor is associated with Lord Rama and Gorakhnath tradition. In Prayagraj, you will be able to visit Ramlala in Ayodhya after taking a dip in the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, lying Hanuman, Akshay Vat, Saraswati well. After Ayodhya, devotees will go to Gorakhpur and take their foreheads in the Gorakhnath temple.
Third-Corridor Prayagraj-Lucknow-Namishranya
The third corridor is Prayagraj-Lucknow-Niramisharanya. This route will take the devotees to the Naimisharanya Dham via Lucknow, which is one of the 88 Mahatirthas of Hinduism. 88 thousand is famous as a tapasthali of sages. It is connected to Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Sati and Lord Shiva.
Fourth-corridor Prayagraj-Rajapur
The fourth corridor is Prayagraj-Rajapur (Banda)-Chitrakoot Corridor. This route related to the exile of Lord Rama will take the devotees to Chitrakoot Dham, where there are famous religious places like Kamadgiri Parvat, Ramghat and Hanuman Dhara. At the same time, Rajapur Goswami is the birthplace of Tulsidas, who composed many religious texts like Shri Ramcharitmanas, Vinay Patrika etc.
Fifth-Prayagraj-Mathura-Vrindavan-Shuktirtha
The fifth Prayagraj-Mathura-Vrindavan-Shuktirtha (is a corridor through Bundelkhand Expressway. Under this corridor, devotees will be able to go to Mathura-Vrindavan and Shuktirtha via Bundelkhand Expressway, which is famous as the Tapasthali of Lord Shri Krishna and Maharishi Shukracharya. Vrindavan will also be able to go.