Return to religion symbolises the defeat of the intellect, as the rationalists might aver, but it has something to do with the roots one was born at. The same phenomenon has been witnessed by the West with thousands attending the Sunday-Masses. In India religious faiths are interlinked with the cultural ethos; with those holy spots one was grown with.
The influx of the senior NRI's and their friends is explained by this fundamental truth. But when they return or come to this vast land steeped in the hoary past, they find scores of books highlighting the well-known tourist spots but not any guide books worth the name which might take them to the various places of religious interest. This book is an humble attempt in this direction.
The focus of the book is on the tourists, especially on those who wish to see the sacred spots of a variety of faiths that have been prospering in this country. Our target readership is not only the foreign tourists or the religious minded NRI's but also those Indians who are dwelling in deep south of the country and willing to complete their Holy Journey to the Four Dhams, the Four Nodal Points of the faith. The same is true with the adherents of the other faiths.
It is for their benefit that whole of the country has been divided into five major zones with each having a metropolitan city as its centre. Hence the Delhi Zone, Calcutta Zone, Bombay Zone, Bangalore Zone and Madras Zone. The basic idea is to make the potential pilgrim plan his journey in the least troubled manner. These sacred places ooze peace and they ought to be visited with peace in mind and faith in heart.
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