Lucknow, Oct. 13 -- Uttar Pradesh has won a global honour by winning the Best Spiritual Tourism Destination Award at the Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards 2025, held in Lisbon, Portugal. The award acknowledges the state's rich spiritual legacy and its rising status as a premier destination for faith-based tourism on the international stage.

The award was received on behalf of the state by Puneet R Kundal, ambassador of India to Portugal, during a grand ceremony at the Troia Design Hotel. This international recognition places Uttar Pradesh alongside the world's most iconic spiritual and cultural destinations, reaffirming its identity as the "Land of Faith and Divinity."

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