Kakinada, Aug. 7 -- Rajya Sabha member Sana Sathish on Thursday urged the Centre to develop the Pancharama Kshetras in Andhra Pradesh as a National Shiva Circuit under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme to promote spiritual tourism and preserve the state's cultural heritage.
During a meeting with union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi, the MP submitted a detailed representation seeking the integration of the five historic Shiva temples-Amararama, Draksharama, Somarama, Kumararama and Ksheerarama-into a unified pilgrimage and tourism circuit.
Sathish said the proposed circuit would significantly boost spiritual tourism, preserve India's rich cultural heritage, generate employment and strengthen the local econo...