Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli on May 11, 2018 jointly flagged-off a direct bus service between the two sacred cities Janakpur and Ayodhya, as part of the ‘Ramayan Circuit’.
The bus service was launched during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Nepal during May 11-12, 2018. This was the third visit of PM Modi to Nepal and the first high-level visit from India since the formation of the new Government in Nepal in 2018.
Religious tourism in Nepal and India
• The bus service seeks to promote religious tourism in Nepal and India.
• As per mythological story ‘Ramayana’, Ayodhya is Lord Rama’s birthplace, while, Janakpur is the birthplace of goddess Sita.
• Janakpur is known as the birth place of Sita, the wife of Lord Rama. The Janaki temple of Janakpur was built in memory of Sita in 1910.
• The bus service will provide Janakpur-Ayodhya-Janakpur transportation facility to pilgrims.
Ramayana Circuit
The Ramayana Circuit is among the thirteen thematic circuits identified for development under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Union Ministry of Tourism.
Under the Ramayana Circuit, 15 destinations have been identified for development.
| 15 destinations of Ramayana Circuit
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| Destinations | States |
| Ayodhya, Nandigram, Shringverpur & Chitrakoot | Uttar Pradesh |
| Sitamarhi, Buxar & Darbhanga | Bihar |
| Chitrakoot | Madhya Pradesh |
| Jagdalpur | Chattisgarh |
| Nashik & Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| Mahendragiri | Odisha |
| Bhadrachalam | Telangana |
| Hampi | Karnataka |
| Rameshwaram | Tamil Nadu |
All these destinations will have all the necessary facilities like drinking water, lodging and parking for tourists and pilgrims.
| India-Nepal bilateral Summit 2018 |
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