TNPSC Thervupettagam

Tamilnadu Buddhist Tourist Circuit

November 1 , 2019 1723 days 1520 0
  • The Tamil Nadu government plans to build a massive statue of Bodhidharma at Kancheepuram.
  • It plans to promote a Buddhist pilgrimage circuit in the state to attract tourists from China.
  • The statue planned would be second only to the Statue of Unity of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat in size.
  • Six places across the state, including Kancheepuram, Mamallapuram, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur had been identified for the Buddhist circuit.
  • TN Tourism department also plans to train 10 tour guides at Mamallapuram in basic Mandarin to interact with Chinese tourists.

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