UP's Shakti Tourism push reaches every District, Local Devi shrines gain focus

Lucknow, Oct 14 (UNI) Devi temples in every district of Uttar Pradesh have benefited from the state's tourism development initiatives since 2017, Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said on Wednesday, highlighting how the programme is reaching locally revered shrines alongside prominent Shakti Peeths. Speaking to the media at Badi Kali Mandir in Chowk, Lucknow, on Wednesday, after offering prayers and inaugurating a series of Navratri cultural programmes to be held at 26 Devi temples under Mission Shakti, Singh said the effort combines respect for regional faith traditions with better pilgrimage facilities and opportunities for communities around these destinations. "Under…