Tourism in India

Taj Mahal in Agra is a popular destination

Famous Hall of Thousand Pillars at Meenakshi Amman Temple at Madurai

Rani ki vav in Gujarat aUNESCO World Heritage Site

A Vamana temple at Khajurahoa UNESCO World Heritage Sitewith its sculptural marvels

Kailasa Temple at Ellora aUNESCO World Heritage Site

Bactrian camel ride at Nubra Valley in Ladakh

Trimurti of Elephanta Caves aUNESCO World Heritage Site nearMumbai

Chaturbhuj Temple and other monuments at Orchha

Tourism in India is economically important and is growing rapidly. The World Travel & Tourism
Council calculated that tourism generated8.31 lakh crore (US$120 billion) or 6.3% of the nation's
GDP in 2015 and supported 37.315 million jobs, 8.7% of its total employment. The sector is
predicted to grow at an average annual rate of 7.5% to 18.36 lakh crore (US$270 billion) by 2025
(7.2% of GDP).[1] In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$3
billion. It is projected to grow to $78 billion by 2020. [2] In 2014, 184,298 foreign patients traveled to
India to seek medical treatment.[3]