The Centre had announced a list of 10 places last month, including Taj Mahal, Vaishno Devi and Tirupati, for first phase of a special clean-up initiative focused on 100 iconic heritage and spiritual places in the country.
The Centre then said the initiative was undertaken under the guidance of the PM and the list of 90 other places would be finalised soon.
ET has accessed a list of 145 spiritual and heritage places short-listed by the Centre, out of which the 10 initial locations were chosen, and rest of the 90 are under consideration.
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The list mentions temples at Amarnath, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Somnath, Tirupati Balaji, Konark Sun Temple and Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Mathura.
The Basilica of Bom Jesus and the Church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in Goa and Kochi’s Santa Cruz Basilica are among Christian religious places in the list.
Among Islamic shrines are Mecca Masjid of Hyderabad, Hazratbal, Delhi’s Jama Masjid and Moti Masjid and Tipu Sultan Shahi in West Bengal.
Ajmer Sharif had been announced in the list of 10 top places in the first phase in June. Hemkund Sahib and Anandpur Sahib feature in the list of Sikh shrines.
The government has been further conscious to include shrines of Jainism, Zoroastrianism and Sufism in the list.
Jain shrines include Sonagiri Temples in Madhya Pradesh and Palitana Temples in Gujarat while the Zoroastrianism spiritual places include Paradesi Synagogue in Kerala, Bene Israel Synagogues in Gujarat and Magen David Synagogue in Maharashtra. Sufi shrines like Nizamuddin Dargah also are in this list.
Buddhist shrines like Sanchi and Shravasti in UP have also been shortlisted. The long list also mentions historical and heritage sites like Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar, Ellora Caves, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Valley of Flowers and forts at Jaisalmer, Ranthambore and Amer.
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