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Ranchi, July 8: Days ahead of the Shravani Mela beginning next week that attracts more than 25 lakh people every year to Deoghar, IndiGo has announced flights between Kolkata and Deoghar, home to Baba Baidyanath Temple, from July 12.
“We are pleased to announce Deoghar as the 74th destination on the 6E network. These new flights will enhance connectivity and significantly reduce transit time between Kolkata and Deoghar, from 7.5 hrs to less than 1.25 hrs,” said Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, IndiGo.
The increased access to Deoghar – home to Baba Baidyanath Temple, Trikuta Parvata, Rama Krishna Mission Vidyapith and Naulakha Mandir – will also boost religious tourism in the region, Kumar added.
IndiGo will operate the Kolkata-Deoghar flights four times each week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, the airline said in a statement. These new connections will enhance the connectivity between the eastern states of the country.
“Increased connectivity and access to an important Hindu pilgrimage centre like Deoghar will enhance tourist footprint in destinations like Baba Baidyanath Temple, which is one of the 12 Shiva Jyotirlingas and one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in India, Trikuta Parvata which is accessed by a passenger ropeway, Mayurakshi river, Rama Krishna Mission Vidyapith and Naulakha Mandir,” the airline said.
The route will also strengthen accessibility from Giridih, Jasidih, Madhupur and Dumka in Jharkhand and Bhagalpur, Munger, Banka and Jamui in Bihar to Kolkata, and connectivity to IndiGo’s domestic and international network thereafter, it said.
