After Corona, the Indian tourism sector again gained momentum, although this figure could not cross 2019. According to reports, 4.78 million foreign tourists visited India in the first half of 2024, which was about 9 percent more than in June 2023. Apart from this, Indian tourists also visited many tourist places of the country.
Social media also promoted Indian tourism. Some places in the country remained popular on Instagram throughout the year. Seeing the reels of these Indian tourist places, people were forced to come here. Let us know about those places in the country which went viral in the year 2024 and were most viewed and liked on Instagram.
Shri Ramlala Temple, Ayodhya
After waiting for centuries, Ramlala was consecrated in the Ram temple of Ayodhya in the year 2024. After Pran Pratistha, devotees from India and abroad reached the Ram temple for darshan. After the installation of Ramlala in Ram temple, there has been a record breaking increase in the number of tourists here. Pictures and videos of Ram Mandir and Ram Lalla went viral on Instagram, Facebook and X. Seeing these pictures and videos, people reached Ayodhya to visit Ram temple.
Jaipur
Many cities of Rajasthan are famous as popular tourist destinations across the world. Jaipur is one of these tourist destinations. The grand palaces and beautiful views of Jaipur went viral. On Instagram, 19.2 million posts were from Jaipur Tagpages and 2.7 million posts were from Jaipur Diaries. There are many amazing places in Jaipur including Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Amer Fort, Jantar Mantar, Jal Mahal, Amer Fort, Nahargarh Fort, where people reach and shoot photos and videos and post them on social media.
Goa
Goa is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, where people from all over the country and abroad come every year. The attractions of Goa are no less than any foreign tourist destination. Beach lovers love to go to Goa. Along with this, the night life of Goa is also quite famous. Goa has 16.7 million posts on Instagram. Whereas 13 lakh posts of Goa Beach were shared. Beaches like Butterfly Beach, Velsao Beach, Betul Beach, Candolim Beach, Kakolem Beach, Bogmalo Beach of Goa are very famous. Apart from this you can also see Aguda Fort, Shri Mangeshi Temple, Dudhsagar Waterfall, Church etc.
Amritsar
The largest and most important Sikh religious site, the Golden Temple, is located in Amritsar, Punjab. This year the number of tourists visiting the Golden Temple was also very high. Amritsar’s Golden Temple ranks as the fifth most Instagrammed viral destination in India. The Golden Temple tag was posted by 2.3 million people. Whereas there were 83 lakh posts from Amritsar on Instagram. Many celebs also visited the Golden Temple.