Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Odisha's Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Train Leaves Brahmapur for Ayodhya
A special train took 775 older people from Odisha on a religious trip.
They left Brahmapur railway station on Friday.
The group will visit Ayodhya and Varanasi.
They will see the Ganga ghats, attend Ganga Aarti and visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
They will also visit important places in Ayodhya.
Twenty-five escorts are travelling with them.
The trip will last five nights and six days.
The Odisha government arranged food, lodging and health check-ups.
The scheme helps senior citizens who may not otherwise be able to afford such a journey.
A special train carrying 775 senior citizens left Brahmapur for Ayodhya and Varanasi on Friday.
The pilgrims came from Ganjam, Nayagada, Kandhamala, Gajapati and Boudh districts, with 25 escorts.
The journey is being conducted under the Odisha government's Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme.
The five-night, six-day itinerary includes Ayodhya, Varanasi's Ganga ghats, Ganga Aarti and Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Officials said more than 46,000 people had visited pilgrimage centres under the scheme during the past two years.
- Who
- 775 senior citizens from five Odisha districts, accompanied by 25 escorts, are taking part.
- What
- They left on a special pilgrimage train under the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme.
- When
- The train departed on Friday for a five-night, six-day journey.
- Where
- It left from Brahmapur railway station and is travelling to Ayodhya and Varanasi.
- Why
- The scheme is intended to help financially disadvantaged senior citizens visit major sacred places.
- Total pilgrims
- 775 senior citizens
- Escorts
- 25
- Districts represented
- Ganjam, Nayagada, Kandhamala, Gajapati and Boudh
- Largest district contingent
- Ganjam, with 438 pilgrims
- Journey duration
- Five nights and six days
- Destinations
- Ayodhya and Varanasi
- Recent scheme participation
- More than 46,000 people from Odisha visited major pilgrimage centres during the past two years
- Departure arrangements
- Accommodation, health check-ups, food and other facilities were arranged near Brahmapur railway station