World's largest International Temple Convention and Expo organized in Varanasi

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The world's largest International Temple Convention and Expo (ITCX) will be organized from 22 to 24 July 2023 at the Rudraksh Convention Center in Varanasi.

An Overview of the news:

• Conceived by Temple Connect (India), it is the world's first event solely dedicated to the management of temples.
• The conference will focus on nurturing and empowering the governance, management and operations of the world and temple ecosystem.

Conference Participation:

• More than 450 temple functionaries from 25 countries are expected to participate in the conference.
• Along with Hindus, office bearers of Math-Temples and Gurudwaras belonging to Sikh, Buddhist and Jainism have also been invited.

Launch of the conference:

• The conference will be inaugurated by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on July 22.
• The event will be held at Rudraksh Convention Centre.
• For the first time, the International Temples Convention & Expo is being organized by Temple Connect.

Conference organized under Incredible India:

• The three-day event is being organized as part of the Incredible India campaign in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Tourism.
• In this, development, empowerment of temple management, operation and administration will be discussed.
• According to the founder of Temple Connect, best practices will be created for the teams of the leading places of worship in the world.

Theme of the conference:

• During this conference, the experience of pilgrims visiting temples, monasteries and gurudwaras will be asked, topics like crowd management, solid waste management and what should be improved in basic facilities will also be discussed.
• The conference will serve as a platform to introduce the world to India's rich heritage of places of worship, while learning about the diverse cultures, traditions, arts and crafts of places of worship around the world.