Arunesh Parashar is an Associate Professor at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, India.Prachi Agarwal is an Assistant Professor at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, India.Ahmad Albattat is an Associate Professor and Program Leader at Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Pankaj Singh Chandel is an Assistant Professor at AAFT University of Media and Arts, India.

• Introduction; Arunesh Parashar, Prachi Agarwal, Ahmad Albattat, and Pankaj Singh ChandelChapter 1. Pathways to Transcendence: Contextual Influences on Spiritual Travel Motivation; Swati Sharma, Devika Sood, and Akshita TiwariChapter 2. The Economic Impact of Accommodation Sector for Tourism Development in Braj Region, India: A Qualitative Study; Vikas Sharma, Dhananjay Srivastav, Garima Jain, and Nitin GuptaChapter 3. From Pilgrimage to Tourism: The Evolution of Spiritual Travel in Himachal Pradesh; Nitish Kumar Bhardwaj and Manish BadoniChapter 4. Evaluating the Role of Green Marketing in Shaping Consumer Preferences; Rajender S. Godara, Jayant Kumar Arya, and Jatin Singh RawatChapter 5. Tourism in Sikkim and Thangka Art: Balancing Authenticity and Adaptation in Spiritual Tourism; Lazey Doma Bhutia, Rupam Konar, and Neethiahnan Ari RagavanChapter 6. Managing Millions, Market, Meeting Masters, and Moksha: Exploring the Digital Confluence of Spiritual Tourism and Internationalization of Maha Kumbh Mela; Sukhmeet Kaur, Sharmila Devi Ramachandaran, and Bablu Kumar DharChapter 7. Digital Pilgrimage: Virtual Spiritual Journeys in the Connected Age; Nimisha Maheshwari, Vipin Singh, and Amrik SinghChapter 8. The Ethics of Spiritual Travel in Rural Landscapes: Heritage, Community, and Technology; Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder, Md. Shoeab Akhter, Nafisa Jannat, and Md. Nymur RahmanChapter 9. Beyond Green Preferences: How Spirituality Moderates the Effect of Perceived Values on Eco-Lodge Intentions; Amit Tariyal, Abhay Chamoli, and Vinay RanaChapter 10. The Role of Spiritual Tourism in Development Process (Concepts and Applications); Arunesh Parashar and Prachi AgarwalChapter 11. Sustainable and Sacred Eco-Spiritual Tourism: A Journey of Discovery; Sadhna BagchiChapter 12. Digital Detox in Rishikesh: Defining Restoration and Authenticity in Spiritual Tourism; Chandramauli Dhaundiyal, Shruti Dhaundiyal, and Siddhi Vinayak

Arunesh Parashar is an Associate Professor at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, India.Prachi Agarwal is an Assistant Professor at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, India.Ahmad Albattat is an Associate Professor and Program Leader at Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Pankaj Singh Chandel is an Assistant Professor at AAFT University of Media and Arts, India.

• Introduction; Arunesh Parashar, Prachi Agarwal, Ahmad Albattat, and Pankaj Singh ChandelChapter 1. Pathways to Transcendence: Contextual Influences on Spiritual Travel Motivation; Swati Sharma, Devika Sood, and Akshita TiwariChapter 2. The Economic Impact of Accommodation Sector for Tourism Development in Braj Region, India: A Qualitative Study; Vikas Sharma, Dhananjay Srivastav, Garima Jain, and Nitin GuptaChapter 3. From Pilgrimage to Tourism: The Evolution of Spiritual Travel in Himachal Pradesh; Nitish Kumar Bhardwaj and Manish BadoniChapter 4. Evaluating the Role of Green Marketing in Shaping Consumer Preferences; Rajender S. Godara, Jayant Kumar Arya, and Jatin Singh RawatChapter 5. Tourism in Sikkim and Thangka Art: Balancing Authenticity and Adaptation in Spiritual Tourism; Lazey Doma Bhutia, Rupam Konar, and Neethiahnan Ari RagavanChapter 6. Managing Millions, Market, Meeting Masters, and Moksha: Exploring the Digital Confluence of Spiritual Tourism and Internationalization of Maha Kumbh Mela; Sukhmeet Kaur, Sharmila Devi Ramachandaran, and Bablu Kumar DharChapter 7. Digital Pilgrimage: Virtual Spiritual Journeys in the Connected Age; Nimisha Maheshwari, Vipin Singh, and Amrik SinghChapter 8. The Ethics of Spiritual Travel in Rural Landscapes: Heritage, Community, and Technology; Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder, Md. Shoeab Akhter, Nafisa Jannat, and Md. Nymur RahmanChapter 9. Beyond Green Preferences: How Spirituality Moderates the Effect of Perceived Values on Eco-Lodge Intentions; Amit Tariyal, Abhay Chamoli, and Vinay RanaChapter 10. The Role of Spiritual Tourism in Development Process (Concepts and Applications); Arunesh Parashar and Prachi AgarwalChapter 11. Sustainable and Sacred Eco-Spiritual Tourism: A Journey of Discovery; Sadhna BagchiChapter 12. Digital Detox in Rishikesh: Defining Restoration and Authenticity in Spiritual Tourism; Chandramauli Dhaundiyal, Shruti Dhaundiyal, and Siddhi Vinayak