She said last December the State Tourism department and the Corporation had set up a special counter at a NRI meet in Chennai where people of Bihari origin, particularly those from Fiji, Surinam and Mauritius had shown enthusiasm in inquiring about their roots.

The Corporation has also prepared schemes like a `pind daan' package for Gaya where Hindus from across the world throng to pray for the peace of souls of their ancestors to free them from the cycle of birth and death.

Besides this, a special yoga package and one for boosting religious tourism have also been designed to attract NRIS, Verma said.

"Under the `pind daan' package we will arrange priests and material required for the rituals, she said.

Similarly, a two and three week `yoga package' has been formulated keeping in mind its popularity among NRIs for which the Corporation has tied up with Bihar School of Yoga, Munger.

The NRIs at the Chennai meet had shown interest in visiting Jain, Buddhist and Sikh circuits. Special three and five days packages have been worked out for NRI tourists under which they would be given accomodation in BSTDC's hotels, she said.

A similar package to attract Bihari NRIs to trace their roots was devised earlier also, but could not take-off.

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