Pilgrimage tourism is a form of journey; it provides an opportunity for people to visit sacred places, and it is a feature that is common to more or less all societies. India has a versatile culture, and it is a religious nation. The outcome of the research is factors influencing the impact of pilgrimage tourism in Andhra Pradesh. It includes social impact, economic impact, cultural impact, infrastructural impact, and entrepreneurial impact. The standard of living of the local people and dependents of pilgrimage tourism can be increased by encouraging pilgrimage tourism in India. It is accurate in terms of practical results. The current research will give new insight into the world of research. The structured, closed-ended questionnaire used to collect data from various selected prominent pilgrimage destinations in Andhra Pradesh collected 400 samples from 4 destinations, which included 100 samples from each destination. The outcome of the analysis is a t-test and an ANOVA. The current study examines factors influencing the impact of pilgrimage tourism in Andhra Pradesh.

Tourism, Pilgrimage Tourism, Temples, Social Impact, Economic Impact, Cultural Impact, Infrastructural Impact, Entrepreneurial Impact.