The first leg of the Journey, covering 4000 kilometres, will bring prominent temples and spiritual centres from Uttarakhand closer to devotees digitally
Koo, a Made-in-India social media platform, through its ‘India Spiritual Journey’ initiative, has enabled devotees to connect digitally with temples and spiritual centres across India, according to a report from IANS. The first leg of the Journey, covering 4000 kilometres, will bring prominent temples and spiritual centres from Uttarakhand closer to devotees digitally.
Pandemic-induced lockdowns and temporary closures of temples have seen a rise in e-darshans significantly on social media over the last two year. With spirituality and related topics being among the most searched topics on the internet, this campaign will enable spiritual leaders and temple trusts to connect with devotees across India, share updates, and engage with followers in their native language – all in real time.
Pratik Khedkar, an avid biker and Koo employee, will ride 4000 kilometres from Madhya Pradesh to Uttarakhand. He will visit key pilgrimage sites in the Himalayan state, including Haridwar, Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Yamunotri, and Badrinath, as part of Koo’s Operations Team. The journey will come to an end at Gaurikund, the base camp for the Kedarnath trek.
Chat Rooms and Live features contribute to a stronger digital connection between temples and devotees, with over 47 per cent of spiritual accounts gaining more followers on Koo than on any other microblogging platform in India
This campaign, which has the support of Uttarakhand Tourism, aims to assist temple trusts and spiritual centres across the state in harnessing the social media revolution that is currently transforming the world.
The ‘India Spiritual Journey’ will be gradually expanded to pilgrimage sites throughout India. Koo has over 100 verified spiritual accounts, including those of prominent gurus such as Swami Avdheshanand Giri, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. In the last quarter, the platform saw a 50 per cent increase in verified spiritual accounts.
By utilising the platform’s unique multi-lingual feature, spiritual leaders actively koo and interact with their followers in local languages. The feature enables real-time translation of messages across the platform’s current slew of languages, thereby broadening reach. Chat Rooms and Live features contribute to a stronger digital connection between temples and devotees, with over 47 per cent of spiritual accounts gaining more followers on Koo than on any other microblogging platform in India.
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