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Impact of Augmented Reality on Virtual Pilgrimage Accessibility

Arnav Verma1 Shubham Kumar2
1 Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Trinity Institute of Innovations in Professional Studies, (GGSIPU) Uttar Pradesh, India. 2 Department of Computer Science & Technology, Trinity Institute of Innovations in Professional Studies, (GGSIPU) Uttar Pradesh, India.

Published Online: March-April 2026

Pages: 306-310

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