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  <!-- ── Core pages ── -->
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    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/ramta</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.95</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/experiences</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.85</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/ayodhya-guide</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.85</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/itinerary</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.80</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/stories</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.80</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.70</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/contact</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.65</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/careers</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── Destination preview pages ── -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/varanasi</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.60</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/rishikesh</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.60</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/gokarna</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.55</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/pondicherry</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.55</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/kasol</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.55</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/jaisalmer</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.55</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── Blog articles ──
       NOTE: These use query-param URLs which are crawlable but not ideal.
       Clean /stories/{slug} routes are planned for Phase 3.
  -->
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    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/blog-post?slug=top-things-to-do-ayodhya</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/blog-post?slug=pilgrims-guide-ayodhya</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/blog-post?slug=best-food-ayodhya</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.70</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.stayavarna.com/blog-post?slug=ayodhya-2-day-itinerary</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.70</priority>
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