The University of Madras will be hosting a National conference on religious tourism in Tamil Nadu from September 7 at its campus to provide an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the areas of religion, tourism, infrastructure development, and information system. The two-day conference also aims to invite papers from academicians, professionals, and research scholars in related disciplines to present their views through research papers, a communique from the institution said.