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| Aries
Affinities |
| City |
Varanasi |
| State |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Location |
North India |
| Geographical Location |
Longitude: 83.0 Latitude: 25.20 |
| Best Time to Visit |
October to May |
| Religion |
Temples, Sadhus and Aghori baba |
| Language |
Hinduism and Islam |
| More Info |
Hindi and English |
| Famous |
http://www.viaggindia.com |
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| Characteristics |
| Picturesquely
situated on the crescent shaped left bank of the
holy Ganga, Varanasi, one of the ancient seats
of learning in India, is said to be a compound
of the names of two streams, the Varuna and the
Assi, which still flow in the north and south
of the city respectively. This name seems to have
been corrupted, in medieval times to Banaras,
which was in use till May 24, 1956 when it was
changed to Varanasi, by an order of the Government
of India. Varanasi is probably one of the most
ancient living cities in India. From time immemorial
it has been a great religious center for Hindus
and one of their most sacred places of pilgrimage,
being visited by millions of people every year.
At a distance of 12 km from Varanasi lies Sarnath,
where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon. Here
he revealed the eight fold path that leads to
the attainment of inner peace, Enlightment and
Ultimate Nirvana.
Varanasi is the city of “Lord
Shiva" and the capital of all knowledge is
known as City of Light.Varanasi is a religious
and spiritual city, famous for ghats of holy river
Ganga.The city i is rich in arts, music, and dance
& literature and a centre for studying astrology,
sanskrit, yoga, and ayurveda.temples, ashrams,
muths, banarasi saree, handicrafts, Jari Work,
and wooden items are heritage of ancient Varanasi
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Annapurna |
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Sankhta |
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Kalbhairav |
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Mritunjay Mahadev |
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Durga |
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Tulsi Manas |
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Sankatmochan |
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Bharat Mata |
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| Thiruvananthapuram |
Located at the
southwestern tip of India, Thiruvananthapuram
district is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the
west and Tamil Nadu on the east. The wooded highlands
on the Western Ghats in the eastern and northeastern
borders give Thiruvananthapuram some of the most
enchanting picnic spots. A long shoreline, with
internationally renowned beaches, historic monuments,
backwater stretches and a rich cultural heritage
make this district a much sought after tourist
destination. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital
of
Kerala. |
| City |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| State |
Kerala |
| Area |
2192 sq. km |
| Geographical Location |
Longitude: 83.0 Latitude: 25.20 |
| Temp |
34 c max. |
| Humidity |
High(Mansoon season) |
| Altitude |
Sea level |
| More Info |
http://www.viaggindia.com |
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It is a huge
structure located in the heart of the city with
a 100 feet gopuram (tower). This richly sculptured
structure was renovated in 1733. The presiding
deity Sree Padmanabhaswamy is Lord Vishnu, reclining
on the serpent 'Anantha'. The temple has a blend
of Dravidian and Kerala architecture and sprawls
over a vast area. |
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| Goa |
One of the most
traveled tourism destinations in India - Goa has
a range of spots to offer, exquisite churches,
ancient temples, adventurous forts, wildlife preserves,
scenic beaches and even get away lakes. With Panjim
as its capital, Konkani, Marathi and English as
its most spoken languages, Goa is at its best
from October to February. In this secular state,
the population follows Hinduism, Christianity
and Islam. The beaches are intertwined with several
waterways and the two rivers, namely Mandovi and
Zuari. Vasco, Margao, Mapusa and Ponda are the
other major towns
With all of 3,702 sq. kms of area Goa is enough
to sweep you of your feet with its spectacular
sunrises and sunsets. The wide and serene beaches
are ideal for sunbaths and romantic strolls. Besides
the natural beauty, the fabulous beaches and sunshine,
travellers to Goa love the laid-back, peaceful,
warm and friendly nature of the Goan people. After
all, more than anywhere else on planet earth,
this is a place where people really know how to
relax. |
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English which
is widely spoken all over Goa,Konkani and Marathi
are the state languages. The national language
Hindi is also well understood in most areas around
the state. |
| City |
Panaji , Vasco da Gama |
| State |
Goa |
| Location |
south -west India |
| Distance |
Delhi 1,874 km, Mumbai 490 km ,Bangalore
430 km |
| Altitude |
Sea Level |
| Best Time to Visit |
scenic beaches |
| Religion |
Hinduism,Christianity,and Islam |
| Language |
Marathi, Konkani, Hindi, and English
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| More Info |
http://www.viaggindia.com |
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| Kashmir |
| Set like a jeweled
crown on the map of India, Kashmir is a multi-faceted
diamond, changing its hues with the seasons -
always extravagantly beautiful. Two major Himalayan
ranges, the Great Himalayan Range and the Pir
Panjal, surround the landscape from the north
and south respectively. They are the source of
great rivers, which flow down into the valleys,
forested with orchards and decorated by lily-laden
lakes.
The Mughals aptly called Kashmir ‘Paradise
on Earth’ where they journeyed across the
hot plains of India, to the valley’s cool
environs in summer. Here they laid, with great
love and care, Srinagar’s many formal, waterfront
gardens, now collectively known as the Mughal
Gardens. Anecdotes of four and five centuries
ago describe their love for these gardens, and
the rivalries that centred around their ownership.
They also patronized the development of art &
craft among the people of Kashmir, leaving behind
a heritage of exquisite artisanship among these
people and making the handicrafts of the land
prized gifts all over the world. |
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Srinagar |
| Altitude |
1,730 m. |
| Temperature |
Max Min |
| Summer |
29.5 C 10.6 C |
| Winter |
7.3 C -1.9 C |
| Best Season |
Throughout the year, |
| Languages |
Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, English. |
| More Info |
http://www.viaggindia.com |
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| Agra |
A white marble
tomb had been built in 1631-48 in Agra, seat of
the Mugal Empire, by Shah Jehan for his wife,
Mumtaj Mahal, the monument sums up many of the
formal themes that have played through Islamic
architecture. Its refined elegance is a conspicuous
contrast both to the Hindu architecture of pre-Islamic
India, with its thick walls corbelled arches,
and heavy lintels, and to the Indo Islamic styles,
in which Hindu elements are combined with an eclectic
assortment of motifs from Persian and Turkish
sources.
The Mausoleum of the Taj Mahal at Agra stands
in a formally laid-out walled garden entered through
a pavilion on the main axis. The tomb, raised
on a terrace and first seen reflected in the central
canal, is entirely sheathed in marble, but the
mosque and counter-mosque on the transverse axis
are built in red sandstone. The four minarets,
set symmetrically about the tomb, are scaled down
to heighten the effect of the dominant, slightly
bulbous dome. The mosques, built only to balance
the composition are set sufficiently far away
to do no more than frame the mausoleum.
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the whole riverside platform is a mosque courtyard
with a tomb at its centre. The great entrance
gate with its domed central chamber, set at the
end of the long watercourse, would in any other
setting be monumental in its own right. |
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| City |
Agra |
| State |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Location |
North India |
| Year of Construction |
1631 |
| Constructed By |
Shah Jahan |
| Type of Construction |
World Heritage |
| Famous |
Memorial to Love |
| More Info |
http://www.viaggindia.com |
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| Jaipur |
Rajasthan the
most picturesque state of India. The Rajasthan
is popular for a range of things. The elephants,
camels, bird sanctuaries, festivals and fairs,
forts, luxury trains, folk dance, music, arts,
crafts, and royalty.Rajasthan happens to be the
largest state of India with an area of 3.42 lac
sq. kms. Rajasthan also boasts of being the only
desert of the sub continent, namely the Great
Indian Desert in combination with the Aravali
mountain range. Rajasthan is the safest state
in India in terms of Law & Order. It offers
to its tourists a safe and secure environment.
The historic city of Jaipur or "The City
of Victory" was founded in 1727 A.D. by the
great Kachhawah ruler Sawai Jai Singh II and named
after him. The city is rectangular in shape and
divided into nine blocks on the basis of principles
laid down inthe"Shilpa Shasta", the
ancient Indian treatise on architecture. Built
on the pattern of a grid, the city has wide straight
avenues, roads, streets and lanes and uniform
rows of shops on either side at the main bazar,
all arranged in nine rectangular city sectors
The principal monuments of Jaipur are concentrated
in the centrally situated Palace area in and around
the city Palace. In course of time, the sunset-pink
tinge of its walls, buildings and temples gave
it the name Pink City.
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| City |
Jaipur |
| State |
Rajasthan |
| Location |
North -west India |
| Distance |
Delhi 260 km, |
| Altitude |
Desert |
| Best Time to Visit |
October to February |
| Famous |
Forts and palaces |
| Religion |
Hinduism, and Islam |
| Language |
Marwari, Hindi, and English |
| More Info |
http://www.viaggindia.com |
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| Amer
Fort
At a distance of 11 kms from Jaipur, the Amer
Fort complex stands amidst wooded hills. With
its forbidding ramparts reflected in the still
waters of the Maota Lake below. There is also
the Jai Mandir or the Temple of Victory with its
famed Sheesh Mahal, the scintillating "Hall
of Mirrors"
Jaigarh Fort
The western skyline is dominated by the extensive
walls, watch towers and gateways of the Jaigarh
Fort. It is the military structures of medieval
India preserved almost intact, have palaces, garden
reservoirs, a granary, an armory, cannon foundry,
temples, a tower and a giant mounted a cannon-the
Jain Ban, the largest cannon in the world. |
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| Delhi |
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| India Gate |
Red Fort |
Jama Maszid |
Lotus Temple |
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Rastrpati Bhawan |
Jantar Mantar |
Birla Mandir |
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Delhi |
| State |
Delhi |
| Location |
North India |
| Distance |
Delhi 260 km, |
| Altitude |
Desert |
| Visit Time |
September to April |
| Famous |
Historical, Monuments |
| Religion |
Hinduism,Christianity, ikhism ,Islam |
| Language |
Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English |
| More Info |
http://www.viaggindia.com |
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New Delhi, the
capital of India, sprawled over the west bank
of the river Yamuna is one of the fastest growing
cities in India. It is surrounded on three sides
by Haryana and to the east, across the river Yamuna
by Uttar Pradesh. Historically, the city has long
since been the foremost in political importance
with successive dynasties choosing it as their
seat of power, between the 13th and the 17th centuries.
Remnants of the glorious past survive as important
monuments in different parts of the city.
The myriad faces of the city are simply fascinating.
In some places it remains a garden city, tree
lined and with beautiful parks, but in some places
it can also be crowded with heavy traffic. Turbaned
Sikhs, colourfully dressed Rajasthani and Gujarati
women working in offices, Muslim shopkeepers along
Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, Tibetans and Ladakhis
in the street stalls along Janpath and Kashmiris
in the handicraft emporia around Connaught Place,
all add to the cosmopolitan feel of the city.
Soaring skyscrapers, posh residential colonies
and bustling commercial complexes can be seen
along with the ancient historical monuments. Its
boutiques and shopping arcades offer access to
a wealth of traditional and contemporary crafts,
from all over the country. Old Delhi which looks
entirely different from New Delhi area, is about
6 Km north of the city center.
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| Mahabalipuram |
Though it is no longer a
port, Mamallapuram has retained its fame in stone,
thanks to the great contribution of Pallava artisans.
It is among the most outstanding examples of Dravidian
art and architecture and a jewel in the crown
of Tamil Nadu. In a land that is liberally strewn
with some of the best in temple art, Mamallapuram
holds its own, and stands as a silent yet eloquent
witness to the glory of its creators.Unfortunately
most of the work was left incomplete, and time
and nature have also eroded the remains of this
once great port.
Mamallapuram BathersYet, Mamallapuram's
wonders in rock leave visitors enthralled, conveying
as they do, an impression of beauty and harmony.
The monuments are floodlit at night and so it
is possible to enjoy their beauty even after sunset.
The Mamallapuram dance festival is conducted every
year during Dec-Jan. It is a month long festival
and dances take place during the weekends. Classical
dances such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali,
Mohini Attam, Odissi, Kathak etc., are performed
by well-known exponents of the art.
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Krishna Mandapam
This cave has a big bas-relief, notable
for its realistic representation. The panel relates
one of the stories of Lord Krishna.
Caves
There are nine rock-cut cave temples. The
Mahishasuramardhini cave, contrasting the goddess
fighting a demon on one side, and Lord Vishnu's
cosmic sleep on the other, is a particularly remarkable.
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