The Capital city of Tamil Nadu state, Chennai or Madras(formerly), is south India’s largest city. Chennai is India’s automotive hub and an IT bastion too. Even though it is a modern city it has a very strong cultural inclination. Chennai hosts an annual gala event known as the Madras Music Season. Kollywood, the Tamil cinema and music industry is headquartered here and it is the second largest entertainment industry in India. Fort St. George This 1640 AD edifice is perhaps[...]
Archive for July, 2009
Elephanta Caves It takes 11km boat ride from the Gateway of India to reach this World heritage site. Situated away from the city in a lush green setting is this beautiful rock cut temple complex. It dates back to 800AD and was worked and expanded by many ruling dynasties over a period of 500 years. During the colonial period this island served as a naval bastion for defending forces in many naval wars. One can still see the beautiful carvings[...]
Lord Ganesh is the foremost of gods in Hindu Mythology. This article is devoted to the grand annual religious ceremony for pleasing the Elephant Headed God. Ganesh Puja is one of the most heavily celebrated festival all over India.
Victoria Memorial This imposing marble edifice is laid out in a sprawling lawn, at Maidan, Kolkata. It was built in 1921 by Sir William Emerson in Indo-Saracenic style to commemorate Queen’s 25 years of rule. Today this heritage site is house to achievements in art and a fine collection of images and statues of British India memorabilia . There are a group of statues on the north porch of the building signifying Motherhood, Prudence and Learning. It is tranquility that[...]
A collection of interesting places to visit in New Delhi. Each attraction has a short description and is labeled appropriately to help you choose wisely. We have done our best to give you a visual idea of the tourist attraction with couple of images for each site. There are google maps to help you locate each place on map and reach the place without hassles.
First post on Indifest.in. A brief intro and a few words form the chief contributor – Rooturaj Pattanaik
