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Goa is known for its exotic natural beauty. Located in the West-Coast of India, it is a fantastic place of charming beauty and its own cultural traditions. Striking beaches, islands, churches make it an embarking place and always give a thrilling experience. The sea and the sand match perfectly to create a scintillating view for nature lovers and the tourists all over the world. ALORNA FORT The fort of Alorna is located in the taluk of Pernem, around 31 kms[...]

Shimla is one of the major hill stations of India and also a fascinating tourist destination in Himachal Pradesh. Popularly known as the Summer Capital of British India, it is blessed with all the picturesque grounds of nature. A place of divine temples, churches, especially the seven hills for which it is termed as the ‘Queen of Hill Stations’. Located at 90 kms from Himachal Pradesh, its panoramic beauty, pleasant weather and peaceful environment make it the most popular hill.[...]

Makar Sankranti is one of the most popular Indian festivals. According to Hindu calendar Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the Sun’s journey to Northward region and enters the Makar sign (Capricorn) from the Tropic of Cancer. This period is regarded as highly auspicious in Hindu communities. The Sun’s movement from the Southern to Northern Hemisphere is considered to be very auspicious for crop harvesting. This has made Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival of India. Generally Sankranti means the transition of[...]

Durga Puja or Dusshera is one of the important and widely celebrated festivals in India. Among all the Hindu religion festivals, Durga Puja is the prominent one and has become a part of our socio-cultural life.Different classes throughout the country has its own traditions and ways to celebrate Durga Puja. The Dusshera period is also regarded as an auspicious time for starting new ventures. Celebrated in the month of September-October every year, it is also popularly known as Navaratri. Durga[...]

Here are some Pictures of Maharaja Palace, Samode a heritage resort 30 from Jaipur. We went there in a of season time but it was still good. I hope you like the pictures. For a detailed review of Maharaja Palace visit my squidoo lens.

Jagannath Temple in Puri is considered as the land of Lord Jagannath. The name “Jagannath” implies as the ‘Lord of Universe’. The place is one of the most sacred pilgrimage spots in India. The ‘Dham’ is one of the four divine abodes lying on four directions of the compass. The Jagannath temple in Puri was built approximately 12th Century AD by the “King Chodaganga” of the Eastern Ganges dynasty. The completion was later brought by his successor, “Anangabhima Deva”, during[...]

Varanasi is one of the oldest cities of India situated on the banks of River Ganges. People used to mean this city as one of the holiest cities from India. The place is believed to be a sacred city with very old tradition and culture. Varanasi or Banaras is a place which still yet hasn’t flown down by the western culture. It is still very orthodox but also booming as modern cities. The city has all those major amenities which[...]

Bharat Mata Temple: The Bharat Mata temple at Varanasi is the only temple dedicated to Mother India. It is located in the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth campus. The Bharat Mata temple was built by Babu Shiv Prasad Gupt and inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1936. The statute of Bharat Mata is built in marble and is a model of undivided India, depicting the mountains, plains and oceans. The most peculiar thing about the Bharat Mata Temple is that instead of[...]

Cruise liners are the hottest holiday vehicles till now. With improving technology and growing demands it is time for some more lavish hospitality. How about a flying hotel? In March 2009, Hotelicopter, pranked the web users with the Hotelicopter video (see below). It latter turned out that it was a promotion stunt for the Hotel Aggregation and booking site with the same name. People were just impressed with a four storied 5-star hotel gliding over cities or shuttling between two[...]

Kashmir is labeled the “Paradise on Earth” and Srinagar is the summer capital of this paradise. That should suffice as the description of the Srinagar but I would still add some more. Srinagar etymologically means the city (nagar) of wealth (sri). It has a long history of 2000 and more. It was an independent kingdom at the time of partition of Indian mainland. Since Hari Sing decided to join Indian Union following Pakistani incursion Jammu Kashmir has remained a state[...]