Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur There are many heritage sites in the southern part of our country and Thanjavur city of Tamilnadu is one of the places. Here, you can observe many cultural traditions. The Brihadeshwara Temple that is included in UNESCO’s World Heritage site is also situated in Thanjavur. Just by entering here, you will feel …
Kolkata, the “Paris of the East” is a medley of moods, styles, cultures, politics, industry, and commerce. The East India Company first set up a trading post at Sutanati and built the Old Fort William in 1696. The city went on to become the showpiece capital of the British Raj and the greatest colonial city …
The Durga Pooja is a Hindu Festival. Durga Pooja is the greatest festival in West Bengal. It is celebrated in the month of Ashwin i.e. October. The festival is very popular and memorialized with great pomp and show. It’s mainly celebrated in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Manipur. Durga Pooja marks the victory …
Pokhara is a city on Phewa Lake, in central Nepal. It’s known as a gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular trail in the Himalayas. Tal Barahi Temple, a 2-story pagoda, sits on an island in the lake. On the eastern shore, the Lakeside district has yoga centers and restaurants. In the city’s south, the …
Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, is set in a valley surrounded by the Himalayan mountains. At the heart of the old city’s mazelike alleys is Durbar Square, which becomes frenetic during Indra Jatra, a religious festival featuring masked dances. Many of the city’s historic sites were damaged or destroyed by a 2015 earthquake. Durbar Square’s palace, Hanuman …
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram, literally the ‘Holy City of Anantha’_the thousand-headed mythological serpent on whom Lord Vishnu reclines. The clean and beautiful capital city of Kerala sprawls elegantly over seven low coastal hills. Its tree-lined avenues, massive buildings, ancestral homes, ancient temples, long sea coast and acres of palm trees and parks have a charm of their …
Arunachal Pradesh Marvelous Arunachal, the land of the dawn-lit-mountains is the first place to greet the golden sun blazes into our country. This nature’s treasure trove has over 60 percent of its the area covered with evergreen forests interspersed with rivers, streams, gorges, and snowy peaks. Arunachal Pradesh, a naturalist’s dream has an amazing assortment …
Shillong, the Scotland of the east… Shillong, formerly called Yeddo or Lewduh, city, capital of Meghalaya state, northeastern India. The city is located in the east-central part of the state on the Shillong Plateau, at an elevation of 4,990 feet (1,520 meters). Shillong first became prominent in 1864, when it succeeded Cherrapunji as the district …
Varanasi is known as Banaras and Kashi too, one of the oldest living cities in the world and the ultimate pilgrimage for Hindus. People believe that to die in the city is to attain instant salvation. It is the tract of holy land lying between the Ganga and the Assi Rivers that also flows into Ganga. Since one of the twelve “jyotirlinga” is installed here, Varanasi has been a great cultural center, especially in the field of music, learning and the craft of silk weaving.
Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh extends along the banks of the Gomati river. The creator of Lucknow as it is today was Nawab Asaf Ud Daulah. The city became a center of Urdu poetry and reached its top during the reign of Wajid Ali Shah who was a critic of music and poetry. Today the city is dotted with the remnant of its historic past.