Nainital

Nainital

Nainital is a famous hill station in Uttrakhand state and situated in the Himalaya. Nainital is situated in a valley that contains a pear shaped lake. During summers Nainital’s temperature is – maximum 27° C and the minimum temperature is 7° C. In winter Nainital’s temperature is – maximum 15° C and the minimum is -3° C. Nainital lake is known as Tri rishi sarovar, hints about three rishis – Atri, Pulaha and Pulastya. Nainital was founded in 1841. The Naini lake is the one of other sixty four shakti peeths. From top of the Himalaya you can see the magnificent views of the south and north plain.

Naina Devi Temple : – Nainital is known as the one of sixty four Shakti Peeths, here one of body parts fell down when Lord Shiva was carrying the body of Goddess Parvati (Sati). Eyes of the Goddess were fallen in Nainital. Naina Devi temple is a religious place for all Hindus. This temple was reconstructed after 1880s earthquake. You will get an amazing view of the hill station from the temple by overlooking the lake.

Naini Lake : – This lake is a tourist hot spot and situated in the heart of the city. It is an eye – shaped lake and works as a magnet to attract visitors. Here you can enjoy the boating in the surrounding beauty. The lake’s north end is called as Mallital and the south end is called as Tallital. There are two banks, some shops and a post office on the lake bridge.

Governor’s House : – governor’s house was built in British era (1899). It was at the residence of the governor and it was built in Victorian Gothic style. It is an architectural monument and adding beauty with its lawns, swimming pool, golf course etc. If you want to visit this place you have taken the permission.

Nainital offers the visitor a memorable stay anytime of the year.Nainital is one of the most prominent hill resorts in the Indian subcontinent.
           

Nainital tourism provides for boating and yachting in Naina Lake. Fishing is also permitted with prior permission from the local authorites. Nainital located at an altitude of 1,938mts above sea level; Nainital derives its name from Naini Lake, a prominent tourist spot of Nainital. Nainital is located in the Kumaon region and is popularly known as the Lake District of India. Naini Lake holds a lot of significance especially among the Hindus as it is believed to be one of the 64 Shakti Peeths, where some parts of the burned body of Sati (Parvati) fell here while being carried by Lord Shiva. Nainital was founded by a European businessman, P. Barron who was in awe with the beauty of the Naini Lake. Nainital is famous for the Naini Lake where it is believed that Lord Shiva performed his tandava with Parvati’s body. The Naini peak or the China peak is the highest in Nainital with a height of 2611mts.

Mount Abu

                                                     

                                    Mount Abu

Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state in western India. It is located in Sirohi district. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar, at 1722 meters above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert', as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests.

History
In the Puranas, the region has been referred to as Arbudaranya, ("forest of Arbhu") and 'Abu' is a dimunitive of this ancient name. It is believed that sage Vasishtha retired to the southern spur at Mount Abu after following his differences with sage Vishvamitra.

Tourist attractions

The town of Mount Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan, is located at an elevation of 1220 meters. It has been a popular retreat from the heat of Rajasthan and neighboring Gujarat for centuries. The Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1960 and covers 290 km² of the mountain.
Mount Abu is home to a number of Jain temples. The Dilwara Temples are a complex of temples, carved of white marble, that were built between the 11th and 13th centuries AD. The oldest of these is the Vimal Vasahi temple, built in 1031 AD by Vimal Shah and dedicated to the first of the Jain Tirthankaras. 

The Achalgarh fort, built in the 14th century by Rana Kumbha of Mewar, stands nearby. It encloses several beautiful Jain temples, including the Achaleswar Mahadev Temple (1412) and the Kantinath Temple (1513).

Nakki Lake is another popular visitor attraction of Mount Abu. There is the Toad Rock on a hill near the lake. Raghunath Temple and Maharaja Jaipur Palace are also on hills near Nakki Lake.

The mountain is also home to several Hindu temples, including the Adhar Devi Temple, carved out of solid rock; the Shri Raghunathji Temple; and a shrine and temple to Dattatreya built atop the Guru Shikhar peak. The world headquarters of the Brahma Kumari order of lady renunciates is also located here, as is the World Spiritual University of the same denomination. There is also believed to be a footprint of Vishnu on top of Mount Abu. The Durga temple, Ambika Mata Temple lies in a cleft of rock in Jagat, just outside of Mount Abu.

Transportation

The nearest railway station is at Abu Road, in the lowlands 27 km southeast of Mount Abu town. The station is on the main Indian Railways line between Delhi and Ahmedabad.

Darjeeling

Darjeeling 

  Darjeeling is world-famous Indian touristspot also accepted the queen of all hill stations. Darjeeling is famous for the nature beauty and clean fresh air. Visitors will get the calm and peace with pleasant weather around the year. The smiling and welcoming people of Darjeeling are amazing. People of such place encourage the visitors for visiting again and again. As everybody knows that the worlds 3rd highest mount is Kanchenjunga and that hill is near to Darjeeling. The clear view of hills of Darjeeling from Kanchenjunga is awesome. Some great things to watch in Darjeeling are tiger hill, Gompa, Tibetan Life and many others.

Places or spots for visitors:

Batasia Loop: This is the railway loop which is the great example of Indian engineering in hills. The toy train running on Batasia loop allow visitors to view the amazing nature and greenery beauty of Darjeeling. Batasia loop is made of five kilometres but it gives the different feeling. It could be the diverse experience of life as traveling through train on highest peak is always dissimilar. 

 

 

Bhutia Busty Gompa: A monastery in Darjeeling known as Bhutia Busty Gompa is another tourist spot. Earlier this monastery was situated at observatory hills, though it was shifted to present place some years back. It is a division of the Nying Mapa Sector Phodang of Sikkim which is another monastery of north east India. 

 

Botanical Gardens:the beautifully designed gardens with amazing flowers and floras are also special for visitors of Darjeeling. Its exotic and elite collection of a diversity of Himalayan plants, orchids and flowers are astonishing.

 

 

 Chowrasta: Those who love to do shopping must visit Chowrasta which is a best point for buying purse or many other hand made things of Darjeeling. Buying the original tea from such point is also good for tea lovers. The Nehru and Mall Road at this point allow tourist to get their desired things at this high hill. Vision of snow capped peaks of Kanchenjunga is one more nature beauty example of Darjeeling.

 

   

Happy Valley Estate: The tea gardens are best at this spot and tourist can view the high farms of tea from this place. Though, this estate is not open for everybody so people having permission from officer of the estate can spend hours at this place.

Dhoom Gompa: This is one more Gompa situated at 8 km distance from Darjeeling. The stunning statue of Prospective Buddha is established at this point.

 

 

Himalayan Mountaineering Museum: People who want to study regarding the culture and history of Darjeeling should visit the Museum. This is not only a museum but also institute of Mountaineering. The courses in this center produce very good engineers as it contains very good collection of mountaineering equipments. The valleys and locations of this museum are used in many short movies as well.

Kanchenjunga Hill View: the best and uninterrupted view of the world’s 3^rd highest mountain Kanchenjunga is easily viewable from this peak and because of such reason this hill is known as Kanchenjunga view hill point.

 

 

Kurseong: this is center way of Siliguri and Darjeeling. This is another beautiful spot having equally importance for tourism as it is full of splendour views.

 

Natural History Museum: here people can watch collection of over 4300 specimen. This Natural museum was established in 1903. The estuarine crocodiles and unique good collection of butterflies is best things to watch this museum.

Passenger Ropeway: one more tourist spot in Darjeeling is Passenger Ropeway. This ropeway connects North point which 7000 ft higher to Singla Bazaar which is 800 ft higher.

 

 

Observatory Hills: the breathtaking view of Kanchenjunga peak is possible from this point as well. The snow and high hills could be different experience for visitors. This very sacred hill is having ample of Hindus temples and Buddhists monasteries. The Kali Mata Temple is decorated with many colourful flags. 

Some more places and spots such as Rungli Rungliot, Senchal Lake, Siliguri/Jalpaiguri, and Zoological Gardens are available for tourist where people can enjoy a lot. 

 

Travel:

By Air: The closest airport to Darjeeling is Bagdogra which is just 100 km away from Darjeeling. Many domestic and international flights are available at Bagdogra.

By Rail: the closest railway station is Shiliguri which is directly connected with many major cities of India. Toy Train is available from Shiliguri to Darjeeling so visitors can enjoy the green view of hills and big mountains through this train.

By Road: Shiliguri is the closest spot to reach Darjeeling through road. Buses and private taxies are easily available at Shiliguri so visitors can reach the place easily. 

Few Interesting Pictures of Darjeeling

 

   

   

  

  

    

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

                                   Ancient Wonders In World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a list compiled from ancient Hellenic writers that did quite a bit of traveling and wrote guide books about their experiences. Many lists have been compiled but only a few remain fully intact. Many of the items that were on the lists also had many similarities to other lists and because of the time period and travel restrictions, the lists only listed items that was in close proximity to the country of Greece. The most common and accepted version of the list includes the following wonders:

 

The Great Pyramid of Giza:

The Geat Pyramid of Giza is the most fully intact Ancient Wonder left and is truly an architectural accomplishment. The Pyramid is believed to be built for the Pharaoh Khufu around 2560 BC. The structure took fourteen to twenty years to complete using slaves to do most of the work. The Pyramid consists of an estimated 2.3 million blocks, each weighing 2 tons and four 3800 years was the tallest man-made structure ever built in the world.

 

 

                                                 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon:

  Considered to be located in Babylon, which is now Iraq, was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Built by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his homesick wife to remind her of the country of Persia from where she was from, the Gardens were as massive achievement of buildings, statues, and plant life in the middle of a desert that receives little rain. One of the most impressive aspects to the garden was how it was irrigated using the Euphrates River and chain pumps to funnel the water to the plants. The gardens cease to exist as a result of several earthquakes that took place during 2nd century BC.

 

 

                                                      Statue of Zeus at Olympia: 

 Created by the Greek sculptor Phidias in 432 BC is the Statue of Zeus which was located at Olympia, Greece. The statue was built in honor of the Greek God Zeus and portrayed him sitting down holding a statue of the Goddess Nike in one hand and a scepter in the other while presiding over the Olympic Games. Its towering frame rose 32 feet tall and was built in a temple that housed it. The statue no longer exists and is considered to be taken to Constantinople where it was burned in the great fire of the Lauseion, in AD 475.

 

 

                                                                    Temple of Artemis:

  Created back in 550 BC for a Greek Goddess of the same name was the Temple of Artemis. Except for the roof, the temple was completely built out of marble. All accounts of the temple come from Pliny the Elder, a philosopher and writer and wrote that the dimensions of the building were 377 feet long and 180 feet wide, making its size about three times as large as the Parthenon. The Temple of Artemis was destroyed July 21, 356 BC, through an act of arson.

 

 

                                                 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus:

  The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built between 353 and 350 BC. No expense was spared in building the tomb and it was built by Greek architects Satyros and Pyhtis and stood 135 ft high with each of the four sides decorated with sculptures designed by each one of four Greek sculptors — Timotheus Leochares, and Bryaxis, the Scopas of Paros.

 

 

                                                          The Colossus of Rhodes: 

 Representing the Greek God Helios, the Colossus of Rhodes, is located on the Greek Island of Rhodes. Standing at 107 ft tall, the statue was the tallest statue of the ancient world. The statue stood for 56 years before it was hit by the 226 BC Rhodes earthquake. The Statue suffered significant damage snapping at the knees and tumbling over on to the land. Offers were made to have it rebuilt but the oracle of Delphi made the Rhodians fearful that they had offended Helios, and they declined to rebuild it.

 

                                                  The Lighthouse of Alexandria:

 Pharos is a small island off the coast of Alexandria and because it was difficult to navigate sailing vessels in this area, became home to the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria. The tower was built between the time of 280 and 247 BC and stood between 390 and 450 feet tall. For many centuries, it was the tallest man-made structure ever to exist. In 1303 and 1323, there were two earthquakes that damaged the lighthouse to the extent that no one could even enter the building any longer. It was soon demolished and some of the remaining materials were turned into a medieval fort by then Sultan of Egypt, Quaitbay in 1480.

 

 

 

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        The Top 10 Tourist Place In World

      1. London

                  2. New York City 

  3. Rome

4. Paris

              5. San Francisco

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    7. Istanbul 

      8. Barcelona

                         9. Siem Reap, Cambodia 

10. Berlin 

Kullu

Kullu

 

 

Kullu is the well-known hill station of India. This Dale of gods is popular for natural beautiful views and handcraft. This most delightful region of western Himalayas is famous for tracking and many other events. The charm and big hills on every side with river Beas make it different than other tourist places. Kullu hill station is the nearest tourist place of Manali and people who visit Manali should reach Kullu as well.


The natural beauty and big hills view can make the moment memorable for the visitors. The valley of Kullu is only 80 KMs long, and its width is just 2 KMs broad. The spectacular variegated mountain scenery is a dissimilar experience of life.

 

Spring is the season when Kullu is changed into the most colourful place with pink blossoms and white flowers whereas the higher hills are glowing with stunning roses. However, reaching Kullu in December is not much beneficial as there is no greenery apart from the royal cedars and pines in the jungles. In winter season, the hills are covered with white snow. Kullu is the small headquarter of Himachal Pradesh, which serves as a spirit center of the valley where people enjoy the various levels of tracking.

 

In summer season the weather changes to very pleasant and calm. The maximum temperature reaches at Kullu is not more than 30 degrees celsius where the nights still become a chill. People from different nations and states come to Kullu in summer season because of good weather. Visitors should take light woollen clothes along with them in summer season as well.

 

Reaching Kullu in winter season is really difficult because the temperature can go below 0 degree as most of the time it changes to freezing point temperature. Those who are planning to reach Kullu in winter season should carry the heavy woollen clothes. However, Kullu is little warmer than Manali as Manali is on higher heights than Kullu.

Places of attraction at Kullu

Raghunath Temple: The main attraction of Kullu is Raghunath Temple where the devotees worship Lord Ram. This temple was built by King Jagat Singh, the ruler of Kullu in 17th century. This oldest temple is still active and devotees are regularly celebrating the events and functions such as Ram Navami and many others. The idol in Raghunath Temple was brought by King from Ayodhya.

Shringi Rishi Temple- Banjar: this temple is situated at good distant from 60 KMs from Kullu. The place known as Banjar valley is also another favorite spot for tourism. The Shringi Rishi Temple is located at this place and must be visited once people reach the Kullu.

Maha Devi Tirth Temple: this temple is popular as Vaishno Devi Mandir. This temple is situated at two kilometres distant from North from the Kullu valley.

Bijli Mahadev temple: this temple is one of the most outstanding creations of Indian art. This Lord Shiva temple is situated at 2,435 meters from sea level. The distance between the temple and Kullu bus stand is approximately 10 kms. The idol of god Shiva is 60 feet in height and can be seen from a the valley as well. Bijli point is also known as the highest point of Kullu, which allows the visitors to enjoy the beautiful view of the whole town.

Raison: those people who love adventure can visit Raison, which is situated at banks of the Beas. This place is good for trekking and many other sports events.

Shoja: this place is situated at the good height of 2692 meter and good vantage point for entire vista of the Kullu area such as snow hills, valleys, forests, meadows, rivers and streams.

Basheshwar Mahadev Temple: this temple is known for its intricate stone statues. Here people will find some astonishing work of Indian art.

Kasol: here, a tourist will get the Tourist Hut provided by the Himachal Pradesh tourism department. This spot is good for trout and a good place for fishing.

Naggar: Naggar was the capital of Kullu for 1400 years. However, now this place is under Himachal tourism and lots of sports events being conducted here. Painting and art gallery with astonishing designed houses at this place are must-visit areas. The paintings presented in this gallery are made by Nicholas Roerich, a Russian Artist.

 

 

Kullu Dussehra: Dussehra is the well-known Hindu festival of India. The special thing about this fest is when the celebrations come to end in the country it gets the start in Kullu. Dussehra is the festival celebrated with huge celebrations so visitors will enjoy the fest while visiting the amazing place.

People can enjoy the fishing and many sports events at Kullu. Some spots are available with swimming feature as well so those who love to enjoy the water can go for swimming.

How to reach Kullu?

By Air: The closest airport of Kullu is Bhuntar airport. This airbase is just 10 KMs away from Kullu town. However, flights are limited to this place because of big hills and cold weather. People will get the direct flights from New Delhi and Chandigarh.

By Road: Tourist can directly reach to Kullu by road as tourist buses and taxies are available from Delhi (520 km), Chandigarh (270 Km), Shimla (220 Km), Manali (50 Km), Pathankot (275 Km) and Ambala (315 Km). Government and private tourist departments are providing buses and taxies for a tourist. The Volvo and deluxe buses are easily accessible by Delhi, but the booking should be done in advance otherwise seats will not be available.

By Train: The closest broad gauge railway station to Kullu is Chandigarh (270 Km). Some other alternate rail stations are Shimla and Jogindernagar.