tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27731148728160556502024-03-11T03:19:30.501-04:00Glimpses of IndiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-20443146732299728992011-02-05T11:39:00.005-05:002011-02-05T12:12:46.875-05:00Matheran<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE-JpkiCgFslsve1v1kA-BUlBw17BHCHyolmK6mrxSfWLK3vFUmlLKSj5IFPqINLLVYlNoR54WgpOf49ifJNem9CeJOvOdS5zQKLLP47MC66ZkVyzNsOB537oLT8sveSoiJafrZgBEunX/s1600/Matheran1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGjZcUuBNqkAfFB-1YRQFGuUN_YONOsZNCugaH9X1DDh5iE9TqtQBAHkjQz3cNuIeZhBcwWq46KBFLUvIDsA_XkbTeEQek08Mj2sV3e3FtWifQEiZy5ClMIQ8anKJi_vmF5fCNFr8orQO/s1600/Neral_Matheran_train.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGjZcUuBNqkAfFB-1YRQFGuUN_YONOsZNCugaH9X1DDh5iE9TqtQBAHkjQz3cNuIeZhBcwWq46KBFLUvIDsA_XkbTeEQek08Mj2sV3e3FtWifQEiZy5ClMIQ8anKJi_vmF5fCNFr8orQO/s400/Neral_Matheran_train.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Neral-Matheran toy train<br />
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Matheran Railway Station</div><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>Matheran</b><span lang="mr"></span> is a smallest Hill station of India. It is situated in Raigad district in Maharashtra. It is located on the Western Ghat range at an elevation of around 800 m (2,625 feet) above sea level. It is located around 90 km from Mumbai, and 120 km from Pune. Matheran's proximity to the three Metros makes it a popular weekend getaway for urban residents. The name <i>Matheran</i> means either "forest on top" or "mother forest".</div><div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Matheran is an eco-sensitive region, declared by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India. It is one of the few places in the world where vehicles are not allowed, which makes the place different from others. Matheran takes you over a hundred years back in time when there were no vehicles.Because of vehicles being banned in Matheran, the place is quite peaceful despite the thousands of visitors coming to visit throughout the year.There are lots of lookout points that provide spectacular views of the surrounding hills and valleys. Matheran has a reasonably dense forest cover.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are around 38 designated look-out points in Matheran, including the Panorma Point that provides a 360 degree view of the surrounding area and also the Neral town. From this point, the view of sunset and sunrise is breathtaking. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Matheran has been declared an ecosensitive region by the Union Environment Ministry and can be called a Health Sanatorium in itself. The only form of automobile allowed in Matheran is an ambulance operated by the Municipality. No private automobiles are allowed. Within Matheran transport facilities available are horses and hand-pulled rickshaws.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-63902562725154853062010-11-14T09:21:00.004-05:002010-11-16T05:06:30.613-05:00Nature's Paradise : Andaman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dsj3aIkXT289H_VOfAHnwipcYrTj4aEwTb_zxSu2di7Z3aksfuW4B4tc_lxksuQPoiHl0MN0AwFjFJMNQNFmJvosydf-wiRRYtXEzy6vW8XvR5rTN__fuawoMdftLJ0DIBISBMKi2WU8/s1600/Sunrise+at+Port+Blair+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dsj3aIkXT289H_VOfAHnwipcYrTj4aEwTb_zxSu2di7Z3aksfuW4B4tc_lxksuQPoiHl0MN0AwFjFJMNQNFmJvosydf-wiRRYtXEzy6vW8XvR5rTN__fuawoMdftLJ0DIBISBMKi2WU8/s400/Sunrise+at+Port+Blair+small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sunrise from Teal House, Port Blair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401747439783724754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVoGsL8XSe2Yev-xIT1DTPzWFsAYp0K9cEsxlqEFNP69wcYGzpMtbU7VCRlP554BZwowv-qKN5eiTAmGreJSxgfffC0oU1WgC0BsZJPowpoGhZKcISqcJwIbXY9xUOPDpsFNhW5fs_cQY/s400/DSC01380.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 329px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Crystal clear Blue water</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;">The Andaman & Nicobar are a group of picturesque Islands, big and small, inhabited and uninhabited, a total of 500 & odd islands, lying </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;">midway between India and Burma in the Bay of Bengal</span></span><span style="color: white; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;">.They lie along an arc in long and narrow broken chain</span></span><span style="color: white; font-size: 100%;">, approximately North-South over a distance nearly 800 kms. </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
<span style="color: black;">According to a Hindu legend, the place derives its name from Handuman or Hanuman, the Monkey God of the great epic Ramayana. Hanuman is said to have used these tiny islands as stepping-stones on his way to Lanka to save Lord Ram’s consort Sita.</span><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_dyVwFOKZxWMIap-acjHa6UtEhPs2k5Q1u5nWPrQC9AEDkr7JRvl36Ik5-0T6tT0Yf9QBJA-emQurHe8YI7TH2m2u82DzE56Z3AVUnjgwIZ0bzpYhd6zQ0WImTQxvKd0Nt-meFqRLUAN/s1600/Wandoor+Beach+-+Reach+of+corals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_dyVwFOKZxWMIap-acjHa6UtEhPs2k5Q1u5nWPrQC9AEDkr7JRvl36Ik5-0T6tT0Yf9QBJA-emQurHe8YI7TH2m2u82DzE56Z3AVUnjgwIZ0bzpYhd6zQ0WImTQxvKd0Nt-meFqRLUAN/s400/Wandoor+Beach+-+Reach+of+corals.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wandoor Beach - Reach in corals</span></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 100%;">The Andaman & Nicobar Islands were shrouded in mystery for centuries because of their inaccessibility. These are the paragon of beauty and present a landscape full with scenic and picturesque exravaganza. These islands shimmer like emeralds in the Bay of Bengal. The dense forest which cover these islands and the innumerable exotic flowers and birds create a highly poetic and romantic atmosphere. </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ICPS7malQZI7qDpl9bWhUYv8n9wJzHJmcxSOWBHmnFx7fgJZr3V12N1PbitSCkbeEmxyauQh-eDOyBeN2idk6K0U905lBiMk8qAjmMun3eZ5Nf-yCgodW5-xu_4xRTjdFyK7622QBEB8/s1600/red-skin-beach+coral+viewing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ICPS7malQZI7qDpl9bWhUYv8n9wJzHJmcxSOWBHmnFx7fgJZr3V12N1PbitSCkbeEmxyauQh-eDOyBeN2idk6K0U905lBiMk8qAjmMun3eZ5Nf-yCgodW5-xu_4xRTjdFyK7622QBEB8/s400/red-skin-beach+coral+viewing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Red Skin Island - we all enjoying coral viewing, swimming in crystal clear water</i></span> <br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;">Andaman & Nicobar Islands Popularly referred to as the "Veritable Garden of Eden" and a "nature's paradise", the beautiful small and big islands and pristine waters of <b>Andaman Nicobar India</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>are home to the endless varieties of flora, fauna and marine life. The long stretches of white powdery sand are dotted with many crescent shaped virgin beaches, which are covered with thick groves of coconut palm, casuarinas and pandanus trees. The breathtaking natural beauty, the clean environment, thrilling adventure sports, and the warm hospitality of the people of <b>Andaman Nicobar Island</b> attract thousands of nature lovers and holiday makers from all across the globe.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These beautiful Islands are accessible from main land India by ship and air from Kolkata (Calcutta) and Chennai (Madras). We explored the Islands between 20 Oct and 30 Oct 2009 and season last upto April end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Places to be visited : Havelock Island, Neil Island, Lime stone cave, Rangat, Mayabunder and Diglipur.</span></div><b><b></b></b><br />
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-- Coral Viewing at Wandoor Beach --<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sunset at Chiriya Tapu</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-style: italic;">Sunset at Chidiyatapu</span></div><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV2wy3e_xgxWxtaD6mepdKqhJwifney6JXozw_T4NAJ1-WaLcEpVJqArp0ysEP20A7EN2j0Hww8G79wXfS_alqyCftHGdryaSOlW_iOEWsNyzI7tye2TxBppPzYjmfDObLoYHV2ywnLN0/s1600-h/Chidiya+Tapu+sunset.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />
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</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-44149978191248178822010-11-13T10:31:00.013-05:002010-11-14T04:41:24.266-05:00A must visit place : Havelock Island<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Bored with your daily routines in the hustle bustle of concrete jungle? Want to get lost in the lap of mother nature, beautiful virgin beaches and unpolluted environment? Then pack your bag and take a morning flight to Port Blaire to explore the beautiful Havelock Island of Andaman. Its famous for its crystal clear </span><span style="font-size: large;">blue </span><span style="font-size: large;">water, virgin beaches and natural beauty. It is one of the must see places of India for every travel enthusiast who love nature.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waves of blue water, Radhanagar Beach</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">An inevitable and imperative part of the immaculate Andaman Islands is the land of sparkling blue waters, and endless stretches of golden and silver sand on spectacular beaches, the ecstasy on earth- Havelock. The most visited of the Andaman Islands, Havelock Island is the hotspot for scuba diving lovers. It is famous for its pristine beaches, coral reefs and for a relaxing holiday.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The distance between Port Blair and Havelock Island is about 38 kilometers. Havelock's famous "Radha Nagar" Beach, is one of the most popular beaches on Havelock and was named "Best Beach in Asia" by 'Time' in 2004. Other notable beaches include Elephant Beach on the northwest coast and Vijaynagar Beach. Best time to travel Havelock Island is between October end to April. Ships operate between Port Blair Phoenix Bay Jetty and Havelock Island and takes about four and half hours.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Beautiful Dolphin Yatri Niwas, where we stayed at Havelock</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">View from Dolphin Yatri Niwas Resort </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;"><b><u>HISTORY</u> </b>: Till 1857, Andaman & Nicobar Islands had been just another dot on the map of the British empire. Came the struggle for India's independence and the first mutiny in 1857, the British rulers found new use for these islands and thereby starts the agonizing story of the massive and awesome Cellular Jail. Located at Port Blair in the Andamans, the Cellular Jail is closely associated with the freedom struggle. The patriots, whoever raised their voice against the British rule, were sent to this Cellular jail. Thousands languished for years in solitary confinement in its cells. Many perished. Thus giving Andamans the notorious sobriquet of 'KALA PANI' or the Black Waters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;"><u><b>TODAY</b></u> : Today, the Cellular Jail is a National Memorial, a tribute to theose who dared. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;">That’s why the visit to the Cellular jail is a pilgrimage for every Indian.The freedom what we are enjoying today is the result of the sacrifices of those who suffered for years in the solitary confinement in its small cells.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;">The saga of the heroic struggle for freedom is now brought alive in a moving sound and light show. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;">There are photo galleries of the freedom fighters who were imprisoned in this Cellular jail (Kalapani) as punishment by the British rulers then. are well maintained by the Government. Visitors can see the names of the prisoners and period they served their term in that jail. Among those prisoners some were having artistic talents and they spent time by painting. Those paintings are also preserved in a well maintained painting gallery. Those are open to public and still photography is allowed. Some of those beautiful paintings are posted below : </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5LUfA5zgdu8iKHVXb2njGyc39kt2fDR-Rx1-2wgRHCsxocvwGe4dCP_45x3VdUORj2BJako7aAio_i80KcN0EC2WJR1XtbdpWdBizFarFwMcloRzXdQjS1noJkFEVXuTNpYclS8NAcxH/s1600/Painting+Kalapani.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5LUfA5zgdu8iKHVXb2njGyc39kt2fDR-Rx1-2wgRHCsxocvwGe4dCP_45x3VdUORj2BJako7aAio_i80KcN0EC2WJR1XtbdpWdBizFarFwMcloRzXdQjS1noJkFEVXuTNpYclS8NAcxH/s400/Painting+Kalapani.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;">Painting : Kalapani (above)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Two young tribal girls (Santal Ramani) and a boy. Scupture by Ramkinkar Baij. His large compositio<wbr></wbr>ns in cement on the simple lives of the Santals, placed in the campus, are the great contributi<wbr></wbr>ons to the heritage of Indian sculpture.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Santiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the district of Birbhum of West Bengal, India, and its distance from kolkata is about 180 KM.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once upon a time today’s Shantiniketan was known as Bhuban Danga, which was the den of a local dacoit named Bhuban Dakat. “Danga” means a vast unfertile plane land. The land was owned by the Tagore family. Rabindranath Tagore’s father, Maharshi Debendranath Tagore, renamed it as Shantiniketan, which means abode (niketan) of peace (shanti). </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Rabindranath Tagore started an open air school there for children named as “Path Bhavan”. Tagore’s idea was that of learning in a natural environment, in the open, under the trees, would be more closer to nature. Classes in the open still in vogue there.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYqkA4kUbPj5IZwTl159hlk2QnrbKjdIVHM_cm5ypWTCicUQ8AvJXZoM3zKfFOhD7fsiFnEp_YbFRomQS2uLUTKsjjI03NAf8Svwg7rNOgM3LAGkMAO7pM6df57LgdriHDRJe7hjibkgz/s1600/Pathbhaban.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYqkA4kUbPj5IZwTl159hlk2QnrbKjdIVHM_cm5ypWTCicUQ8AvJXZoM3zKfFOhD7fsiFnEp_YbFRomQS2uLUTKsjjI03NAf8Svwg7rNOgM3LAGkMAO7pM6df57LgdriHDRJe7hjibkgz/s400/Pathbhaban.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Open air class- still in vogue</div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">After Tagore received the Nobel Prize in 1913 for literature (for the book Gitanjali), the school was expanded into an university named as Visva Bharati. Today Visva Bharati is one of the renowned universities, which attracts thousands of students each year. Visva Bharati</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">'s symbolic meaning being defined by Tagore as "where the world makes a home in a nest". The aim of this educational institute was the quest for truth, blending the methods of learning of the East and West. Visva Bharati, now more than a hundred years old, is one of the most prestigious universities of India with degree courses in humanities, social science, science, fine arts, music, performing arts, education, agricultural science and rural reconstruction. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rabindra Bhawan (Also called Bichitraa). It is the museum where Tagore's paintings, Nobel medallion and his used items are displayed here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Murals on the wall of Kala Bhawan (art College)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kala Bhavana, the art college of Santiniketan, is still considered one of the best art colleges in the world.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Prime minister of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, renowned film director Satyajit Ray and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen were among its most illustrious students. </span><br />
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<i>"I consider the three years I spent in Shantiniketan as the most fruitful of my life ... Shantiniketan opened my eyes for the first time to the splendors of Indian and Far Eastern art. Until then I was completely under the sway of Western art, music and literature. Shantiniketan made me the combined product of East and West that I am." </i></div><div align="right" class="innertext"><i>[-Satyajit Ray, as quoted by Amartya Sen in The Argumentative Indian, pp. 115, Penguin 2005]</i></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The most prestigious possession of Shantiniketan, the pride of the nation, the “Nobel Prize” medallion of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore which was in display in the ‘Rabindra Bhavan’ (Museum) till it was stolen in the beginning of 2006 and till today it is untraceable, even CBI has failed to trace it. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
<div class="mwebtext" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><div class="mwebtext" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="mwebtext" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Shantiniketan is also a tourist attraction today because Rabindranath wrote many of his literary classics here.</span><br />
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<div class="mwebtext" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Major Events which attracts tourist to the campus: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Numerous social and cultural events takes place through out the year which are part and parcel of Santiniketan. These are Basanta Utsav, Poush Mela , Rabindra Jayanti to name a few. But the place can be visited without any event just in tany weekend and one fine morning two years back, we did the same thing and we reached Shantiniketan by morning train. We hired a Maruti van and took the local sight seeing and we visited Khowaier haat, Deer park, kankhali tala, Amar Kutir, Rabindra bhawan (Museum) and villages attached to shantiniketan campus. Next day we visited the Sangeet Bhawan, Kala Bhawan, Uttarayan, The Sculptures of Ramkinkar Baij, kala Bhawan Hostel where Nanda Lal Bose, Ramkinkar baij and other prominent artists lived once.</span></div></div><div class="mwebtext" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Khowai Saturday Market ( Saturday Haat)শনিবারের খোয়াইয়ের হাট</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i>Note from the author : This article has been transferred from my another Blog. Two years back it was posted there when this blog was not in existence. Now I thought this is the right place for the article to be posted. </i><br />
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</a> </div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BRIEF HISTORY</span> : Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) - the city of joy, city of Rabindranath Tagore, city of Satyajit Ray, city of Mother Teresa, city of intellectuals, city of football, city of procession, city of political movements, city of Bundhs (strike) , city of arts and culture (cultural capital of India), city of festivals and at last but not the least it is also known as city of best sweets and cuisine. Kolkata is the Capital of the Indian state of “West Bengal” ("East Bengal" is not in existence, its now a separate country, known as "Bangladesh"). Kolkata city is located in the eastern part of India on the east bank the river Hoogly. The city is the 4th largest city in India.<br />
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More than 300 years ago, the city (as a village then) started its journey. What we see today, has been built up slowly and reached to today’s state. The brief history goes like this - In 1690, Job Charnok, an agent of the East India Company landed on the eastern bank of river Hoogly for British trade settlement and he purchased the three large villages along the eastern bank of Hoogly, namely Sutanuti, Gobindapur & Kalikata. Gradually, over the years, the “village Kalikata” was developed into a city “Calcutta” by the then rulers of the land.<br />
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Calcutta served as the capital of India during the British Rule until 1911. Once the city Calcutta was center of modern education, science, culture and political movements in India. The Bengal as a whole was much developed those days in all sectors including politics, which gave birth of a proverb - “what Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow”.<br />
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Hand pulled rickshaw to Tube rail : This city is unique in many ways. This city having many transportation systems which other metro don’t have. There is primitive transportation system of hand pulled rickshaw which is a black spot of the city from humanity point of view but on other side Electric Tram, completely pollution free, are still pride of the city. Initially the tram was horse driven and later Electric tram came on the roads and the same is still running in the city. Being a slow moving transportation system, may not be popular but due non pollutant, environmental friendly the citizen like it to stay. Electric Tram is seen only in Kolkata (Calcutta) in India. The city has many transportation systems starting from hand pulled rickshaws to underground tube rail, slow moving tram to Volvo bus.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9hH6jIj8T8_qoIQotgEDNHx2WD7c5lCJmh6adCmuSzukvskVRJ83DmbucfwqwOBXTIVoB9urCcqBCgdqCtPGvysGN-IvSs29j8lKicdqxmtCtJSDRJdr2qLXMvyyHcIjXg_VbuIz9Ty/s1600-h/Hand+pulled+rickshaw1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440639084962981506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9hH6jIj8T8_qoIQotgEDNHx2WD7c5lCJmh6adCmuSzukvskVRJ83DmbucfwqwOBXTIVoB9urCcqBCgdqCtPGvysGN-IvSs29j8lKicdqxmtCtJSDRJdr2qLXMvyyHcIjXg_VbuIz9Ty/s400/Hand+pulled+rickshaw1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Most intellectual city of India</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> : Most Nobel laureates of India have been associated with Calcutta University or Calcutta at some point of time. The city has produced six Nobel Laureates so far. They are:</span></div><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Ronald_Ross" title="Sir Ronald Ross">Sir Ronald Ross</a> (1902 Medicine)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore" title="Rabindranath Tagore">Rabindranath Tagore</a> (1913 Literature)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">CV Raman (1930 Physics)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Teresa</a> (1979 Peace)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1983 Physics)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Amartya Sen (1998 Economics)</span></li>
</ol><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amartya_Sen" title="Amartya Sen"> </a></span> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calcutta to Kolkata </span>: In 2001, the name of Calcutta was changed to Kolkata. The names</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;">Kolkata and <i>Calcutta</i> were probably derived from <i>Kalikata</i>, the name of one of the three villages (Kalikata, Sutanati & Gobindapur).</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;">While the city was always pronounced either “Kolkata” or “Kolikata”, in Bengali, its official English name was only changed from “Calcutta” to “Kolkata” in 2001, reflecting the Bengali pronunciation and to end the legacy of the British.</span><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></u></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Festivals</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> : There is a Bengali proverb - “Baro Maase tero Paarban”, which means in twelve months, thirteen festivals. <a href="http://anilm365.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/durga-puja/">Durga Puja </a>is the most notable festival of Bengalis which celebrated every year like a carnival. It’s a religious and social festival of Kolkata. Other notable festivals include Deepavali, Eid, Christmas, Holi, Poila Baishakh (Bengali new Year), Saraswati Puja, Rath Yatra. Among the cultural festivals “Kolkata Book Fair” is the most popular and its now a yearly event which takes place in the month of January every year.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Indulgence to foods & sweets</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">:</span></u><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> As already mentioned about Kolkata that it is a city of best sweets and cuisines. Food and sweet are the two greatest indulgence of Kolkata people. Kolkatans love to eat and also they re great hosts. Every meal, ends with choicest sweets and Misty doi (sweetened curd). The unique range, quality, taste, variety and cheap rates of sweets can leave you amazed. The kolkata sweets are best sweets in India and unparallel in quality. Misty doi (sweetened curd) and confectionery of Patali Gur (date palm jaggery) are two delicacies of Bengal.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOjlly0sZZPFQmTRBtNGU1ixgSGgRRgc27jQ-QsG9J5q_he9OcSGXJyjoxlzgMLeMIpGB3H7KhPEqcOsCJv9AD_25rIQa30Ct19csXkefKaJtPnFlyU4Kxko-jlRNqDp8bhJJ3JDZY6jT/s1600/Fuchka.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461064004969148242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOjlly0sZZPFQmTRBtNGU1ixgSGgRRgc27jQ-QsG9J5q_he9OcSGXJyjoxlzgMLeMIpGB3H7KhPEqcOsCJv9AD_25rIQa30Ct19csXkefKaJtPnFlyU4Kxko-jlRNqDp8bhJJ3JDZY6jT/s320/Fuchka.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 278px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px;" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Besides Mughlai (tandoori, kebabs, biriyani etc.) Continental, Thai, Tibetian cuisines, Chinese cuisines are also very popular in Kolkata. Authentic quality Chinese cuisine is available in the eating houses/ Restaurants in Old China Town run by the Chinese people. Kolkata is also having varieties of quality foods on the streets. These foods are cheaper and there are some reputed points in the Dalhousie and Esplanade area. These points are only open during day time for the office goers and visitors to the city. We can proudly say that this kind quality foods are not available out side this city. Non-Indian food outlets like KFC, Macdonalds are present in the city. Junk foods are too available in every corner of the city. The Phuchka of Kolkata (Pani Puri in Bombay, Gol gappe in Delhi) is the best and nowhere this quality of Pani puri is available in India.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Besides Victoria Memorial which is land mark of Kolkata, other places of interests are Science City, Indian Museum, Birla Planetorium, Nicco Park, Botanical garden, Iskcon Temple, Belur Math, Kalighat, Dakshineswar kali Temple, Tagore House, Swabhumi, City Centre and South City Malls.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhzqW8VsoxgdppmPn1DlXnma56BplKxbdcns4L2LQmKKJ0Ews5YvsGcaiu4y-Ljxc5BQOHY3aDpL5XN58cjW2JyqbAdJ0Z2QaH0Ahqo_WkT15P4_gdHoJengoyl1aegx1-uZavUP4bQEc/s1600-h/BelurMath1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440638486665041714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhzqW8VsoxgdppmPn1DlXnma56BplKxbdcns4L2LQmKKJ0Ews5YvsGcaiu4y-Ljxc5BQOHY3aDpL5XN58cjW2JyqbAdJ0Z2QaH0Ahqo_WkT15P4_gdHoJengoyl1aegx1-uZavUP4bQEc/s400/BelurMath1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 253px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Belur Math</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">It is also the perfect place for the ordinary holiday makers who desire to be away from hustle bustle city life for few days. Its only 100 KM from the city Kolkata.<br />
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Sundarbans, literally means beautiful forest, is a combined forest spread in Bangladesh and India. The vast swampy delta of the two great Indian rivers, Brahamaputra and the Ganges extends over areas comprising of mangrove forests, swamps and forest island all interwoven in a network of small rivers and streams. Sundarbans is the biggest mangrove forest in the world and is a treasure island of bi-odiversity. The Sundarbans has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The part of the forest within Indian Territory is called Sundarbans National Park and is in the district of South 24 Parganas of West Bengal, India. The Sundarbans National Park is the home of the Royal Bengal Tiger. The tigers have adapted themselves very well to the saline and aqua environs and are extremely good swimmers. Nowadays, a behavioral change being observed in them as they are frequently coming to the villages despite of presence of natural food like deer, pigs etc sufficiently.<br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MMeSrZFdu9VzixC1VMtbRv37Kjm-242bRMz8TzSYfPDKQWXxYGXs92Aqj7CFv3Icfm-A36N_NWW6syA1iYCVJ-ToULq_32LS_lwyXwoW6F-EBAXun_WN_maArxrEcRXcKwZpVqQcoKln/s1600-h/Sailing+to+Sudhanya+khali.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296743628873364274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MMeSrZFdu9VzixC1VMtbRv37Kjm-242bRMz8TzSYfPDKQWXxYGXs92Aqj7CFv3Icfm-A36N_NWW6syA1iYCVJ-ToULq_32LS_lwyXwoW6F-EBAXun_WN_maArxrEcRXcKwZpVqQcoKln/s400/Sailing+to+Sudhanya+khali.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 303px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%;">Sonakhali (100-kms), Raidighi (76-kms), Canning (64-kms), and Najat (92-kms) from Kolkata (Calcutta), which are all near the Sunderbans and have access to the riverine waterways leading to it. We reached Sonakhali jetty at about 1030AM and took a journey by Launch to Sajnekhali. Reached Sajnekhali at about 0230PM and checked in in the WB Govt. Tourist Lodge.<br />
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</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-73647621654620010792009-01-15T10:20:00.000-05:002009-01-17T05:46:44.662-05:00Bada Imambada : Lucknow<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqASMhU52E0jYwLk2-Q0nmA_mUFVyjkbdKppzvS7oPYfPcM62Zh-jAe1WVV2V4KCwuEov0RIC0EFd1Ybb0m3Ujf2CCMBATcpwtpZo82NjBERw0y1pwbIq3uc7aofQSFFEN57x3X6UAehX/s1600-h/bada-imambada1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqASMhU52E0jYwLk2-Q0nmA_mUFVyjkbdKppzvS7oPYfPcM62Zh-jAe1WVV2V4KCwuEov0RIC0EFd1Ybb0m3Ujf2CCMBATcpwtpZo82NjBERw0y1pwbIq3uc7aofQSFFEN57x3X6UAehX/s400/bada-imambada1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291541348180237602" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >The Bada Imambada or Asafi Imambada was built by Nawab Asaf-ul-Daula in 1784 as a relief work during the terrible famine that year. Apart from the galleries in the interior, there is no woodwork anywhere. The interior vaulted hall, measuring 162 feet in length, 53 feet in width and 50 feet in height, is said to be one of the largest apartments of its kind in the world.</span>
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You can wander through the zigzag narrow galleries for hours without finding your way out! It/’s a very eerie sensation, moving towards the sunlit corridors that seem to be going out, only to find that you are actually deeper in the labyrinth. 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During my visit what I saw was that the maintenance of the historical monument is very poor. One can conclud this from the accumulation of dust inside the durbar hall. Full of dust. </span>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-45814139743697611132008-09-28T11:00:00.002-04:002010-11-02T11:36:32.455-04:00City of Lakes : Nainital<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A small town in the hills of Kumaon, Nainital is a lovely hill station surrounded by mountains on three sides. Nainital is also known as the city of lakes attracting millions of tourists every year worldwide. Nainital is set in a valley containing a pear-shaped lake, Naini Jheel named after goddess Naina, approximately two miles in circumference, and surrounded by mountains.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Verdana;">KAUSANI</span></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;"> is known as the “Switzerland of India”. After my visit to Kausani, this summer, I find it as an ideal destination for those who seek to escape from the din and dust, hustle and bustle of big cities and wish to spend a quiet holiday in the lap of nature. Here, in the early morning, the birds sing for you to rise. Indeed, Kausani is a veritable heaven of beauty and it makes you feel that heaven has descended on this earth and the beauty of nature and heavenly calm of the place will inspire you to think differently. It is situated at a height of 1890 meters (from the sea level) in the Kumaon range of mountains. Kausani commands an unobstructed view of the Himalayan peaks. Several snow- capped peaks of Himalaya stand in a row, over 300 kms. in length, are visible from Kausani and enviable spectacle (if the climate favours you).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;">Every moment it changes its picturesque beauty. From the hotel rooms it is sometimes seen that the clouds are stagnant at the valley and the same is fully covered by the thick clouds which looks like a ocean of snow. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;">The peaks of Kumayun ranges spreads over the regions looks like paintings on a canvas with little variation of colors and stand like layers. These picks are sometimes covered by the clouds and nothing can be visible underneath. The thick white clouds comes down to the valley and stagnant there when you will feel like walking on those clouds because they are below your level. In the early morning from my Hotel rooftop when I found the entire area has been covered by thick dense clouds like snow, I wished walking on the clouds. T</span><br />
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<u>KAUSANI</u><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I met her in an evening dusky and rainy </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Attracted me, as if known for years many.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Welcomed me raising her large eyes to my face,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Four eyes met and made everything into a mess</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Her happiness reflected on her cloudy face,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Breezy evening set my heart in faster pace.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We came closer, felt the presence of each other, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Slowly opened her beauty with her peaks and cedar. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Eyes were meeting while watching the peaks few,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was gazing her peaks and curves that she knew.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Splendid beauty of the valley, like a trove, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Moving clouds form a lady on the move, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Seen the similarity of nature and women,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Beautifully crafted by God, both of them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Windy breeze made hairs out of control of hers, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">She was shy, raised her arms to knot the hairs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I imagined her body turned into a great posture,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Smiled at me, I mutely thanked for her gesture</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Her breasts like peaks raised, lovely and inviting,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">She appeared to me as a beautiful painting. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Calmness came in the valley, after the wind and rain, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">But we were unrest to come closer, suffered the pain.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">She came closer looked at me, at last,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Walked through clouds, landed on the terrace,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">She mutely hinted me to follow her fast,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Her lovely valley waited long for me to embrace.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">She came nearer and asked me again to follow,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">She took me to the clouds in the valley below. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">While walking with her on the clouds under the sky,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I told her I had seen you somewhere, don’t be shy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tell me your name my dear lady, if I am right,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">With her smile and glances she looked bright. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I am Kausani, don’t you know my dear?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">She was shy, wanted my name to hear.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My love story with Kausani ended suddenly, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Filled with her memory, I left Kausani sadly. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I still carry memory of her for tomorrow, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I lost her in the valley with pain and sorrow,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Her valley, peaks, mountains and pine,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lives in my memory, treasures of mine.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: black;">Copyright : Anil 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 100%;"> <br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-12161352199971962442008-08-27T10:28:00.003-04:002010-11-02T10:41:32.195-04:00Almora<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3v7hL_p8M1LnI34VqrB-jHLRoGXmHixU8HPgbwg-iZnAa6xQHiccJCoXvNMsDw5B5OCETAVpucwuMoNrWDpTUlJb2B9ak5sh-lpcG_K0HUM7IrQZO578Pgj6atF0EEx8y8Ecz7DveBYP/s400/Almora.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Almora</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3v7hL_p8M1LnI34VqrB-jHLRoGXmHixU8HPgbwg-iZnAa6xQHiccJCoXvNMsDw5B5OCETAVpucwuMoNrWDpTUlJb2B9ak5sh-lpcG_K0HUM7IrQZO578Pgj6atF0EEx8y8Ecz7DveBYP/s1600/Almora.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Almora is situated in Uttarakhand state of India. The township of Almora is the district headquarter and has all the facilities for tourists. This ancient hill station is reputed for it’s healthy climate and is perched on a five Km. long horse saddle shape ridge in. Rabindranath Tagore spent some times at Almora and composed some of his poems here. In May and Jun, the climate is very pleasant and best for visitors.One can have a panoramic view of the snowy peaks of Himalayas on any clear day and in addition a glimpse of the township.Swami Vivekananda too visited this town during his mission to travel from Himalaya to Kanyakumari.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-79346101766208838812008-06-24T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-28T11:36:50.052-04:00Temples of Love : Khajuraho<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSk2KV-4DFofrcxm8KgYEZ1UW3FxlogNPWFCts7sjHu-mTaL3Je3nT_XXLO00n1R3c2FXRnWi0hA4d_cTnIGdhbWtBpboahddxZN47tW-GdMLEbwPKdFKyn4b5AvGUokzaJbXbk2X7vvK/s1600-h/Khajuraho.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSk2KV-4DFofrcxm8KgYEZ1UW3FxlogNPWFCts7sjHu-mTaL3Je3nT_XXLO00n1R3c2FXRnWi0hA4d_cTnIGdhbWtBpboahddxZN47tW-GdMLEbwPKdFKyn4b5AvGUokzaJbXbk2X7vvK/s400/Khajuraho.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215482887410624450" border="0" /></a> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of the most celebrated manifestations of Indian architecture is to be found in a group of temples at Khajuraho in central India. Situated a hundred miles south-east of the town of Jhansi in the modern-day state of Madhya Pradesh.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once a great chandela capital, Khajuraho is now a quiet village. The town of exotic temples, Khajuraho is one of India's major tourists and honeymoon attractions. They are India's unique gift to the world, representing a melody to life, which encompasses all emotions ranging from love, sex and joy. Life, in every form and mood, has been captured in stone, testifying not only to the craftsman's artistry but also to the extraordinary breadth of vision of the Chandela kings.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The city was once the original capital of the Chandela </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India from the 10th to the 12th centuries. The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of a hundred years, from 950 to 1050. There were originally over 80 Hindu temples scattered over an area of about 8 square miles of which only 22 now stand in a reasonable state of preservation.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoBodyText"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBM6T1wJidHbP6ZC-ygVoqEtFnoSk-fLa-nrDf4Hd7_dTbpPGAbbRWd5ea4F1Zu2yS4rKB4eowATRGYUv4a2Kvx0RgXmZru0ZPGgcKxzopWvdVJazpjuVyBP9QQH4trdkxbMvIPY69aGk/s1600-h/khajuraho.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBM6T1wJidHbP6ZC-ygVoqEtFnoSk-fLa-nrDf4Hd7_dTbpPGAbbRWd5ea4F1Zu2yS4rKB4eowATRGYUv4a2Kvx0RgXmZru0ZPGgcKxzopWvdVJazpjuVyBP9QQH4trdkxbMvIPY69aGk/s400/khajuraho.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215830354589986978" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">The temples of Khajuraho underwent destruction by early Muslim invaders. Following their abandonment, a number of them survived to be discovered by the British in the 19th century.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbyXlXhhxQlEjrSLXmRlUWK6z3c2EoW3tAdeuKL0-H8WyS0DeRMrGMyhqRNndb8Gy8HKXj3uGj5us_7_cPIAuzaxDuiUPM4iHnQOCHbwgk8g4aeEfnHc62zOOWj-FDV8niuPNDO4P6qjY/s1600-h/kama-sutra-big.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbyXlXhhxQlEjrSLXmRlUWK6z3c2EoW3tAdeuKL0-H8WyS0DeRMrGMyhqRNndb8Gy8HKXj3uGj5us_7_cPIAuzaxDuiUPM4iHnQOCHbwgk8g4aeEfnHc62zOOWj-FDV8niuPNDO4P6qjY/s400/kama-sutra-big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215830980324367362" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >Thousands of artisans worked on stones and they created the most beautiful figures on the temples. Khajuraho statues of stones speak, sing, dance which seems to be alive and coming out of temple walls.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFD0Gi4hp14ccnniW-NNA2uq2XAU7wV0LlMkGGwhsM03YA6-Q-NE7HhGEAI7_9rbgFGr6139ROl2KVlmiRw3PLtIxx5lIhQaOU8hiY1vu1gm1tO1XuxX1gp1ooFzJkdOeK8owAHLLONeY/s1600-h/275px-Khajuraho-Lakshmana_temple.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFD0Gi4hp14ccnniW-NNA2uq2XAU7wV0LlMkGGwhsM03YA6-Q-NE7HhGEAI7_9rbgFGr6139ROl2KVlmiRw3PLtIxx5lIhQaOU8hiY1vu1gm1tO1XuxX1gp1ooFzJkdOeK8owAHLLONeY/s400/275px-Khajuraho-Lakshmana_temple.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215835263608204850" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span>All the erotic sculptures are at the outer walls of the temples. But there is no erotic sculpture inside the temples. 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Manali and its surrounding areas are of great significance to the Indian culture and heritage as it was the home and abode of the Saptarshi or seven sages. The ancient cave temple, Hidimba Devi Temple is not far from town.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Manali is named after the Brahmin lawgiver manu. The word Manali literally means “the abode of Manu”. Manali is known as the "Valley of the Gods". The Old Manali village has an ancient temple dedicated to sage Manu.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw6AiHf0xDavgaZX6aBa2XcbxO30RIyg25_HeKt8Pb_h-grcgaeJaIyospApIRKNbQV0Db6XuEYMz0RnJ258Xxtj7EyU-U60TzB7oPH96Wyb-aqI33b3TbRtmDHYWmG-VDP5XyZnhM69c/s1600-h/buddhist-monastery1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw6AiHf0xDavgaZX6aBa2XcbxO30RIyg25_HeKt8Pb_h-grcgaeJaIyospApIRKNbQV0Db6XuEYMz0RnJ258Xxtj7EyU-U60TzB7oPH96Wyb-aqI33b3TbRtmDHYWmG-VDP5XyZnhM69c/s400/buddhist-monastery1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214665775956691554" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It is famous for adventure sports like skiing, hiking, mountaineering, para gliding, rafting, trekking, and mountain biking. It also offers hot springs, spectacular religious shrines and temples, Tibetan Buddhist temples.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy6jvHeeJrNdrx5ydU76dzPcMTrbkjfIX1BjDQ_CPuq2MS5xmiPToY2lOR1opCj705pkHoJYdMTG6pZjZdVcGUy2NmSUwfAKnIbpc5WJDqNPjsUX5BLUgK5I4RXddvfs-Xb5V4IP6AkZa/s1600-h/Rotang+Pass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy6jvHeeJrNdrx5ydU76dzPcMTrbkjfIX1BjDQ_CPuq2MS5xmiPToY2lOR1opCj705pkHoJYdMTG6pZjZdVcGUy2NmSUwfAKnIbpc5WJDqNPjsUX5BLUgK5I4RXddvfs-Xb5V4IP6AkZa/s400/Rotang+Pass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214671274780431794" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Rohtang Pass, at an altitude of 13,050 feet above sea level, is another adventure tourist site where it can be cold even on a summer day. It is the highest point on the Manali-Keylong road and provides a wide panoramic view of mountains rising far above clouds, which is truly breath taking.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-82909695571393884282008-06-22T06:48:00.000-04:002009-01-18T09:43:04.500-05:00Queen of the hills : Simla<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCKFQYYdn7LRfuRyf-4gmT0bhGqDa-fFJ8zZMbdpkq-K7NtleYsyJ6VMAP9jNiKH8_5PhYe-4AUqkG-3p0knRyBEloOuEml9tzPm4p-0IBWlUlW3YHm9b49raAWNfCHQ1gmzackvIRyxf/s1600-h/Simla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCKFQYYdn7LRfuRyf-4gmT0bhGqDa-fFJ8zZMbdpkq-K7NtleYsyJ6VMAP9jNiKH8_5PhYe-4AUqkG-3p0knRyBEloOuEml9tzPm4p-0IBWlUlW3YHm9b49raAWNfCHQ1gmzackvIRyxf/s400/Simla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214656995244253250" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the erstwhile British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills". Located in north-west Himalayas at an altitude of 2,130 metres, the city of Shimla, draped in forests of pine, rhododendron and oak, experiences pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters. Shimla is connected to the city of Kalka by one of the longest narrow gauge railway routes in India. Shimla is approximately 115 km (71.4 miles) from Chandigarh, the nearest major city, and 365 km (226.8 miles) from New Delhi, the national capital. The city is named after the goddess Shyamala Devi, an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Kali. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div color="-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext" style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: verdana;"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-8011853904921827112008-06-19T02:36:00.002-04:002010-11-04T13:05:44.743-04:00Paradise on Earth : Kashmir<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOT0NhyphenhyphenjK0mzmM2CJsTfSmiVdrxz65TnSMzt5PIfjayApNf4NTCNn2szygLiPr9JeERhwcPCd43tOGQglo1KILJx8J3wl-Nq7Ca1qem3Vi7jK3lD2xHOhb-l9WlocLHK5WFAypQH3zimn/s1600-h/dallake-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213481557356158914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOT0NhyphenhyphenjK0mzmM2CJsTfSmiVdrxz65TnSMzt5PIfjayApNf4NTCNn2szygLiPr9JeERhwcPCd43tOGQglo1KILJx8J3wl-Nq7Ca1qem3Vi7jK3lD2xHOhb-l9WlocLHK5WFAypQH3zimn/s400/dallake-1.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cradled</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in the lap of majestic snow capped mountains of the Himalayas, Kashmir was the most beautiful place on earth. On visiting the Valley of Kashmir, Jehangir, the Mughal emperor, is said to have exclaimed: “If there is paradise anywhere on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here<span style="color: #000099;">.”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1m6bMO5zEnRSH_XPhyCJLLkv63XkCOg4bEsMWQbbkm4eBFbsR7I-vCTwRGJQ8cKjMEtq8K8hgFN86i3DFkUuBfoKJ_HDCHg5c5e9TaaDKFnibLdmkixrkMkieSpZDTKA9CvVMw6Ul84y/s1600-h/gul-marg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213480650003610930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1m6bMO5zEnRSH_XPhyCJLLkv63XkCOg4bEsMWQbbkm4eBFbsR7I-vCTwRGJQ8cKjMEtq8K8hgFN86i3DFkUuBfoKJ_HDCHg5c5e9TaaDKFnibLdmkixrkMkieSpZDTKA9CvVMw6Ul84y/s400/gul-marg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a></div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div face="verdana" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Srinagar, the city of great antiquity, is located in the heart of Kashmir at an altitude of 1730 mtrs above the sea level, with the three majestic Himalayan ranges of Karakoram, Zanskar and Pir Panjal framing the landscape from northwest to northeast.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbYgtdXubyyLPvehmCiypYYOGRsHppO2d5giAzWrzIeODgKQwr1Zrot3LNi0TWfYt5K9Hua1XUj6C9F8dARen_kHJEDFosAJ3qQCoEwO8JOR77Um0eF0p0dq9ucwyjXPGKrF8ZA7C3uBC/s1600-h/dal-lake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213484315451568658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbYgtdXubyyLPvehmCiypYYOGRsHppO2d5giAzWrzIeODgKQwr1Zrot3LNi0TWfYt5K9Hua1XUj6C9F8dARen_kHJEDFosAJ3qQCoEwO8JOR77Um0eF0p0dq9ucwyjXPGKrF8ZA7C3uBC/s400/dal-lake.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Dal lake is one of the most beautiful and famous lakes of </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">India</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> and </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">it is </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">one of the best spots in Kashmir</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> for the tourists</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">. The Dal </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Lake</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> is 6 Km long and 6 Km in width and situated at a distance of 2 km from the main city Srinagar. Inside the lake there are many </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Islands</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> and floating gardens. </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><b></b></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">The lake is surrounded by high mountain peaks, Cheenar, deodar and Pine trees.</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The biggest attraction of Kashmir is the Dal Lake which is host to the word’s famous Shikaras and Houseboats. This jewel in the crown of Kashmir is a sight worth beholding in winter when the lake freezes.</span><br />
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<st1:place><st1:placename><b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Mughal</span></u></b></st1:placename><b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></u></b><st1:placetype><b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Gardens</span></u></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> : <u1:p></u1:p></span></u><u><o:p></o:p></u></div><u1:p></u1:p> <br />
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</span></u></st1:placename></st1:place></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Nishat bag</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> (Shown above) is situated on the bank of the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Dal</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Lake</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> with the Zabarwan mountain at the backdrop. It is constructed in steps and it is a biggest </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">garden</span></st1:placetype><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> of </span><st1:placename><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Kashmir</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE6_xfIjFITrERhp-1RMbGEL0SnFfx9uQ6pbHq0vZo-mxpMd3hDkqHT18jvo0OCGWeJNYzE52CX5tS3pE_ixw-mXJPCtYMoI4_-HWJzULmHKHkjLql-bCHI5GCsErmHltwMxGKQ800N0w/s1600-h/Shalimar+baag.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213546365071602290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE6_xfIjFITrERhp-1RMbGEL0SnFfx9uQ6pbHq0vZo-mxpMd3hDkqHT18jvo0OCGWeJNYzE52CX5tS3pE_ixw-mXJPCtYMoI4_-HWJzULmHKHkjLql-bCHI5GCsErmHltwMxGKQ800N0w/s400/Shalimar+baag.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><st1:place><st1:placename><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Shalimar</span></u></st1:placename><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></u><st1:placetype><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Garden</span></u></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> is 15 km away from </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Srinagar</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> city. It was constructed by Jahangir for his wife Noor Jahan as a meeting point</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Chashma Shahi</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> : It is also called “Shahi Bag” (shown below) which is 9 km away from the city. This Garden was constructed by Shahjahan’s Mughal Governor Ali Mardan’s supervision in 1632AD. There is a cold water spring in the center of the Garden. Fresh water is continuously flowing. Its water is refreshing and digestive.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpQOvL7Aa0BB_2diY84KfSmWdlDrrOBIKkUhXSTcFR52czmSc8cFqMvV7en_8Tkl33wL7YX_Bi_yYN7Yksqgy1wdDgZ4Z7mT2ElUBTRmAhyphenhyphenAfwHyCTPhruPBVh-UhzqdPg-vf8ITu4E0p/s1600-h/chasme-shahi2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213486524676216210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpQOvL7Aa0BB_2diY84KfSmWdlDrrOBIKkUhXSTcFR52czmSc8cFqMvV7en_8Tkl33wL7YX_Bi_yYN7Yksqgy1wdDgZ4Z7mT2ElUBTRmAhyphenhyphenAfwHyCTPhruPBVh-UhzqdPg-vf8ITu4E0p/s400/chasme-shahi2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a></div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Kashmir</span></st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> is situated in the extreme north of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">India</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> and it lies in the North Himalayan Region. The </span><st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Paradise</span></st1:place><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> stands 1585 to 1829 meter high and it streches 129 Kilometer in length and 40 Km in breath.<u1:p></u1:p> There are snow capped towering peaks, lush green fields & forests, wildlife, religious places, fresh water springs, rivers, beautiful lakes, blooming fruits, pine and chinar trees. All these attract the tourists from world over.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NFRL0WCMRiFOsjq9imXBia-Ps_Z-cMoNOPjzS4hvN3AorIP4wahgj7hi2y7RPCQbr9eH39CePUAVKNogQFxQwBotpevzUIP2aVVwojgZU6EXSFb7-4FDOjnERW5-lFP9r_7urVIvOQ_P/s1600-h/Sona+marg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213547651296990258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NFRL0WCMRiFOsjq9imXBia-Ps_Z-cMoNOPjzS4hvN3AorIP4wahgj7hi2y7RPCQbr9eH39CePUAVKNogQFxQwBotpevzUIP2aVVwojgZU6EXSFb7-4FDOjnERW5-lFP9r_7urVIvOQ_P/s400/Sona+marg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><u1:p></u1:p>Every Indian nurture a dream, of visiting </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kashmir</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> once in life time in their mind. The same dream was in our mind too for a long time. Due to disturbances in the state no tourist dared to visit during last many years. With all this our dream was almost dead, but for last two years the situation improved and flow of tourists almost restored to normal in the year of 2005. In 2006, we made it to happen when we visited </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kashmir</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> without any difficulties.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuNWFa_Ewinu9hOoCOK2JxpWWO41gpYwNd9M-VIgYRxBq5qNCFSFphueywHubp6S1fl7-DJ8XrAeLlu2XS4m_hOMJMSbKbGoEXf6dS9MKRaW3yU8oXv1f88ecIi5_jmPGiwUbZXvopZWH/s1600-h/preity_zinta_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214676596453947538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuNWFa_Ewinu9hOoCOK2JxpWWO41gpYwNd9M-VIgYRxBq5qNCFSFphueywHubp6S1fl7-DJ8XrAeLlu2XS4m_hOMJMSbKbGoEXf6dS9MKRaW3yU8oXv1f88ecIi5_jmPGiwUbZXvopZWH/s320/preity_zinta_3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">During our visit, the beautiful land and the beautiful people of the state were discovered and we felt the warmths, hospitality of the people of Kashmir.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div style="border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"><div style="border: medium none; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">The valley remained favourite shooting spot for Bollywood Hindi films producers till 1980s before the onset of militancy in 1990. Several blockbusters like Kashmir ki kali, Silsila, karma, Arzoo, Betaab and recently Mission Kashmir were shot here.</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-31994632171957568872008-06-18T11:04:00.000-04:002008-06-23T10:50:46.368-04:00Tourists' Paradise : Goa<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWQRZ9D_ByimXX7z3_oeQQmKzFlv8w_ZskiFtuF1hOuAvTApqYZN159XBqEIvT-9izFw9MqYnKm5RmdRcId_o2wq__reTGIl9Dw-CWCaQQSpuyPkjwmGovhWEGEOXIHx7AbyNFPHQlcZj/s1600-h/palolem-beach-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWQRZ9D_ByimXX7z3_oeQQmKzFlv8w_ZskiFtuF1hOuAvTApqYZN159XBqEIvT-9izFw9MqYnKm5RmdRcId_o2wq__reTGIl9Dw-CWCaQQSpuyPkjwmGovhWEGEOXIHx7AbyNFPHQlcZj/s400/palolem-beach-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213261379358775122" border="0" /></a><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;" >Goa</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;" >, in India, is world famous for its beaches. The Goan coast is lined with a number of beaches, each with a distinctive flavor, some have golden sand, some white, some have fine sand grains, some with coarse etc. But one thing common is the distinctive blue Arabian Sea and the swaying coconut and palm trees.</span><br /></div> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75);font-size:10;" >Panaji (Panjim) is the state capital located on the banks of the Mandovi river and Vasco, Margao, Mapusa and Ponda are the other major towns. Goa is serviced by an international/national airport located at Dabolim near Vasco. An intra-state and inter-state bus network also plays an important role in getting locals and visitors alike in and around Goa.</span></span><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKbDm-gwvXgm1ez2WoarQWe3-t92YbvnTSvrtc_c2-_WaWYZaFiMtKqeqJA5YTjXwmH9pJZMBGS3deFW94MVetBD-vY9_ZbyD_ajWt5vAIb_nmbtuZ1OXwVZAcMdTG33QZRGFXFccGVun/s1600-h/Dona+paula+Beach+Goa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKbDm-gwvXgm1ez2WoarQWe3-t92YbvnTSvrtc_c2-_WaWYZaFiMtKqeqJA5YTjXwmH9pJZMBGS3deFW94MVetBD-vY9_ZbyD_ajWt5vAIb_nmbtuZ1OXwVZAcMdTG33QZRGFXFccGVun/s400/Dona+paula+Beach+Goa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213264011171627922" border="0" /></a></p> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;" ><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">Dona Paula Beach</span> : The beach is named after Dona Paula de Menzes, daughter of a viceroy (in colonial India), who threw herself off the cliff, when refused permission to marry a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias. The myth says that Dona Paula is entombed in the Cabo Chapel of the Raj Bhawan and is supposed to be seen emerging from the moonlit waves wearing only a pearl necklace. With the romance and myth attached to it, haunted by Dona Paula de Menzes, tourists throng the Dona Paula Beach.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anjuna Beach </span>:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTkI6GXvtCBo0EXJNujQOb7o49ll6mdVpEJYmgQREuaoZduS2KpTvrCXT_cBNT_u41gfT3NoDfMB9Lebe0oem08vutE6zSUR5zyk2IGR9HdmfSKD-RbTcEDJ9DyIrsY1hjrJ-HVYjk9e4/s1600-h/Anjuna+beach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTkI6GXvtCBo0EXJNujQOb7o49ll6mdVpEJYmgQREuaoZduS2KpTvrCXT_cBNT_u41gfT3NoDfMB9Lebe0oem08vutE6zSUR5zyk2IGR9HdmfSKD-RbTcEDJ9DyIrsY1hjrJ-HVYjk9e4/s400/Anjuna+beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213264747762608898" border="0" /></a> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Anjuna beach was 'discovered' sometime in 1950's and 60's by a group of travellers and then they began to meet here in dry season to party. Situated eight kilometers west of Mapusa, Anjuna beach is the most happening of all beaches in Goa.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCczzRlUQUimYCKLRjwyo1dBAocmm0p8ElxU_rmsPGDoefCAw-1N0KKye7yBZkY-onm4FdCWJwnv3OhSOl6m3pIh-RMEdmSsWZnDJAFLpWlwJulAIgNSbqWo9krDApquTvGPXu3ak1wVk/s1600-h/goa4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCczzRlUQUimYCKLRjwyo1dBAocmm0p8ElxU_rmsPGDoefCAw-1N0KKye7yBZkY-onm4FdCWJwnv3OhSOl6m3pIh-RMEdmSsWZnDJAFLpWlwJulAIgNSbqWo9krDApquTvGPXu3ak1wVk/s400/goa4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213473403267650818" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(75, 75, 75);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since the arrival of the Hippies in the sixties, Goa has been a major destination for the foreign and domestic tourists.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(75, 75, 75);"><span style="font-size:100%;">The tourist season in Goa begins in late September and carries on through early March. The weather in these months is usually dry and pleasantly cool.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(75, 75, 75);">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.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773114872816055650.post-62283726520251637882008-01-18T06:31:00.000-05:002010-11-04T12:58:25.866-04:00Ajanta and Ellora Caves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26ISIG4IVXgYV5rTvB_LOEl_O1JSolZbJz7MYbkof8Jpaf199MC2eayHi35v_34_pyFeX1_qmbPvBAJmPn7G865dWVlCjbq_KaPTGjlIrMdJROlkHy6fNjRzm40bgT56luGPFwI3O8Qv3/s1600-h/Ajanta+cave.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292667515994844530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26ISIG4IVXgYV5rTvB_LOEl_O1JSolZbJz7MYbkof8Jpaf199MC2eayHi35v_34_pyFeX1_qmbPvBAJmPn7G865dWVlCjbq_KaPTGjlIrMdJROlkHy6fNjRzm40bgT56luGPFwI3O8Qv3/s400/Ajanta+cave.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 250px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 350px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0Xz3YhDqUszyhb8LCraiPQDDn8TUqdDHk9Go9941NkO2zdz0zOryYu8ajUlg7IShVvg_zMv02WIRERyq-P856gVuwucQkO1rXtHNRBd9cElKhNBbrGhQhgq_yHP9zOs-mHFH3mQeJAtj/s1600-h/Ajanta_Caves.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292595215187486002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0Xz3YhDqUszyhb8LCraiPQDDn8TUqdDHk9Go9941NkO2zdz0zOryYu8ajUlg7IShVvg_zMv02WIRERyq-P856gVuwucQkO1rXtHNRBd9cElKhNBbrGhQhgq_yHP9zOs-mHFH3mQeJAtj/s320/Ajanta_Caves.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 267px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px;" /></a><link href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/adc/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The famous Ajanta and Ellora</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">caves are located near the city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. The caves shrines cut out of rock, by hand, and rank amongst some of the most outstanding specimens of ancient Indian architectural heritage. The 34 caves at Ellora and the 29 caves at Ajanta, were remained in dark, undiscovered for over a milleniuam, till John Smith, a British Army Officer, accidentally discovered</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">them while on a hunting expedition in 1819. Ajanta has been designated as a World Heritage Site to be preserved as an artistic legacy that will inspire the generations to come.</span> <br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" face="verdana" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 29 caves were built as secluded retreats of the Buddhist monks, who taught and performed rituals in the Chaityas and Viharas, the ancient seats of learning, and nerve - centers of the Buddhist cultural movement. Using simple tools like hammer and chisel, the monks carved out the impressive figures adorning the walls of these structures. Many of the caves house panels depicting stories from the Jatakas, a rich mine of tales of the several incarnations of the Buddha. Images of nymphs and princesses amongst others, are also elaborately portrayed.</span> <br />
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