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High Hills Gangtok

Nov 03, 2011 No Comments by admin

Situated at an elevation of 5600 feet, on the flank of the ridge, lies ‘High Hills‘ alias the capital city of Sikkim, Gangtok. TweetShare

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Mamallapuram : Town of Temples, Sand and Sea

Nov 01, 2011 No Comments by admin

The town of temples, sand and sea – Mamallapuram, formerly known as Mahabalipuram is world renowned for its beautiful Shore Temple. It was once the main port and naval base of the great Pallava kingdom and was later made the capital of this Dynasty. TweetShare

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Manipur : Jewel of India

Oct 18, 2011 No Comments by admin

As perfect as a painting, Manipur is described rightly as the Jewel of India . Manipur lies south of Nagaland & North of Mizoram. TweetShare

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Khajuraho : Beauties Of Erotic Handiworks

Oct 11, 2011 No Comments

Khajoraho, known for it’s temples with beautiful erotic handiworks engraved on it’s walls. This quiet, genial, dusty village in northern Madhya Pradesh is awash with temples. Temples for everything – sun gods, sacred bulls and, more memorably and most prominently, sex. TweetShare

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Auroville : A Place of Human Unification

Oct 03, 2011 No Comments

Auroville, a place of ‘human unification’ that has ballooned to encompass more than 80 rural settlements spread over 20km, and about 1800 residents, lies just over the border of Puducherry (Pondicherry). Two-thirds of these are foreigners, representing around 38 different nationalities. TweetShare

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Hyderabad : Onestop For Foodies and Culturists

Sep 30, 2011 No Comments

Hyderabd the land of princes and monuments is just not limited with this. The place has been undrgone many changes. The monuments are now the most sought-after venues for cultural shows, conventions, literary fests and even weddings. While the AP Tourism Department and the erstwhile royalty have breathed life and resuscitated some crumbling heritage structures, [...]

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Trek To Gangotri – Gaumukh

Sep 15, 2011 No Comments

Celebrated in Hindu mythology and religion, the Garhwal Himalayas are said to be the “Abode of the Gods”. The river Ganges takes its source in this remote massif, at the sacred shrine of Gangotri, and rushes down to the plains in a torrential fury. Very few trekkers follow this itinerary which will lead to one [...]

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River Rafting In Uttranchal

Sep 14, 2011 No Comments

The Rapids of sacred river Ganga, offers the professional River Rafting in Garhwall as well as the amateur, the sheer exhilaration of white water rafting. The Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi, are the main tributaries of the Ganga, and meet at Devprayag, frothing from their racy descent. Their waters are Grade IV and Grade V, challenging [...]

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Impressively Imperial: Palace On Wheels

Sep 06, 2011 No Comments

Palace on Wheels, one of the most popular luxury trains running in India. To explore the fabulous destination like Rajasthan and Agra travelers from across the globe are sitting in the lap of this exquisite luxury train Palace on Wheels. From the beginning it’s a well known fact that Indian royalty was too fond of [...]

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Bodhgaya : The Enlighted Place

Sep 05, 2011 No Comments

Bodhgaya (also written Bodh Gaya) in northeastern India is the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment and the most important of four main Buddhist pilgrimage destinations. Known as Uruvela in the Buddha’s time, the city of Bodhgaya is now a town of about 30,000 permanent residents. TweetShare

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