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Monday 25 February 2013

PINK CITY

Jaipur is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber after whom the city has been name. It has a population  of 3.1 million.   Jaipur is known as pink city of India.

In ancient time Jaipur region came under the Matsya Kingdom. The king consulted several books on architecture and architects before making the layout of Jaipur. Finally, under the guidance of Vidyadhar Bhattacharya (chief architect of the king) Jaipur came into existence on the classical principles of Vastu Shastra and the similar classical treatises.

The construction of the city started in 1727, it took around 4 years to complete the major places, roads and square. The city was divided into nine blocks, of which two contain the state buildings and palaces, with the remaining seven allotted to the public. Huge fortification walls were built, along with seven strong gates.
For the time architecture of the town was very advanced, and certainly the best in the Indian subcontinent.

In 1876, during the regime of Sawai Ram Singh, the whole city was painted in pink to welcome Edward, prince of Wales. Today, avenues remain painted in pink, giving Jaipur a distinctive appearance.


Temperature remains high throughout the year. In Jaipur there is a colony of 60 monkeys. Jaipur is the major tourist destination in India . In 2008 Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Survey, Jaipur was ranked the 7th best place in Asia.
The Presidential suite at the Raj palace hotel, billed at US$45000 per night, is listed 2nd on world's most expensive hotel suites compiled by CNN Go in 2012.


The places to be visited:-
Hawa Mahal, Amer fort, Jaigarh fort, Nahargarh Fort, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Jal Mahal, Rambagh Palace, Birla temple and Raj Mandir Cinema.

Jaipur is known for its rich architecture, art and incredible culture. Jaipur has its own International airport, named on the city itself.




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Saturday 23 February 2013

SHAKING MINARETS

Ahmadabad is a city of historic monument. While visiting this beautiful monument the history comes alive in front of my eyes. One such famous monument is Jhulta Minar which means in English Swinging or shaking Minarets. As the name suggest this minaret is actually swaying. 

Jhulta minar is located in Ahmadabad city of Gujarat, India. The mosque was built by Sidi Bashir, a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah. It is in front of the Ahmadabad railway station.

It is a mysterious design and couldn't be understood by any modern architect till today. Jhulta Minar is a part of famous mosque Siddi Bashri in Ahmadabad. The minarets are 3 storeys tall and connected at one point. The vibration from one minaret can be felt in the other minaret but the connecting portion doesn't vibrate at all. The unusual construction of this structure is still a mystery for modern science.



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Friday 22 February 2013

WORLD'S LARGEST SUNDIAL

JANTAR MANTAR
In the heart of the pink city Jaipur, India, there exist a century old observatory used for numbering the stars and counting the minutes. 


Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja (king) Jai Singh II at Jaipur city of Rajasthan, India. It was built between 1727 to 1734. It has been inscribed on the World Heritage list.
The name Jantar means instrument and Mantar means calculation, therefore Jantar Mantar means 'calculation instrument'.

There are in all 14 geometric device in Jantar Mantar for the study of time, dates, stars, space and Indian Jyotish Shastra ( Astrology).  Though these instruments are not used now, but still proves to be important for astronomical science.
Samrat Yantra in Jantar Mantar holds the record for worlds largest sundial, its 27 meters tall.

Samrat Yantra's shadow carefully plotted to tell the time of day. Its face is angled at 27 degrees, the latitude of Jaipur. The Hindu Chhatri (small cupola) on top is used as a platform for announcing eclipses and the arrival of monsoons. Its shadow moves visible at 1 mm per second, or roughly a hand's breadth (6 cm) every minute, which can be a profound experience.

Today the observatory is a popular tourist attraction. However, local astronomers still use it to predict the weather for farmers.



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Wednesday 20 February 2013

WORLD'S LARGEST SLUM:DHARAVI

Dharavi is a slum and administrative ward over the parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai. It is spread over the area of 175 hectors. Dharavi has the population over 1 million people.
Dharavi is one of the largest slums in the world. 

In the 18th century Dharavi was an Island. The area of present Dharavi was mangrove swamp before the late 19th century, inhabited by Koli fishermans. Migrants from Gujarat established potters colony, from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra tanners belonging to the Charmarkar caste migrated to Dharavi and set up the leather tanning industry. Artisans from Utter Pradesh migrated with their embroidery workers and started the ready made garment trade. There is an increasingly large recycling industry, processing recyclable waste from other parts of Mumbai. The district has an estimated 5000 businesses and 15000 single room factories.



Dharavi has several problems with public health, due to the scarcity of toilet facilities. In 2006 there was 1 toilet per 1440 resident in Dharavi. 


Bharatam shreshtam


Mahim creek, a local river is used by local people for urination and defecation.




Dharavi featured in Danny Boyle's 2008 Oscar winning film The Slumdog Millionaire, where several of the child actors in the film are from the Dharavi slum.


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Saturday 16 February 2013

GANPATIPULE

Ganpatipule is a small town located in Ratnagiri district on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra. 


Ganpatipule is one of the most spectacular beaches along the konkan coast and an idyllic gateway that attracts peace seekers, beach lovers and pilgrims alike.
Aside from its clean beach and clean water, Ganpatipule is rich in flora, including mangroves and coconut palms. Here we can leave the hectic world behind as you laze around on golden sands or explore the many trails from the beach.
400 years old Ganpati image at Ganpatipule is said to have sprung up from the hill. The temple is at the base of the hill, and pilgrims walk around the hill as a mark of respect.



TRAVEL BY ROAD
Its 375 km. from Mumbai, 331 km from Pune and 144 km from Kolhapur.

TRAVEL BY RAIL
There is no official railway station of Ganpatipule. The nearest is Ratnagiri railway station and from Ratnagiri station you can hire bus , taxi or auto for Ganpatipule. 

BEST TIME TO VISIT
Winter is the most pleasant season. The climatic condition is humid at Ganpatipule.



STAY


MTDC holiday resort it has A/C - non A/C rooms and Kankani house A/C- non A/C rooms.
Reservation can be done online. 

Place to visit around
Prachin Konkan - an incredible museum:
It's a  natural museum. It displays the incredible culture of Konkan and describes its origin. It is 20 km from the temple. 


Jaigad fort: Jaigad fort is on a cliff, at the entrance of Sangameshwar river just 35 km from ganpatipule. This 17th century fort offers a commanding view of the sea and an unique view of the Konkan village life.




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Thursday 7 February 2013

GOLD IN INDIA.

India ranks 10th in gold reserves in whole world. Indian's officially holding is 557.7 metric tons of gold. 



Te major gold mines are in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, Raichur and Kolar district of Karnataka and Chitoor district of Andra Pradesh.
India has un-mined gold deposits, which if mined over the next decade it can add up to 200 tones. Due to under utilization of gold resources India is unable to become big gold supplier in the world.
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Wednesday 6 February 2013

LARGEST SALT DESERT IN WORLD.


THE GREAT RANN OF KUTCH



The Rann of Kutch is a marvelous place to visit in Gujarat, India. It's the world largest salt desert and spread  over 16000 square kilometer. The best thing about it is that it's underwater during the monsoon season in India and for the remaining 8 months the whole land is cover with white salt. This place is also known as White Rann.

The climate there change according to the weather condition of the country. During summer the temperature is between 44 to 50 degree Celsius and in winter it can go below 0 degree Celsius.  

In winter the great Rann of Kutch is a breeding ground for FLAMINGOS and PELICANS. Its the only place
in India where Flamingo come to breed and is home of 13 species of Lark.

 The little Rann of Kutch is famous for the INDIAN WILD ASS SANCTUARY, home of the worlds last
 population of Indian wild ass. The other mammals includes Indian wolf, desert fox, golden jackal, chinkara, 
Nilgai and the near threatened Black buck. It is the residing place for migrated birds and home for more 
than 200 species of birds.


 At night, a beautiful dance with lights called CHIR BATTI (ghost lights) is performed in the rann. 
The unique handicraft of Kutch is world famous. 

 To visit Kutch one need to take permission from the government of Gujarat because its a sensitive place due to
presence of Pakistan border.  
                                                         OR
Every year Gujarat tourism (Government of Gujarat) arrange a trip to Kutch called RANN UTSAV.

 To know more about rann utsav go to the website:- www.rannutsav.com





    
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Location: Avdhut Nagar, Dahisar East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Monday 4 February 2013

MAYONG : THE WORLD OF MAGIC

ASSAM, a beautiful and unique state of our motherland INDIA. The state has its beautiful nature, culture and tradition. But this colorful state has a dark shade in it.

MAYONG is said as a land of black magic and witchcraft.

 Mayong is situated 40 km from Guwahati (capital of Assam) in Marigaon district of Assam, on the bank of river Brahmaputra. Mayong was once considered as the cradle of black magic in the country.

Mayong is said to be the capital of black magic and witchcraft.

 The name Mayong is derived from Sanskrit word Maya, which mean illusion. Therefore it is considered as land of illusion. It is one of the old historical famous kingdom ruled by Hidimba's dynasty. Hidimba was the wife of Bhim (second son of pandav from Mahabharata). Shri Ghanakanta Singha Dev is the current king of the Mayonng from the Hidimba dynasty. The king has the same respect, obedience and dignity by the people as it was earlier.
People here worship Goddess SHAKTI and there are many temple of goddess Bhagavati. There is a myth about the temple that not only the animals but also the humans are sacrificed in front of the goddess for the welfare of the people. If anyone enters into the temple wearing a red cloth the person will be hypnotized by the goddess and will be vanished from the earth.

The people here worship a planet in ancient times named byadhi. The people here imagine the planeet as black art sorcery. It was the starting of astrology and practice of witchcraft. The famous tantrik (wizard) here are SHRI TILAK HAZARIKA and LAXMI RAM NATH.

Mayong is full of super natural stories. Except a few, the spell were not written but passed from generation to generation. People come from abroad to learn Tantrik vidya (black magic and witchcraft), even the student of psychology from around the world come here to learn black magic.
Mayong has now became a hot spot for tourism and archaeology beacuse of its wild life and some of the ancient manuscript of black magic and Ayurveda.
   
Mayong is a tourist and archaeological location because of its rich wildlife, archaeology pilgrimage, eco-tourism, adventure tourism, cultural tourism and river tourism. There are numerous archaeological relics and artefacts, including books on black magic and Ayurveda at the Mayong Central Museum and Emporium, which was opened in 2002. Very close to Mayong is the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. This Sanctuary has the highest density of ONE HORNED RHINOCEROS in the world.

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Sunday 3 February 2013

THE BEST WATERFALLS IN INDIA.

In INDIA there are en-number of WATERFALLS, and I bring to you the best from it.

 1)
Agasthiyar fall in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The fall are located about 4 km from the famous Papanasam Shiva temple

2)
The Soochipara falls in the hilly Wayanad disrict of Kerela are one of the most sought after attractions in the region. Also known as the Sentinel fall, the three tiered waterfall plunges from a cliff face into a series of pools. Soochipara in Malayalam literally means Needle rock.

3)
Nohkalikai Fall, Cherrapunjee, India. Cherrapunjee is India's northeastern state of meghalaya and is notable as the place receives the higest rainfall in the country. This is also the higest waterfall in India. It plunges 335metres(1100feets).

4)
Kempty Fall in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. The fall is located 15km from Mussoorie on the Chakrata road and is a sought after tourist spot. The fall are located at an attitude of 4500ft in the Himalayan foothills.

5)
Banatheertham Fall is in tirunelveli, Tamilnadu. Banatheertham is part of the Mundanthurai Tiger reserve and lies above the Karayar dam.

6)
Vantawng Khawhthla, the highest waterfall in Mizoram. The two tiered waterfall has a total height of 751 ft and is the 13th highest waterfall in India. It is located at a distance of 137 km from Aizwal.

7)
Hongenakkal -- literally, the smoking rocks in kannada. These kalls on the cauvery river and is located in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu.

8)
Frozen waterfall in Kashmir.

9)
The Chhangey fall in kaluk, sikkim is located 10km from Peling, on the road to Dentam. The waterfall plunges from height and loses itself in the dense forest. Only 4 wheelers can approach the road from where this waterfall can be viewed.

10)
Athirappilly waterfall in Kerela is one of the most famous waterfall in the state and a sure fire tourist attraction. The fall are located on the Chalakudy river, which originates in the western ghats.

11)
Mesmerizing Thosegarh waterfall in Satara district of Maharashtra. The waterfall is a popular tourist attraction and is reachable by bus from pune.

12)
The river flows in a great speed and this waterfall is considered as most dangerous in whole India. It is located in Kerala.

13)
Hindru fall, Jharkhand. It is created on the course of the Subarnarekha river where it falls from the height of 98 meters (322 ft). Highest waterfall in the state of Jharkhand.

14)
Ghatrani waterfall near Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.

15)
Frozen waterfall in Sikkim.

16)
Water fall creating water fog. Amritdhara is a waterfall on the path of Hasdeo river near chirimiri, Chhattisgarh.

17)
DUDHSAGAR fall (sea of milk) is a tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi river in the state of Goa. It is 60 km from Panaji. Its most beautiful waterfall in India and can be visited through rail.


Tough there are many others but the above mentioned are the best. If you visit India don't miss this falls, at least visit the closest to you.

















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