Thursday, March 25, 2010

Tirupati Balaji Temple,

The most famous temple of India, Tirupati Balaji Temple, is having great significance in the country, there are devotees from all over the world, and it is one of the most important Hindu Pilgrimage.

Tirupati Balaji Temple is located in Chittor district of Andra Pradesh, located on the Venkatam Hill, it is said that it is hill of Lord Vishnu, and it is one of the richest temple of the country.

Triupati Balaji Temple

Enjoy the rich culture and tradition : Visit to the world famous shrine of lord Venkateswar is full of cultural and religious celebration. Worshiping before the holy figure of lord Venkateswar lets one witness the rich South Indian culture and rich traditions.

Temple sightseeing : Besides the main temple of lord Venkateswar, there are several other temples like Papavinasanam, Vaikuntha Tirtham and Tumburu Tirtham famous for its architectural excellence and high religious significance.

Shopping : Series of shops selling handicrafts items await you once you are over with temple sightseeing. Better, you walk to Lepakshi Emporium, famous for selling handicrafts amenities at reasonable price.

Festivals : Everyday the temple gets exalted with some short of festival. Brahmotsavam, the 9-days annual festival of the temple is the best time to visit the temple as the whole town is lost in sacred touch of divinity.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Nalanda

Nalanda was eatablished in 5 century AD; university remained a center of almost 800 years.The remnants of Nalanda university is located just 90 Km away from Patna. The site of this ancient university is now preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India. Other than the site of this university you will also visit other places of interest like Hieun Tsang Memorial Hall, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, The Nalanda Archaeological Museum and Surajpur Baragon.

Nalanda University

Nalanda was a very famous Buddhist site of learning, though it was basically a Buddhist center of learning but this university imparted education on many topics. This university also imparts education on Vedas, grammar, logic, rhetoric, meta-physics, prose composition, medicine and yoga. It is believed that the two all time great men of the world, Lord Buddha and Mahavira preached their lessons in this university.

Nalanda University had a very big library. This library had a huge collection of 9 million books. The remains of this university are scattered in area of whopping 14 acres. In the modern time a very large part of the site of the university has been excavated but still a large section of the remnants of this university has remained unexplored. Historical evidences have proved that this university was the home of 10,000 students with 2,000 teachers who taught them.

The famous Chinese traveler Hieun Tsang visited this university. He stayed in this university for a period of 12 years. In his memoirs this famous Chinese traveler has given an account of his days in the Nalanda University.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Devigarh

Devigarh is a fort palace nested in the old Aravali Hills of Rajasthan. It is an 18th Century Fort in the village of Delwara. This Fort forms one of the three main passes into the valley of Udaipur.

Devigarh

The city has a rich cultural heritage and offers abundant scope for sight seeing. The village of Delwara, which houses the Devigarh Fort takes pride in housing four 14th Century Jain temples. It is a 450 year old village and consists of Muslims, Jains, Rajput and tribal people.

Devigarh has a good transportation network and is about 45 minutes drive from Udaipur. Udaipur has road, rail and air network with all major cities in India. Besides, the Fort Hotel at Devigarh provides accommodation at luxury.


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram is located on the Coromadal Coast facing Bay of Bengal and it is recognized by in all over the country for is monolithic structure. Mahabalipuram is also famous for its rich heritage and culture that draw a large number of tourists from various parts of the country. Its has a finest monuments and temples those are monolithic, apart from beautiful beaches.

Mahabalipuram

There are number of this which are famous in the Mahabalipuram and the most famous thing is its sculpture, its buildings which are beautifully designed. Hence, the most prominent attraction of Mahabalipuram is the unique relief work that depicts various themes from the famous Indian legends. There are many beautiful temples, which are beautifully designed; its sculptures are the major attraction. There are many places, which you can explore in the city and outside the city. There are some places, which are worth paying like Crocodile Bank, Vedanthagal, Covelong, Muttukadu.

Due to the growth of tourist in Mahabalipuram, there is a facility of decent hotels, resorts to stay in the city and there is good transportation for the convenience of tourist from which they can easily rome around the city and have a fun of surrounding.