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    Famous delicious street food at the magical city Mumbai

    December 28, 2015 - By 

    Mumbai is, no doubt a sizzling city that has a lot to offer its visitors including pristine beaches, spectacular sightseeing, nightlife, shopping, exotic locations, picturesque views, delicious cuisines and a lot more. But the city is known for its distinctive street foods. The amazing fact is that a few of the popular street foods accessible elsewhere in India owe their origins to or have been inspired by local Mumbai food. Mumbai emerges as a foodie’s paradise with a number of options of local street food. The street food of the city may not hog all the limelight but it remains…

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    India Travel - Rajasthan - Tourist Destinations

    Top colorful and exotic shopping bazaar of Jaipur

    November 6, 2015 - By 

    Jaipur the ‘pink city of India’ is usually renowned for its majestic buildings which displays the characteristics of a grand and stately architecture. This royal city gives you a chance to explore the traditional festivals, folk dances, dramas and folk songs through the merry-making fairs & carnivals. This city offers everything from palaces and temples to the good food and shopping of ethnic stuff. It’s a great place to find carpets, jewelry and handicrafts or to get unusual camel leather slippers or bags at the bazaars. Here, the markets are capacious enough to cater any shopping need. From dresses worn…

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    Things to do in Udaipur

    October 27, 2015 - By 

    The “Venice of the East”, “City of Lakes” and the “White city”, having a number of nicknames Udaipur is soaked in the charm of many picturesque lakes, many scenic locations, temples, historical museums, royal palaces, festivals and many other structures. Besides all the beautiful, environment and weather status, this desert city also has greener climate and high mountains, classy functions, safaris and shopping options which invite visitors to this romantic town. As the natural beauty merges with the historical attractions, Udaipur became the most attractive tourist spots in India and offers a number of tourism activities to do during your…

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    e-Tourist Visa during Jan-Aug 2015 showing growth of 893%

    September 12, 2015 - By 

    Highest number of tourists arrived on e-Tourist Visa from USA during Jan-Aug 2015 Government of India launched Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVoA) enabled by Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), presently known as e-Tourist Visa scheme on 27th November 2014. At present e-Tourist Visa facility is available for citizens of 113 countries (including 36 countries for which the facility was extended on 15th August, 2015) arriving at 16 Airports in India (includes 7 airports added from 15th August, 2015). The following are the important highlights of e-Tourist Visa during August, 2015: (i) During the month of August, 2015 a total of 22,286…

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    Sightseeing Places in Mount Abu

    August 22, 2015 - By 

    Mount Abu is the best place to relax and spend your cozy holidays as it is summer capital of Rajasthan. This world renowned tourist destination is situated on the highest peak in Aravali Range of mountains in India. Mostly barren and a desert state, Rajasthan gets a cool retreat at this pretty hamlet. Being the only hill station in the state, Mount Abu enjoys popularity among the tourists visiting Rajasthan. Situated at the south peak of Aravalli range this beautiful hill station offers chilled climate with high flora housing the entire region. Mt Abu is the only place which attracts…

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    India Travel - South India - Tourist Destinations

    An Incredible visit to wonderful Kerala Backwater destinations

    July 17, 2015 - By 

    Kerala is a land of extraordinary beauty located on the Malabar Coast on southwestern tip alongside the Arabian Sea. It is blessed with unmatched natural attractions which include hill stations, stunning beaches, exotic flora and fauna. But among all what makes Kerala truly a unique holiday destination are its breathtaking beautiful backwaters decorated by the swaying coconut and evergreen surrounding. Filled with the magical charm, evergreen surrounding, amazing beaches and the beauty of Kerala’s backwaters cannot be described in words. Kerala Backwaters are a huge network of many scenic water bodies such as lovely lakes, scenic canals, brackish lagoons, rivers…

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    Culture & Heritage - India Travel - Pilgrimage - Tourist Destinations

    Things to do in Varanasi – The City of Spirituality

    July 13, 2015 - By 

    Varanasi is an ancient city nestled on the left bank of the holy Ganges, under a state of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. It is the holiest place and often referred as ‘the city of temples”. This city is a religious center for Hindus, Buddhists and Jainism, and also a center for learning, literature and culture. It is believed that this city is the centre for attaining “moksha” or salvation and to take a dip in the holy river Ganga and attain purification of body and soul. This city is speckled with several Ghats that are decorated with flowers, lights…

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    Jagannath Rath Yatra or Car festival of Puri

    July 8, 2015 - By 

    Puri is the place of Lord Jagannath, in fact, Jagannath Puri is another name for Puri which is situated in the state of Orissa, India. The enlivening city Puri is considered among the ‘Char Dhams’ for the Hindus and one of the most sacred pilgrim centers in India, nestled on the Eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal. Puri is recognized for its world famous Jagannath Temple that attracts millions of spiritual leaders, devotees and pilgrims all over the world. According to the Hindu myths, Puri is the adobe of Lord Krishna, Lord Krishna is the eighth avatar (incarnation) of…

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    The remarkable growth of lion population in India

    June 22, 2015 - By 

    There is good news for wildlife lovers that in the last five years the population of lions also known as the King of Jungle had increases from 411 in 2010 to 523 in 2015. The Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in the western state of Gujarat, India is known all over the world as the last home of the Asiatic Lion (Panther Leo Persica). This is the only place in the world where these creatures are now found and also considered as the most important protected areas in Asia to protect and support this species. According to the latest…

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    Pilgrimage - Tourist Destinations

    A glimpse of Golden Temple – Amritsar

    June 12, 2015 - By 

    The legendary Golden Temple also known with the names of Sri Darbar Sahib and Sri Harmandir Sahib is situated in Amritsar, Punjab. This temple is known as the Golden temple because it shines with the coating of around 750 kg of pure gold. It is the most important place for the Sikhs to worship and most tangibly spiritual and living monument in India. The people of India especially the Sikh Community believe that, one visit to this temple helps in compensating the sins committed by them. This enormous creation was established by Guru Ram Das Ji who was the fourth…