SHIKARA BOAT RIDE A shikara ride is one of the most soothing, relaxing aspects of a holiday in Kashmir. Shikaras are long boats which crowd the Srinagar lakes. They are used for getting back and forth from the houseboats or for longer tours. It is worth to take a pleasure[…]
Tanjore Paintings Arts and Crafts in Tamilnadu
Thanjavur painting is a classical South Indian painting style, which was inaugurated from the town of Thanjavur and spread across the adjoining and geographically contiguous Tamil country. The art form draws its immediate resources and inspiration from way back about 1600 AD, a period when the Nayakas of Thanjavur under[…]
Adalaj step-well
Adalaj Stepwell is a unique Hindu ‘water building’ in the village of Adalaj, close to Ahmedabad town in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The stepwell was built in 1499 by Muslim king Mohammed Begda for Queen Rani Roopba, wife of Veer Singh, the Vaghela chieftain. The step well[…]
Shaking Minarets
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Shaking Minarets, they are playful but with a whir of quivering mystery. They have left the best of architects and pioneering design engineers intrigued and in unresolvable wonder. What they cannot unravel is when one minaret is shaken the other begins to vibrate, though the connecting passage between[…]
Fairs and Festivlas in Nagaland
Hornbill The Hornbill Festival of Nagaland is aimed at reviving, protecting and sustaining richness of the Naga heritage and traditions. This is done through cultural extravaganza worth experiencing. Moatsu Moatsu Festival is celebrated by the Ao tribe of Nagaland. Moatsu is celebrated in the first week of May every year.[…]
Places to Visit in Kerala
Kovalam Beach Jew Town Snakeboat Races Maatanchery Palace Munnar Padmanabhaswamy Temple Attukal Bhagavathy Temple Vadakkunnathan Temple Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple St. Francis CSI Church Thirunelli Temple Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple Ernakulam Shiva Temple Chettikulangara Sree Bhagavathi Temple Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple Rajarajeswara Temple[…]
National Parks in Orissa
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nandankanan Zoological Park Nandankanan Zoological Park is a 400-hectare (990-acre) zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Established in 1960, it was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums(WAZA) in 2009. [/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1465465784623-9ae82cdf-e7e8-9″ include=”3223,3224,3225,3226,3227,3228,3230,3231,3232,3233,3234,3235″][vc_column_text][…]
Arts & Crafts of Meghalaya
The state of Meghalaya is well known for various crafts. Handicrafts made with cane and bamboo products, textile weaving, carpet weaving, ornament making and woodcarving also hold important place in Meghalaya’s art and crafts. Weaving Bamboo work Handicrafts Work
Festivals of Goa
Goa festivals are an integral part of the state’s culture and heritage. Among the festivals of Goa, some are steeped in religious undertones while the others are expressions of the fun-loving nature of the people. The long colonial rule of the Portuguese notwithstanding, the majority of the Goans are Hindus[…]
Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim
Khangchendzonga National Park (previously named Kanchenjunga National Park) also Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is a National Park and a Biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India.The park gets its name from the mountainKanchenjunga (alternative spelling Khangchendzonga) which is 8,586 metres (28,169 ft) tall, the third-highest peak in the world.