Vypin Island, Kerala Kerala and especially vicinity of Fort Kochi is known for the Chinese fishing nets believed to have been introduced by the Portuguese settlers who brought the nets from their offshore China stronghold of Macau. While in Fort Kochi only a few nets remain, on the Vypin Island to the north there are …
No matter how much time one spends in India or how many times one returns, India never ceases to amaze. Witnessing events such Khumb Mella is the most astonishing experience but visiting any major pilgrimage destination always promises one will be captivated by the spectacle. Visiting Haridwar bathing ghats where Ganges descends from the Himalaya, …
Dazzling colors and photogenic people await in the back country of Rajasthan on a Passenger Train Phulad to Khamblighat slideshow at Flickr.
Over one hundred years old, an institution in Mysore, the Devaraja Market is a single storey structure accommodating reputedly some 700 vendors. You will find fruit and vegetable sellers as well as incense and glass bangle stalls. Tikka powder merchants offer the most ravishing displays of colors. But the most amazing feast for both the …
Only a few kilometers north of Mysore, Karnataka, Srirangapatna was where Tipu Sultan had his summer palace. It lies on a large island in one of South India’s most prominent rivers, the Kaveri (aka Cauvery River in English). Just before the eastern tip of the island its northern tributary, Lokapavani, joins in. But the actual …
Villagers gather to sing and pray to celebrate Dussehra at a remote Konkan coast hamlet in South India. Read more on travel along Konkan coast of South India.
Under the reign of Rana Kumbha in mid 15th century Chittorgarh reached its cultural zenith. It was also the apex of territorial expansion by the Mewar as a whole. He is credited with construction of a number of forts, temples and monuments. None other expresses the accomplishments attained by the Chittor warriors following Rana Kumbha’s …
Tower of Victory, Mahasati and Temples of Chittorgarh Read More »
First it was the train and now it’s the flight. More connectivity is being added to make it convenient to access the city of the Taj Mahal. The Union Minster of Civil Aviation in the Government of India has assured air connectivity to Agra. This comes as a New Year’s gift to the tourism industry …
Every great city deserves its own iconic cultural edifice, one that is an integral part of it and bears testimony to its glorious history. In Bombay, now Mumbai, in 1903 the Taj Mahal Palace hotel was completed and it truly became one of the original grand hotels of the world. Since the day it opened …
At the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai Every Suite Tells a Story Read More »
The most awaited religious festival of the decade is scheduled to take place at Allahabad, India this month through February. The Maha Kumbh Mela which takes place once every 12 years, witnesses millions of pilgrims and thousands of Naga Sadhu’s who camp at the confluence of the sacred rivers Ganga and Yamuna for almost two …
