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February 12th, 2012 - 11:08 am § in Indian Railways

Visit Anjani Mahadev to rub shoulder with immaculate beauty of nature

Through this post, I hope to introduce readers to the immaculate beauty of Solang Valley that occludes ‘Anjani Mahadev’. However, before moving further I wish to uncover fundamentals of this place. � ‘Anjani Mahadev’- this name is derived from two names Anjani and Mahadev. [...]

February 11th, 2012 - 11:07 am § in Indian Railways

Rose Festival starts in Chandigarh

The biggest rose show in the country, earlier known as Festival of Gardens gets underway. The Zakir Rose garden, is the venue of the Rose festival and has beautiful displays of different varieties of roses. This year over 500 varieties of roses are blooming at the garden. The varieties of the flower[...]

February 11th, 2012 - 11:06 am § in Indian Railways

Lack of basic infrastructure hampering tourism growth in India

For the last three years, we have been projecting India as a next tourism hub for oversees travels but have completely failed to elevate its basic infrastructure to meet international standards of hospitality, a report said. Pacific Asia Travel Association’s, (PATA), detailed report of 308-pag[...]

February 11th, 2012 - 11:05 am § in Indian Railways

Malaysia all set to entice Indian Tourists

This is in time with it’s launching the campaign, Visit Malaysia Year 2007. The Indian edition of ‘Visit Malaysia Year 2007′ was launched here by Malaysia Tourism Minister Atuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor in Hyderabad. Malaysian Tourism Department also launched `Malaysian kitch[...]

February 10th, 2012 - 11:05 am § in Indian Railways

Bangalore: A gateway to most alluring part of the country

Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka lying in the southern Deccan plateau half a way between Chennai and Mumbai, is a charismatic city, which is the gateway to one of the most attractive, and alluring parts of the country. In central Bangalore M G (Mahatma Gandhi) Road is the appearance of affluence.[...]

February 10th, 2012 - 11:03 am § in Indian Railways

Attukal Pongala – the all women mega event at the Attukal Bhagavathy temple

The Attukal Pongala at the Attukal Bhagavathy temple in Thiruvanathapuram was successfully held on Saturday the 3rd March , 2007.Thousands of female devotees like every year arrived from all over Kerala ( and even overseas) to offer Pongala to the deity. The Pongala which marks the culmination of th[...]

February 10th, 2012 - 11:03 am § in Indian Railways

Ooty: A mesmerizing flower show

Ooty or Udagamandalam (as it is often known) is located in the picturesque Nilgiris and is rightly called the "Queen of Hill Stations". Ooty is home to a large number of tourists throughout the year (both domestic as well as international). It occupies an enviable position on the tourist m[...]

February 9th, 2012 - 11:01 am § in Indian Railways

Ooty Lake – the enchanting locale

The famous ooty lake – located at the heart of the picturesque hill station is an artificial lake which was created in the year 1823-25.It stretches over an area of 65 acres and is about 2.5 kms in length. The credit for this beautiful lake goes to the Father of Ooty (who was then the [...][...]

February 9th, 2012 - 11:00 am § in Indian Railways

The 4th Himalayan International White-Water Rafting Championship kicks off

The 4th International White-Water Rafting Championship has begun in the picturesque town of Pandua in Himachal Pradesh. Several rafters from India and abroad are battling it out on the River Sutlej. In all there are 12 teams participating in the championship, which includes two foreign teams (from A[...]

February 9th, 2012 - 11:00 am § in Indian Railways

Goa – all set to have a blast with the Shigmo Festival

Goa – the getaway holiday destination in India that is frequented by a large number of domestic and international tourists is all set to have a big blast with the Shigmo festival which begins on Saturday the 10 th of March 2007. Shigmo festival is celebrated all over Goa with great pomp and gl[...]