Friday, October 22, 2010

Golden Triangle Tour- The culture of India

The city was the cultural capital of Chandela Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India from the 10-12th centuries. The political capital of the Chandelas was Kalinjar. The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of 200 years, from 950 to 1150. The Chandela capital was moved to Mahoba after this time, but Khajuraho continued to flourish for some time.Khajuraho has no forts because the Chandel Kings never lived in their cultural capital.

The whole area was enclosed by a wall with eight gates, each flanked by two golden palm trees. There were originally over 80 Hindu temples, of which only 25 now stand in a reasonable state of preservation, scattered over an area of about 20 square kilometres (8 sq mi).







Today, the temples serve as fine examples of Indian architectural styles that have gained popularity due to their explicit depiction of sexual life during medieval times. Locals living in the Khajuraho village always knew about and kept up the temples as best as they could. They were pointed out to an Englishman in late 19th century but the jungles had taken a toll on all the monuments.







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Monday, October 18, 2010

India Tour Packages - Enjoy the Imagine Wildlife Tours


Bharatpur  Bird Sanctuary one of the finest bird parks in the world, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Keoladeo Ghana National Park) is a reserve that offers protection to faunal species as well. Nesting indigenous water- birds as well as migratory water birds and waterside birds, this sanctuary is also inhabited by Sambar, Chital, Nilgai and Boar.

In Bharatpur more than 300 species of birds are found in this small wildlife park of 29-sq-kms of which 11-sq-kms are marshes and the rest scrubland and grassland. Keoladeo, the name derives from an ancient Hindu temple, devoted to Lord Shiva, which stands at the centre of the park. 'Ghana' means dense, referring to the thick forest, which used to cover the area.
 

While many of India's parks have been developed from the hunting preserves of princely India, Keoladeo, popularly known as Bharatpur Wildlife Sanctuary, is perhaps the only case where the habitat has been created by a maharaja. In earlier times, Bharatpur town used to be flooded regularly every monsoon. In 1760, an earthen dam (Ajan Dam) was constructed, to save the town, from this annual vagary of nature. The depression created by extraction of soil for the dam was cleared and this became the Bharatpur Lake.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Golden Triangle Tour with Khajuraho Temples

Tour to North India has just shown a great gush with a number of options offered to the visitors looking forward to get familiar with the varied ethnicity and varied landscape of this incredible country.
A Group Tour to Taj Mahal, All Services By Our Company

One of the best ways to uncover Indian culture is the Golden Triangle Tour especially if Khajuraho is included in the itinerary. The golden triangle Tour, as the name suggests is the name of a tour package including the three main tourist spots of North India.

The first destination on this golden triangle tour is the capital of India, Delhi. The first destination of the tour is Delhi. Delhi is the city through which the holy river Yamuna flows through carrying with her untold legends of the people who have ruled and lived here. The most popular and culturally significant destinations in the city are Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, India Gate, and the Humayun's Tomb. Delhi puts forward the seamless blend of the classical charm and contemporary elegance.

Amber fort elephant ride, Jaipur
Khajuraho would serve as the central angle of your golden triangle tour. Khajuraho is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Khajuraho temples; especially the Eastern and Western group of temples are recognized for their architectural beauty. These temples are more preferred in compliance to the North Indian structural design due to gallant creative statement of lovely postures in their sculptures and the different refinements of courteous love with dance and music in a sanctified place like a temple. The Temples of Khajuraho are a well example of religion blended with the love and the tourist to Khajuraho are not able to get attract to the dramatic erotic sculptures made on the temple walls. These extremely sensual and erotic sculptures of the temples have a symbolic importance and it is believed that all these engravings have different meanings.

The ultimate destinations in the golden triangle tour would be the ‘pink city’ of India, Jaipur. Located in Rajasthan, Jaipur is a significant destination of golden Triangle Tour. Here you can visit the famous Hawa Mahal, the City Palace consisting of number of palaces and havelis and the Jantar Mantar apart from other heritage sites. The most fascinating thing to be done in Jaipur is to experience a elephant ride to visit the Amber Fort. The golden triangle tour package offers the golden opportunity to explore this alluring land.

And the fourth city of the tour is Agra. What to say about the city Agra. It has the world most famous heritage, The Taj Mahal. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. This amazing building is built in beautiful white marble engraved with colorful engrossment. Apart from Taj Mahal, the other sites of attraction are Fatehpur Sikri and Red Fort of Agra.

A golden triangle tour of Khajuraho with Jaipur, Agra and Delhi as the other three destinations is one of the best ways to uncover the spiritual India and her rich heritage.

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Mayur Vihar Phase-I
Delhi-110091 (India)
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