Incredible India

A Baptist Church in Alichen, Nagaland.

View from Ooty, Tamil Nadu.

Raigad Fort, Maharashtra.

Tea Gardens at Munnar, Kerala.

Kanchenjunga (8586m) viewed from Sandakphu, Sikkim.

Temple Tank, Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple, Karnataka.

The blue range of mountains that run along the western coast of India.This shot was taken in mid May from Palivasal Tea Estate in Munnar, Kerala.

Kargil District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.

Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan.

Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan.

The port city of Vishakhapatnam (Vizag for short), Andhra Pradesh.

Lake Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Eravikulam National Park, Kerala.

Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttaranchal.

A Cathedral in Thiruvalla, Kerala incorporating the features of a traditional Hindu Temple, a Mosque and a Church.

Gaganachukki Falls, Mandya, Karnataka.

Taj Mahal, Agra.

Hastinapur Jain Temples

Desert Festival Jaisalmer

Desert Festival Jaisalmer A Part of Rajasthan Tourism

The 3 day desert festival is held on the full moon day in Febuary. It features various cultural events, camel races and other competitions. Camels take part in the race and in folk dances. Religious songs of different religions are also part of this festival. There are bhangra dance, stick dance and bull fight with a firework on the last day of the festival.

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Inbound and Outbound Tours

Visit to the one & only hill station of Rajasthan- Mount Abu (Arbudaanchal – its Ancient name)

One must visit the only hill station- MOUNT ABU of Rajasthan during their Rajasthan tour. Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli range of Rajasthan & located at an elevation of 1220 meters.

Mount Abu is popular for Mount Abu wildlife sanctuary, Nakki Lake , Achalgarh Fort & Dilwara Jain Temples .

Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is a home to rich floral diversity & varied range of fauna. The forest consists of 112 plant families with 449 genera and 820 species. There are over 250 species of bird- including the popular grey jungle fowl. Leopard sloth bear, wild boar, Sambar, Chinkara and Langur are amongst others that can be seen here. One can observe a variety of orchids. It was declared as Wildlife sanctuary in 1960. The sanctuary remains open

Nakki Lake is the mythological lake with the legend that this Lake was dug by Gods using their nails. The lake is surrounded with mountains, gardens and rock formations also make it a very good location for photography. One can enjoy boating in the Nakki Lake .

Achalgarh Fort, is situated 11 kms north od Mount Abu , Rajasthan. It was built by the Paramara dynasty rulers & then reconstructed & named as Achalgarh by Maharana Kumbha. The fortress Achalgarh is surrounded by massive battlement walls. Achalgarh Fort is situated at the top of a mountain peak and offers picturesque views of the countryside.

One of the finest Jain temples in India is Dilwara Jain temple well known for its marvelous architecture & stone carving. Built between 11th to 13th century AD & in the huge temple complex there are five shrines that are dedicated to Lord Adinath, Lord Rishabhdeo, Lord Neminath, Lord Mahavir Swami and Lord Parshvanath. The temple remains open from 12 Pm to 3 pm for tourists.

Visit to Mount Abu is must to make your Rajasthan tour a memorable one!!

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Golden triangle tour with a visit to Pushkar

Delhi, Jaipur and Agra consists of golden triangle tour in India. These three places are visited by the tourists and is covered by the maximum tourists who visit India.

In Delhi one can spend around 2 days. There are number of monuments and temples in the city of Old and New Delhi. Most of the tourists visit Qutab Minar, Humayun's omb, Bahai Temple or Lotus temple, Parliament street, India gate, Connaught place (hub of New Delhi), Birla temple, Rajghat, Red fort and Jama Masjid in old Delhi area. Tourists should plan the visit early in the morning at around 0830 hrs so that most of the places are covered in a single day. One should visit Old delhi (the walled city) in morning as there is lot of congestions on the roads in case it is visited later in the day.

The other half day or after a lunch New Delhi can be visited. Next day tourists may take a train ride to Agra by Shatabdi Express which is very comfortable and breakfast is served by the railways on the train. Tourists also get an experience of Indian Trains. The train journey takes around 2 hours from Delhi to Agra and vice – versa. In Agra tourists may visit Taj Mahal during sunrise or sunset. The other forts and temples can be visited during city tours.

From Agra one can proceed to Jaipur and visit Fatepur sikri on the way. A huge fort situated on the highway from Agra to Jaipur. The drive from Agra to Fatehpur sikri takes around 2 hours. Here the vehicle will be parked in a parking area and one can take a battery car upto the fort. Tourists normally spend around 2 hours in the fort complex. On the way to Jaipur there are restaurants and motels where one can have a cup of coffee/ tea or even meals. The drive from Fatehpur Sikri to Jaipur takes around 4-5 hours.

On the fifth day of the tour you may explore the colorful Pink city of Jaipur. You may visit the Amber fort on the Elephant back. This is extremely adventurous. Two persons are allowed to seat on an Elephant back which takes you upto the gate of the fort high on the hills. The other places on interest in Jaipur are City Palace and observatory. If time permits one may visit Choki Dhani in the evening a beautiful concept of village tourism in Rajasthan.  In Jaipur one can do a camel safari or a tonga ride.

Next morning you may go to Pushkar which is very popular these days due to Pushkar Festival. This festival normally is held during October or November. Here lot of local and foreign tourists throng to Pushkar during festival period. There is a lake situated in the middle of Pushkar and have many ghats (gates) in and around the lake. The evenings are very special because in Rajasthan the sands gets cooler in the evenings and one can relax near the lake or on the roof top restaurants.

After spending a night or two one may directly go to other places in Rajasthan or may drive back to Delhi airport. The drive from Pushkar to Delhi takes around 7 hours.

These places can be visited round the year but the best month would be to visit these places during October & November when the cultue & glory of Rajasthan is on peak.

Have a happy & safe journey.

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