Indian Tourist Destinations
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| Delhi Tourism
| Today Delhi the capital of India, is India's melting pot, drawing and
absorbing, over the centuries, settlers and visitors from across the globe.
Delhi is on the passage to Asia, with roads from across the continent
meeting and leading from here to everywhere and anywhere. |
| Agra Tourism
| The city of the Taj Mahal and once the capital of the Mughal empire, Agra,
has several monuments which display the splendour of Mughal architecture. It
was here that Babar, the founder of the dynasty, had the first formal
Persian garden laid out on the banks of the river Yamuna. Akbar, his
grandson, raised the towering ramparts of the great Red Fort, within whose
walls Jahangir built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens, and which
Shahajahan embellished with marble mosques, palaces and pavilions of
gem-inlaid white marble. |
| Kolkata Tourism
| Kolkata is not an ancient city like Delhi, with its impressive relics of the
past. In fact, it's largely a British creation which dates back only some
300 years and was the capital of British India until the beginning of this
century. In 1686, the British abandoned Hooghly, their trading post 38km up
the Hooghly River from present-day Kolkata, and moved downriver to there
small villages - Sutanati, Govindpur and Kailkata. Kolkata takes its name
from the last of those three tiny settlements |
Madurai Tourism
| Madurai is one of the oldest cities of southern India. It has been a centre
of learning and pilgrimage, for centuries. Legend has it, that the divine
nectar falling from Lord Shiva's locks, gave the city its name -
Madhurapuri, now known as Madurai. |
| Bangalore Tourism
| Bangalore derives its name from an ancient legend associated with it.
According to the myth, King Veera Ballala, a ruler of the Hoysala dynasty,
was separated from his troupe, while hunting in the jungle. Tired, he
stumbled upon a tiny shack where an old woman gave him the only food she
had - a plate of 'benda kaalu' or boiled beans. The king called this place
as 'benda kaalu ooru' or 'village of boiled beans'. This was later converted
to 'Bangalore', an anglicized form. |
| Chennai Tourism
| Chennai is also known as the Gateway of Southern India and also the 'Queen
of the Coromandel'. Stretching 19 km along the Coromandel Coast and
extending about 8 km inland, Chennai has the privilege of housing two major
rivers, the Coovam and Adyar river as well as the historic Buckingham Canal.
Airy and spacious with verdant green patches and beaches, Chennai has played
a notable role in deciding the political destiny of India on many occasions. |
Aurangabad Tourism
| Aurangabad has a number of attractions and could easily stand on its own
were it not overshadowed by the famous EIlora and Ajanta caves nearby. The
city is named after Aurangzeb. but earlier in its history it was known as
Khadke. Aurangabad is northern Maharashtra's largest city though it is
remarkably uncrowded and quiet except for the occasional politicalrally. |
Kerala Tourism
| Kerala has some of India's best coastal resorts, among the finest is the
much photographed Kovalam, which many argue has the best beach in the
country. Here visitors can take in Kerala's rich cultural and artistic life
and enjoy the best vegetarian cuisine on the planet. |
| Goa Tourism
| Goa the one time Portugese enclave, is to the Indian tourist what Hawaii is
to the Western. A spot to relax and replenish life's vitality. Goa has a
character quite distinct from the rest of India. Roman Catholicism remains a
major religion in Goa. Over the last twenty years five-star hotels have
moved in to cater to the increasing flow of both Indian and International
tourist. In the process some of the old world Portuguese flavour has been
diluted. |
| Mumbai Tourism
| Mumbai (Bombay), the capital of Maharashtra wears several hats or should we
say crowns? Mumbai is not just India's largest city, it is also its
commercial capital, industrial powerhouse, busiest port, fashion capital,
home to 'Bollywood' (India's Hollywood), world's biggest textile market. |
Leh & Ladakh Tourism
| Leh is one of the favorite tourist destinations located in the northernmost
parts of the country. Lapped in the snow-covered fringes of the Himalayas,
Leh has been the center of Tibeto-Buddhist culture since ages. Ladakh is a
land like no other. Bounded by two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges,
the Great Himalaya and the Korakaram, it lies athwart two other, the Ladakh
range and the Zanskar range. |
| Kashmir Tourism
| Jammu & Kashmir Set let like a jewelled crown on the map of India, Kashmir
is a multi-faceted diamond, changing its hues with the sea J sons - always
extravagantly beautiful. Two major Himalayan ranges, the Great Himalayan
Range and the Pir Panjal, surround the landscape from the north and the
south respectively. |
| Varanasi Tourism
| Varanasi is one of the ancient seats of learning in India and situated
between Delhi and Kolkata at a bend in the sacred Ganges River. Home to some
of the most ancient and revered monasteries in the world, Varanasi is the
place where scholars still come to learn the ancient knowledge of the Vedas
and debate on nature of God. |
| Khajuraho Tourism
| Khajuraho derives its name from the Khajur tree (the date palm tree) found
in abundance in the area. The temples are superb examples of Indo-Aryan
architecture, built in the short span of a hundred years, under the generous
and artistic patronage of the Chandela Rajput kings of Central India in a
truly inspired burst of creativity. |
| Pushkar Tourism
| Pushkar,a holy city devoted to Hindu God Brahma. is a small tourist town
surrounding a small lake which the Hindus consider Holy and come to bathe
in. Pushkar is only a short bus ride from the city Ajmer, but seems a world
away with only small roads with limited traffic and surrounded by desert. It
is a great place to walk around watching the street vendors selling
trinkets, langur monkeys running from roof to roof, and cows peacefully
eating trash along the side of the road. |
| Bikaner Tourism
| Bikaner was founded in 1488 AD., by Rao Bikaji, a descendant of the founder
of Jodhpur, Rao Jodha is the city of the royal walled, the northern most
point on the triangle of desert cities. Like Jaisalmer, in the south, it
was, once, an important trade centre. |
| Jaisalmer Tourism
| The golden beauty, etched in yellow sandstone. Perched atop the Trikuta
Hill, it stands tall against miles of gleaming sand. Epitomising the
desolate, awesome charm of the desert. Jaisalmer, the city of the golden
fort is a fantasy in yellow sandstone in the heart of the Thar Desert. |
| Udaipur Tourism
| Udaipur- dream destination in the desert, whose sagas of great valour and
stories of high romance add colour and character to a history as proud and
unrelenting as it is long. The kingdom of Mewar was ruled by the Sisodia
dynasty for over 1200 years from Chittorgarh before Maharana Udai Singh II
founded Udaipur in 1568 following the final sacking of their hill fortress.
In sharp contrast to its spartan and martial persona are lakes, hills,
temples, gardens and fairy-tale palaces that make Udaipur the most romantic
and enchanting place in Rajasthan. |
| Jodhpur Tourism
| Jodhpur was founded in the year 1459 A.D. by Rao Jodha, who was part of the
Rathore clan and is claimed to be a descendent of Lord Rama. He chose
Mandore, a place nine kilometers away from the city, as the capital of
Jodhpur. To strengthen his foothold he built a fortress to which additions
were done by his successors over the centuries. |
| Jaipur Tourism
| Popularly and aptly known as the Pink City because of its architectural
palaces and monuments in pink, Jaipur is one of the most interesting and
beautiful cities of India. It was founded in 1727 AD by Sawai Raja Jai Singh
and the color pink was used to create an impression of the red sand stone of
the Mughal cities. |
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