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South is the pilgrimage; south caters to food-lovers; south directs to adventure; south invites to honeymooners; south is the base of history; south specialises in handicrafts; south offers virgin greens; south is the place to RELIVE! In short - south is the soul of incredible India tourism! Be it the ancient unique culture & traditions or the finest topography - south India tour packages invite countless tourists from all across the globe. If you are planning a short trip to south India, places like Bangalore, Mysore & Hassan prove to be the eye catchers. Bangalore This economically developed city is home to India's richest history as well. Popular as the 'Garden City of India', the capital city of...

Chandigarh 18th May,2009. The great verdict is out, and the victory has gone to Pawan Kumar Bansal's name. Pawan Bansal, Congress has secured  161,042  votes to emerge WINNER defeating his nearest rival Satya Pal Jain by a whopping margin of 58967 votes in a multifaceted election which included Harmohan Dhawan of Bahujan Samaj Party, and Anwarul Haque of Rashtriya Janta Dal, Janta Dal (U) and nine independents. Though every party did their best to remain a front-runner, yet Pawan Bansal had an edge over the others right from the beginning because of his agenda. Dwelling highly on developmental plank and resolving GPA holders' transfer policy, Bansal always remained the front-runner. Other factors...

Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861 in the state of Bengal. He was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore. Debendranath Tagore founded 'Brahmo Samaj', with his friend and social activist Raja ram Mohan Roy. Rabindranath Tagore was educated at home. At the age of 17 he was sent to England for further education. He didn't complete his education in London and returned back. Rabindranath's grandfather had founded a great estate for himself. After his death Rabindranath managed all his estates. He was also involved in many of the literary projects. Such project increased his interest in social reforms. He started school at 'Shantiniketan'. It was based on the concept in the 'Upanishads' literature. He...

The writing on the wall is fairly clear: the days of single-party rule at the centre are over for Indian democracy. Today only a coalition government which can hold its partners together through thick and thin can hope to form a government at the centre. What has given rise to such development is the rise of regional parties which try hard to make their presence felt at the centre as well. When Indian democracy had its first elections in 1952 there were hardly any regional parties. In fact, it was the Congress party which held its sway over the nation. Even in the sixties the national parties won nearly 90 per cent of seats. That trend has changed considerably today. In the 2004 general elections...

Of late, the word ‘affection’ has acquired a new meaning in Uttar Pradesh. The term, which otherwise is used to express qualitative and subjective feelings, has turned hugely quantitative in nature. And interestingly, this change has been spearheaded by none other than the current Chief Minister of the state, Ms Mayawati, whose followers, in a mad frenzy of this affection, had been filling her personal coffers with gifts and donations. The reverence of Bahujan Samaj Party party workers towards her had been so overwhelming that according to reports, in the last three years, her personal wealth has grown almost 50 times! Her personal assets – which in 2004 were around Rs 1.62 crores, a figure...

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is also called the ‘Evergreen City of India'. Also known as Trivandrum, it means the ‘Abode of Lord Ananta' derived from the name of Hindu deity. Real estate in Thiruvananthapuram is reaching new heights everyday with rapid development taking place across all the segments- residential, commercial and retail.   Being the education, commercial and medical hub of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram has huge importance attached to it. While students migrate to the city for higher studies, others come either in search of employment or for medical treatment. Being the best tier-II metro with IT and ITes infrastructure and second best in availability of human talent...

Mumbai is undoubtedly the most populated city in the southern part of Asia with around 14 million inhabitants. Mumbai is a vibrant city situated in the western coastline of India. The city Mumbai which is now called so was formerly known as Bombay and later renamed to pay homage to the Hindu deity Mumbadevi. This was done by a local political party in Mumbai, Shiva Sena to change the name that the British left. The city is always abuzz with business activities, entertainment, and film shooting, corporate functions and so on, so that it never sleeps. Bollywood is one of the famous words in Mumbai. It has a great influence on the country's revenue and people. There are many business institutions...

Prayer can be a powerful tool for stress relief. Read on to find out more about how prayer works to give strength and hope in the darkest of times. Whatever your belief system may be - if you believe in God or a Higher Power of any name, praying will help. Here is the phone number of a prayer hotline that I highly recommend (Unity): 1-800-NOW-PRAY. It's free, the people who will pray with you are wonderfully calming and reassuring, and they'll even send you an encouraging letter afterwards. Meanwhile, your name will be held in prayer for 30 days after your call. You're not alone. Another wonderful Prayer Line is staffed by Science of Mind practitioners. It too is free, and you can call them around...

Lord Ganesha, the elephant headed God is the first God, is considered the first God. He is very revered in India as he is the epitome of wisdom and good luck and no auspicious work can be begun without chanting prayers to worship him. His elephant-head and small shrewd eyes symbolizes wisdom, his long ears and long nose cannot miss anything and his vehicle, the mouse reflects the fact that a wise man will give importance even to the most insignificant and small creatures and life forms. The elephant head is a symbol of wisdom as elephants are considered to be very wise animals. Also, the symbolic philosophy is that of evolution - a mouse gradually becomes an elephant and then a man. The myth behind...

Having grown up in India, the stories from the ancient Sanskrit epic, The Mahabharata, are a critical part of my cultural heritage. Immersed in its folklore from a very young age, the themes, characters and situations from the epic poem are as familiar to me as, perhaps, the myths and fables of the Homeric tradition would be to a child growing up in the Western world. But, to be honest with you, it wasn't until I viewed the expanded, 5 hour film version of the epic directed by the acclaimed British stage and film personality, Peter Brook, renowned internationally for his brilliant productions of The Lord of the Flies based on the novel by William Golding and of Shakespeare's King Lear, that I gained...

In recent weeks, I have been bombarded with emails regarding Indian national anthem from various email groups that I am member of. While traditionally the controversy has always owed its origins to Hindu nationalist forces that prefer Chaterjee's Vande Matram over Tagore's Jana Gana Mana, the recent resurgence of pride in India and Indian culture has bolstered the rank of another constituency that attacks Tagore's composition. This constituency believes that the anthem was actually composed in the honor of King George V of United Kingdom when he visited India in 1911 and therefore it's a relic of colonial period that needs to go to erase signs of continued psychological subservience to the "west...

Koneswaram Temple is an important Hindu centre of worship located on Swami Rock by the shores of Trincomalee, a town in the north of Sri Lanka. The temple dates back to 300 CE and at the pinnacle of its glory was recognized as one of the most magnificent temples in the whole of Asia. Koneswaram Temple has experienced a turbulent history, having been alternately destroyed, rebuilt and expanded by successive rulers and devotees. The Koneswaram Temple has the distinction of being one of the five age-old temples of Sri Lanka devoted to the Hindu god Shiva and accordingly is revered by Saivites of the area. The temple is shrouded in legend, and has been associated with the Hindu epic Ramayana and its...

ext">Worshipping Ganesh is closely associated with routine life of innumerable Hindu families in India as well as abroad. Ganesh is believed to be the Lord of success, who blesses his followers with their desired achievements by removing the obstacles of their paths. Hence, ‘Vignaharta’ is one of the popular names of Ganesh and it translates to the ‘demolisher of obstacles’. Here is a discussion about the belief of millions of people in Lord Ganesh being the guarantor of success. Beginning of New Ventures Lord Ganesha is remembered and worshipped at the beginning of big as well as small ventures, like those mentioned below: * Construction of home, office, shop or any other structure...

#ffffff;" /> Chandigarh or the City Beautiful as it is popularly known is indeed one of the finest examples of planned construction with a soul to it.The name Chandigarh literally translates into “The Fort of Chandi”.This was termed because the city was established near a temple of Goddess Chandi which also had a fort in its vicinity.The Hindu Goddess Chandi symbolizes Shakti or power which was what exactly Pt.Nehru wanted to show to the world. The city was planned and built by Le Corbusier who was a French architect.He designed the city on the lines of the human body with each part symbolizing a particular area.The whole city is planned and is considered to be one of the cleanest cities...

*In ancient Rome, the people called rats, "big mice" and mice were referred to as "little mice". The actual translation was Mus Maximus (big mouse) or Mus minimus (little mouse). * Near the Ino-Pakistan border in India is a small town called Deshnoke, famous for its 600 year old Karni Mata Temple, also known as the Temple of Rats. Karni Mata is believed to be the incarnation of Durga, the Hindu Goddess and thousands of rats are worshipped in the Temple. It is said that the souls of the followers of Karni Mata are in the rats and they must be looked after. The attending priests feed them milk and grain. * In western civilization the term rat has negative connotations when associated with people...

Marriage rituals are somewhat different from other Hindu religions. “Jain Samaj” as it is popularly called contains various books on the ‘jain vivah vidhi’ which are written by the popular writers. Jain community practices various traditions which are exclusively for the Jain people. The worldly practices are acceptable to the Janis. But they should not cause loss to samyakatva or corruption of the vratas. The samanaya dharma applies to Janis and non Janis alike. Jainism does not automatically reject worldly practices. Jainism advocates peaceful existence. It recognizes the dependence of two living organisms on one another. For Janis, marriage is largely a worldly event. It...

A stroll below the under belly of Shanghai's busy Yan'an Road one cool evening about two years ago led Bivash Mukherjee, the man behind Gurudev: a Journey to the East; a highly informative documentary on Tagore's lifelong bond with China, to a delightful discovery that culturally connects China and India a century ago. In an exclusive interview with Inchin Closer, Mukherjee delves into the life, times and influence Asia's first Nobel Laureate had over Chinese society at the time. Inchin Closer: Tagore is the most translated foreign poet after Shakespeare in China today. He continues to inspire modern Chinese. How did Tagore's writings culturally affect Chinese society then and now? Mukherjee: I have...

is the seventh largest country in the world. Geographically, it extends from the Great Himalayas in the north to the tropical peninsular south. Probably, India is the most diverse nation in the entire globe. In India one can find dizzying variety of languages, cultures and beliefs. The lifestyle that the people of India follow is really unique. In India one can find different types of peoples and languages. Each state of India has its own different language. The English language is among the lasting British rule in India. Like the people of India, the Indian culture is a rich mosaic of foreign influence and regional varieties. There are many interesting mysteries that can be discovered while...

India is a country of several cultures and religions where people with different norms, values, language and religion are living together as a nation. The traditional religion in India is Hinduism followed by about 80 per cent of the population. The next high percentage of population is that of Muslims who follow Islam; their number being next to that of people following Hinduism. Besides Hinduism and Islam, different sections of the population of the country follow many other religions like Buddhism, Sikh, and Christianity. Therefore, while discussing Indian baby names we have to consider the names of other major religions as well as Hinduism. Apart from religious divisions, there are also...

The rich heritage and legacy of the city, combined with its royal bygone past, lures numerous domestic as well as international tourists every year. One of the most beautiful and cultural cities of India, Jaipur is home to various tourist attractions such as the Hawa Mahal, the Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar (astronomical observatory), Birla Mandir, City palace, Nahargarh Fort and the traditional Bazaars. With this Jaipur travel guide, explore the magnificent Pink city further. Tourist Attractions of Jaipur Amber Fort Situated on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, Amber Fort speaks volumes about the magnificent Rajputana architecture. It was constructed by Raja Man Singh and consists of a number of splendid and...

Climate The temperature of Rajasthan keeps changing throughout the year. During January to March, it ranges between 10 degrees to 27 degrees Celsius while during April to June, it remains between 24 to 45 degree Celsius. The temperature varies between 21 to 35 degrees during July to September quarter, while in remains between 13 to 30 degrees in the last quarter of the year. The region receives rainfall between minimum 4 mm in February to 165 mm in mid September. Handicrafts You may shop for exotic handicrafts in Rajasthan like blue pottery, leather wear, metal craft, wood craft, metal lamps, carpets and stone carvings. Markets of Rajasthan are known for their colorful looks and you would get a...

Dinajpur, a district in the north of Bangladesh, belongs to the Rajshahi Division. On its western side, it has a border with the Indian state of West Bengal. Dinajpur once belonged to the ancient kingdom of Purdrabardhwan. The British established their administrative control in 1793. When Bengal was partitioned in 1947, a large part of Dinajpur district went to West Bengal, which then became West Dinajpur. The people of this district made an important contribution to the Liberation war in 1971. Dinajpur city, situated on the banks of the Punarbhaba, is the administrative center for the district. It is connected with the entire country by a network of railways and roads. It is important as a road...

Poor, Poor Ganesha Lord God,you must havesuffered so! Who would have thoughtthat with only one fell cutyour head would falland your bloodwould spill? Both human and beast; For how could you havepossibly known? One fine day,you would offer hopeto anyone who might chooseto look your way. The "Terrace of the Elephant King" was inspired by a visit to the Elephant Terrace at the temple at Angkor Thom in Siem Reap, Cambodia. My impressions of the visit were enhanced by iconic representations of "Ganesha" that were observable throughout the entire province. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with him, "Ganesha" is a pre-Angkorian Hindu deity that is well known to countless people across the globe...

Asia - in particular, South East Asia - has always been a hot favorite with tourists from industrialized world due to a sort of colonial aura it had acquired in the past and also due to the exotic culture this area offers to the jaded senses of people from the industrialized nations. Malaysia is a fine example of this small country getting attention due to its transformation. Malaysia is a very intriguing country. It is modern yet immersed in old traditions and culture, a melting pot of races and religions yet moving on in a determined manner towards a modern all-embracing society, a country at once proud of the old heritage and also of its high standing in the modern world. The People Malaysia is...

Among the numerous Gods who are worshiped in India, Ganesha holds a special place in everybody's hearts. Kids love him because of his plump figure and the adventurous stories of his childhood in the heavens. For the older devotees, he is believed to be the God of Prosperity and Luck and is worshiped to bring peace in houses. Lord Ganesha has the head of an elephant and body of a human, and according to his stories, he was very mischievous in his childhood. Thus every kid likes him because they can connect with his image very well. There is no end to Ganesha's devotees in India. His popularity can be viewed on Ganesh Chaturthi, a festival when he is believed to come down to Earth and listen to the...

Reinvention. To remake or redo completely. Are you ready to pour your heart and soul into a business and then go back to the drawing board repeatedly? In my experience, you will need to reinvent your personal and business image, your website brand, your infoproducts and much more, every few years. In business, reinvention is what helps you stand out against the competition. My hope is that the creative side of reinvention excites you as it does me. I need to reinvent to keep me interested. If I didn't get to reinvent my companies, I would be completely bored with them and they would not be profitable at all. Here are a few areas (and time frames) you should consider as avenues of ongoing reinvention...

Looking at the Sri Yantra might compel you to compare it to an ancient version of the popular Magic Eye pictures, visual illusions that, if looked at properly, can magically appear as three-dimensional pictures. But the Sri Yantra dates thousands of years even before the advent of three-dimensional technology. Yantra, the second word, is a Sanskrit word that means "machine" or "instrument." Taken figuratively, Yantra can also mean a symbol, a process or even mystical figures or diagrams. Sri, on the other hand, means "radiance" or even "prosperity" in Sanskrit. Put together, the Sri Yantra is a mystical symbol that can bring abundance, riches or prosperity. The Sri Yantra is composed of nine...

You've heard of applied science, well how about applied Magick. The personal computer is just a tool after all, so in theory you should be able to apply the ancient traditions to the modern ways. Here are a few ways that I think you can use your PC to practice metaphysics. The Gods, Goddesses and energies that oversee the running of you computer include Mercury (Hermes) the God of Communication, Ariadne (the Weaver), the Archangel Gabriel (the Angel of Illumination, Vachu (the Hindu Goddess of Mystic Speech) or Chango, the God of Thunderbolts. If you are having computer problems light a red and blue candle to honour Mercury (for server and email problems), a purple candle to honour Ariadne (for site...

-- End Ad Box ---> Yes now you too can ward off evil with your exterior bamboo blinds. Actually, culture is rich with the uses of many natural growing woods and plants being used around the house. The reasons behind these items being used around the house have changed significantly from ancient times. The Japanese culture used to use exterior bamboo blinds to ward off evil spirits. If you were to study the Chinese culture, you would find that bamboo means long life and in the India culture it means friendship. While in today's world, we may see exterior bamboo blinds as a way to ward off the evil sunrays washing out the television or creating unwanted heat, they have had their purposes in the...

Is it that you have set up a new company, hired the best people in business, put in all the money required and still not getting the results that you are seeking? Chances are that the building in which you have set up your new office is not designed as per Vaastu Shastra. Now you must be wondering what vaastu shastra is and what connection this has got with either the success or the failure of your new business venture. Vaastu Shastra is an ancient and traditional Hindu norm of town planning and architecture that suggests placing things in coordination with the metaphysical and physical forces. Conceptually Vaastu is similar to the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui in the sense that it advocates the...

India is a country that thrives on diversity and her unity lies in coexisting harmoniously with people of different faiths and beliefs. Among the many pilgrimage destinations that India can boost of, it holds a special place in the heart of every Hindu. Located about 11 kilometers from Ajmer in the colorful land of Rajasthan, this is home to more than 400 temples. Not only a Hindu, but tourists from all over the country and the globe have found a peace and tranquility that is unique to Pushkar. Many stories from ancient Hindu mythology come to life in front of one's eyes once he sets his foot on the holy land of Pushkar. A travel is guaranteed to make your trip worthwhile and present you with...

Chandigarh or the City Beautiful as it is popularly known is indeed one of the finest examples of planned construction with a soul to it. The name Chandigarh literally translates into "The Fort of Chandi". This was termed because the city was established near a temple of Goddess Chandi which also had a fort in its vicinity. The Hindu Goddess Chandi symbolizes Shakti or power which was what exactly Pt. Nehru wanted to show to the world. The city was planned and built by Le Corbusier who was a French architect. He designed the city on the lines of the human body with each part symbolizing a particular area. The whole city is planned and is considered to be one of the cleanest cities in the country. It...

Mumbai or Bombay whichever way you like to call it is a city of stardust and millions of dreams as they say. The financial capital of India, Mumbai has carved a specific place for itself on the map of the world. A conglomerate of seven islands, this city got its present name – Mumbai in 1996, earlier it was known as Bombay, the name given to it by the British. The never say die spirit and never ending energy of Mumbai has earned it an epithet of the ‘City which Never Sleeps’. A gateway to India for the ships from the west, Mumbai truly present the people with the real picture of India. A cocktail of people from all over the country make it a mini India. Mumbai can also be reached through air...

Make traveling special and unique, away from the clichéd railway travel of everyday life. Shake hands with luxury herself as you present yourself an experience of a lifetime – travel on one of the luxury trains in India. Quintessence of opulence and style, the luxury trains in India are delights to be in, honestly. Train travel in India has progressed through the years in many ways. Earlier on, there were a select few trains that took you across the countryside with one or two bogey types i.e. chair car or sleeper. You had little option since train travel in India was very basic once upon a time. However, today train travel has in some cases gone beyond the approval of air travel. The cause of...

60,000 kms of railway track linking 7,000 stations and over 11,000 locomotives, India boasts of one of the oldest and largest railway networks in the world. The Indian Railways offer a unique experience in rail travel and make railway vacations in India, an exciting way to take in the thousands of years of culture and stunning scenery. Railway vacations and the romance of steam Travel back in time where train travel and life moved at a slower pace, with railway vacations in India and experience the romance of steam. Train travel in India caters for all tastes and carries you to a world of forts and palaces, historic monuments, and spectacular views and stunning scenery.train travel in India offers...

  One of the finest ways to travel through India is through the Indian Rail, as one can get close to the Indian-ness of travel. In fact a visit to India will be imcomplete without a train travel experience. Train travel in India is a safe, cheap and comfortable (only in AC classes) for even long distances as in India there is a huge network of long distance trains operating day and night. A traveler can visit almost any part of India through this vast network. For visitors coming to India for the first time, train travel can be a thrilling and exciting experience. India train network being the second largest train network in the world provides a certain reason to travel through it. The experience...

Ajmer is acclaimed as a sacred place for together Hindus and Muslims. It has the burial chamber of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the benedictions of whom are enthusiastically hunted by pilgrims and make them approach his dargah. Famous as the ‘Dargah Sharif’, the saint’s marble arched tomb is India’s most significant holy place for Muslims and experiences a never-ending stream of visitors of all beliefs as the unwell, the distressed and the unproductive women come here in search of a boon, a blessing or just stillness of mind. Fables has it that the Mughal ruler, Akbar came here to the saint in the 16th century in search of a boon for a successor and the saint obliged. The yearly...

A Diamond appraisal is basically a clinical process that is 75% objective and scientific, and 25% subjective, being based on personal judgment. That is because three of the four criteria used by diamond dealers to evaluate stones prior to purchasing from diamond wholesalers are based on measurements; carat, or mass and weight, color and clarity, whereas the fourth criterion is cut. This is important; certified loose diamonds that are cut properly are worth far more than those that are not. In short, diamond appraisal is a somewhat dry and academic exercise in which a dollar value is placed on a stone that throughout history has been surrounded by fabulous legends and to which has been attributed...

p>How rich is rich enough for you--millionaire, billionaire, trillionaire? Someone from the ghettos of New York City might think having a swimming pool is rich. A person living in an impoverished third world country may consider anyone with running water to be rich. It's all relative. We learn early on that money and material possessions define how rich we are. We also learn that we never have enough of either of these. Walk into any middle class family's home with children these days and take a look at the toy collection. Chances are you won't find a crateful, but a roomful! How many birthday parties have you been to where you've watched a child frantically tear the off the wrapping on their...

Zrii has been started by Bill Farley, who has launched such successful enterprises such as Fruit of the Loom. Zrii is a company which has made a nutritional supplement which has a tested Ayurvedic herb as its most important ingredient, and Zrii has also been approved by the Chopra Center for Wellbeing. The owner of Zrii, Bill Farley, is creating waves with the innovative way in which he's leading multilevel marketing. Zrii has primarily to do with making life prosperous, abundant and long. Zrii is a strong Sanskrit word which alludes to a Hindu goddess of wealth and affluence, and which means 'light, luster, richness, paragon, good fortune, prosperity, and wealth'. The Charaka Samhita is considered...

Miss I.B. Horner who succeeded Professor Rhys Davids as the President of the Pali Text Society also says the following words of appreciation: "Many people in the West can no longer believe in a creator God who is both all powerful and all merciful for the tragic events they see all around them; the oceans of suffering and distress do not support such a hypothesis. At the same time many people have a strong wish for a rational way of life; something they can turn to use as a barrage against the almost overwhelming materialism of our times. This is what early Buddhism gives." Another Western writer expressed his view of Buddhism in these words: "Buddhism is a plan for living in such a way as to derive...

There are many cults prevalent in India, though not recognized as sects, in which the worship of some aboriginal deity is accepted in all its crudeness without much admixture of philosophy, the only change being that the deity is described as a form, incarnation or servant of some well-known god and that Brahmans are connected with this worship. This habit of absorbing aboriginal superstitions materially lowers the average level of creed and ritual. An educated Brahman would laugh at the idea that village superstitions can be taken seriously as religion but he does not condemn them and, as superstitions, he does not disbelieve in them. It is chiefly owing to this habit that Hinduism has spread all...

Publication: Bangalore Mirror Obama's accolade for Akshaya Patra The US President elect found it a sterling example of ‘what is possible when people work together' The Akshaya Patra mid-day meal programme run by ISKCON has drawn praise from US President elect Barack Obama. He appreciated the good work done by the Akshaya Patra Foundation in a letter that he wrote to them before he was elected as President of United States. While Obama was on his campaign trail, he heard about Akshaya Patra mid-day meal programme of India and took time off to send a congratulatory note. In the note sent to the head of Akshaya Patra office in Boston, he writes, "Your use of efficient and innovative business...

Recently, a potential client called to say that she had elected to work with a "space clearer" instead of going forward with a feng shui consultation. I don't take these rejections personally, because I know that this individual doesn't understand the real difference between the two. It might be on par with calling a doctor with no regard for their specialty. Space-clearing can be explained in two basic formats. When there has been a lot of sickness, anguish, arguments, or any unpleasant episode in a house, then "space clearing" techniques can make the home feel like a heavy weight has been lifted away from it. Many people are familiar with some space-clearing rituals, such as burning sage inside or...

There were twelve tribes descended from Jacob whose name was later changed to Israel, by God. , Ephraim, Manasseh, Naptali, Dan, Asher, Issachar, Judah, Zebulon, Simeon, Reuben, and Gad. These twelve tribes were split into two kingdoms, the northern kingdom called Israel with its capital at Samaria and the southern kingdom called Israel with its capital at Jerusalem. The northern kingdom rebelled against God and went into idolatry, whilst in the southern kingdom, there were some who were true to the Lord. There were some good kings and there were some bad kings. But more and more the people turned away from God to their idols. The punishment could not be put off any longer. The last prophet God sent...

  India, the name itself defines mystery unfold, diversity, charming beauty, rich culture and heritage. The country offers a complete treat to the eyes by offering incredible sights of mountainous and hilly areas of north-east, sandy and desert of Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat, Indo-Gangetic Plain in South and unmatchable natural beauty of Jammu & Kashmir Valley. So, expect the unexpected in India. Here are the five tourist destinations in India to explore and experience the diversity that the nation comes to beckon with:   Taj Mahal: Taj Mahal is the world-famous monument of love. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, Taj Mahal is built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved...

India is a land of beauty with a host of architectural gems, exotic hill stations, silent waterfalls, lush green forests, wildlife centuries, and a diversified image of ethnicities. With so much to explore and discover, the enchanting land has become a hot destination for tourists around the world. With a blend of imaginations, creations, and passion, Tour of India offers to all a golden opportunity to discover the richness of India in all its form. The exotic architecture of the country is incredibly beautiful. Here are some of the most popular architectural gems of the country: Taj Mahal This is an amingly beautiful tourist attraction situated in the city of Agra. This great masterpiece was built...

Bhaktapur Durbar Square is located in the center of Bhaktapur city. Bhaktapur Durbar Square was designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1979. Bhaktapur Durbar Square is larger in area than Kathmandu Durbar Square and less crowded than Patan Durbar Square. The devastating earthquake of 1934 is believed to have destroyed many temples and buildings of the Bhaktapur Durbar Square. There is a ticket booth at the western end of the Durbar Square where foreigners and SAARC nationals have to pay an entry fee to Bhaktapur. Heritages Bhaktapur Durbar Square has one of the best collections of the finest medieval arts of Nepal. There are many beautiful temples, palaces and buildings in the Bhaktapur...

Gunga Din is built on a plot line with a "split level" personality. It is like two different organisms with two different personalities living inside the same body. On the one hand we have the fast talking, wisecracking, happy-go-lucky Sergeants who almost convince us that war can be "fun" when it's waged by good-hearted musketeers like these. And on the other hand we have this Kali-worshipping scary "cult warriors" who personalize "The Other" with their incomprehensible "Golden Temple" rituals and seemingly insatiable drive for bloodletting. "Freedom fighters" these bad guys are not even though the good guys have actually invaded their country. The plot line zigs and zags between these two...