| Tourism being the largest service industry in India has | | | | the visit during the rainy seasons (late July) because |
| always opted to provide the safe and sound facilities | | | | that could be really dangerous. Next is, Haridwar the |
| for its tourists. This interest towards the tourism and | | | | Gate way of God. Haridwar is again another holy site. |
| the importance of enhancing the field has led to the | | | | It is again in the state of Uttarakhand and considered |
| promotion of 'Incredible India'. Along with this project | | | | as the sevent holiest place of the Hindus. The places |
| comes up the recent idea of Health Tourism. In both | | | | of interest in Haridwar are Har-Ki-Puri (sacred Ghat), |
| the areas India is going to outshine. Talking about | | | | Chandi Devi Temple (Female Goddess), Mansa Devi |
| treating the guests, Indian culture emphasizes on | | | | Temple ( Goddes of fulfilling desires), Maya Devi |
| treating their guests as God and treating them as a | | | | Temple, Daksheswara Mahadev Temple, Neel Dhara |
| part of family. This again provides a great reason for | | | | Pakshi Vihar, Sati Kund, Jairam Ashram and many to |
| the development of tourism in India. Tourism is not just | | | | list. Thirdly, Varanasi or also know as Benares is |
| about visiting places, it is 'something more'. This | | | | situated Uttar Pradesh and the holy place of Hindus, |
| 'something more' deals with enjoying and understanding | | | | Jains and Buddhist. People regard |
| the tradition and culture, art, architecture and literature | | | | Varanasi as the 'holy city of India', 'city of Lights', and |
| and India is the only country where one could find a | | | | 'the city of Learning'. Yes, city of learning, well its with |
| diversity on each aspects. | | | | full proof evidence. Varanasi is the home of four |
| Looking forward to the tourist spots, let's first have a | | | | universities, like- Benaras Hindu University, Mahatma |
| look at the northern part of India. The note- worthy | | | | Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeet, Central Institute of Tibetan |
| geographical parts of the northern parts is the | | | | Studies, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. Next |
| Indo-Gangetic Plains and the Himalayas or the Great | | | | Mahabodhi Temple (Buddhist Temple), the Great |
| Himalayas. The culture diversity has the combinations | | | | Awakening Temple in Bodh Gaya, where Lord Buddha |
| of three different religious cultures, the Hindu, the | | | | got his Enlightment. The pilgrim for Muslims is the |
| Buddhist and the Muslim. These cultures have marked | | | | Ajmer in the state of Rajastan. |
| their predominance by the historically established pilgrim | | | | The Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian |
| centers, namely the Char Dham, Haridwar and | | | | National Park in the West Himalaya. It's the home of |
| Varanasi (for Hindu pilgrims), the Buddhist Mahabodhi | | | | many rare and endangered animals and rugged |
| Temple and the Ajmer for Muslims. The northern | | | | mountain wilderness. The Khajuraho Group of |
| regain also puts before us some of the world heritage | | | | Mountains in Khajuraho ( Madya Pradarsh) has the |
| sites like the Valley of Flowers, Khajuraho, Bhimbetka | | | | largest group of medival Hindu and Jain temples. The |
| caves, Qutb Minar and the Worlds wonder, Taj Mahal. | | | | Bhimbetka rock shelter an archeological site and World |
| If you prefer to see the wild life of the area, then there | | | | Heritage Site in Madhya Pradesh. The place is |
| are some National Parks and Tiger reserves. These | | | | associated with Bhima, the literal meaning of the word |
| include the Jim Corbett National Park, Kanha National | | | | is "sitting place of Bhima". The Qutb Minar is the world |
| Park, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Dudhwa National Park, | | | | tallest brick minaret (72.5 m), in Delhi. It is the most |
| Ranthambhore National Park. So, what do you think? | | | | prominent example of Indo- Islamic Archeology. Lastly, |
| Doesn't the outline makes you to make a visit. Well, this | | | | the Taj Mahal in Agra built by Emperor Shah Jahan in |
| was a brief now let's have a look inside. | | | | the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It's the |
| First, on my list is the Hindu pilgrim centre Char Dham | | | | finest example of Mughal architecture a combination of |
| or the Chota Char Dham. It is located in the | | | | Indian, Persian and Islamic. It's a masterpiece of world |
| Uttarakhand. It contains in total four sites, the | | | | heritage. |
| Yamunotri, the Gangotri, the Kedharnath and the | | | | Now, I hope that you got a clear idea of the northern |
| Badrinath. Char Dham can be an actual destination. | | | | part of India. So, I think you got the next destination for |
| Char Dham gives me the idea of calling it a 'religious | | | | your holiday!!! |
| tourism' site. The only advise that I would give is avoid | | | | |