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The Taj Mahal Agra
269 Reviews The emperor saw the Taj Mahal from his prison in the Fort. Here is a picture from the other site. From the Taj Mahal overlooking the river you can see the Red Fort. I found the Taj so beautiful and...
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The Red Fort Agra
192 Reviews Yet another great place to see in Agra is the Red Fort ... or Agra Fort .... this building sitting on top of a hill overlooking the Yumuna river ... This fort is huge ... built between 1565 and 1573...
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Baby Taj Agra
37 Reviews The Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah follows a typical Mughal period mausoleum design. It is a square structure placed at the centre of a garden in a charbagh layout, i.e. a square garden divided into four...
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Sikandra Agra
31 Reviews This beautiful mausoleum is befitting a great emperor of which Akbar was! Akbar actually planned his own tomb, selected the site he considered most appropriate ( it is in Sikandra which is approx 10km...
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Fatehpur Sikri Agra
28 Reviews First be warned .... this place is about 45 minutes to an hour away from the city center of Agra .....Once at Fatehpur Sikri you have to take a bus to the actual entrance to the palace ..... Once...
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marble carvings of the Taj Mahal Agra
20 Reviews Thousands of artisans were employed during the construction of the Taj Mahal to create one of the most impressive structures in the world. The entire surface of the mausoleum is covered in a variety...
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Jami Masjid Agra
12 Reviews Commissioned by Princess Jahanara Begum, the daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan, Jami Masjid is the grand "Friday" mosque of Agra. The red sandstone structure was completed in 1649 AD in a typical...
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Getting around Agra Agra
8 Reviews Agra is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River. It was first mentioned in Mahabharata when it was called Agrabana, or Paradise. Agra achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal emperors from 1526 to...
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Diwan-i-Khas Agra
6 Reviews Diwan-A-Khas the hall of private and dignified Audience was built by Shahjahan in 1637.It consists of two big halls.The marble pillars are inlaid with semi-precious stones and coloured flowers...
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Marble Handicrafts Emporium Agra
4 Reviews This is a typical tourist trap. Your driver may tell you this is an interesting place to go to and that you do not have to buy... and yes, you can see men demonstrating the good old art of setting...
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Anguri Bagh Agra
4 Reviews Angoori Bagh is situated infront of the Khas Mahal.It was established by Akbar the Great for his empress and other ladies of his 'Harem'.It is said that the soil for this was brought from Kashmir.The...
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This is a fairly good day hike...the falls is 8 km from Badrinath or 5 km from Mana...one can travel by taxi till Mana and hike to the falls..its an easy hike the scenery is great and you can see the alaknanda throughout the trail....the meadows are filled with wild flowers...and the falls at the end of the trail is breathtaking.
3 km from Mana village, the Vasudhara falls, 125 m high, against the backdrop of snow covered mountains and glaciers is a captivating sight. The torrents of water come gushing down and are diffused in fine showers and soft mist by wind blowing from different directions. Close to the falls are prominent peaks of Satopanth, Chaukhamba and Balkum. One is also able to see the glacial snouts from where the river Alaknanda emerges. You can actually see packets of water cascading down,also you can hear atypical sound of water beating a tin roof, i could not see one,but i heard the sounds.
Mana Village, is inhabited by an Indo-Mongolian tribe It is the last village on the Indo-Tibet border. Many places famous in Hindu mythology lie close to Mana Village such as Vyas Gufa, Ganesh Gufa, Bhimpul and Vasudhara falls. One can walk upto Mana on foot it is 3 km from Badrinath.We wanted to trek to Vashudhara so we walked all the way,From Badrinath all you need to do is follow the road you'll reach the village.The village houses still have stone slab roofs...the village is pretty one can also have a look at the ganesh gufa,Vyas Gufa,the Bhim pul where it is said that at the time or Swarga AArohan(going to heaven) ,Bhima,the strongest of all , placed this huge slab of stone across the Saraswati River, for them to cross over to the other side.Another take on the bridge- as per the pujari(priest) at the Vyas Gufa,Bhima was infact very strong and he could have carried all his brothers...
Badrinath is said to have a history going back thousands of years. According to Skand Puran, when Lord Shiv was asked about the origins of Badrinath, he simply said that it was eternal, without a beginning. The lord of this region is the god Narayan himself. When the god is eternal, his name, image, life and abode are also eternal. Only the forms of worship and their names change with the times. In the Skand Puran again, it is stated that in Satyug, this place was called Muktiprada; in Tretayug, it was Yog Sidhida; in Dwaparyug, it was Vishala and in Kalyug, it is called Badrikashram. The epic Mahabharat is believed to have been composed in the Vyas and Ganesh caves nearby in village Mana.It is believed that one day, Lord Vishnu was reclining on his Sesha Shayya (bed made of the coils of Shesh Nag, the snake) in heaven, while Goddess Laxmi, his consort, caressed his feet. Narad, a doyen...
Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage.Badrinath is located at 30.73° N 79.48° E. It has an average elevation of 3,415 metres (11,204 feet). It is in the Garhwal hills, on the banks of the Alaknanda River. The town lies between the Nar and Narayana mountain ranges and in the shadow of Nilkantha peak (6,560m). Badrinath is located 301km north of Rishikesh. From Gaurikund (near Kedarnath) to Badrinath by road is 233km.The Badrinath temple is the main attraction in the town. According to legend Shankara discovered a black stone image of Lord Badrinarayan made of Saligram stone in the Alaknanda River. He originally enshrined it in a cave near the Tapt Kund hot springs. In the sixteenth century, the King of Garhwal moved the murti to the present...
I have often seen images of the blue poppy and mostly people have written that it is the flower found only in the himalayas...i have seen them while on my trek to hemkund and valley of flowers.So I thought of doing some research on this flower.Lots of discussion about this flower...." The genus Meconopsis includes the elusive Himalayan Blue Poppies, but also other plants with flowers in every colour of the rainbow. One thing they have in common is a preference for cool moist shady places. The flowers are like the more common Papaver poppies, with large delicate petals held in a cup shape, although fully double forms are found in one species.All Meconopsis species except one are native to the Himalayan region of Asia. They were first described by western plant hunters around 150 years ago but did not become common in cultivation until the 20th century. Meconopsis betonicifolia, or its...
Saussurea obvallata, also known as Brahma Kamal, is a species of flowering plant named after Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. It is native to the Himalayas, India, Northern Burma and South-West China.I tried looking for more info on Brahmakamal..however I find people are confused about two species of flowers one that is found in the himalayas and the other of the lotus species...so finally after searching on ana on I found a little better info about the flower fron the site...http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Nature_Flora/NFL_1043_1046_Himalayan.htm as below" The Brahma Kamal, a member of the Sunflower Family, is an excellent example of plant life at the upper limit of high mountains (3,000 to 4,600 metres). In membranous, boat-shaped floral trusses, it bears 2-6 sessile or shortly peduncled glabrous heads bearing purple or bluish flowers with brown fluff. Even in the cold air of the...
Hemkund, with a spectacular setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven peaks, is a popular pilgrimage site for Sikhs. It is located in the Himalayas at an elevation of over 15,000 ft (4,600 m) in Uttarakhand state of India. Hemkund is sanskrit name derived from two meaning 'Hem' - Himalayas & "Kund", Bowl so by hindu mythology it is meant Bowl in Himalayas, where Lord Lakshman did his penance.The high altitude Lokpal lake, known as Hemkund , lies in heavenly environs. A steep trek from Ghangharia leads one to this spot in about four to six hours. The Sikh reference begins with a line in the autobiographical poem "Bichittar Natak" by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. In it is described a place deep in the Himalyas with a glacial lake and surrounded by seven peaks where in a previous incarnation, He meditated and united with the Master. In 1930, a Sikh soldier, Havildar Sohan...
Ghangharia, a small village situated in the midst of pine forest, is the base to trek to Hemkund and Valley of Flowers. 14 kms from Govind Ghat the last bus terminus on the way, Ghangharia is a pretty hamlet of dense vegetatin, whispering forests and panoramic view of lovely Kak Bhusandi Valley.It is here that Pushpawati River merges with Hemganga and the river is then called Lakshman Ganga. Ghangharia is the last village on the route to the Valley of Flowers. A tourist lodge and a Gurdwara offer accommodation to the tourists.
The Valley was introduced to the world as the Valley of Flowers by Frank S, Smith - mountaineer, explorer, botanist who camped here for several weeks in the monsoon of 1937 and did valuable exploratory work. He authored a book called "The Valley of Flowers" which unveiled the beauty and floral splendours of the valley and thus threw open the doors of this verdant jewel to nature-enthusiasts all over the world.In 1939, Miss Margarate Legge, a botanist deputed by the botanical gardens of Edinburgh arrived at the valley for further studies. While she was traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and was lost for ever in the garden of the gods. Her sister later visited the valley and erected a memorial on the spot where she was buried by the locals. The thoughtful memorial is still there and the lines inscribed on the marble slab
The Oberoi Amarvilas - Agra Agra
5 Reviews and 554 Opinions The Oberoi Amarvilas is just the right place for all the lovers of the spectacular monument of Taj...
Taj Ganges Varanasi
4 Reviews and 241 Opinions FEB 2011 UPDATE: Taj Gateway Hotel Ganges Varanasi (Formerly Taj Ganges): This property represented...
Taj Residency Lucknow Lucknow
4 Reviews and 189 Opinions Set amidst 22 acres of landscaped gardens, the Taj Residency Lucknow Hotel is located on the banks...
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Q: Hi, Im planning a family trip with my parents (55+) to Uttaranchal EX delhi around 1st week of september for 5 days. I have a few...
A: Hi We recently did a wonderful trip from Delhi to Haridwar and Rishikesh. Haridwar isa pilgrimdestination, 219kms from Delhi, and Rishikesh is 20km from Haridwar. We...
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