Himatnagar

Himatnagar Himatnagar was founded in by Ahmad shah of Gujarat Sultanate and named it Ahmednagar after himself. He founded the town to keep Raos of Idar State in check. In 1658, Aurangzeb became emperor and reintroduced jizya. Through his ferman of 1665 he prohibited Jains and Hindus from closing their shops on ‘Pachusan’ (paryushan), last […]

Chikmagalur

Chikmagalur Chikmagalur (Chikkamagaluru) is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri peak of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists from around the world for its pleasant and favourable hill station climate, tropical rainforest and coffee estates. The pristine Baba Budangiri […]

Omkareshwar

Omkareshwar Omkareshwar (IAST: Ōṃkārēśvar) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Mandhata, nearby Khandwa city in Khandwa district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is on an island called Mandhata, near Khandwa city in the Narmada river at Khandwa district […]

Pondicherry

Pondicherry Pondicherry is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, […]

Kannur

Kannur Tourists like Kannur a lot. The Lakshadweep Sea kisses the sand spread on the western coast of this city full of natural beauty and the tall palm trees on the other side of the coast make the environment more picturesque. There are many stories associated with this city rich in cultural heritage and art. […]

Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari Kanyakumari is a city located in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state of India . It is the southernmost city of mainland India . From here there is the Indian Ocean in the south , the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west. The coast adjacent to them […]

Khajuraho

Khajuraho Khajuraho the Madhya PradeshstateofIndia, which is world famous for its ancient and medieval temples.is located inChhatarpurof Madhya PradeshKhajuraho was also known as ‘Khajurpura’ and ‘Khajur Vahika’ in ancient times. There are a large number of ancient Hindu and Jain temples here. Khajuraho, the city of temples, is famous all over the world for its […]

Cherrapunjee

Cherrapunjee Cherrapunji or Sohra is a sub-divisional town (Proposed District) East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It was the traditional capital of ka hima Sohra (Khasi tribal kingdom). Sohra has often been credited as being the wettest place on Earth, but currently, nearby Mawsynram holds that distinction. Sohra still holds the […]

Mussoorie

Mussoorie Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board, near Dehradun city in the Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km (180 mi) north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills […]

Murudeshwar

Murudeshwar Murdeshwar is a town in Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India, It is famous for the world’s second tallest Shiva statue, the town lies on the coast of the Laccadive Sea and is also famous for the Murudeshwara Temple. The town has a railway station on the Mangalore–Mumbai Konkan railway route. […]