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Travel :: Know :: Hinduism, List of 12 Shivlings

2008-05-07T10:50:00.002+05:30

Bhimashankar - Maharashtra
Grishneshwar - Ellora (Maharashtra)
Kedarnath - Uttaranchal
Kashi Vishwanath - Banaras
Mallikarjun - Sree Sailam (Andhra Pradesh)
Mahakaleshwar - Ujjain
Nageshwar - Dwarka (Gujarat)
Omkareshwar - Mandhata hill (MP)
Rameshwaram - TamilNadu
Somnath - Gujarat
Triambakeshwar - Maharashtra
Vaidyanath - Deogarh (Jharkhand)

They are known as Twelve Jyotirlingas.

Oldest Shivling is present in Himachal Pradesh.

India :: Kerala :: Wayanad

2008-02-06T13:06:00.004+05:30

60 Hours Of Togetherness.
WEF-WELCOM Team Trip ::

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Travel :: Know :: Travel Links

2008-01-30T18:04:00.002+05:30

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Rediff-Travel home page
Travel Mart India
MakeMyTrip
FareCompare- An insightful fare comparison service, good for acquiring a base of information towards an educated buying decision.
SideStep- One of the premier ways to find cheap flights and hotels. Searches many sites at once for optimal price and selection.
Kosmix Travel- Search and find flights, hotels, and cars.
Trabber- Nicely implemented, multi-site, flight search engine.
FareChase- A powerful flight and hotel search engine, one of the best out there.
boo.com- Travel search engine, price comparison, and review service.
Tripbase- Personalized travel research “assistant”.
Kayak- Ranks among Farechase and SideStep as the best ways to find cheap flights and hotels. Kayak is especially efficient for international flights.
JustStepsAway- Vacation rental search engine.
Rent Me A Vacation- Find and share rental vacation homes worldwide.
Hotels Finder- Google maps hotel finder mashup. UK and North America only.
Mobissimo- A “travel search engine” which queries a large amount of travel sites, allowing customers to quickly book trips which suit their needs as easily as possible. Mobissimo also includes language localizations for the UK, France, and India.
BroadwayZone- An informative way to research, find, buy tickets, find directions and hotels for any Broadway show in NYC.
Gigablast- Travel search engine with well listed, useful results.
Travelocity- A traditional way to find cheap flights, hotels, cars and vacation packages. Ranks among Expedia, Priceline, etc.
Boomtrek- A city-search resource with integrated Google Maps. However the comprehensiveness of the results is questionable.
Cheaptickets- Discount airfares, hotels and flights. One of the traditional resources for discount tickets.
411Sync- A local search utility constructed for use on your WAP enabled mobile phone. One catch, it only works for American cities.
flyspy- An airfare search engine currently in beta, only allowing for Minneapolis as the origin for the time being. Anyways, the site makes good use of graphs to educate the consumer.
Dohop- A flight search engine, slightly less comprehensive than the others.
Farecast- One of the most innovative travel sites out there, it offers very web 2.0-ish fare prediction with graphs and such. It also features RSS to watch fares you’re interested in.
Orbitz- Another one of the traditional discount flights, hotels and cars resources.
Expedia- Much like Orbitz, a good resource for finding and booking discount flights, hotels and cars.
Priceline- Yet another one of the traditional resources for booking inexpensive flights, cars and hotels.
mapmyhotel- A dynamic hotel fare search engine. Nevertheless, it only offers services for six America cities and London, however the service is apparently revamping with more selection.
cFares- A multi-faceted, comprehensive travel search-engine effectively implementing discount carriers and fares.
Vayama- Search for and book your trip as effectively as possible in a wonderful interface.
Everytrail- A GPS geo-caching, social networking and travel tip sharing service.
iloho- One of the most established online travel communities with a digg-like froontpage where you can vote on user submitted stories.
TripUp- A travel-oriented social network.
Vcarious- An all-in-one travel community with blogs, photos, videos, hotels, entertainment and travel tips.
TripTie- An established community of travelers in which you’re encouraged to “remix” others travel plans and base yours upon that.
myTripbook- Yet another travel-oriented social network. Not particularly unique feature-wise, but it is quite visually pleasing.
WhereTo.org- A geo-caching utility with tag support and a social recommendation system.
MyTripz- Plan and share your travel experiences aided by photos and journals.
Zopto- Organize record and share your trips.
Dopplr- A service geared towards frequent travelers in which you share your plans with a group of people you’ve chosen and gain their feedback and advice. However, it’s currently in invitation-only beta.
Triporama- Plan, research and collaborate on group trips.
Cosmotourist- A social network which revolves around travel tips and reviews.
Jauntlet- Research and book your interactive travel plan. It also offers you the ability to include maps and photos, as well as sharing your plans on many popular sites like MySpace, FaceBook, and Blogger.
TravelTogether- Another travel oriented social network, share travel plans, advice and deals. However, The interface is a bit cluttered and is annoying to navigate.
WAYN- Log and share your travel experiences.
Matador- A social network based on travel and the outdoors, with an integrated, free, travel-blog service.
WikiTravel- A wiki for travelers, the openly editable model allows for complete and comprehensive travel guides for even more obscure locations.
geobeats- A video-based travel guide with high production values, but no user submitted content.
Frekfly- A great resource for travelers regarding practical information such as airport location, weather, available transportation, etc. Frekfly also makes use of Flickr and Google Maps.
Yahoo Trip Planner- Create a trip, add flights, hotels, attractions, etc. onto a customized travel guide. You can also share your plans with friends and family.
Tripit- Trip planner and organizer still in beta.
TripMojo- A comprehensive, wide-ranged travel guide with good search implementation. tripcart- Comprehensive road trip planner and travel guide.
World66- A social travel guide in which you can write, and update existing articles. Similar to WikiTravel.
atlarge- Airport review service with integrated Google Maps.
Chokti- Research and plan your travel adventures with guides, videos, maps, reviews, and podcasts.
Epic Trip- A community travel review site with a nice interface.
RealTravel- An effective way to share travel experiences.
CItyTherapy- A travel site based on entertainment. A great way to share quick travel tips.
here or there- Share your own, and rate others’ travel experiences.
TravBuddy- Share a wide-range of travel experiences with the community.
TravelPost- Share hotel reviews and travel advice.
Trivop- A “videoguide” for hotels worldwide, with integrated google maps of course. However, the interface is slightly cluttered and the selection of hotels is limited.
TripConnect- Travel and hotel advice community.
geojoey- A google maps mashup in which you can correlate your travel experiences. The community can also vote on others’ experiences.
Travelistic- “Youtube for your travel videos”, Travelistic provides a well implemented interface for sharing your travel videos. However, many of the videos are marketing ploys from either the ministry of tourism or various commercial travel services. It has yet to really gain much a community.
Google Ride Finder- Find taxis and shuttles in various US cities.
Licketytrip- A good resource for last minute vacation home rentals worldwide.
4Hotels- Provides detailed hotel information across the United States.
MotelPoint- American motel and accommodation directory.
HomeAway- Vacation home rental marketplace.
Ridester- Online marketplace in which you can buy or sell rides in a community based on user feedback.
AirTroductions- An interesting concept, where you in a sense “plan” who you’ll sit next to on your next flight. The prospect is to help you make business contacts r meet someone you have something in common with.
PairUp- Like AirTroductions, it allows you to make business connections on your travels.
Google Transit- Get around without a car or Taxi, find how to get from a to b with public transit. The one catch, it only works in a couple US cities as well as Japan.
Whirl Pad- Free travel blog service.
FlightAware- Free, live, flight tracking service for both private and commercial air traffic.

India :: Hoskote :: Para-Sailing - Flying Ourselves - Not Kites

2008-01-11T11:09:00.002+05:30

[CLICK TO ENLARGE IMAGE]

People Fly Kites On
Pongal, Sankranti, Bihu, Lohri, Ellu Bella, Uttrayana
We Fly Ourselves !
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MAP ::

[CLICK TO ENLARGE IMAGE]

THE TEAM ::
1. Neeti V; 2. Nimesh Madhavan; 3. Sunil Vasant Haste; 4. Prasenjit Nandy; 5. Yogeeta Yejare; 6. Sejal Sanjay Landekar; 7. Sushant Wankhede; 8. Rahul Breh; 9. Suhas Pise; 10. Preksha Pravin Doshi; 11. Shweta Jain 12. Rizwan Md. Khan 13. Princy Gupta 14. Gayatri Verma 15. Sagar Dashasahastra 16. Vishnu Tupe 17. Syed Azmat Ali Alvi 18. Rafiq Rahman 19. Irshad Patel 20. Tawhid Rahman 21. Vishesh Tahilramani 22. Tushar Jain 23. Ankush Sharma 24. Shamsundar Manihar

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HAPPY Pongal, Sankranthi, Bihu & Lohri, Ellu Bella, Uttrayana ::

The festival known by different names in different parts of INDIA ::

Uttar Pradesh:
In Uttar Pradesh, Sankrant is called ‘Khichiri’. Taking a dip in the holy rivers on this day is regarded as most auspicious. A big one-month long ‘Magha-Mela’ fair begins at Prayag ( Allahabad) on this occasion. Apart from Triveni, ritual bathing also takes place at many places like Haridvar and Garh Mukteshwar in Uttar Pradesh, and Patna in Bihar.

Bengal:
In Bengal every year a very big Mela is held at Ganga Sagar where the river Ganga is believed to have dived into the nether region and vivified the ashes of the sixty thousand ancestors of King Bhagirath. This mela is attended by a large number of pilgrims from all over the country.

Tamil Nadu:
In Tamil Nadu Sankrant is known by the name of ‘Pongal’, which takes its name from the surging of rice boiled in a pot of milk, and this festival has more significance than even Diwali. It is very popular particularly amongst farmers. Rice and pulses cooked together in ghee and milk is offered to the family deity after the ritual worship. In essence in the South this Sankrant is a ‘Puja’ (worship) for the Sun God.

Andhra Pradesh:
In Andhra Pradesh, it is celebrated as a three-day harvest festival Pongal. It is a big event for the people of Andhra Pradesh. The Telugus like to call it 'Pedda Panduga' meaning big festival. The whole event lasts for four days, the first day Bhogi, the second day Sankranti, the third day Kanuma and the fourth day, Mukkanuma.

Karnataka:
In Karnataka, the festival is marked by visiting one's friends and relatives to exchange greetings, and by the preparation of a dish called Ellu (made with sesame seeds, coconuts, sugar blocks, etc). A common custom found across Karnataka is the exchange of sugarcane pieces and Ellu with one's neighbors, friends and relatives. In Karnataka, Pongal is known as 'Sankranti', and cows and bullocks are gaily decorated and fed 'Pongal'- a sweet preparation of rice. Special prayers are offered. In the evening, the cattle are led out in procession to the beat of drums and music. In the night a bonfire is lit and the animals are made to jump over the fire. Makar Sankranti is marked by men, women and children wearing colorful clothing; visiting near and dear ones; and exchanging pieces of sugarcane, a mixture of fried til, molasses, pieces of dry coconut, peanuts and fried gram. On this auspicious day, people in Karnataka distribute Yellu and bella (Sesame seeds and Jaggery) and greet with the words " “Ellu bella thindu, Olle Maathu Aadu” (Eat sesame seeds and speak only good). The significance of this exchange is that sweetness should prevail in all the dealings.

Maharashtra:
In Maharashtra on the Sankranti day people exchange multi-colored tilguds made from til (sesame seeds) and sugar and til-laddus made from til and jaggery. Til-polis are offered for lunch. While exchanging tilguls as tokens of goodwill people greet each other saying – ‘til-gul ghya, god god bola’ meaning ‘accept these tilguls and speak sweet words’. The under-lying thought in the exchange of tilguls is to forget the past ill-feelings and hostilities and resolve to speak sweetly and remain friends.
This is a special day for the women in Maharashtra when married women are invited for a get-together called ‘Haldi-Kumkum’ and given gifts of any utensil, which the woman of the house purchases on that day.

TILGUL GHYA
ANI
GOD BOLA
ANI
TILGULA SARKHE GOD RAHA NEHAMI

Gujarat:
In Gujarat Sankrant is observed more or less in the same manner as in Maharashtra but with a difference that in Gujarat there is a custom of giving gifts to relatives. The elders in the family give gifts to the younger members of the family. The Gujarati Pundits on this auspicious day grant scholarships to students for higher studies in astrology and philosophy. This festival thus helps the maintenance of social relationships within the family, caste and community.
Kite flying has been associated with this festival in a big way. It has become an internationally well-known event.

Punjab:
In Punjab where December and January are the coldest months of the year, huge bonfires are lit on the eve of Sankrant and which is celebrated as "LOHARI". Sweets, sugarcane and rice are thrown in the bonfires, around which friends and relatives gather together. The following day, which is Sankrant, is celebrated as MAGHI. The Punjabi's dance their famous Bhangra dance till they get exhausted. Then they sit down and eat the sumptuous food that is specially prepared for the occasion.

Kerala:
The 40 days anushthana by the devotees of Ayyappa ends on this day in Sabarimala with a big festival.

Bundelkhand:
In Bundelkhand and Madhya Pradesh this festival of Sankrant is known by the name ‘Sakarat’ and is celebrated with great pomp & merriment accompanied by lot of sweets.

Tribals of Orissa:
Many tribals in our country start their New Year from the day of Sankrant by lighting bonfires, dancing and eating their particular dishes sitting together. The Bhuya tribals of Orissa have their Maghyatra in which small home-made articles are put for sale.

Assam:
In Assam, the festival is celebrated as Bhogali Bihu.

Coastal Region:
In the coastal regions, it is a harvest festival dedicated to Indra.
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SEE IN WIKIPEDIA about Pongal, Sankranthi, Bihu & Lohri, Ellu Bella, Uttrayana

In North India,
Punjab - Lohri
In East India,
Bihar - Sankranti
West Bengal and Assam - Bhogali Bihu
Gujarat and Rajasthan - Uttarayan (Kite flying festival)
In South India,
In Tamilnadu - Pongal
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - Sankranthi
Makara Vilakku Festival in Sabarimala Temple
Other parts of India as Makara Sankranti
In Nepal,
Tharu people - Maghi
Other people - Maghe Sankranti or Maghe Sakrati

IN :: Kar :: Bramhagiri[Coorg] !

2007-12-17T17:47:00.001+05:30

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IN :: Kar :: Mysore !

2007-12-12T15:47:00.000+05:30

IN :: AnP :: Thirupati Thirumala Devasthanam !

2007-12-07T10:26:00.000+05:30

THIRUPATI/THIRUMALA
Coordinate :: 13° 39′ 0″ N, 79° 25′ 12″ E
Nearest Airport: Thirupati
Nearest Railway Station: Thirupati
Well Connected To Hydrabad, Chennai & Bangalore [By Air, Road & Rail].

IN :: Ker :: Kochi/Ernakulam - "Onam Celebrations" !

2007-10-11T17:54:00.000+05:30

KOCHI/ERNAKULAM
Coordinate :: 9° 58′ 37.2″ N, 76° 16′ 12″ E
Nearest Airport: Ernakulam/Kochi
Nearest Railway Station: Ernakulam/Kochi
Well Connected To Trivendrum, Mangalore, Palakkad & Coimbatore.

IN :: Kar :: Hubli - "BVBCET - Biotech First Batch" !

2007-09-11T17:48:00.000+05:30

HUBLI/HUBBALLI
Coordinate :: 15° 21′ 42.12″ N, 75° 5′ 5.64″ E
Nearest Airport: Hubli/Hubballi
Nearest Railway Station: Hubli/Hubballi
Well Connected To Vijayavada, Goa, Pune & Bangalore.

IN :: TaN :: Ooty "The Hilly Adobe In The Nilgiris" !

2007-08-30T17:50:00.000+05:30

OOTY/OOTACAMUND/UDHAGAMANDALAM/UDHAGAI
Coordinate :: 11° 22′ 48″ N, 76° 54′ 0″ E
Nearest Airport: Coimbatore/Bangalore
Nearest Railway Station: Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Well Connected To Coimbatore, Mysore & Gudalur.

IN :: Kar :: Manki Village - "KONKAN KONquer" !

2007-08-06T20:58:00.000+05:30

IN :: Kar :: Udupi [Malpe Beach] - "KONKAN KONquer" !

2007-08-06T20:56:00.000+05:30

UDUPI
Coordinate :: 13° 21′ 0″ N, 74° 45′ 0″ E
Nearest Airport: Mangalore
Nearest Railway Station: Konkan Railway [Udupi]
Well Connected To Mangalore, Bangalore, Honnavar & Shimoga.

IN :: Kar :: Kundapur[Marwanthe] - "KONKAN KONquer" !

2007-08-06T20:53:00.000+05:30

KUNDAPUR
Coordinate :: 13° 37′ 58.8″ N, 74° 42′ 0″ E
Nearest Airport: Goa/Mangalore/Bangalore/Hubli
Nearest Railway Station: Konkan Railway [Kundapur]
Well Connected To Mangalore, Bangalore, Honnavar & Shimoga.

IN :: Kar :: Honnavar - "KONKAN KONquer" !

2007-08-06T20:52:00.000+05:30

HONNAVAR/HONAVAR
Coordinate :: 14° 16′ 48″ N, 74° 26′ 38.04″ E
Nearest Airport: Mangalore/Goa
Nearest Railway Station: Konkan Railway [Honnavar]
Well Connected To Mangalore, Bangalore, Honnavar & Shimoga.

IN :: Kar :: Kumta Town - "KONKAN KONquer" !

2007-08-06T20:50:00.000+05:30

KUMTA
Coordinate :: 13° 21′ 0″ N, 74° 45′ 0″ E
Nearest Airport: Goa/Mangalore/Bangalore/Hubli
Nearest Railway Station: Konkan Railway [Kumta]
Well Connected To Mangalore, Bangalore, Honnavar & Shimoga.

IN :: Kar :: Bhatkal[Murudeshwar] - "KONKAN KONquer" !

2007-08-06T20:43:00.001+05:30

Here's a video I took. This describes the place in short & a brief insight into the local fish market.

BHATKAL/MURUDESHWAR
Coordinate :: 13° 21′ 0″ N, 74° 45′ 0″ E
Nearest Airport: Goa/Mangalore/Bangalore/Hubli
Nearest Railway Station: Konkan Railway [Murudeshwar]
Well Connected To Mangalore, Bangalore, Honnavar & Shimoga.

IN :: Pnb :: Anandpur Sahib - "Sikh Holy City" !

2007-06-18T13:08:00.000+05:30

This Sikh Temple [ Gurudwara ] @ Anandpur Sahib Is One Of The Holiest Places For The Sikh Pilgrims.
It Was Built Around 400 Years Back.
From Here, In The Background You Can See NAINA DEVI Temple On Top Of A Hill.
There Are Regular Buses To The Temple & It Takes Almost An Hour To Reach The Top Of The Mountain For An Exasperating View. [ I'd Recommend That You Stay In The NAINA DEVI Temple For The Night. ]
NAINA DEVI Temple Is Actually In Bilaspur District Of Himachal Pradesh [ India ].
Chintapurni & Jwala Ji Temple Are Also Nearby... Both Are Within 2 Hour Journey In Your Vehicle.
Bhakhda-Nangal Dam Is Around 1 Hour Journey From Here.

Sat Sri Akal... !!..

IN :: Pnb :: Attari Road[Wagah Border] !

2007-06-15T21:01:00.001+05:30

Lahore [ In Pakistan ] Is 21 Kms From Here... !!..
Wagah Border Is In Attari [ Near Amritsar In Punjab ].
Peace Bus Between India & Pakistan Passes Through This Place.
Flag Ceremony @ Wagah Is Very Famous For Its Energy & Patriotism For The Flag From Both Sides Of The Border.
You Can See Sniffer Dogs In The Pictures Above.
Every Evening People Gather Here For The Flag Down Ceremony @ Sunset.

SHOUT OUT LOUD...

HINDUSTAN JINDABAD !
HINDUSTAN JINDABAD !

BHARAT MATA KI JAI...
BHARAT MATA KI JAI...

INQLAB ZINDABAD !
INQLAB ZINDABAD !

LETS DO BHANGRA...
ITS A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL FORGET THAT YOU'RE BORN IN WHICH PART OF THIS COUNTRY...
IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL FORGET WHAT IS YOUR CAST & COLOUR...
IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL FORGET THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND BROKE YOUR HEART, YOUR WIFE BEATS YOU, YOUR MOTHER IN LAW CURSES YOU, YOUR UNCLE DOESN'T FULFILL YOUR EXPECTATIONS...
IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL FORGET HOW RICH YOU ARE, WHICH BUNGLOW YOU LIVE IN, OR IF YOU OWN A MERCEDES OR DRIVE AN AUTO-RICKSHAW...
IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL FORGET WHOM YOU WORSHIP, WHO IS YOUR DIETY, WHOM DO YOU RESPECT...

IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU'LL NOT FORGET THAT YOU'RE AN INDIAN.
A PROUD INDIAN !
AND YOU HAVE YOUR PART OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR YOUR NATION...

[ Look in the eyes of that child with the flag... YOU'LL REALIZE WHERE YOU STAND. ]

JAI HIND.
JAI BHARAT... !!..

IN :: Pnb :: Jallianwalla Bagh - "Shahid Smarak" !

2007-06-15T20:59:00.000+05:30

IN :: Pnb :: Amritsar[Golden Temple] !

2007-06-15T20:58:00.000+05:30

IN :: Utr :: Rishikesh !

2007-06-06T10:07:00.000+05:30

IN :: Chd :: Chandigarh !

2007-06-05T16:45:00.000+05:30

CHANDIGARH
Latitude: 30° 45′ 0″ N 30.75°
Longitude: 76° 46′ 48″ E 76.78°
Nearest Railway Station: Chandigarh
Nearest Airport: Chandigarh
Well Connected To Various Cities In Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & Himachal By Road.

Named After The Chandi Temple.
Chief Architect Who Designed Chandigarh Was Le Corbusier.
Chandigarh Was Inaugurated By Dr Rajendra Prasad In 1954.
Theory Behind Chandigarh's Architecture Was 'Form Follows Function'.
Bhangra, Gidda, Boliyan, Gaaliyan, Galiyan, Golden Fields With Wheat.
Punjabi Food.
Sohni Kudiyan.
Cool Climate.
Warmth Of Punjabi Culture.
Ambulances on Every Cross-Roads.
Land Divided Into Sectors.
All Electricity Supply, Drainage System is Underground.
17 & 22 Sector For Shopping, Movies & Hang-Outs...
Planned buildings with atleast 1 Shopping Complex per Sector.
Plants On All Lamp-Posts On Road.
Children's Park Every Few Buildings.
Union Territory & Capital City of 2 Indian States(Punjab & Haryana).
Rock Garden.
Sukhna Lake.
Mansa Devi Temple In Panchkula.
Home To SANTA-BANTA.COM... !!..
Shimla is Around 4 Hours From Here !
Kullu-Manali is 350 KMs by Road.
Famous Jwala Ji & Chintpurni Temples - 4 Hours From Here !
Anandpur Sahib & Naina Devi - 2 Hours From Here !
In the vicinity is my little village in Himachal...

Welcome To This Beautiful PUNJABI-HARYANVI Town... !!..
Chhuck De Phatte...
Gudd De Gilli...
Ajj Chandigarh...
Kal Dilli... !!..

In Chandigarh Its Just Madness, Bhangra & Sardar Jokes... !!..
Haaanji... !

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The Time, Chandigarh was conceived it was a cause of celebration for the adherents of modern architecture. The new masters - Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe and Walters Gropius - were building no-frills, sleek creations in steel and glass or concrete. Decadent, meaningless ornamentation was out. Streamlined horizontal and vertical lines, plasticity of forms, play of voids and masses with glass and concrete were the new aesthetics of architecture. Despite the late start of the new capital for East Punjab that was necessitated due to the transfer of Lahore to Pakistan, hopes were kindled by the thought of a brand new city that would surpass the glory of Lahore — considered the Paris of India before the Partition.

IN :: Utr :: Haridwar !

2007-05-21T08:45:00.000+05:30

Haridwar is located in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttrakhand. It represents the point where the Ganga reaches the plains. Haridwar is an ancient pilgrimage site. The Chinese pilgrim Hyuen Tsang who visited India in the first millennium CE has described Haridwar in his writtings.

Dipping, Drenching & Bathing in the Cold Fast Flowing Water of Ganga Ji in the Cold Winter Morning was one of my most cherished moments. I felt my inner silence sitting & watching the glorious sunrise. Dhoop, Agarbatties, Chanting, Singing, Dancing, Bathing, Meditating... People trying to find there solace.

It is said that Bhagiratha, brought the Ganges into the earth, and into this point where his ancestors were burnt to ashes by the curse of the sage Kapila.

Haridwar was once also known as Gangadwara.

IN :: WeB :: Amadær Kolkata... !!..

2006-11-28T10:49:00.000+05:30

KOLKATA
Coordinates: 22.33° N 88.20° E
Nearest Airport: Dum Dum
Nearest Railway Station: Howrah, Sealdah
Well Connected To Various Cities In Jharkhand, Bihar & North-East.

IF YOU SEE...

Onek Beshi lok Chari-Dikǽ(*Population Density - 24,760/km²),
Lights on Howrah bridge at night,
Yellow roads with Taxis,
Red Communists, Buses, Lips & FM-Radio,
Trams on the Road,
Metro from Tollygunge to Dum Dum,
Books & College Street,
Ladies bargaining for every single thing at Gorhia-Hat Market,
Yummy-Smelly evenings with Tǽle Bhaja & Shondesh,
Dead Silent Nights & Sleepy People,
Geeky Students,
cool ChImNey DOOdS WitH HoT CheeKs,
Bhishon Shundor Kanyas @ Park Street or Forum,
Self pulled Rickshaws (Called TaNa Rickshaa),
Dirty Dark Spidered Food Shops at "Check" (Read: CHhoKk),
Colonial Glass Lamp-Posts,
Wooden Blue Buses with Mughlai window-panes,
People catchin' Travellers To Purulia, Ranchi, Dhanbad...
Eden Gardens,
High Pollution During Evening (Can See People Wearin' Mask !)
"Kutta se Saavdhan" Board on every 2.5th House,
Non-Painted buildings with Tired looking cement,
Blue Silk Kurta & White Dhoti Clad BÕndhu...
Sharodia Utsav Startin' 3 Months Before DURGA PUJA,
Feedin' Self at Bijoya Doshomi,
Robindro Shongeet ,
Mishti Boli Bangla( !!! ),
"MACHH" at "all corners", "your nose" & "in every tummy"... !!..

WELCOME TO AMADǼR KOLKATA !
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**Thank You, Rakhee Maitra (Read: Rokheee Moitro).

In Kolkata Its All In An "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" !
Kee DADA... !

IN :: Ors :: Konark[Sun Temple] !

2006-11-11T20:10:00.000+05:30

God of Knowledge.
Teacher of all Teachers.
Hindu Diety Who Comes Every Morning On His Ratha With 7 Horses.
Someone who gives all the Energy to this planet.
Someone who Generates Energy In 1 Sec. which is easily more than Sum Total Of All The Energy Our Planet has Consumed From Its Birth in 4.5 Billion Years.

This temple is dedicated to this diety, this god :: SUN... !!..

When constructed this temple was surrounded in all directions by Sea.

If you trust me,...
This Sea Has One of the World's Most Beautiful & Untouched But Dangerous Beach [ Or Coastline ].

Visit The Temple & You'll Feel It... !!..

NOTE:
[1] There is no public conveyance after 1800Hrs. So Check That You Are Not Mesmerised By The Beauty Of The Temple & Forget The Time.
[2] This region Of Orissa Is A Bit Dangerous At Night, So Plan Accordingly.