Group items tagged

India is the most religious and spiritual country in the world. Indian's always have faith and respect towards supreme and invisible power called GOD. On this auspicious day of Mahashivaratri, remember lord Shiva by chanting Om Namah Shivay and plan a trip to any of the 12 Jyotirlinga's , which is nearby to you.

Discover the spectacular Lord of the Rings-style alpine scenery and world-class runs at four mountain resorts at Lake Wanaka. Click Here !

The Pink City, Jaipur is the proud owner of some of the most beautiful temples in India and Birla Temple is the best example of it. Birla Temple is a famous architectural wonder of the Pink City. Also known as Laxmi Narayan Mandir, it is specially dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi and yet another attraction of Jaipur.

Having then fortunately arrived, by the blessing of the Lord, before the city of New York, on Saturday, the 23d day of September, we stepped ashore about four o'clock in the afternoon, in company with Gerrit, our fellow passenger, who would conduct us in this strange place. He had lived here a long time and had married his wife here, although she and his children were living at present at Zwol.65 We went along with him, but as he met many of his old acquaintances on the way, we were constantly stopped. He first took us to the house of one of his friends, who welcomed him and us, and offered us some of the fruit of the country, very fine peaches and full grown apples, which filled our hearts with thankfulness to God. This fruit was exceedingly fair and good, and pleasant to the taste; much better than that in Holland or elsewhere, though I believe our long fasting and craving of food made it so agreeable. After taking a glass of Madeira, we proceeded on to Gerrit 's father-in-law's, a very old man, half lame, and unable either to walk or stand, who fell upon the neck of his son-in-law, welcoming him with tears of joy. The old woman was also very glad. This good man was born in Vlissingen, and was named Jacob Swart.66 He had been formerly a master carpenter at Amsterdam, but had lived in this country upwards of forty-five years. After we had been here a little while, we left our travelling bag, and went out to take a walk in the fields. It was strange to us to feel such stability under us, although it seemed as if the earth itself moved under our feet as the ship had done for three months past, and our body also still swayed after the manner of the rolling of the sea; but this sensation gradually passed off in the course of a few days. As we walked along we saw in different gardens trees full of apples of various kinds, and so laden with peaches and other fruit that one might doubt whether there were more leaves or fruit on them. I have never seen in Europe, in the be

Hotel Tree of Life; standing tall in its antique splendour, has a glorious history since its conception in the year 1900. Reaching the 100th milestone, Tree Of Life, surrounded by 700 acres of tea plantations at Yahalatenna, recalls the glory days of playing home to the British soldiers who owned the surrounding estate area as well as being the perfect hideout for Lord Mount Barren during the dark period of Second World War.

Mahakaleshwar Temple, located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, continues to be one of the most sacred and outstanding places of pilgrimage for Hindus till date. The abode of Lord Shiva, it is on the banks of the Rudra Sagar Lake and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Even in the modern and hectic lifestyles, the temple continues to provide visitors with an altogether different and unmatched peace of mind and composure.

Koti was an erstwhile princely state of India. It extended from Shimla Ridge to beyond the Golf course of Naldhera, which was designed by Lord Curzon in 1905. To commemorate its centenary Koti Golf Cup was held in October 2005. The state extended beyond the famous tourist destination of Kufri where the original capital of the state was established at Mool Koti which is north east of Kufri. The main tourist attraction of today i.e. The Ridge, Naldhera Golf Ground, Mashobra, Charabra (Wild flower Hall) part of Kufri, The Retreat of The President of India, were all part of the Koti State.

Being in the holy city of Varanasi is not simply a rewarding opportunity to worship the lord and wash off your sins, but it also means an equally rewarding opportunity to explore and understand the culture, art, literature, lifestyle, and people of the city.

The House of Lords debated on Wednesday whether the EU's proposal to ban the use of words like 'sausage' and 'burger' to describe vegan and vegetarian products is in the interest of consumers in the UK.