Saturday, 23 March 2013

Nainital--City of Eye

Nainital is a City in the hill of Himalayas and come under state of Uttarakhand .It is surrounded by Mountains and has a famous lake called Naini Lake due to which it gets its name .



In Indian mythology Nainital is supposed  to be a Place where the eye of devi Sati fell here when lord shiva  carried her .It is beleived to be one of the 64 Sakti peeth according to Indian Myhtology

There is a temple called Naina Devi temple to worship goddess Sati .However the original Naina devi temple has destroyed in the Landslide of 1880.In place of this government has created a new temple.

 Nainital came into limelight when British senior Military official and soldier started to visit Nanitital to have a relaxation from summers of Plain .They also established many School and church here  

Nainital is very much popular for tourism and there are many spot that ine can go and enjoy .

Naini Lake View from Lake


Touching the cloud

There are many place to look for in Nainital

Naina Peak: one can see a large swath of the Himalayas with snow covered mountains ,This point is also known as China Peak and is the highest peak in the city

Tiffin Top : Its is a good picinic spot  un the hills

Gurney House : it is the residence of the famous Hunter Sir Jim Corbett

Tiffin Top
Naina Devi Temple

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Rishikesh Tour

Rishikesh- "Lord of Senses"




Rishikesh is a place in state of  Uttarakand and comes under Dehradun disctrict,it has a important place in Hindu Mythology,It is located at foothills of Himalayas and is considered as the gateway to Himalayas.It is surrounded by three district Pauri Gharwal,Tehri Garhwal and Haridwar
It got the name from lord Vishnu which mean 'Lord of Senses "
Also it is beleived that lord Shiva had expiated God Agni for this sins here so it is also known as Agni tirth .

Legends also say that Lord Rama did a penance here after killing King Ravana here,There is a bridge called Lakxman Jhula in Rishikiesh ,It is a beleif that Lord Laxman cross the ganges using this bridge but nowadays the original jute bridge is replaced by a concrete bridge .





Apart from Mythological significane this place is also very much popoular for water sports and camping .It has good number of  waterfalls where one can do rafting etc .



This place also host many Yoga instituton and very popular among yoga enthusiast .

reachability is good with other city so one will not face any issue

You can also visit the Rajaji National park which is few kilo meter away from Rishikesh .



To Be Continued ............

Saturday, 16 March 2013

Haridwar Tour

Haridwar--One of the holiest place in Hinduism

Few days back i visited the place called Haridwar  which is in the state of Uttarakhand in India.
This place has a very important significance in the history of India.
The holy River Ganges first time enter the northern plain of india  from Haridwar after its origin in Gaumukh.

Haridwar is connected to other cities by Road or Train,It also has hotels to stay. My tour of Haridwar starts with "Har ki Paudi" .Har ki paudi is the Bank of River Ganga and in Hindu mythology it is associated with God "Shiva" and "Vishnu", it is also beleived that a drop of the divine elixir "Amrit" dropped here in the "Har ki Paudi"

As this is a Pilgrimage place one can see huge number of Yogis performing Yagnas and also having aarti(Prayed) to the River Ganges


There is a belief in hinduism that with a dip in the river Ganga the devotee can go to heaven by getting their Salvation.
Once you reached Haridwar there are many number of hotel you can check in.. They are not very costly and can starts with Rs 500 per room..

There are many places apart from har ki paudi that one can visit , One is the Bharat Mata Mandir..
It is located at sapt Sarovar and has different floor devoted to diferent deities..

Chandi Devi Temple is one of the temple devoted to Goddess Chandi devi


It  was beleived that Devi Chandi rested in the Neel parvat after killing the daemons Sumbh and Nisumbha
The idol here is beleived to be dated back to 8th Century and supposed to be installed by Adi Shankaracharya .

The other Temple to visit is Mansa devi temple , This temple is devoted to goddess Mansa who was the wife of  Nag Vasuki, This temple is loacted in the Bilwa Parvat in shivalik link

Maya Devi Temple: This is the place where it is beleived that the heart of Mata Sati had fallen and this is  considered as one of the Sakti Peth




Friday, 15 March 2013

North East -- The land of seven sisters


I am just strating writing this blog as i think i should share my tour story for north east india with the community