Aravallis:Your travel guide

Valley Of Flowers National park     Uttarakhand is well known for its Hindu pilgrimages like Haridwar & Rishikesh. This state is blessed with rich nature and beautiful mountains. It also contains many national parks like Jim Corbett national park, Rajaji national park, Gangotri natinal park, valley of  flowers national park etc.                               Valley of flowers , National park of Uttarakhand and UNESCO world heritage site is located in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand Near   Ghangharia & Joshimath town. This valley is declared a national park in 1982 and Now it is world heritage site.  Valley of flowers is 20 km northwest of Nanda Devi National Park. Why to visit valley of flowers ?      You must be thinking that what is special about this valley which is worth visit !! Valley of flowers is located in the lap of nature s...

Famous Monasteries of  Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is famous for its beauty, rich nature and heart stealing mountains, But it is also famous for its rich  Buddhist culture. Himachal has may beautiful small villages in which many famous Buddhist monasteries which  tells the story of art, peace and culture of Buddhism. What is monastery ? A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone. In India it is also called Gompa. Monasteries in India recognizes for practicing  Tibetan Buddhism.    Lets explore some famous monasteries of Himachal !! TABO Monastery ALTITUDE : 3050 m In the lap of white clay mountains the most revered Buddhist institution TABO monastery is situated in Tabo village of spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh, north India. It was founded in 996AD by Tibetian Buddhist Lotsawana Rinchen Zan...

Eleven thrilling places in india where you want to visit !!! India today group has given award 2k19 to the best tourism places in different categories..lets explore them.. Chadar treck Best adventure destination: Chadar Trek Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir Chadar treck The never-ending sheet of white under your feet can be as thrilling to the mind as it is exhausting to the eyes.  The Chadar treck or called as Zanskar gorge is a region of Ladakh,  jammu&kashmir india.It is the winter trail(treck) made by frozen river Zanskar.People who prefer adventure and long trecking comes here.it is also most populer in international adventure lover tourists. Walking through 105 km on a frozen river in minus 20 centigrade is really a thrilling experience.People do this terck in february when the surface is hard enough but it can give you surprise anytime!! you will come to see magnetic hills and confluence of zankar and indus river,also frozen waterfall near Nera...

TARANGA HILLS (Jain pilgrimage in the lap of mountains) Taranga, is one of the major jain pilgrimage centre in india situated in aravalli range near kheralu in mehsana district gujarat.It is the temple of Shri ajitnath bhagvan, the second Tirthankara. This temple was built by Chaulukya king Kumarapala in  1121 under the advice of his teacher Acharya Hemachandra.There were 14 temples of Svetambara and 5 temples of Digambara, these are two main branches of jainism.Here 4th to 8th century monuments also available.This place is also associated with Buddhism. About Temple:   T he red interior of the temple throws out in strong relief the 2.75 m white marble figure of  Ajitnath , the second  Tirthankara  seated in the shrine, decorated with precious stones let into the marble. On the right hand side of the temple, there are footprints of  Rishabha  and of the 20 Tirthankaras and on the left hand side, there are a temple of Gaumukha,...

Aravalli Range   (Oldest mountain range in india)   “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” -Greg Child Aravalli mountain range starts from delhi(north india) & passes through Haryana, Rajasthan and ends in Gujarat.This mountain range is nearly  700 km long in south-west direction.It is the Oldest mountain rang in india, older than Himalaya.Average height of the mountains in this rang is 1500 metres. What  is the meaning of Aravalli ? Aravalli is a Sanskrit word made  from two words 'ara' and 'vali' means ' Line of peak '. Ranthambor national park There are three major rivers flows from aravallis which are Chambal,Sahibi and Luni.There are many famous wild life sanctuary and parks are situated in this range some of are Sariska tiger reserve Alwar Rajasthan famous for tiger reserve, Ranthambor national park, mount abu willife sanctuary, Kumbhalgarh  wildlife ...

RANI KI VAV (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE) "You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared. " Robbie Robertson    The magnificent step well is believed to have been constructed by udaymati the queen bhimdeva-1 (AD 1022-1063) son of mularaja the founder of solanki dynasty of anhilwada patan in the last quarter of 11th century AD. The vav measuring about 64 meter long, 26 meter wide and 27 meter deep, is laid out in the east west direction seven storeyed pavillion.A drawn well and a large tank for collecting surplus water is must have been one of the largest and the most sumptuous structure of its kind.This vav was build to to store rain water and easy utilization with the help of its unique structure. After independance rani ki vav came into the custody of archaeological survey of india and was declared as protected monument of national importance in the year 2014.This vav was inscribed as the u ...