Nathdwara
Tirupati
Vaishnodevi
Shirdi
Varanasi
Haridwar
Madurai
Anand Pur Saheb
Badrinath
Gangotri
Kedarnath
Yamunotri
Puttaparthi
Amarnath
Kalady
State
Kerala
Place
Kalady
Airport
Nedumbassery
Distance from Airport
6 KM
Railway Junction
Angamali
Local Languages
Hindi
Kalady
Once a remote village in Kochi, Kerala, Kalady the birth place of Adi Sankaracharya, the great Indian philosopher of the 8th century AD is now a famous pilgrim centre. He propounded the philosophy of Advaita. Adi Sankaracharya was born here in 788, as the only son of Sivaguru and Aryamba, a Kerala Brahmin couple.
At the age of 16 he completed his studies of the Vedas. There are two shrines in memory of Adi Sankaracharya. One dedicated to him as Dakshinamoorthi and the other to the goddess Sharada maintained by Sringeri Mutt.
The Sringeri Mutt is believed to be located at the place where Sankaracharya’s house was located. The black pole to the left of the entrance is said to mark the exact spot where Sankaracharya was born.
On the same premises there is also a spot (Brindavan) where Adi Sankaracharya’s mother Aryamba was cremated. The Shri Krishna temple close by was the family temple of Adi Sankaracharya.
The Crocodile Ghat, the bathing Ghat outside the temple is said to be the place where Sankara was caught by a crocodile. He took the opportunity to ask his mother if he could take up Sanyasa (renouncement). When she said yes, the crocodile let him go.
45 m away from the Mutt is the nine-storeyed Sri Adi Sankara Keerthi Sthamba Mandapa which has illustrations in it that tell the story of Sankara’s life. It is open from 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
How to get there:
By air: The nearest Airport is Nedumbassery (6km).
By train: The closest railway stations are Angamali (10km) and Aluva (23km).
By road: Kaladi is easily accessible by road.
Monday, December 15, 2008
HOLY PLACE-ANANDPUR SAHIB
Nathdwara
Tirupati
Vaishnodevi
Shirdi
Varanasi
Haridwar
Madurai
Anand Pur Saheb
Badrinath
Gangotri
Kedarnath
Yamunotri
Puttaparthi
Amarnath
State
Jammu & Kashmir
Place
Amarnath
Airport
Srinagar
Distance from Airport
Railway Junction
Jammu
Local Languages
Hindi/Kashmiri
Anandpur Sahib
A Picturesque Village, a 17th Century Fortress and an Impressive Gurudwara.
One of the holiest Sikh Shrines, Anandpur Sahib lies 75 km towards Dharamsala from Chandigarh. Apart from the famous gurudwara, this historical site also boasts of an imposing 17th century fortress.
North-west of Delhi, beyond the western edge of the Yamuna basin, lies the Land of the Five Rivers, universally known as the Punjab. Endowed with rich agricultural soil, plentiful irrigation and equable climatic conditions, the state is sometimes called the granary of India. Its villages, large and small, are key to the robust Punjabi attitude to life that has evolved through cross-cultural influences down the ages. The region is also home to the origin of the Sikh faith whose founder Guru Nanak preached here till his death 460 years ago in 1539. With neighbouring Haryana, Punjab shares its capital at Chandigarh where excellent train, road and air services connect the 250 km distance to Delhi.
From Chandigarh, barely 75 km up the highway towards Dharamsala and Manali, lies Anandpur Sahib, the impressive gurudwara that is one of the holiest Sikh shrines. Its picturesque village, flanked by a 17th century fortress, is framed between the Shivalik hills to the east and the Sutlej river farther away in the west. Nature has been generous here. Much of the year, vast green expanses will greet the visitor during the journey and also at the destination. Be they the kharif (summer) crops of maize and paddy or the rabi (winter) wheat emblazoned with mustard, there is a profusion of sylvan tranquility all round.
Before the monsoon, the early sunrise will be followed by groups of men and women setting out to ready their fields for the kharif sowing. With the rainfall, the landscape transforms to extensive waterlogged patches where the paddy must stand before it gets ready for the harvest.
The rabi season is different. Shawl flung across the shoulder, one’s farmer friend will walk one through the bracing air to where the buffaloes are tethered. Under the canopy of a peepul tree on the fringe of the ripening, golden wheat, there is simply no gastronomic experience to match a thali of sarson da saag with makke di roti topped off with a tall glass of fresh lassi.
As one goes towards the interior, some of the elders will readily draw up a cot to sit and barter information over a drink of sugarcane juice. Interspersed with gentle Gurmukhi, the language of the Granth Sahib or holy scripture of the faith, the conversation will veer round to the quality of the crop, the prices of agricultural inputs and how modern technology has been double-edged in its possibilities for multi-cropping but at escalating cost!
One of the commonest means of transport is the ubiquitous tractor. As its sputter punctures the calm of the village, one may join a colourfully dressed group setting off to the market. And when it is harvest time, virtually the entire village will lend a hand to cut and thresh the crop and stack it up before it is despatched for sale to the nearest mandi.
Around this time, the festival of Baisakhi will witness renewed vigour. One may join in the zesty bhangra as gaily-attired men and women charge the air to a resounding drumbeat. Or on the day after Holi, join in the celebration of Hola Mohalla for a re-enactment of the old battles that bore testimony to Sikh valour. In the distance, the Sutlej flows on, having descended to the plains near Anandpur Sahib through its timeless journey from Rakshas Tal at the foot of Mount Kailash in Tibet.
Tirupati
Vaishnodevi
Shirdi
Varanasi
Haridwar
Madurai
Anand Pur Saheb
Badrinath
Gangotri
Kedarnath
Yamunotri
Puttaparthi
Amarnath
State
Jammu & Kashmir
Place
Amarnath
Airport
Srinagar
Distance from Airport
Railway Junction
Jammu
Local Languages
Hindi/Kashmiri
Anandpur Sahib
A Picturesque Village, a 17th Century Fortress and an Impressive Gurudwara.
One of the holiest Sikh Shrines, Anandpur Sahib lies 75 km towards Dharamsala from Chandigarh. Apart from the famous gurudwara, this historical site also boasts of an imposing 17th century fortress.
North-west of Delhi, beyond the western edge of the Yamuna basin, lies the Land of the Five Rivers, universally known as the Punjab. Endowed with rich agricultural soil, plentiful irrigation and equable climatic conditions, the state is sometimes called the granary of India. Its villages, large and small, are key to the robust Punjabi attitude to life that has evolved through cross-cultural influences down the ages. The region is also home to the origin of the Sikh faith whose founder Guru Nanak preached here till his death 460 years ago in 1539. With neighbouring Haryana, Punjab shares its capital at Chandigarh where excellent train, road and air services connect the 250 km distance to Delhi.
From Chandigarh, barely 75 km up the highway towards Dharamsala and Manali, lies Anandpur Sahib, the impressive gurudwara that is one of the holiest Sikh shrines. Its picturesque village, flanked by a 17th century fortress, is framed between the Shivalik hills to the east and the Sutlej river farther away in the west. Nature has been generous here. Much of the year, vast green expanses will greet the visitor during the journey and also at the destination. Be they the kharif (summer) crops of maize and paddy or the rabi (winter) wheat emblazoned with mustard, there is a profusion of sylvan tranquility all round.
Before the monsoon, the early sunrise will be followed by groups of men and women setting out to ready their fields for the kharif sowing. With the rainfall, the landscape transforms to extensive waterlogged patches where the paddy must stand before it gets ready for the harvest.
The rabi season is different. Shawl flung across the shoulder, one’s farmer friend will walk one through the bracing air to where the buffaloes are tethered. Under the canopy of a peepul tree on the fringe of the ripening, golden wheat, there is simply no gastronomic experience to match a thali of sarson da saag with makke di roti topped off with a tall glass of fresh lassi.
As one goes towards the interior, some of the elders will readily draw up a cot to sit and barter information over a drink of sugarcane juice. Interspersed with gentle Gurmukhi, the language of the Granth Sahib or holy scripture of the faith, the conversation will veer round to the quality of the crop, the prices of agricultural inputs and how modern technology has been double-edged in its possibilities for multi-cropping but at escalating cost!
One of the commonest means of transport is the ubiquitous tractor. As its sputter punctures the calm of the village, one may join a colourfully dressed group setting off to the market. And when it is harvest time, virtually the entire village will lend a hand to cut and thresh the crop and stack it up before it is despatched for sale to the nearest mandi.
Around this time, the festival of Baisakhi will witness renewed vigour. One may join in the zesty bhangra as gaily-attired men and women charge the air to a resounding drumbeat. Or on the day after Holi, join in the celebration of Hola Mohalla for a re-enactment of the old battles that bore testimony to Sikh valour. In the distance, the Sutlej flows on, having descended to the plains near Anandpur Sahib through its timeless journey from Rakshas Tal at the foot of Mount Kailash in Tibet.
HOLY PLACE-DESHNOK
Deshnok Introduction
Birth Place
Transport
Travel Essential
State
Rajasthan
Place
Ajmer
Airport
Jaipur
Distance from Airport
75 Km
Railway Junction
Ajmer
Local Languages
Urdu/ Rajasthani
Deshnok Introduction
DESHNOK IS A SMALL VILLAGE SITUATED 32 KM SOUTH FROM BIKANER CITY. IT IS CONNECTED BY NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND RAIL.THE HOLY LAND OF DESHNOK WAS FORMED BY TAKING THE CORNER PLOTS OF TEN NEAR BY VILLAGES ABOUT 387 YEARS AGO (AS PER ENGLISH CALENDER). AT THE TIME LOCAL PEOPLE USED TO CALL IT AS DUS-NOK. AS THE TIME CHANGED IT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO DESHNOK.THE GREATEST ATTRACTION OF DESHNOK IS THE TEMPLE OF SHRI KARNIMATA. PEOPLE FROM FAR AND WIDE COME TO PAY RELIGIOUS TRIBUTE TO SHRI KARNI MATA. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THERE'S AN INFLUX OF PILGRIMS. OUTSIDE RAJASTHAN, PLACES LIKE GUJRAT, MADHYA PRADESH, HARYANA ARE AREAS WHERE MATA IS GREATLY RESPECTED AND LOVED. DURING THE TIME OF NAVRATRI THOUSANDS FLOCK TO MATA'S TEMPLE ON FOOT. INNUMERABLE PEOPLE COME ON FOOT FROM NEARBY PLACES LIKE BIKANER, CHURU, HANUMANGARH, SHRIGANGANAGAR AND NAGOR. MATA'S ENIGMA ATTRACTS PILGRIMS FROM ALL OVER. IT IS BECOMING ONE OF THE HOLIEST AND MOST FAITHFUL PLACES IN INDIA. SHE IS NOT SOME SUPERIOR FORCE STANDING AND WATCHING, INSTEAD SHE STAYS EVER READY TO HELP HER DISCIPLES IN WHATEVER WAY SHE CAN.THIS MIRACULOUS TEMPLE IS LOOKED AFTER BY A SPECIAL CASTE CALLED "CHARAN"THE CHARANS ARE THE REAL HEIRS OF SHRI KARNI-MATA SINCE LAST 500 YEARS. SRI KARNI-MATA WAS MARRIED TO DEPAJI IN THE YEAR 1401(AS PER ENGLISH (CALENDER). HER MOTHER'S NAME WAS DEWAL BAI AND FATHER'S NAME WAS MEHA JI. SHE WAS BORN IN A VERY ORDINARY FAMILY. SINCE SHE WAS THE REINCARNATION OF DURGA, SO SHRI KARNIMA ADVISED HER HUSBAND TO MARRY GULAB BAI HER YOUNGER SISTER, TO GIVE HIM A HEIR. DEPA JI AND GULAB BAI HAD FOUR SONS NAMING NAGA, PUNA, SHITHA AND LAKHAN. THEY BECAME THE ACTUAL HEIR OF KARNI MA.
THE FIRST FOUNDATION STONE OF JODHPUR FORT IN 1515 (AS PER HINDI CALENDER) WAS KEPT BY SRI KARNI MATA HERSELF.IN DESHNOK THERE IS ALSO THE GREAT SHRI KARNI MUSEUM (OPPOSITE THE TEMPLE). IT IS A BIG HALL 52 X 36 FEET. A BEAUTIFULMARBLE FLOOR TO WALK ON, BIG AND BEAUTIFUL PAINTIGS ADORN THE WALLS FOR THE PLEASURE OF THE TOURISTS. THERE ARE 22 ANTIQUE PAINTINGS DEPICTING MATA AND HER LIFE. IT IS OPEN TO VISITORS FROM EARLY MORNING TILL THE EVENING.
SRI NEHRIJI:SHRI NEHRIJI IS THE NAME OF THE TREE BELOW WHICH MATA USED TO SIT AND MEDITATE. THIS EVERGREEN TREE IS 591 YEARS OLD ( AS PER ENGLISH CALENDER)IT IS SITUATED ABOUT 1.5 KM OF WEST SIDE FROM DESHNOK ,KARNI MATA TEMPLE. PEOPLE CAN GO THERE BY AUTO-RICKSHAW, CAR , OR BY FOOT.IT IS SAID THAT, MATA HAD JUST STUCK A STICK ON THE GROUND AND SPRINKLED SAME CURD ON IT. THAT SAME STICK HAS BECOME THE EVERGREEN TREE. OVER THE CENTURIES THIS TREE IS BEING WORSHIPPED IN THE SHAPE OF A "KHEJARI" IN 1942 (as per english calendar) A STATUE OF MATA WAS INSTITUTED BELOW THIS TREE. THE STORY OF THIS TREE IS ENGRAVED BESIDE THAT STATUE ITSELF. A SMALL LITTLE TEMPLE OF MARBLE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED THERE ABOVE WHICH THE TREE GLORIOUSLY SPREAD AND BLOOMS IN GLORY.
Birth Place
Transport
Travel Essential
State
Rajasthan
Place
Ajmer
Airport
Jaipur
Distance from Airport
75 Km
Railway Junction
Ajmer
Local Languages
Urdu/ Rajasthani
Deshnok Introduction
DESHNOK IS A SMALL VILLAGE SITUATED 32 KM SOUTH FROM BIKANER CITY. IT IS CONNECTED BY NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND RAIL.THE HOLY LAND OF DESHNOK WAS FORMED BY TAKING THE CORNER PLOTS OF TEN NEAR BY VILLAGES ABOUT 387 YEARS AGO (AS PER ENGLISH CALENDER). AT THE TIME LOCAL PEOPLE USED TO CALL IT AS DUS-NOK. AS THE TIME CHANGED IT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO DESHNOK.THE GREATEST ATTRACTION OF DESHNOK IS THE TEMPLE OF SHRI KARNIMATA. PEOPLE FROM FAR AND WIDE COME TO PAY RELIGIOUS TRIBUTE TO SHRI KARNI MATA. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THERE'S AN INFLUX OF PILGRIMS. OUTSIDE RAJASTHAN, PLACES LIKE GUJRAT, MADHYA PRADESH, HARYANA ARE AREAS WHERE MATA IS GREATLY RESPECTED AND LOVED. DURING THE TIME OF NAVRATRI THOUSANDS FLOCK TO MATA'S TEMPLE ON FOOT. INNUMERABLE PEOPLE COME ON FOOT FROM NEARBY PLACES LIKE BIKANER, CHURU, HANUMANGARH, SHRIGANGANAGAR AND NAGOR. MATA'S ENIGMA ATTRACTS PILGRIMS FROM ALL OVER. IT IS BECOMING ONE OF THE HOLIEST AND MOST FAITHFUL PLACES IN INDIA. SHE IS NOT SOME SUPERIOR FORCE STANDING AND WATCHING, INSTEAD SHE STAYS EVER READY TO HELP HER DISCIPLES IN WHATEVER WAY SHE CAN.THIS MIRACULOUS TEMPLE IS LOOKED AFTER BY A SPECIAL CASTE CALLED "CHARAN"THE CHARANS ARE THE REAL HEIRS OF SHRI KARNI-MATA SINCE LAST 500 YEARS. SRI KARNI-MATA WAS MARRIED TO DEPAJI IN THE YEAR 1401(AS PER ENGLISH (CALENDER). HER MOTHER'S NAME WAS DEWAL BAI AND FATHER'S NAME WAS MEHA JI. SHE WAS BORN IN A VERY ORDINARY FAMILY. SINCE SHE WAS THE REINCARNATION OF DURGA, SO SHRI KARNIMA ADVISED HER HUSBAND TO MARRY GULAB BAI HER YOUNGER SISTER, TO GIVE HIM A HEIR. DEPA JI AND GULAB BAI HAD FOUR SONS NAMING NAGA, PUNA, SHITHA AND LAKHAN. THEY BECAME THE ACTUAL HEIR OF KARNI MA.
THE FIRST FOUNDATION STONE OF JODHPUR FORT IN 1515 (AS PER HINDI CALENDER) WAS KEPT BY SRI KARNI MATA HERSELF.IN DESHNOK THERE IS ALSO THE GREAT SHRI KARNI MUSEUM (OPPOSITE THE TEMPLE). IT IS A BIG HALL 52 X 36 FEET. A BEAUTIFULMARBLE FLOOR TO WALK ON, BIG AND BEAUTIFUL PAINTIGS ADORN THE WALLS FOR THE PLEASURE OF THE TOURISTS. THERE ARE 22 ANTIQUE PAINTINGS DEPICTING MATA AND HER LIFE. IT IS OPEN TO VISITORS FROM EARLY MORNING TILL THE EVENING.
SRI NEHRIJI:SHRI NEHRIJI IS THE NAME OF THE TREE BELOW WHICH MATA USED TO SIT AND MEDITATE. THIS EVERGREEN TREE IS 591 YEARS OLD ( AS PER ENGLISH CALENDER)IT IS SITUATED ABOUT 1.5 KM OF WEST SIDE FROM DESHNOK ,KARNI MATA TEMPLE. PEOPLE CAN GO THERE BY AUTO-RICKSHAW, CAR , OR BY FOOT.IT IS SAID THAT, MATA HAD JUST STUCK A STICK ON THE GROUND AND SPRINKLED SAME CURD ON IT. THAT SAME STICK HAS BECOME THE EVERGREEN TREE. OVER THE CENTURIES THIS TREE IS BEING WORSHIPPED IN THE SHAPE OF A "KHEJARI" IN 1942 (as per english calendar) A STATUE OF MATA WAS INSTITUTED BELOW THIS TREE. THE STORY OF THIS TREE IS ENGRAVED BESIDE THAT STATUE ITSELF. A SMALL LITTLE TEMPLE OF MARBLE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED THERE ABOVE WHICH THE TREE GLORIOUSLY SPREAD AND BLOOMS IN GLORY.
HOLY PLACE-GURUVAYUR
Introduction
Sightseeing
Transport
Travel Essential
Accommodation
State
Kerala
City
guruvaur
Airport
Cochin
Distance from Airport
160 Km/100 Miles
Railway Junctions
Ernakulam
Local Languages
Malayalam
Guruvayoor Introduction
Guruvayoor - God's own temple is a famous location where there are about 40,000 devotees visiting to have a darshan of the graceful image of the Lord, the sanctum, sanctorum.It is one of the most important and holiest pilgrim centres in Kerala, South India, attracting thousands of pilgrims from all over India. The major attraction is the temple of Lord Sree Krishna who is also called 'Guruvayurappan'.To trace the history of Guruvayoor, we have to go back a few thousand years. Lord Krishna was born as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki in the dwapara yuga. He was not an ordinary boy! He performed wonderful deeds and everyone was convinced that the boy was none other than Lord Vishnu in human form, an avatar of Vishnu or the perfect manifestation of the supreme power. Before leaving the earth to the heavenly abode, Lord Krishna told Udhava, his foremost disciple that he had installed the image of Lord Vishnu in the temple built by him at Dwaraka.Later Dwaraka was submerged in the sea and Brihaspathi (Guru) recovered the idol and with the assistance of Vayu (Wind God). Together, they traveled all over India in search of a holy place and finally reached Kerala. Here, with the help of Parasurama, they located a holy spot. Guru and Vayu installed the image of Lord Vishnu (Lord Krishna) in the temple built by Viswakarma, the architect of the Gods. As Guru and Vayu together founded the temple, the place came to be called ‘Guruvayupura’ in accordance with Lord Shiva’s wish. Later the name was shortened to Guruvayoor. With regard to the number of devotees visiting each day to receive the Lord’s blessings, Guruvayoor Temple ranks first in Kerala and fourth in India. Considering the number of devotees, it is a ‘Maha Kshetra’.
Sightseeing
Transport
Travel Essential
Accommodation
State
Kerala
City
guruvaur
Airport
Cochin
Distance from Airport
160 Km/100 Miles
Railway Junctions
Ernakulam
Local Languages
Malayalam
Guruvayoor Introduction
Guruvayoor - God's own temple is a famous location where there are about 40,000 devotees visiting to have a darshan of the graceful image of the Lord, the sanctum, sanctorum.It is one of the most important and holiest pilgrim centres in Kerala, South India, attracting thousands of pilgrims from all over India. The major attraction is the temple of Lord Sree Krishna who is also called 'Guruvayurappan'.To trace the history of Guruvayoor, we have to go back a few thousand years. Lord Krishna was born as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki in the dwapara yuga. He was not an ordinary boy! He performed wonderful deeds and everyone was convinced that the boy was none other than Lord Vishnu in human form, an avatar of Vishnu or the perfect manifestation of the supreme power. Before leaving the earth to the heavenly abode, Lord Krishna told Udhava, his foremost disciple that he had installed the image of Lord Vishnu in the temple built by him at Dwaraka.Later Dwaraka was submerged in the sea and Brihaspathi (Guru) recovered the idol and with the assistance of Vayu (Wind God). Together, they traveled all over India in search of a holy place and finally reached Kerala. Here, with the help of Parasurama, they located a holy spot. Guru and Vayu installed the image of Lord Vishnu (Lord Krishna) in the temple built by Viswakarma, the architect of the Gods. As Guru and Vayu together founded the temple, the place came to be called ‘Guruvayupura’ in accordance with Lord Shiva’s wish. Later the name was shortened to Guruvayoor. With regard to the number of devotees visiting each day to receive the Lord’s blessings, Guruvayoor Temple ranks first in Kerala and fourth in India. Considering the number of devotees, it is a ‘Maha Kshetra’.
HOLY PLACE-AMRITSIR
Introduction
Sightseeing
Transport
Accommodation
Travel Essential
Amritsar Airport
State
Punjab
Place
Amritsar
Airport
Amritsar
Distance from Airport
Railway Junction
Amritsar
Local Languages
Hindi/Punjabi
Amritsar Introduction
The Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das, founded Amritsar, meaning 'a pool of nectar'. It has grown from a sacred village pond into a spiritual temporal centre of Sikh culture. Amritsar is the soul of Punjab and today it is India’s important distribution centre of dry-fruits. It is one of the most ancient and fascinating cities of India. It is also the city where Jallianwala Bagh, the garden where scores of innocent Indian people were massacred by the British. Amritsar is an institution by itself.
Sightseeing
Transport
Accommodation
Travel Essential
Amritsar Airport
State
Punjab
Place
Amritsar
Airport
Amritsar
Distance from Airport
Railway Junction
Amritsar
Local Languages
Hindi/Punjabi
Amritsar Introduction
The Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das, founded Amritsar, meaning 'a pool of nectar'. It has grown from a sacred village pond into a spiritual temporal centre of Sikh culture. Amritsar is the soul of Punjab and today it is India’s important distribution centre of dry-fruits. It is one of the most ancient and fascinating cities of India. It is also the city where Jallianwala Bagh, the garden where scores of innocent Indian people were massacred by the British. Amritsar is an institution by itself.
HOLY PLACE-NASIK
Introduction
Sightseeing
Travel Essential
Accomodation
Madir's
Trimbakeshwar
State
Maharashtra
City
Nashik
Airport-Nearest airport Mumbai or Pune
Distance from Airport
175 Km/100 Miles
Railway Junctions
Nashik
Local Languages
Marathi
Nashik Introduction
Nashik is one of the most important cities of Northern Maharashtra. Nashik, in Maharashtra, is situated at a distance of 200 km from Mumbai (Bombay) as well as Pune. The city has become the center of attraction because of its beautiful surroundings and cool and pleasant climate. Nashik has a personality of its own due to its mythological, historical, social and cultural importance. The city, vibrant and active on the industrial, political, social and cultural fronts, has influenced the lives of many a great personalities. The river Godavari flows through the city. Temples and ghats on the banks of Godavari have made Nashik one of the holiest places for Hindus all over the World. To share the activities of such a dynamic place with the people of the world
Sightseeing
Travel Essential
Accomodation
Madir's
Trimbakeshwar
State
Maharashtra
City
Nashik
Airport-Nearest airport Mumbai or Pune
Distance from Airport
175 Km/100 Miles
Railway Junctions
Nashik
Local Languages
Marathi
Nashik Introduction
Nashik is one of the most important cities of Northern Maharashtra. Nashik, in Maharashtra, is situated at a distance of 200 km from Mumbai (Bombay) as well as Pune. The city has become the center of attraction because of its beautiful surroundings and cool and pleasant climate. Nashik has a personality of its own due to its mythological, historical, social and cultural importance. The city, vibrant and active on the industrial, political, social and cultural fronts, has influenced the lives of many a great personalities. The river Godavari flows through the city. Temples and ghats on the banks of Godavari have made Nashik one of the holiest places for Hindus all over the World. To share the activities of such a dynamic place with the people of the world
HOLY PLACE-BODHGAYA
Introduction
Sightseeing
Transport
Travel Essential
Excursion
State
Bihar
City
Bodhgaya
Airport
Patna
Distance from Airport
60 Km/40 Miles
Railway Junctions
Gaya
Local Languages
Hindi
Bodhgaya Introduction
Bodhgaya is one of the sacred places for the Buddhists as well as for the Hindus. Here under the Bodhi Tree, Gautama attained supreme knowledge to become Budhha, the `Enlighted One'.
"The Buddha once lived here"
Lord Buddha the gentle colossus who founded the first universal religion of the world, worked and lived much of his life in Bihar though he was born in Kapilavastu, now in Nepal. Most of the major events of his life, like enlightenment and last sermon happened in Bihar. Significantly. the state’s name originated from ’Vihara’ meaning Buddhist and Jain monasteries, which abounded in Bihar.
Though the Buddha was born as a Sakya prince in the Terai foothills of the Himalayas, Buddhism as a religion was really born in Bihar and evolved here through his preaching and the example of his lifestyle of great simplicity, renunciation and empathy for everything living. Perhaps the present day life of trauma and tension reminds us of the other alternative that was always available to us, the Buddha’s way of life, gentle and simple.
Several centuries after Buddha’s passing away, the Maurya emperor Ashoka (234-198 BC) contributed tremendously towards the revival, consolidation and spread of the original religion. It is the monasteries Ashoka built for the Buddhist monks and the pillars erected to commemorate innumerable historical sites associated with the Buddha’s life, mostly intact to this day, that helped scholars and pilgrims alike to trace the life events and preachings of a truly extraordinary man.
The Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodhgaya, under the Bodhi tree, 10 km from Gaya. the ancient Hindu pilgrimage centre. The tree from the original sapling still stands in the temple premises. It is the most important Buddhist pilgrimage centre as Buddhisrn was born here.
The magnificent Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya is an architectural amalgamation of many centuries cultures and many heritages that came to pay their homage here. The temple definitely has architecture of the Gupta and later ages, inscriptions describing visits of pilgrims from Sri Lanka, Myanmar and China between 7th and 10th century AD. It is perhaps still the same temple Hiuen Tsang visited in 7th century.
Sightseeing
Transport
Travel Essential
Excursion
State
Bihar
City
Bodhgaya
Airport
Patna
Distance from Airport
60 Km/40 Miles
Railway Junctions
Gaya
Local Languages
Hindi
Bodhgaya Introduction
Bodhgaya is one of the sacred places for the Buddhists as well as for the Hindus. Here under the Bodhi Tree, Gautama attained supreme knowledge to become Budhha, the `Enlighted One'.
"The Buddha once lived here"
Lord Buddha the gentle colossus who founded the first universal religion of the world, worked and lived much of his life in Bihar though he was born in Kapilavastu, now in Nepal. Most of the major events of his life, like enlightenment and last sermon happened in Bihar. Significantly. the state’s name originated from ’Vihara’ meaning Buddhist and Jain monasteries, which abounded in Bihar.
Though the Buddha was born as a Sakya prince in the Terai foothills of the Himalayas, Buddhism as a religion was really born in Bihar and evolved here through his preaching and the example of his lifestyle of great simplicity, renunciation and empathy for everything living. Perhaps the present day life of trauma and tension reminds us of the other alternative that was always available to us, the Buddha’s way of life, gentle and simple.
Several centuries after Buddha’s passing away, the Maurya emperor Ashoka (234-198 BC) contributed tremendously towards the revival, consolidation and spread of the original religion. It is the monasteries Ashoka built for the Buddhist monks and the pillars erected to commemorate innumerable historical sites associated with the Buddha’s life, mostly intact to this day, that helped scholars and pilgrims alike to trace the life events and preachings of a truly extraordinary man.
The Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodhgaya, under the Bodhi tree, 10 km from Gaya. the ancient Hindu pilgrimage centre. The tree from the original sapling still stands in the temple premises. It is the most important Buddhist pilgrimage centre as Buddhisrn was born here.
The magnificent Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya is an architectural amalgamation of many centuries cultures and many heritages that came to pay their homage here. The temple definitely has architecture of the Gupta and later ages, inscriptions describing visits of pilgrims from Sri Lanka, Myanmar and China between 7th and 10th century AD. It is perhaps still the same temple Hiuen Tsang visited in 7th century.
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