India /Pondicherry /Pondicherry /Pondicherry Pondicherry has been derived from the Tamil word Puducheri signifying ‘the new settlement’. It was a French settlement that comprised Pondy, Yanam, Karaikal, and Mahe. Amazing is the fact that different districts of Pondicherry fall under different states. The capital Pondicherry (Puducherry) is situated at a distance of around 200 km […]
India /Tamil nadu /Kanyakumari /Kanyakumari Kanyakumari, famous for being the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula is a temple town that invities pilgrims from all over the world. The city laso has many beaches like the Kanyakumari beach, Colachel Beach, Sanguthurai beach etc, where travelers can enjoy sighting some of the best sunrises and sunsets. […]
India /Tamil Nadu /Chennai /Chennai Chennai is the fourth largest city of India, Chennai is bedecked with temples, churches and beaches. This is a popular metro city in the country that is very well connected to all the parts of the country. Formally known as Madras, the city is also synonym as the ‘automobile capital […]
India /Andhra Pradesh /Chittoor /Tirupati Tirupati is a famous pilgrimage city, well known as temple. Tirupati City is located in the southeastern part of Andhra Pradesh State. It lies about 152-km northwest of Chennai in the Palkonda Hills. Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu God Venkateshvara (also spelt as ‘Venkatesvara’), “Lord of […]
India /Gujarat /Jamnagar /Dwarka Sight Address : Somnath Temple, Junagarh District, Somnath 362110, India Edit Detail InformationEdit Somnath Temple (Gujarati: સોમનાથ મંદિર Sanskrit: सोमनाथ मन्दिर) located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the God Shiva. Somnath means “The Protector […]
India /West Bengal /Howrah /Howrah Sight Address : Belur Math & Temple, Howrah, West Bengal 711202 Edit Detail InformationEdit Belur Math & Temple is the international head quarters of Ramakrishna Mission. Constructed in the honour of Ramakrishna Paramhansa, The concept of the Math was entirely designed by Swami Vivekananda. Housed inside the Math is the Ramkrishna […]
India /Kerala /Ernakulam /Kochi Sight Address : Willingdon Island is situated at kochi, kerala. Edit Detail InformationEdit Willington Island contains the modern port serving Cochin city of Kerala. The island is an artificial man-made island created from the sand dug out while deepening Kochi port. It has been named after Lord Willingdon, the former Madras governor, […]
India /Kerala /Ernakulam /Kochi Sight Address : St Francis Church is located at Napier Street, Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala, 682001. Edit Detail InformationEdit St Francis Church at Fort Kochi was built in the year 1503, by the Portuguese traders. They came here with Admiral Pedro Alvarez de Cabral, via the same route taken by the legendary […]
India /Kerala /Ernakulam /Kochi Sight Address : Santa Cruz Basilica, a Roman Catholic Cathedral located at K.B Jacob road in Fort Kochi. Edit Detail InformationEdit Santa Cruz Basilica, a church in Kochi, is one of the finest and impressive churches in Kerala. Kerala built originally by the Portuguese and elevated to a Cathedral by Pope Paul […]
India /Kerla /Thiruvanathapuram /Thiruvanathapuram Sight Address : Chalai Bazaar is an old shopping area in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.Edit Detail InformationEdit Chalai bazaar was created by the erstwhile travancore kings who ruled trivandrum from 1729 to 1950s, to provide for the daily needs of the people of trivandrum. The maharaja ( meaning the king ) brought families […]