India /Uttar Pradesh /Mathura /Barsana Barsana is situated 50Kms away in the northeast of Mathura. Edit Detail InformationEdit Barsana is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Mathura district. Barsana is known for a fervent form of Holi known as the Lath-maar Holi. It takes the form of a procession coming down from Radharani […]
Detail InformationEdit Over a thousand years ago Mežotne was an ancient Semigallian stronghold. The history of the Mežotne manor dates back to the era of Duke Jacob in the 17th century. Later, in 1795, the Russian Empress Catherine II gave the Mežotne estate to the governess of her grandchildren Charlotte von Lieven who was made […]
Detail InformationEdit The Nativity of Christ Cathedral, Riga, Latvia was built to a design by Nikolai Chagin in a Neo-Byzantine style between 1876 and 1883, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. It is the largest Orthodox cathedral in the Baltic provinces built with the blessing of the Russian Tsar […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Rampuria Havelli, Joshiwara, Mohalla, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Edit Detail InformationEdit Bikaner is also famous among tourists for marvelous mansions (Haveli) which are a wonder in home architecture. Aldous Huxley a famous English writer, visited these havelis reportedly said “They are the pride of Bikaner”. The most famous cluster of havelies is the […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Sadul Singh Museum, 1st Floor, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Sadul Singh Museum covering the entire first floor of the Lalgarh palace is dedicated to the lives and exploits of three successive kings of Bikaner, Maharaja Ganga Sigh, Sadul Singh and Karni Singh. The Museum depicts these three kings and […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Shiv Bari Temple, Jai Narayan Vyas Colony, Bikaner, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Shiv Bari Temple, Built from red sandstone by Dungar Singh in the late 19th century, the temple is surrounded by a wall with battlements. It has a four faced black marble statue of Shiva and a bronze Nandi facing the Shiva […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Sursagar, Bikaner, Rajasthan Edit Detail InformationEdit Sursagar was also known as ‘Tajuk-a-Sagar’ (as mentioned in book ‘jal and samaj’ by Brij Ratan Joshi). According to an old inscription the water of Sursagar was used for day today activities, drinking, generating electricity etc. The lake is 22,800 Sqm (approx.) in area of […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Rajasthan State Archives, Hanuman Hatha, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Rajasthan State Archives have in their custody some very precious administrative record of Mughal period like Persian Farmans, Nishans, Manshurs, Akbarat, Vakil Report, Arzdasht, Khatoot and the record created during administration of the Princely states of Rajasthan such as Bahiat, Pattas, Parwanas, […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Raj Ratan Bihari and Rasik Siromani temple is located in the north of KEM road inside the Ratan Bihari Park, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Raj Ratan Bihari and Rasik Siromani Temple at Bikaner is one such religious spot that truly deserves the attention of the tourists.Raj Ratan Bihari and […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Moolnayakji Temple Built in 1486, dedicated to Lord Moolnayak Krishna, the Moolnayakji temple is a structure of immense religious significance. Not only was it Bikaner’s first Vaishnav temple, but it was also the venue where the principal seat of the Vaishnav sect was established. While […]