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Tirupati Balaji temple

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Tirupati Balaji temple, India Nearest Railway station- Tirupati Railway station Nearest Airport- Chennai Airport (98 Km from Tirupati) Tirupati city located at southeastern Andhra Pradesh state, south India. It lies in the Palkonda Hills, about 7.5 miles (Approx 13 km) northeast of Chandragiri and 67 miles (108 km) northwest of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. The first temple at Tirumala Tirupati was built by King Thondaiman, Tamil ruler of the ancient Thondaimandalam, after he had a dream of Lord Vishnu. He is said to have built the original Gopuram (tower) and the Prakhara in the 8th century. Notably, Tirupati Balaji temple is the most popular temple on the earth today inviting the maximum number of devotes on any given day and attracting the largest amount of donations from them on a daily basis. Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala (Tirupati) is one of the most famous temples in India. With more than 35 million pilgrims visiting the temple every year, it is one of...

Rameswaram Bridge

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Rameswaram Bridge, (India) Built as a part of South Indian Railway project, this bridge was completed in 1912, its construction was started in the year of 1887. Around the same time, Neel Mandir temple was also constructed. In 1988, a road bridge was also constructed parallel to the rail bridge. This road bridge is also known as Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge. Pamban Bridge is the second largest bridge in India, after the Bandra-Worli sea link, which has been constructed recently. The bridge was designed by Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago. The bridge was constructed by Head, Wringtson & co, Ltd of Thornaby-on-tees. The Pamban railway bridge is considered an engineering marvel and it was built within two years. 600 workers were involved in the construction of this bridge. A 100-year-old railway bridge located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Pamban bridge connects Rameswaram island to the mainland. It is not just a railway bridge but a major tourist attraction i...

The Gateway of India

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The Gateway of India (Mumbai) Nearest Airport-  Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Nearest Railway station- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminals. Nearest bus stop- Gateway bus stop (Bus no. 108) Visiting Time  7:00 AM to 5:30 PM on all days of the week, no entry fee The Gateway of India is located on the waterfront at Apollo Bunder area at the end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. The monument has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city’s top tourist attraction. The Gateway of India is one of India's most unique landmarks situated in the city of Mumbai. The colossal structure was constructed in 1924. Located at the tip of Apollo Bunder, the gateway overlooks the Mumbai harbor, bordered by the Arabian Sea in the Colaba district. The Gateway of India is a monument that marks India's chief ports and is a major tourist attraction for visitors who arrive in India for the first time.  The Gateway of India was b...

Ghatagaon Tarini

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Ghatagaon Tarini (Odisha, India) Nearest Airport- Bhubaneswar, Capital of Odisha. Nearest Railway- Harichandanpur Railway Station-18 K.M. , Kendujhargarh Railway Station - 51 K.M. & Jajpur-Kendujhar Road Railway Station-69 K.M By road- 178 K.Ms from Capital of Odisha-Bhubaneswar & 50 K.Ms from Dist. Headquarter Keonjhar.(N.H.-215)  Ghatagaon Tarini present in Keonjhar District of Odisha(India). Maa Tarini is always depicted as a red face with two large eyes and a mark in the middle which serves as an indication for a nose and also a tilak. Its is a beautiful temple for everyone. Morning view of this temple is beautiful. Me with my friends went to Ghatagaon in the month of Oct. Climate was very good with little cold wind. Embodiment of ‘shakthi’. It is both tantric and shakthi place. The goddess Maa Tarini is mostly worshipped by the tribals. The temple has large area, enclosed by a high walled compound. There is a inner courtyard which houses the shrine of the deity, there ...

Taratarini Temple

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Taratarini Temple (Odisha, India) Taratarini is a devi temple.disha Presenting an interesting pilgrimage site in Ganjam district, Taratarini Temple is one of the oldest temples of Mother Goddess. Situated on the Kumari hills at the bank of Rushikulya River, Taratarini Temple is said to be the place where the breast of Sati Devi fell, and hence, it is worshipped as Breast Shrine.  Besides, the temple is also renowned as one of the four ancient Shakti Peethas and Tantra Peetha in India. It is believed that Tara Tarini was the principal deities of the temple. The tale state that after the death of Lady Sati the Blue Lord lamented and enraged in loss, danced with Lady Sati's corpse resulting in scattering of the body parts in 51 spots across India. Each of these spots became a source of pure primal energy known as 51 Shakti Peeths and among them places where tantric power is greatest is referred as Adi Shakti Peeths according to the Shaktism cult. Tara Tarini, the twin goddesses are co...

Maldives

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  Maldives, Maldives full Republic of Maldives, also called Maldive Islands, independent island country in the north-central Indian Ocean. It consists of a chain of about 1,200 small coral islands and sandbanks (some 200 of which are inhabited), grouped in clusters, or atolls.    Want to make your co-workers insanely jealous? Just casually drop "I’m vacationing in the Maldives this year" into conversation, preferably in the dead of winter. Or better yet, go there without mentioning it to anyone—then send them a "Wish you were here!" postcard.   The country is comprised of 1192 islands that stretch along a length of 871 kilometers. While the country covers an area of approximately 90,000 square kilometers, only 298 square kilometers of that is dry land. The islands are grouped into a double chain of 26 atolls. The Maldivian race is the result of several waves of settlement from various parts of the Indian subcontinent and thousands of years of ...

Ajanta and Ellora Caves

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Ajanta (Ellora Caves)  Northern Maharashtra, about 107 km from the city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, around 400 kilometers (250 miles) from Mumbai.  Address- Ajanta Caves Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431001 Timeing- The Ajanta Caves visiting hours are between 09:00 am and 05:00 pm.   Nearest Railway Station- Jalgaon city, about 60 kilometre from Ajanta Caves is the nearest rail head. Jalgaon Junction is well connected to important cities such as Mumbai, Agra, Bhopal, New Delhi, Gwalior, Jhansi, Goa, Varanasi, Allahabad, Bangalore, Pune among others. Trains like Punjab Mail 12138, Jhelum Express 11078, Goa Express 12780 depart from New Delhi railway station / Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station and arrive into Jalgaon Junction in approx. 17 to 18 hours. If you are coming from Mumbai, the Gitanjali Express 12859 or Mahanagari Express 11093 departing from Kalyan Junction and reaching Jalgaon Junction in approx. 5 hours is a good bet.   Ajanta and Ellora C...