Saturday, February 23, 2013

Char Dham Yatra

Shri Badrinath Dham: is considered the holiest of the four important shrines. The town is at an altitude of 3,133 m. above sea level, situated on the left bank of river Alaknanda and exactly between the two mountains Nara and Narayan and the shadow of Nilkantha peak. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnu the preserver and protector of Hindu Divine Trinity. Shri Kedarnath Dham: The Kedarnath shrine, one of the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva,...

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Uttarakhand Tourism - Awesome Travel Experience

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

History of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand has a very rich and vibrant past. Many ancient Hindu texts have mentioned Uttarakhand as the combined land of Kedarkhand and Manaskhand; the two mountain regions which are now the modern day Kumaon and Garhwal. Being ruled by many races and inhabited by even more, Uttarakhand has seen various phases and has changed greatly over the years. Uttarakhand in ancient times: Kols, an aboriginal tribe (Dravidian Type), are believed to be the original settlers of the land and were later joined by the Khas (Indo Aryan) during the Vedic...