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Site Name:   Dalmadal Canon Site Type:   Monument Location:   Bishnupur, West Bengal state, India Highlights:   Interesting legend associated with the monument Nearest Railway Station:   Bishnupur Nearest Airport:   Kolkata  How to reach:   Easily reachable from Kolkata, which is around 160 kms away Hotel:  Many star hotels, luxury hotels/resorts, and budget hotels are available in Kolkata; Bishnupur too has many decent options for stay Restaurants:  Limited mid-range options in Bishnupur Bishnupur is a town located in Bankura district in West Bengal state of India. It is located at a distance of around 150 kms from Kolkata, the capital city of Bengal. It is famous for the 17th and 18th century Terracotta temples and balucheri sarees. Let us explore about a historically important monument in Bishnupur, which also has an interesting legend, in this article. Dalmadal Canon is a large canon located in the central place of Bishnupur town. It is an important landmark of the

Site Name:   Aurobindo Ashram Site Type:   Ashram Location:   Puducherry, India Highlights:   A very popular ashram across the entire country Nearest Railway Station:   Puducherry Nearest Airport:   Chennai   How to reach:   Well connected Hotel:  Many star hotels, luxury hotels/resorts and budget hotels are available  Restaurants:  Varieties of options Puducherry, also called as Pondicherry, is a city located in Puducherry Union Territory near Chennai city in India. Sri Aurobindo Ashram is the most popular landmark of Puducherry. Let us explore about this site in this article. Sri Aurobindo was an Indian patriot and freedom fighter from West Bengal state. He left politics and adapted spiritual life after moving to Puducherry in 1910 CE. He evolved a new method of spiritual practice called Integral Yoga. In 1926 CE, with the help of his spiritual collaborator, the Mother, he found Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry.  The Ashram's objective was to enable prac

Site Name:   Chhinnamasta Temple Site Type:   Hindu temple Location:   Bishnupur, West Bengal state, India Highlights:   One of India's most renowned universities Nearest Railway Station:   Bishnupur Nearest Airport:   Kolkata  How to reach:   Easily reachable from Kolkata, which is around 160 kms away Hotel:  Many star hotels, luxury hotels/resorts, and budget hotels are available in Kolkata; Bishnupur too has many decent options for stay Restaurants:  Limited mid-range options in Bishnupur Bishnupur is a town located in Bankura district in West Bengal state of India. It is located at a distance of around 150 kms from Kolkata, the capital city of Bengal. It is famous for the 17th and 18th century Terracotta temples and balucheri sarees. Let us explore an important temple named Chhinnamasta temple in this article. Chhinnamasta temple is located near Dalmadal Canon in Bishnupur. It is around one hundred years old temple, which was renovated in the recent past. T

Site Name:   Visva Bharati University Site Type:   University Location:   Shanti Niketan, West Bengal state, India Highlights:   One of India's most renowned universities Nearest Railway Station:   Bolpur Nearest Airport:   Kolkata  How to reach:   Easily reachable from Kolkata, which is around 160 kms away Hotel:  Many star hotels, luxury hotels/resorts, and budget hotels are available in Kolkata; Shantiniketan too has many decent options for stay Restaurants:  Limited options in Shantiniketan Travel to West Bengal is not complete without visiting Shanti Niketan and one of India's most renowned university called Visva Bharati University. Personally, if I get a chance to study again, I would definitely prefer no other place than this university. Anyone who visits this site would get positive energy for sure. It is not merely a place to study, but it is an institution, which would give the students a combination of pleasant and practical experience that they could cher

Site Name:   Adi Badri Site Type:  Ancient Hindu temple Location:   Near Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand state, India Highlights:   Gupta period temples Nearest Railway Station:   Rishikesh Nearest Airport:  Dehraduns How to reach:  Reachable on road from Karnaprayag, which is at a distance of around 17 kms Climate:  Sep to Nov - winter; Dec to Mar - snow bound; the other months are pleasant Best time to visit:  May - Oct Clothing:  Light woolen in summer; heavy woolen in winter Hotel:  Mid-range to star hotels are available in the nearby hill stations; people stay right from Rudraprayag to Gaurikund  Restaurants:  In Karnaprayag - vegetarian option alone If you live in India, it is unlikely that you would not have heard about  Kedarnath  or  Badrinath . They are two of the  most popular pilgrimages for Hindus. It is located on the Himalayas in Uttarakhand state of India. Around 17 kms from Karnaprayag, Adi Badri is situated. It has the ancient  Adi Badri temple

Site Name:  Jora Mandir Site Type:  Terracotta temple Location:   Supur village, 5 kms from Shanti Niketan, West Bengal state, India Highlights:   300 years old Twin Terracotta temples Nearest Railway Station:   Bolpur Nearest Airport:   Kolkata  How to reach:   Easily reachable from Kolkata and Shantiniketan Hotel:  Many star hotels, luxury hotels/resorts, and budget hotels are available in Kolkata; Shantiniketan too has many decent options for stay Restaurants:  Limited options in Shantiniketan West Bengal tourism is not only to do with Kolkata or only with the famous Shanti Niketan. There are hundreds of beautiful and unexplored sites all over West Bengal state of India. Let us explore one such little known beautiful site in this article. Shanti Niketan is a popular town in West Bengal related to education and academics. It is located at a distance of around 160 kms from Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal. At a distance of just 5 kms from Shanti Niketan, a sm

Site Name:  Birla Mandir Site Type:  Hindu temple  Location:    Naubat Pahad, Hyderabad  city, Telungana state, India Highlights:   One of the important landmarks of Hyderabad city Nearest Railway Station:   Hyderabad Nearest Airport:   Hyderabad How to reach:   Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  All sorts of options are available in Hyderabad  Restaurants:  Hyderabad city has no shortage of restaurants of all varieties Hyderabad  is an important city in South India. It is the capital city of the newly formed Telangana state as well as Andhra Pradesh state of India. Hyderabad, which is also called as 'the city of Pearls' is a historical city. In the last two decades, the city became very popular thanks to the IT companies. There are many popular and varieties of tourist spots such as forts, palaces, lakes, masjids and temples located in this city. Let us explore one such popular site named Birla Mandir in this article. Birla Mandir is ded