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Sundarban

Sundarban is next holiday destination which is the astonishing forest connecting India and Bangladesh. Adventure and nature lovers will get countless spots in Sundarban to capture in their camera. This prime mangrove jungle is popular in whole world. The adventure and a trip on boat for one week can make the moments memorable. Sundarban is also listed in UNESCO WHS (World Heritage Site) list. However, the part of jungle of Indian region is known as SNP (Sundarban National Park ). Park is sited in province of West Bengal . Total area of Sundarban is 38500 square kms in which 1/3 rd are is covered with water. Finest part of Sundarban is it is complete dense forest and to enter the jungle visitors have to book and get permission from Forest Department of India. The jungles are still managed by administration since 1966. Here travelers can take pleasure of wildlife as forest is spread in huge area. Approximately 400 Royal tigers of Bengal with more than 30,000 dotted deer are par...

Belur Mutt

Famous religious place Belur Math is our next destination for Indian tourist places website. People also recognize this place as Belur Mutt which is the administration place of Shree Ramakrishna Math and group. This mutt was established by Shree Swami Vivekananda who was the student of famous Sadhu Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Hooghly River flows from Belur of Indian State West Bengal. The shrine of Belur is a spirit of movement of Ramakrishna group. The structural design expresses the combination of Hindu, Islamic and Christian motifs. People recognize the city Kolkata as 'City of Joy' as people have huge religious values living in the city. The spot is the area that has been active in formation of sect followers and devotes guided by Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Representing the pleasant sounding coexistence of diverse beliefs in India the Belur Mutt depicts structures that look like the common sensitivity of the Muslim, Hindu and Christian locati...

Kolkata

The world-famous metro city Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal, India. The other name of city is Calcutta situated on the bank of river Hooghly. Experts call this metropolis as principal of commercial, educational and cultural city of Eastern India. The big port of the city is oldest operating port of India. As per survey conducted in 2011 the average population of city was 4.5 million. Kolkata was the big trading center for British East India Company (BEIC) as they started settling their firm by entering from the port of Kolkata. Prior to BEIC the complete state was ruled by Mughal Empire. The Nawab from Bengal gave the permission of trading to BEIC which was the big mistake for the whole nation. In 1690 British government established their Company in Kolkata and started spreading their trading centers throughout the nation. In 1756, Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah took the control of city which was retaken by BEIC in 1772. The big part about Kolkata is the city served the nat...

Puri - (Krishna Dham)

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Hare Rama Hare Rama Puri is the city of God situated on the Bay of Bengal. This favorite beach city of God is 65 kms away from capital Bhubaneswar, Orissa. This Indian tourist place is also recognized as Jagannath Puri. The Jagannath temple of 15th century is famous throughout the world. This religious place is valuable part of Char Dham pilgrimages of Hindu religion.   Experts say the beaches of Puri are best for swimming in India. Their resorts are famous too as the hospitalities of Puri are top class. The position of most of the resorts is geographically, which means the tourist can take pleasure of the sunset and sunrise from their accommodation or beach. Puri city is the most respected coast in India’s Bay of Bengal. The Rath Yatra of Puri is conducted every year in June or July, though the YATRA is conducted in complete nation at different days in same months.  Rath Yatra (chariot procession) is pulling the 45 feet high and 16 w...