Kanipakam is a small village in chittoor district of Andhra pradesh. It has gained popularity since last two decades. Lord Vinayaka temple is present here. Bahuda river flows by the side of the temple.
The history of the place says that three physically challenged brothers were there and these deaf, dumb and blind brothers used to bring water from a well and on one day they were unable to bring water from the well and one of the brothers entered the well and he used to dig it and suddenly red coloured blood came up and the brothers were shocked and became normal. An idol of Lord vinayaka was emerged on to the top of the well. The villagers came and worshipped the idol with coconuts such that one half an acre of land is flooded with coconut water.
Till today, the idol is on the top of the well and we can see the water behind the idol. In summer season, the water level will be below the idol and in winter season, the water will overflow and come out of the temple. Most interesting thing is that idol is growing in size and his armours of various sizes are displayed in the temple itself.
The bahuda river got that name by giving bahus( arms) to a devotee of Lord vinayaka. It is strongly believed that if a person takes an oath and fails to stand on it, then he will face serious consequences. Even in judicial pronouncements, the temple is given a great importance.
The temple can be reached easily from Tirupati in one hour. Hope you come and enlighten yourselves.
“Health is wealth” is the most important proverb that one has to remember with heart and mind. Physians prescribe daily exercise for good health. If we look at Indian history and culture, we can see that Indians lived very happily and healthy even in past centuaries when medicine was not fully developed. The secret lies in their daily routine called”Food”.
In India, People usually eat in green banana leaves. When hot rice is served, the starch of the leaves will be combined with the food and it helps in healthy digestion of food.
Turmeric is one of the major ingredients in all the Indian cuisines and it helps in soothening of the throat and increases resistance power of the body.
Wide usage of fresh coconut helps in supplying required proteins. Cereals will reduce the cholestrol and facilitates free flow of blood.Fresh vegetables like carrot, beans, onions, tomatos are a daily routine seeing that body is balanced with all the proteins and vitamins required.
Stored food and fast foods are not a part of Indian cuisine and are strictly avoidable as they spoil the health. Influence of Indian medicine “Ayurveda” can be seen keenly on Indian food. It is said that nonvegetarian foods will disturb the health.
Heavy food is not advised. One has to regulate usage of oils and according to Ayurveda, only boiled food without oil is to be consumed. Hope you taste the food and know its greatness.
Tirumala is a town located on the seven hills.It is sometimes called Tirupati, the nearer city. Lord Venkateswara is the deity of Tirumala. The temple attracts visitors not only from India but also people from the corners of the world. People belonging to Hindu religion visits most often and other religious people too come to the place and enlighten themselves.
Tirumal hills:
Tirumala is the temple with highest revenues in the world and more number of visitors. The beauty of Indian culture is seen here since in tirupati so many churches, masjids are present and people live happily without any conflicts teaching to the world the strength and happiness of diversity of cultures.
The temple have a trust board with chairman and members who are aimed at developing the temple and for facilitating pilgrims and employees. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) is the board to look after all the issues. Everyday 40 to 60 thousand pilgrims visit the temple and on saturday, sunday and special days the count may touch one lakh.
The deity of Lord venkateswara looks as if a person is standing and one cannot his turn eyes from him. Worshippers of Lord venkateswara presents gold arnaments to him and the total value of the gold is unimaginable and it is billions of dollars.
Deity of lord venkateswara:
The seven hills of Tirumala is under forest range and many rare species are available here. Deers and monkeys will seen on our way to Tirumala. You can feed them with carrots and make them friends. Its a wonderful experience and if you like to have it, then you have to go to the temple on foot.
Foot steps to Tirumala:
There are nearly 3500 steps from Tirupati to Tirumala and so many temples will come in our way.You must see the hill view of the green valley. The climate of Tirumala is cool and there are museums, parks and other famous temples in Tirumala.
To reach tirumala, you can come by flight to Renigunta and from there, there will be buses and taxis. There are number of trains from all points of India to Tirupati and number of buses from all corners of Andhra pradesh state. From tirupati, you can catch bus or car to tirumala. Come this summer to Tirumala and breathe spiritual air.
If we want to know the culture of a country, then we have to watch its movies. India is a country with different religions, castes, languages and geographical variations. India is divided into 28 states and people in different states follow different traditions.
When coming to Indian cinema, its ultimate aim to entertain people irrespective of their location, language and culture and hence it encapsulates diversified Indian culture and projects it on to 70 mm screen.
More than forty percent of Indian population are speaking Hindi and it is recognized as the national language. Hindi Cinema industry is known as bollywood. There are other regional film industries like tollywood for telugu cinema and kollywood for Tamil cinema.
There is a criticism for Indian cinema that it will be more dramatic than natural. But, Indian cinema is entertaining nearly 1000 million population. Its main purpose is to entertain people rather than showing routine natural life on screens.Simon fraser university concluded indian cinema as a creation of an indian identity.
Dance and music are two eyes for indian cinema and songs accompanied with dance can be seen only in Indian cinema and is recognized as the best entertaining and differentiating factor for Indian cinema.
Now a days, bollywood is attracting foreigners and hollywood studios are entering into India. Oscar award winners A.R.Rahman and Rasool pukutti added glamour to Indian cinema.
Watching lion in circus is different from watching a lion in zoo and watching a lion in forest is a thrilling experience and different from watching them in a zoo. Asian lions can be seen only in Gir wildlife sanctaury.
The gir forests are in gujarat state of India. The Asian lions are becoming extinct in other places where as in Gir forests, their count is growing and the reason lies with the history. In the year 1901, Lord Karzan was invited for hunting by the Navab of Janagad. Lord karzan killed many lions and the next day, an article was published against Lord Karzan and he came to know that the Asian lions are becoming extinct and ordered the navab to stop killing the lions.
In1965, the government of Gujarat declared an area of 258.7 sqkms as Gir wild life sanctuary and at present the count is increased to 379.
Tourists can go for jungle safari, which is a thrilling experience. Lions may come and stand before your vehicle and may look at your eyes, but they don’t harm you if you are silent and quiet(the instructions will be given by guide ofcourse).
The forest can be reached by taking Rajkot express. There you have to catch a vehicle to sasangiri, a small village in Gir forest. The village have government tourism dormitaries and private lodges. Several Gypsy drivers and guides will be there to take you into the forest.
Deers, peacocks ,monkeys will meet you in your way into the forest.It is better to go in summer, since all the animals can be seen at a time at water ponds.
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Bhangarh a ruined city situated about 90 km from Jaipur is a place of interest for all those people who believe in existence of supernatural elements. When one enters the city it gives an eerie feeling of displeasure. The first impression of the city is that a storm came and swept off the city. Raja Madho Singh set up Bhangarh around the 17th century. There are various tales residing within the walls of the city for its status. One of them being a tantric (magician) named Singhia was in love with the beautiful princess Ratnawati of Bhangarh. To fulfill his love desires he added a love potion to the hair oil used by the charming princess. So whenever the princess applies the oil on her hair she would be transported to the tantric through magic spells that will enchanted on her through the oil. On the other side, the princess was smart, she came to know about the deed of tantric so when she got the oil, she spilled it over a stone and the stone hit the tantric on his head. Before dying, the tantric cursed the city that it would be ruined over a night and be deserted .
Due to unnatural happening in the place, the government has ordered non permittance of people in the premises of Bhangarh after sunset and before sunrise. There are two temples within the city where people come from all over Rajasthan to perform rituals of ‘ savamani’ but after six in the evening its completely deserted. College students do go and hang out at Bhangarh but their experiences are scary because they always feel something weird about the place. People living in surrounding areas say that the spirit of tantric still haunts the palace and the temples in the city are the only safest place during night time. Approximately, 17 to 18 people have or tried committing suicide after returning from Bhangarh. As far as beliefs are considered it depends on person to person or perception to perception.
Rajasthan is well known for camels , camel is the only animal that can withstand extreme heat or cold. Its body is adapted in the way its suitable for the climatic conditions. you will find many camels in Rajasthan. Rajasthan is also known for its rich culture and its traditions and ethnic wear. While I was passing by the road I found camels here in my place, I quickly pulled out my mobile phone and taken a sneak preview of the camels.
another one here
twin camels passing by the road side
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi(2nd October 1869 to 30th January 1948), addressed by India and the world as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Porbandar, a village in Gujarath.He is honoured as Father Of Nation (India). Fondly called by everyone as Bapu(meaning Father). He gave India its Independence from British rule, which he attained through constant struggle and perseverance strictly abiding by the principles of Ahimsa. 
He started his career as a lawyer. He worked as one in South Africa and there he raised his hands against descrimination shown by the British towards Indians and Africans. Later he came back to India and continued his efforts towards gaining equal rights for the backward classes, women, and above all, towards gaining swaraj or a totally independent motherland. Above all he used to be a philanthropist and a great human being who had exercised his mental strength, will and determination to reach his goal. He was assassinated on January 30th 1948, a year after India had gained his freedom by an Indian fanatic, Naturam Godse.
While I was passing by, I found the procession with the music enchanting the goddesses songs, and devotees offering flowers and fruits to the goddesses in bangalore , India , i captured the same through my mobile, the snaps of annamma devi. Please find the same below.Annamma is also called “nagaraa devate” which means goddess of snake.
