Archive for November, 2009

Sightsing in India

India is a destination in the world where investing wildlife and adventure vacation can really turn out to be your dream vacation.India is also the land of culture, spices, art and intelligence has numerous reasons to offer an analysis.If you’vepicked India as your travel destination, here are some nice India travel suggestions that would make your journey enjoyable and as smooth.

Lassi: A Summer Refreshment In India

Lassi is an Indian drink based on yoghurt and it originated from the Indian state of Punjab. Lassi is a well-known refreshment taken during the summer months. It is prepared my mixing yoghurt with water, pepper, salt, Indian spices and ice together. When mixed with turmeric, it becomes a remedy for gastroenteritis. Salted lassi is [...]

Ghum Monastery: The Abode Of Maitreya Buddha

The Sampten Choling Monastery of Ghum hill station situated at an altitude of 8,000 feet is popularly called the Ghum/ Ghoom Monastery. Also, termed as the Yiga Choeling Monastery, this scared landmark of Buddhist worship is located at a distance of 8 km from Darjeeling in West Bengal. The monastery is a follower of the [...]

Hidimba Devi Temple Of Manali Dates Back To 1553

One of the spots of tourist attraction in Manali, Himachal Pradesh is the Hidimba Devi temple dedicated to Hidimba, the wife of Bheema, a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata. The temple is located amidst a cedar wood in the Himalayas. The deity is worshipped in the form of a huge rock that pops out [...]

Special Insurance Plan Designed For The RVs

Good Sam Club has been serving the RV community with full dedication and sincerity for long. It’s tie-up with the leading RV Insurance provider of America, GMAC Insurance, has resulted in further benefits and security to the RVers. The Good Sam Vehicle Insurance Plan, VIP, offers a number of benefits which other rv insurance plans [...]

The Prevalent Food Habit In Bihar

The Bihari cuisine is predominant in Bihar, eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, Fiji, Nepal, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana because these are the places and countries where large populations of the Biharis live. The Bihari cuisine mainly consists of vegetarian items as the society was influenced by the non-violent principles laid down by Hinduism and [...]

Pav Bhaji Simply Did Not Remain As The Food For The Mumbai Textile Mill Workers

Pav Bhaji or Pao Bhaji is a snack item which owes its origin to the Indian statue of Maharashtra. The word Pav means bread in Marathi and Bhaji refers to the vegetables and curry. It is the potato based curry garnished with chopped onions and coriander and the bread that constitutes the fast food dish. [...]

Rabri: More Popular As A Dessert Than A Tastemaker During Lunch

Rabri is a very popular and tasty Indian dish. The main ingredients of this preparation are yogurt, flour and a combination of “Bajre ki Roti”. It is a common item for lunch in the states of Haryana and Rajasthan. A thick sauce has to be formed by mixing Bajra flour or the flour of Pearl [...]

Badrinath Temple: Where Lord Vishnu Sits In A Meditative Posture

Vaishnavites or the worshippers of Lord Vishnu would find their heavens at the Badrinath Temple of Uttarakhand. Situated in the left bank of the river Alakananda, in the Himalayas, this holy site is one of the 108 Divya Desams. The ideal time of visit is from the end of April to the initial days of [...]

The 8th Century A.D. Kedarnath Temple Of Rudraprayag

The Rudraprayag district of Uttaranchal draws several thousands of pilgrims every year for being the home to the holiest Hindu pilgrimage- the Kedarnath temple. The temple is the site for one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. The temple is situated in the Garhwal Himalayas amidst picturesque landscape which offers a breathtaking view of [...]

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