Golden Triangle Tours, India

Golden Triangle Tours are the most authentic, popular and planned route in India. It has popular combination and flavor of Mughal and Maharaja Combination with Agra, Delhi and Jaipur. These three Royal cities of India are peculiar in their own ways and known for their authentic culture, grandeur and tradition.

 Golden Triangle Tour with its unique nature has its rich and royal combination in its package with retained heritage entertainment, adventure, fun and so many other things that tourist expect from the tour. Here visitors from varied interest combine and get influenced with the multi-cultures and colorful festivals and turbans attract tourist One can also explore the great historical places in the capital of India. Agra is a beautiful destination full of Mughal architecture and rare combination of authentic Persian and Arabian architecture. The third destination of Golden Triangle is Jaipur where one experience royal heritage, culture and colorful architecture of Rajputs. At Jaipur, one can also explore amazing Forts and Havelis of Maharajas and an astronomical Jantar Mantar and Delhi by virtue of its Old and New Township with retained values in Qutb Minar, Red Fort and India Gate are full of Admiration.

Makar Sankranti Festival, India

Makar Sankranti is an Indian Sub continent festival celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in lots of cultural forms. It is a harvest festival.

Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India and is a traditional event. Makara Sankranthi is a solar event making one of the few Indian festivals which fall on the same date in the Gregorian calendar every year: 15January, with some exceptions when the festival is celebrated on 13 January.

  

Also called	Sankaranthi or Pongal
Type	Seasonal, Traditional
Significance	Festival of Harvest, Celebration of day after Winter Solstice
Celebrations	Kite flying
Date	day when the Sun begins its movement away from the Tropic of Capricorn (mid-January)

India has its own different way of celebrating everything, be it seasons, Harvesting time, State cultures and traditions or anything. Makar Sankranti is the divine festival when the Sun (the Protector of life) enters into the line of Capricorn. It is a symbol of rejuvenating time for Earth. It is time when in India, winter is about to finish and spring is about to enter with the change in weather. Makar Sankranti is a kind of religious occasion which emphasizes the relationship of the Sun with the life on the Earth. Sun symbolizes for spiritual illumination, knowledge, and wisdom. 

Makar Sankranti is the auspecious time when we opt for moving toward the light of knowledge from the darkness. It specifies the beginning of a new life with the Inner aura. It is an auspicious occasion for Hindu they celebrate this festival by having a holy dip into river Ganges. As a sacred ritual there's a tradition to donate money and Khichadi (raw or cooked mixture of pulse & rice) to the poor.

 From north to the South and from east to the west this festival is celebrated with some variations. In Tamilnadu it is known as Pongal, in Andhra it is known as Bhogi, Bihu it has the name in Assam whereas Sankranti in Karnataka. Makar Sankranti falls on January 14th of every year. This is the best time to start your tour in India, most probably to char dham pilgrimage of Uttaranchal. NTP India Tourism Team is there for you to take all the responsibilities of your Pilgrimage tour in India.

Chardham Yatra: Indian Himalayan Hindu Pilgrimage with Tranquality and Peace - Badrinath, Kedarnath

The most visited Hindu pilgrimage at India is Chardham. Every year several thousand pilgrims visit the sacred location in order to achieve solace and peace in the Himalayan region of India. There is a belief amongst the Hindus that once visited this holy location shall absolutely cleanse the human sins and bestow peace amongst the mankind.

Geographically the Ganges emerges from the hills and touches the plains. Generally the water is very cold and clear except during the rainy season when the soil from the upper crest muddy region to the bottom. There are several minor seasonal streams like Ranipur Rao, Pathri Rao, Harnaui Rao, Begam Nadi etc. The large area is forested and Rajaji National park is ideal for the adventure lovers. The Rajaji is accessible from the various gates like Ramgarh gate and Mohand Gate are within the Dehradun territory of 25km while from Haridwar about 9 km are Motichur, Ranipur and Chilla Gates. Kunao Gate is 6km from Rishikesh and Laldhang gate is 25km from Kotdwar. The region lies in between Shivalik Hills in the North and Northeast and Ganga River in the South.

The Chardham is well connected by Rail, road and air route and include Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamnotri.

Badrinath is located in the Uttrakhand region and on the banks of Alaknanda River at the height of 3133mtr above the sea level and known as Vishnu lord abode. The area is located in the Garhwal hills with a majestic picturesque view and meandering river.

There is a belief that the region was barren and abundant with wild berries and had one temple of Vishnu built by the Garhwal king and was restored by AdiGuru Shankracharya some two decades ago where the Shrine with a black stone idol abodes and bless the devotees visiting the location.

Nearest airport is Jolly Grant airport 316kms and the railtrack is Rishikesh (294 kms) and buses and taxi are available from Haridwar Rishikesh, Joshimath.

Kedarnath temple is devoted to Lord Shiva and 3580mtrs above the sea level. The region is famous as one of 12 Jyotirlingas. The Shiva is worshipped as conical shaped protrusion. According to the legends Lord Shiva took the form of a bull while eluding the Pandavas, as he went into the ground this hump was left behind.

Kedanath is considered to be part of panch kedar along with the Rudranath, Tunganath, Kalpeshwar and Mandmaheshwar.

The nearest airport is Jollygrant (250km) and railroute is Rishikesh (234km) and by road and foot from Gaurikund connected with Haridwar, Kotdwar and Dehradun.

Chardham is well connected by air route from Delhi and most popular as a spiritual Yatra starting from April – May and last upto October November every year.

In Kerala, Ayurveda is now Hitech and Digitally Planned

Ayurveda is a science famous in the Indian subcontinent as traditional way of medicine and life and used by the wizened Saints and Vaidyaas a traditional doctor with full skill knowledge of varying varieties to heel and cater to the need of mankind. Every year several tourists visit India and enjoy this way of medication combined with the massages and therapies to get rid of problem from the root.

Kerala is known for the Ayurveda and natural ambiance to tranquilize and rebalance the mindset. There are several Ayurvedic resorts and centres are located around Kerala offering treatments to chronic problems and routine issues of body, scalp, hair and other parts of the body. In Ayurveda special treatments are worked out with locally grown and unique combination of outsourced varieties of roots, plants and herbs that are safe, hygenic, effective and natural. Most Important now Kerala Tourism has come up with the E book totally digital and modern to propagate the tradional science and attract tourism. These Award winning books are "Panchkarma: Ayurveda Mantra of Rejuvenation" and "Ayrveda: Mantra of Niramaya". These books can easily be downloaded and read on laptop and computers and call/attract tourist with another mystical way

E books are available online and help tourist to plan their own way of treatment and tourism