Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Indian Cities - Tourism Vision

India is at the leading and prime position among the lands of oldest human civilization hence in compare to any other country more ancient cities can be located here. This may the ancient university at Takshshila or the Bodhgaya of Gautam Buddha, many Indian cities Like Ayodhya have the history dates back to Ramayana. Many of Indian cities are very closely related with Hindu incarnations just like Mathura, Virundavan (Uttar Pradesh) and Dwarka with Lord Krishna , Kashi or Varanasi with Lord Shiva, Ayodhya and Rameshwaram have close association with Lord Rama, Amritsar (Golden Temple) is also said to be capital of Sikhism. Some cities like Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) and Nasik (Maharashtra) are related with mass religious celebration like Kumbh Mela.
During the long history of existence country went under the rules of rulers from the different dynasties who were believing in different religious faiths. the cave temples at Ajatha, Elora, Elephenta, Badami and Mahaballipuram , Sun temples at Konark, Khajuraho temples an Madhya Pradesh are symbols of Hindu religion, Biwi Ka Makbara (Aurangabad Maharashtra), Taj Mahal (Agra), Qtab Minar and Red Fort (Delhi) and Khwaja's Dargah at Ajmer (Rajasthan) are some of monuments related with Islam and Mogul rule in the country. Churches at Goa, Kerala and at many other cities are the true representation of Indian respect for the Christianity. Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) is the seat of Dalai Lama and Sanchi, Sarnath and Bodhgaya are the most famous places for Buddhism pilgrimage. In nutshell one can find some cities on Indian land related to all religions with which human beings believe in.
After independence from British rule in 1947 country has traveled miles and miles on the front of development and modernization. This may be the completely planed city of Chandigad, economic capital of country Mumbai with sky touching multi story buildings or the cities with fame of being I T cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune, every where a fine blend of ancient culture and modernization is the prime attraction for the visitors.
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