Purbasthali is a small town in East Bardhaman district. It is located 120 km north from Kolkata. Chupi, a small village, lies on the banks of a large oxbow lake created by the Ganges river. Chupi as the name suggests is as cute to be called and it is also very beautiful place for …
Phyang Tsedup Festival celebrated in Phyang Monastery in Ladakh (19.1 km from Leh) and dedicated to Jigten Gombo, founder of Dringumpa Monastic Dynasty. The Lamas are dressed up in colorful attire and also play the various characters of the dance drama. However essentially the most interesting a part of the dance drama is the masks. …
Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India. This spectacular monastery is at least a thousand year old and is the largest monastery …
Long winding roads and picturesque valleys presenting glimpses of cold deserts and snow-crowned mountains, with intermittent greenery and picture-perfect villages welcome you when you set foot into Spiti Valley. Bordered on all sides by the Himalayas, Spiti Valley, located in Himachal Pradesh, has an altitude of 12,500 feet above sea level, and gets around 250 …
Chandratal, located in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, is a 2.5-km wide fresh water lake. At a height of around 14,100 feet above sea level, the lake is surrounded by scree, and brown mountains, which in the winter season turn white. The huge cirque here offers a magnificent view of the lake …
First ever international hot air balloon fiesta in the state – “The Araku Balloon Festival 2017” from November 14th – 16th was organised by Andhra Pradesh Tourism at the picturesque Araku Valley. The festival had balloons flying over the beautiful valley region of Araku giving a picturesque aerial view of the uncharted territory. The line-up …
The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a rodent of the squirrel family found in alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau at elevation from 3,500 to 5,200 m (11,500 to 17,100 ft). Marmots typically live in burrows and hibernate there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social and use loud whistles to communicate …
Nubra is a tri-armed valley located to the north east of Ladakh valley. Diskit the capital of Nubra is about 150 km north from Leh town, the capital of Ladakh district, India. The Shyok River meets the Nubra or Siachan River to form a large valley that separates the Ladakh and Karakoram Ranges. The average …
Tenneti Park on the Vizag-Bheemili Road sitting on the foot of Kailasgiri hills in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The park is set about 200 feet above the sea and overlooks the blue expanse of the Bay of Bengal. It offers magnificent view of the sea with a spectacular view of sunrise. It is one of the …
Ladakh is a mountainous region in the northwest Jammu and Kashmir area in north India and the area known as the Trans-Himalaya which is icy and at a high altitude. Ladakh is at its most enchantingly human and scenically stunning, a rugged high-altitude desert softened with Tibetan temples, irrigated paddies and mesmerising mountain lakes. Ladakh …