28th January 2011
Both seek to integrate mind, body and soul for holistic healing, and both are increasingly gaining popularity as therapeutic sciences that aim to heal without causing harmful side effects.
Ayurveda' is derived from the two words 'ayu' ('age' or 'life')...
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19th January 2011
The capital city of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar literally means The Abode of the Lord of the World. Bhubaneshwar is also popularly known as the "Temple City of India", it is the seat of ''Tribhubaneshwar"�� or ''Lord Lingaraj'', the Lord of the Thr...
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19th January 2011
Bishnupur in the Bankura district is like a breath of fresh air after Kolkata"��s heat and dust. Verdant fields surround Bishnupur which is filled with treasures of the most astounding kind terracotta temples like you have never seen before....
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19th January 2011
A township on the banks of the river Niranjana (also called the Falgu), Bodhgaya is revered by Buddhists across the world as the place where the Buddha preached, meditated and attained enlightenment. The religious centre of Bodhgaya- and the axis mundi fo...
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19th January 2011
Haridwar literally means Gateway to the Lord. One of the holiest Hindu pilgrim sites on the banks of the sacred river Ganga, Haridwar is a bustling town with crowded markets, a multitude of temples, ashrams and ghats overflowing with pilgrims desirous of ...
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19th January 2011
Yoga is believed to have been propounded by the sage Patanjali (2nd century BC). Patanjali, in his treatise (known as the sutras) of yoga, explained the basics of yoga, its benefits and its steps (padas), without going into the details of what postures to...
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19th January 2011
The Ashram used to be a guesthouse in a tea
estate, and is now a research centre and library. A Gandhi memorial has been erected here and evening prayers are said in the main hall. There is a regular flow of pilgrims trying to combine a glimpse of the ...
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19th January 2011
Chaukori village is a simple, one-horse road free from the maddening clamour of trinket vendors and travel guides trying to lure tourists to the "hotspots" - perhaps because there are no hotspots! In Chaukori, you are free to discover the joys of this lai...
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19th January 2011
The forests are lovely, dark and deep, just ideal
for those long walks and picnics. There are amazing mountain views of the Western Himalayas from a number of vantage pints like Snow View and Tiffin Top. Like other hill resorts in north India, Lansdown...
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19th January 2011
Not as commercial as Kodaikanal and Ooty, Yelagiri is one of Tamil Nadu"ııs best kept secrets a great weekend destination located conveniently close to Chennai and Bangalore. Nature is at her prettiest here in unpolluted Yelagiri and there are literally h...
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19th January 2011
This hill station lies at the base of the great Himalayan mountain range, at an elevation of about 2,200 m. A vista of perfectly pointed looming peaks greets you as you drive up to Munsiyari.Splendid mountains and valleys waiting to be unmasked at every b...
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19th January 2011
Located in the fruit bowl of Kumaon, Ramgarh
is a veritable garden of paradise fruit trees abound here and scenic mountains surround it. Even Sri Aurobindo succumbed to Ramgarh and the tranquil charms of this beautiful hill station and established an a...
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19th January 2011
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Famed as the only wildlife sanctuary that houses the Asiatic Lion, the Gir National Park and Lion Sanctuary, is collectively known as the Gir Protected Area. Gir is situated in the Junagadh district of Gujarat. Gir stretches over 1,412 sq k...
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19th January 2011
Once the hunting
preserve of the Maharajas of Rewa, where an alarming number of tigers were hunted down in pre-independence India, Bandhavgarh was mercifully declared a National Park in 1968. Today, the Bandhavgarh National Park is a compact reserve (4...
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19th January 2011
It has a protected wildlife park on the Konkan coast and it"��s tiny sanctuary, barely 4.8 sq km is home to over 150 resident bird species and about 37 types of avian migrants. The monsoons rouse a number of feathered musicians, amongst them...
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