Places in India

Charminar, Telangana (India)

Charminar, Telangana (India)

Charminar is a monument and mosque located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Previously Telangana was a part of Andhra Pradesh (Indian state) but on 2nd June, 2014 Telangana got seperated from Andhra Pradesh and became the new 29th state of India with Hyderabad as its capital. Charminar is situated at the bank of Musi River. Its name itself describes about its structure i.e Char means Four and Minar means Tower. It is among one of the most famous historical places in Hyderabad and among the list of top 10 tourist attractions in India.

It was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shahi to celebrate the end of a deadly plague in 1591 CE.  He vowed that he will build a mosque in the city of Hyderabad after the eradication of this deadly plague. There is a fountain near to the entrance gate, in the middle of Charminar. It is been said that, there used be a tunnel/ secret way upto Golconda fort to escape from enemies. You have to climb around 150 spiral staircase to reach to the top. Most of the fabled bazaars of Hyderabad are located around the Charminar.

• Best Time to visit :

Winter Season i.e October- March is always the best time to visit anywhere in India.

• Entry Fee :

Rs. 25 for Indians
Rs. 150 for Foreigners
Rs. 10 for children
Rs. 50 extra for cameras and Rs 100 extra for video cameras.

• Entry Timings :

10:30 am to 5 pm (Monday Closed)

• 10 other places you wouldn't like to miss :

1. Golkonda
2. Nehru zoological park
3. Paigah Tombs
4. Birla Mandir
5. Chowmahalla Palace
6. Shamirpet Lake
7. Birla Science Museum
8. Taramati Baradari
9. Osman Sagar
10. Qutb Shahi Tombs

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Hawa Mahal, Jaipur (India)

Hawa Mahal, Jaipur (India)

Jaipur is all known for its rich culture and history. Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds/ Breeze) is a well known five storey landmark in the city of Jaipur, India. It is considered to be as one of the most ravishing monument in the city of Jaipur made by Rajput rulers. It was made by the Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, the King of a royal family of Jaipur of that time built in the year 1799 and the architect was Mr. Lal Chand Usta. The structure of this monument is similar to the crown of Lord Krishna (the Hindu God). To reach to the top floor of building from its ground floor there are no stairs, you have to go through the ramps. It has more than 950 small sized windows carved beautifully to let the air goes in.

The reason behind its construction was Rajputs were strictly traditional so they didn't want their women to go outside and meet ordinary people. Even their women didn't wish to meet strangers outside. However this didn't didn't deter them by taking interest from the outside world that is why they made this, from where women can take a look of the outside world whenever they want through window and special chambers made for them. Cool breeze comes inside through the window and makes the inner environment pleasant and cool for the visitors.

• Best Time to visit :

During Winter season : October - February

• Entry Fee :

Rs. 10 for Indians
Rs. 50 for foreigners

• Opening Hours :

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

• 10 other things you wouldn't like to miss :

1. Amer Fort
2. Jaigarh Fort
3. Birla Mandir
4. Jal Mahal
5. City Palace
6. Jantar Mantar
7. Nahargarh Fort
8. Albert Hall
9. Vidyadhar Garden
10. Ramgarh Lake, 32 km north east of Jaipur is a good picnic spot.

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Red Fort, Delhi (India)

Red Fort, Delhi (India)

The Red Fort (Usually known as Lal Quila in Hindi) is a fort complex built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 17th century in Delhi, India. The use of large amount of Red stones in the fort is what makes its name red fort. It was made under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad and Ustad humid. Its construction got completed in the year 1648. It was the residence of royal family. No travel is complete without seeing the Red fort. If you will ask the locals about the well known tourist spots where you should go then they will surely tell you about this place as it is among the top tourist destination in India.

On the day of Indian Independence i.e 15th August 1947, the first Prime Minister of India Jawahar lal Nehru hoist the flag there. So from that day every Prime Minister do it every year and give a speech which is broadcast nationally. Red fort was previously white, Britisher during their rule painted it red. They also made some changes inside and outside the fort. They destroyed some buildings inside the fort and make it as per Britishers Military camp. It was previously known aas Qila-i-mubarak (the blessed fort). The fort is located beside Yamuna river and a massive wall was built to make it safe from external attacks. There are 2 main entrance gates to enter i.e Lahore gate and Delhi gate. The nearest metro station is Chandni chowk.

• Best time to visit :

October to March

• Entry Fee :

Rs. 10 for Indians and Rs. 250 for foreigners

• 10 other things you wouldn't like to miss :

1. Qutub Minar
2. Lotus Temple
3. India Gate
4. Garden of Five Senses
5. Red Fort
6. Jantar Mantar
7. National rail Museum
8. Lodi Garden
9. Humayun's Tomb
10. Jama Masjid

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Gateway of India, Mumbai (India)

Gateway of India, Mumbai (India)

Gateway of India is one of the most visited landmark situated in Mumbai built at the time of British rule in India designed by Wittet. Formerly Mumbai was known as Bombay. It was built to commemorate the visit of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary when they visited India in year 1911. There are many other places as well to see nearby Gateway of India. Some of them are Rajabai clock tower, Hotel taj Palace, Marine Drive, Regal cinema, Elephanta caves.

The monument is around 26 meters high joined with four Turrets and intricate latticework carved on stones. It is been attacked thrice by Pakistani Terrorists (twice in year 2003 & then in 2008) as they came through the way of Arabian sea. Arabian Sea connects India to many countries like Pakistan, Iran, Somalia. The most terrifying attack was on 26/11/2008 when some Pakistani Terrorists came through sea and attack Taj Mahal Palace, Oberoi Trident, Nariman house along with 5 more places in India. There was only 1 attacker who was captured alive named Ajmal Kasab member of Lashkar-e-taiba. He further accepted that he is a citizen of Pakistan and the plan was made in  Pakistan itself.

• Best Time to visit :

Between October and March.

• Entry Fee :

Entry is free. Opens on all days.

Opening Time : 12 noon

closing time : 12 midnight

• 10 other places you wouldn't like to miss :

1.Salsette Island
2. Horniman circle gardens
3. Worli Fort
4. Rajabai clock tower
5. Esselworld
6. Sanjay Gandhi National Park
7. Siddhivinayak Temple
8. Mahalakshmi Temple
9. Elephanta caves
10.Prince of Wales Museum

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Akshardham Temple, Delhi (India)

Akshardham Temple, Delhi (India)

Swaminarayana Akshardham Temple is a Hindu temple commonly known as Akshardham temple. It is situated in the capital of India i.e. Delhi. I have visited many times there and the area in which it is been made is massive including temples, boat rides, Giant screen film, lawns, foundations etc. It is impeccable and if you are in Delhi then it is a must visit place because there you got to know many things about Hindu culture. You have to deposit your shoes, bags, mobile phones or any other electronic device before entering the temple because of security issues. Smoking & Alcohol, Pets, Cameras, Mobile Phones, Food is strictly prohibited. You can get food inside the premises.

When i last visited there i met a girl of Moldova (European country), she was strolling alone . Usually tourists comes in a group but she was alone so i started conversation with her because i could tell her more about that place and also she will not feel alone & boring. I was along with my 2 friends. I asked her from how long you have been here, she said from last 1 month. She was doing some kind of course here.

So i started to tell her about the temple and about India. I asked what good and bad experiences you got here, she said people like you are really helpful :) and the city is beautiful. Then i asked what about bad experiences, she said some taxi drivers charges higher rates to foreigners which is not cool but apart from it everything is good. I said i know they charge a bit higher to foreigners but their main source of Income is Tourism so they used to make some money from it. As Indian rupee is not that strong comparing to Euro, that's why it doesn't seems that much higher price for you but for them it could make them happy. She agreed to my point at last. :)

• Best Time to visit :

I would suggest you to visit there in Winter season i.e from November-March and not to forget your warm clothes. In summer, the temperature rises upto more than 45⁰C.

Timings : 9:30 am-6:30 pm (Monday closed)

• Entry Fee :

Entry inside the premises is free of cost but to take boat rides and watch religious movies inside the cost will charge you. Parking facility is also available.

• 10 other places you wouldn't like to miss :

1. National Zoological Park Delhi
2. Qutub complex
3. Agrasen ki Baoli
4. Moth ki masjid
5. Jahaz mahal
6. Tomb of Adham khan
7. Tomb of Balban
8. Qutub Minar
9. Akshardham Temple
10. Jantar Mantar

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Panambur Beach, Mangalore

Panambur beach is in Mangalore, Karnataka (India). Mangalore is all famous for its Beaches, Temples & Churches. All the sighseeing places are nearby. Winters would be the better season to visit there.  The name Panambur comes from "Panam" which means money and "Ur" means a village.  The beach is very clean and the waves are very active and lively.

You can enjoy Horse riding, Surfing, Dolphin Sighting, Water-Scooter, Parasailing,  Camel rides, inflatables etc in just one place.You shouldn't be worried about food there, as there are many food stalls. Always been a center of attraction for the Tourists planning to visit Mangalore. Team Mangalore organize a kite festival every year so if you are around then do not miss it :)

Many other events organized by the County team like Treasure Hunt, Celebrity Performance etc . on time-to-time basis. You can also enjoy Sky diving there.

• Best Time to visit :

September to February is when the weather is pleasant and cool.

• Entry Fee :

No entry fee.

• 10 other places you wouldn't like to miss :

1. Mangladevi temple
2. Tannirbhavi beach
3. Kadri manjunath temple
4. Netravati river
5. Milagres Church
6. St. Mary's Island
7. Sultan Battery
8. Rosario Cathedral
9. Shri Yogeshwar mutt
10. Kadri hill park

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Churdhar temple, Himanchal Pradesh (India)

Churdhar Temple is in Himanchal Pradesh, India. I was there when i was in University along with 7 more friends. We were in a class attending lecture and in between class one of my friend started searching Places on phone where we could go on a weekend. So after spending time of 2 lectures we finally found a place where none of us been before. :D

It was Churdhar trekking Place. It was a 15km trek one sided and we started trekking from Nohradhar. Out of 8 friends, some were really good trekker, some were average and also few were lazy arse. :D

We started trekking in the morning at around 11am . We were tired by the travelling and we haven't asleep whole night but still we planned to start trekking . So we move on from Nohradhar and after around 6-7 kms we saw snow fallen on our way (not much) so we started to think the temperature on the peak which is almost 13000ft high.

We didn't had our jackets, caps and all (what we had was a pair of shirts and jeans). At around 5pm we reached the top by trek around 12 kms after what we can't think of going further as there was snow blanket on the whole field and there was no way of going further. But still we tried and we started walk on the snow blanket. The way was like too slippery and at that time if anyone could get dis balanced then he would have fallen from the cliff and there was nothing to grip on. After giving so much try, 6 of us denied to take risk and go further but 2 braverily does that and they went at the top by walking on the snow.

• Best Time to visit :

October to February, as heavy snowfall can be experienced during December to January. Ideal condition for skiing, heli-skating, snowfall.
If one doesn't like chilling condition, then for them summer start from March to June.
Monsoon starts from July to September.

• Entry Free :

Trekking is obviously free of cost.

• 10 other things you wouldn't like to miss :

1. Rohtang Pass
2. Solang valley
3. Kinnaur Kailash
4. Khajjiar Lake
5. Bhagsunag falls
6. Triund Hill
7. Pandoh Dam
8. Manali
9. Shimla
10. Pin Valley Natioanal Park

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Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)

Qutub Minar is the second tallest minar in India around 75 mts tall after Chappar Chiri located in Mohali which is more than 95 mts tall. It is a 5-storey building around 75 mts tall having around 380 steps. It was created by Qutub-ud-din but it has created only one storey and after that he died, the remaining four storey has been created by his Son-in-law.

The constructed was started in 1192 and it took around 75 years to complete it. It was allowed to go inside the Minar but after an accident happened in year 1981 where around 50 peoples died, Government of India restricted the entry of peoples inside it. There is a myth about Qutub Minar which our teacher used to say when we were kid is that there were seven storey before but after an aeroplane crash the upper 2 storey's destroyed and only five left. As i'm a delhite, i have visited that place many times and i personally love it.

• Best Time to visit :

October to March is when the weather is at its best.

• Entry Fee :

Rs. 10 (for Indians)
Rs. 250 (for Foreigners)

• 10 other places you wouldn't like to miss :

1. Lotus temple
2. Jantar Mantar
3. Hauz Khas Village
4. Jamali Kamali Mosque and tomb
5. Jahaz Mahal
6. Mughal garden
7. Lotus Temple
8. Red fort
9. India Gate
10. Humayun's Tomb

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Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir (India)

Kashmir is also known as the "Paradise on Earth". It is in the border of India- Pakistan. Its is been divided between two countries after the India-Pakistan partition i.e. around 63% part is in India whereas 37% part is in Pakistan. It is famous for its valleys, flowers, snow fall, rivers.

Maximum of you must be aware of this Kashmir beauty. India is famous for its tourist places which lots of foreigners comes to see and enjoy. On the Winter Season, you may find more than 25 feet Snow but peoples loves to go on winter season as they can enjoy live Snow fall. Apart from Tourists, many of the newly married couples go there as this is one of the best places to visit for Honeymoon. :p

Cool climate, Rivers, Mountains fully covered with snow, Greenery everywhere, Boating, Green fields, Waterfalls, Flowers are what which gonna make your vacation awesome. Many of the bollywood movies have been shooted there.

Dal Lake is also a famous Tourist spot in Srinagar. It is the center of attraction of the whole county. Sringar is the capital of Jammu & Kashmir.

• Best Time to visit :

Best time is between March & October.

• Entry Fee :

There is no entry fee to see valleys, waterfalls etc.

• 10 other things you wouldn't like to miss :

1. Dal Lake
2. Ladakh
3. Bahu Fort
4. Gulmarg
5. Sonmarg
6. Magnetic Hill
7. Salim Ali National Park
8. Nubra valley
9. Hazratbal Shrine
10. Nishat Bagh

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Taj Mahal, Delhi (India)

As i'm an Indian, i would love to tell you all about Taj Mahal which falls in the category of "Seven Wonders of World". India is well known for its history. We have lots of well known monuments which lots of Tourists come to see every year. Taj Mahal is among one of them.

Although it was the sign of love and piece, yet the emperor does that cruel thing. Lets leave off about this cruel thing and go for its beauty. It is made up of white precious stones. Its costs around 350 US$ to built this masterpiece.

• Best Time to Visit :

Winter Season i.e. Winter to March

• Timings :

Day : From 8 am to Sunset
Night : 8:30 pm to 12:30 am

Tickets are available from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

• Entry Fee :

Day Fee:
Rs 750 (Foreigners)
Rs 510 (Citizens of SAARC and BIMSTEC Countries)
Rs 20 (Indian)
Free of cost for children below 15 years.

Night Fee:
Rs 750 (Adult, Foreigners)
Rs 510 (Adult, Indians)
Rs 500 (Child 3-15 Years, Indian & Foreigners)
Free of cost for child below 3 years.

Note : Open everyday of week except Friday

• 10 other places you wouldn't like to miss :

1.  Agra Fort
2. Memtabh Bagh
3. Fatehpur Sikri
4. Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
5. Akbar's Tomb
6. Jama Masjid
7. Bageshwarnath temple
8. Octagonal Tower
9. Moti Masjid
10. Jahangir's Palace

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