Christmas bells are ringing, giving welcome signals to another winter holiday season. While the whole world is preparing to get cozy under the warmth of a holiday season, you cannot be left out in solitude. The time is now ideal to plan a holiday in a beautiful location which you have never visited before. India, the magic land of gods and palaces, offers myriad of opportunities for enjoyment and holidaying in winter. The diverse climatic and cultural environment makes it the ideal tourist destination for all categories of tourists.
If you target the North India during Christmas season, you get a good snow feast from the Northern Himalayas and adjoining hill stations spread across the north east of India. The chilly Darjeeling, Dalhousie, Shimla, Kullu, and Manali are a few among the most sought-after hill stations in India during winter. Kashmir, the wonderful garden of India, is another popular tourist place known for the beautiful landscapes and the folks. Kashmir has remained at the top of world tourism map because of this reason.
If you are inclined to know more about the history and culture of India, you may take a trip to some of the popular cities of the ancient kingdoms. The national capital New Delhi, the adjoining cities like Agra, Mathura, and Jaipur Rajasthan tour will carry you through the historic corridors of the majestic palaces built by the ancient Rajputs and Moghuls. The journey through the marble-paved streets will educate you about the culture and values deep rooted in ancient India, and which have been preserved and practiced even in the modern India.
India is blessed to have diverse geography that has created wonderful landscapes across the country. While the snow-clad Himalaya creates a white veil on the northern side, the mighty oceans of the south drape India with the blue saree made of the silky water waves. If you are in a mood to spend your winter holidays with the waves of Arabian Sea, head towards South India and take shelter under the palm grooves of Goa or Kerala. The season is apt to visit Goa because grandiose Christmas celebrations are awaiting you there in the coming days. In Kerala, on the other hand, you will get an opportunity to enjoy a traditional house boat ride in any of the backwaters surrounded by beautiful villages and stunning landscapes.
Don’t miss this opportunity. India is calling you!
Christmas Holiday Destination Ideas
India Tour during Commonwealth Games
India is all set to welcome her prestigious guests of the Commonwealth Games, scheduled from 3 Oct to 14 Oct 2010. The country, which has host a number of international events including several sports events, is going to witness the most spectacular show of the century in those days. The show is expected to attract over 100,000 visitors to India. Given this fact, Indian tourism sector is at high spirits and is getting ready to utilize the opportunity at its fullest.
Being a developing nation with massive population, India is facing a lot of pressure to accommodate the increasing needs of infrastructure and communications facilities required for the Commonwealth Games events. However, given the fact that the event is going to happen in the national capital New Delhi, which is already equipped with world-class infrastructure and amenities, the authorities have no much worry about them. Nonetheless, rigorous innovations are on across the national capital to make sure that every facet of the city supports the smooth running of the show and that the guests are satisfied the most.
For tourists, the Commonwealth Games in India promises a wonderful opportunity to visit this land of Maharajas and Goddess of prosperity (Lakshmi). The country is a magical bowl that holds a lot of mystifying facts and figures intriguing to tourists. The culture, geography, people and the wild forest – they are so diverse, scattered and difficult to understand; but when one goes deep into them he/she will realize that they are single and united. No other country in the world can bring about this unity in such diversity. For this reason, India is attracting millions of tourists to it every year, so will it do in the upcoming Commonwealth Games too.
Speaking at a world summit organized by the United Nations’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said, “Commonwealth Games have given an opportunity for showcasing India as a unique and hospitable tourism destination. It is expected that a large number of tourists would visit the country next year bringing back the buoyancy in the sector.” Yes, the Commonwealth Games will add another feather in the crown of Indian hospitality. The great Taj Mahal, Qutab Minar, Red Fort and the royal courts of Rajasthan are waiting to see the grand procession of tourists who will never want to miss this sporty entertainment hosted by the sporty people of India.
The Taj Mahal: a Great Building
Taj Mahal is the most beautiful building in the world. It is not only architectural beauty even this is "the epitome of love", "a monument of immeasurable beauty". The beauty of this magnificent monument is such that it is beyond the scope of words because this is built by the emperor Shah Jahan in 1631 in memory of his wife Mumtaz, who died in childbirth. It is the best example of love and Mughal architecture. a style that combines elements from Persian, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. It is completed near about 21 years and made by white marbles and around this beautiful gardenand Standing majestically on the banks of River Yamuna, the Taj Mahal is synonymous with love and romance. Emperor Shah Jahan himself described the Taj Mahal in these words:
Should guilty seek asylum here,
Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin.
Should a sinner make his way to this mansion,
All his past sins are to be washed away.
The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs;
And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes.
In this world this edifice has been made;
To display thereby the creator's glory.
Really Taj Mahal is glory of India.
