indiatourism
Chamba : Shades of green, blue and white
April 5, 2017
After an 8 hour train journey from Delhi, we finally reached Chamba – for a 4-day trip – a district in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayas. The highest mountains in the world, the Himalayas are spread over 2400 kilometres with 14 peaks over 8000 me...
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Manali
December 15, 2015
The rustic charm of the hill destination of Manali can be experienced during the winters when the wooden houses, roads and the contoured slopes of the mountains are covered in snow. “Would you get married and settle down here? ” asked an old lady from a village near Manali, a...
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The Artisans of Jodhpur
December 12, 2015
Folk music, dancing wooden puppets, miniatures and intriguing sculptures. Smell of freshly cured leather drifts through the air awakening all our senses and we discover the thousand and one facets of its craft as we walk through the Jodhpur Fort, in the deserts of western Rajasth...
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Airbnb
December 7, 2015
The sharing accommodation platform is spreading across India as well after doing tremendously well in cities such as Paris and New York. Airbnb has already reached a milestone in Europe with the continent alone representing half of company’s business. India being the growing ec...
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Udaipur
November 19, 2015
While the popular destination to enjoy the colours of holi is Braj, a small town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh where it is believed that Lord Krishna grew up; the living palace at Udaipur opens its gates to witness a royal celebration. Colours, Krishna-Radha raas (dance)...
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Contrasting imageries of Gokarna
November 19, 2015
With its sharp divergence in terms of the backpacking and religious tourists that it draws, the beach destination of Gokarna is a beautiful example of the east meets west and their co-existence. Gokarna’s name features prominently on milestones along the Mumbai-Goa- Mangalore-K...
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Udaipur
November 18, 2015
UDAIPUR DEFIES THE POPULAR NOTION OF DRY RAJASTHAN. THE CITY THAT BOASTS OF ITS HERITAGE, CULTURE AND NATURAL SURROUNDINGS CAN OVERWHELM A TRAVELLER WITH ITS VARIED EXPERIENCES. Udaipur is the best city there could be, I wouldn’t leave it to go anywhere in the world”, says Ni...
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Ecotourisme au Kerala
October 27, 2015
« Voyager sans rencontrer l’autre, ce n’est pas voyager, c’est se déplacer. » Alexandra David Neel La beauté du paysage est saisissante. Les flancs des collines sont recouverts d’une nature luxuriante et sauvage ; l’ombre des bois de santal, des manguiers, des jacqu...
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Los esplendores del Ramleela
October 27, 2015
Cada año, durante el auspicioso período de Sharad Navratri en otoño, la India revive la mítica epopeya del dios Rama con su festival Ramleela. Un espectáculo ostentoso y popular al mismo tiempo, reúne hoy todavía a generaciones enteras alrededor de uno de los textos fundam...
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El secreto de los bhungas
October 27, 2015
Con sus grandes tejados de bálago y sus coloridos decorados, las casas redondas de Banni (Guyarat) representan uno de los elementos inolvidables del paisaje kutch. Tras el horrible terremoto del 2001, el bhunga tradicional supo también probar sus cualidades arquitectónicas y a...
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Bhubaneswar
October 27, 2015
La capital del estado sudoriental de Odisha, Bhubaneswar, lleva la reverberación de un rico pasado entre su ajetreada modernidad. Además de estar salpicada de numerosos templos del pasado, también alberga la región en la que se libró la fase decisiva de la guerra de Kalinga ...
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Rishikesh
October 27, 2015
Cuando llegamos a Rishikesh quedamos rodeados de un aura particular. La ciudad vive al ritmo de las oraciones de las miles de almas que celebran el hinduismo a orillas del río sagrado Ganges. Capital internacional del yoga, Rishikesh es un destino que nadie que esté buscando es...
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