India

Ever since the Bollywood movie Dil Chahta Hai glorified the idea of a spontaneous trip to Goa, every other group of college friends has been tempted by the same. Ask any college student if they have ever had a plan of ...

One of the most visited national parks of the country is the Sariska National Park, which is situated at a close proximity from the heritage town of Alwar in Rajasthan. Located at a distance of 202 km from Delhi, this national ...

Nahan, an offbeat town of Himachal Pradesh, is quietly located on a hilltop of the mighty Shivalik range. The town is said to have been established by Raja Karam Prakash back in 1621. There are a couple of legends associated with ...

Considered as one of the 108 Shakti Peethas in the country, the much-renowned Shri Mahalakshmi Temple at Kolhapur is also known as Ambabai. The shrine holds a special religious importance and is considered as the place where Shakti manifests; it is ...

Krishna is one of the most loved gods in Hinduism and by the people of India. Owing to this factor, people consider it holy and auspicious to visit the places which are closely associated with the life of Krishna. Out of ...

Chandigarh, the union territory of India which is also the capital of Haryana and Punjab, is a well-planned city that was designed and executed in the hands of Le Corbusier and the former PM of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It is one ...

Alwar is one amongst the oldest cities in the state of Rajasthan; ironically, it is the youngest Rajput kingdoms. As per traditions, one can look back to the Kingdom of Viratnagar, which flourished here sometime around 1500 BC. The place was ...

Stupas are hemispherical structures which house Buddhist relics and are places of meditation for Buddhist monks. Stupa is said to have been derived from a Sanskrit word which translates to worship. The structure is developed as the nucleus of Buddhist faith ...

Diwali, the festival that is celebrated with utmost grandeur throughout the country is almost here! This exciting time of the year comes along with a baggage of all the fun things that we've been waiting to do the entire year. Shopping ...

Kurukshetra is also known as Dharmakshetra and the Land of Bhagavad Gita. According the holy scriptures, the region gets its name from King Kuru, who was the grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas according to the epic of Mahabharata. The ...

Since time immemorial, reading scary stories or listening to others' haunted experiences have always piqued the interest of many people. Ironically , although it might chill our spine and scare us to no limits, we still want to know the stories. ...

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, popularly known as ISKCON, was established by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in order to spread the practice of bhakti yoga. Founded in 1966, in New York, by the spiritual master, bhakti yoga is the act ...