Marvels of India with Utkarsh

17/08/2020

Colorful Patrika Gate at Jaipur, Rajasthan Tourism​, India.
Jaipur City was built on the principles of Vaastu Shastra and had a wall surrounding the city with seven gates. Later Sawai Man Singh built a new gate (eighth) gate. The Patrika Gate has now become the ninth gate of Jaipur. The number nine holds great significance in our traditions and beliefs such as the Nine Gates, Nine Planets, Navratra (Nine Nights) etc. It is considered an auspicious number. It also has a very important place in . The planner of Pink City, Vidyadhar Ji, paid special attention to the number 9 in the city’s architecture. One cannot even imagine Jaipur without the number nine. The city has been planned on the basis of this number only.

PC- Incredible India and Wikipedia

05/02/2019

Rajasthan, known formerly by the name Rajputana or the land of the kings, is the largest state in the Republic of India. It covers an area of 342,239 sq kilometers which is 10.4% of India. However, despite its large size, it is covered by the Great Indian Desert, Thar. The Thar Desert runs parallel to the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Being located at the forefront of Indian civilization, the state of Rajasthan has seen the age of kings thus, explaining the moniker ‘the land of kings’.

20/05/2018

India is the seventh largest country in the world. It is the main part of the Indian subcontinent. The countries next to India are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Bhutan, and Nepal. It is also near Sri Lanka, an island country.

24/04/2018

Interesting facts about India

India produces 70% of the world's spices.

21/04/2018

Interesting facts about INDIA

Dancing is one of India’s most highly developed arts and was an integral part of worship in the inner shrines of every temple. It is notable for its expressive hand movements.

20/04/2018

Interesting facts about INDIA

The lotus is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. The Bahá’í house of worship in Delhi, known as the “Lotus Temple,” is shaped like a lotus flower with 27 gigantic “petals” that are covered in marble

19/04/2018

Interesting facts about INDIA

Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) is known around the world as Mahatma, which is an honorific title meaning “Great Soul” in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. He devoted his life to free India from British rule peacefully and based his campaign on civil disobedience.

18/04/2018

Interesting facts about INDIA

Alexander the Great of Macedon (356-323 B.C.) was one of the first important figures to bring India into contact with the West. After his death, a link between Europe and the East would not be restored until Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) landed in Calicut, India, in 1498.

17/04/2018

Interesting facts about INDIA

The Bengal tiger is India’s national animal. It was once ubiquitous throughout the country, but now there are fewer than 4,000 wild tigers left.

16/04/2018

Interesting Facts about India

The Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering.

05/04/2018

The city of Ahmedabad is located on the banks of Sabarmati Lake in the state of Gujarat, India. In earlier times, the city was the capital of the state of Gujarat Sultanate. It is the seventh largest metropolitan city in the country of India. It is also usually phrased as Manchester of the East of India. Ahmedabad is the land of the 'Father of the Nation'.

31/03/2018