Tourist Places in India
Tourism in India is catching up, for cities like goa, tourisim has become a major source of income. If you are looking for places of interest in India then read on.
1) Goa
Goa is located on the west coast of India, in the region known as the Konkan, near the state of Maharashtra, The Arabian Sea makes up the state’s west coast. Panaji is the state’s capital, and Vasco its largest town.
2) Kerala
Kerala is a popular tourist destination for both domestic and foreign travellers. Among the tourist attractions are great beaches (Kovalam and Varkala), serene hill stations (Ponmudi and Munnar), wildlife sanctuaries (Periyar and Eravikulam) and beautiful Kerala Backwaters (Kumarakom and Punnamada), as also the marvel of kerala building art revealed through Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram. The tourism department of the state calls the state as God’s Own Country. National Geographic Society described Kerala as one of the 50 must-see destinations of a lifetime. Kochi, the commercial capital of the state is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. Alapuzha, the first planned town in Kerala is called the Venice of the East. Tourism plays an important role in the state’s economy
3) Agra
Agra is a city on the Yamuna River in India, within the state of Uttar Pradesh.
It was most celebrated when it was the capital of the Mughal sovereigns (1526 to 1658). Many splendid buildings of that time are still there to be seen, among them the fortress built by Akbar, within the walls of which are the palace of Shah Jahan and the Pearl Mosque. Still more noted is the Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for himself and his wife. Some historians believe that Taj Mahal was a hindu temple dedicated to Lord Tejo (one of the many names for Lord Shiv) and Shah Jahan made a few cosmetic changes to convert it into a mausoleum!
The lowest recorded temperature in Agra was -2°C; the highest was 48°C
4) Jaipur
Jaipur, also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District. Jaipur is the former capital of a princely state of the same name. The city was founded in 1728 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. The population in 2003 was approximately 2.7 million.
5) Delhi
Delhi is one of the most affluent urban centers in India and is at the heart of India’s largest consumer belt. As an indicator, Delhi has more cars plying its roads than India’s other four ‘metros’, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai combined and is widely considered to have the best transport and utilities infrastructure in the country.
6) Assam
Assam is very rich in vegetation, forests and wildlife. Lumber was once a lucrative business, until it was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of India. The region also has a number of reserved forests, and one of them, Kaziranga, is the home of the rare Indian Rhinoceros. The state produces a lot of Bamboo, although the bamboo industry is still nascent. The wildlife, forests and flora, rivers and waterways, have great natural beauty, providing growth in tourism.
7) Jammu & Kashmir
The city of Jammu is home to the famous Vaishno Devi shrine. Nestling on top of the Trikuta Hills at a height of 1700m is the sacred cave shrine of Vaishno Devi, the mother goddess. At a distance of 61km from Jammu, the cave is 30 metres long and just 1.5m high.
8) Shimla
Shimla district is located in the middle western ranges of Himalayas. This region has a hilly terrain and has an uneven cover of evergreen pine forests. The Shimla city spreads over the Hill at an average altitude of 2000 meters (roughly 6500 feet) above mean sea level.
9) Darjeeling
Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal and centre of the region of the same name, situated in the foothills of the Himalaya at elevations of between 2,000 and 3,000 metres above sea level. The region is best known for its tea. Darjeeling tea has traditionally been prized above all other black teas, especially in the UK and the countries comprising the former British Empire.
10) Uttaranchal
Uttaranchal is a region of outstanding natural beauty. Most of the northern parts of the state are covered by the high Himalayan ranges and glaciers, while the lower reaches are densely forested. The unique Himalayan ecosystem plays host to a large number of animals (including bharal, snow leopards, leopards and tigers), plants and rare herbs. Two of India’s mightiest rivers, the Ganga and the Yamuna take birth in the glaciers of Uttaranchal, and are fed by myriad lakes, glacial melts and streams in the region.
References: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/india
