Harsiddhi Temple
January 30, 2010 – 11:02 pm | No Comment

This temple occupies a special place in the galaxy of ancient sacred spots of Ujjain. Seated between the idols of Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati, the idol of Annapurna is painted in dark vermilion colour. The Sri …

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Karnal Haveli
December 8, 2009 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Karnal Haveli

Haveli is the typical Punjabi theme restaurant having 400 covers. It is one of the largest theme restaurants in Asia which serves purely vegetarian food and only non-alcoholic beverages. Traditional chefs specializing in Indian food …

Pinjore Gardens
December 8, 2009 – 8:01 am | No Comment
Pinjore Gardens

Pinjore Gardens (also known as Pinjor Gardens or Yadavindra Gardens) is an example of the Mughal Gardens style. The garden is in the village of Pinjore lie 22 km from Chandigarh on the Ambala-Shimla road. …

Kurukshetra
December 6, 2009 – 4:58 pm | No Comment
Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra   is a district in Haryana state of India. Known as a holy place; Kurukshetra earns its name from King Kuru, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas. What makes it really important is the theory …

AGROHA DHAM
December 3, 2009 – 4:56 pm | No Comment

LOCATION:  AGROHA is located some 20km North-West of the Hissar city in Haryana. This is some 190 km from Delhi (India), when approached via Rohtak-Hissar.  
This was some 5000 years back the prosperous and illustrous kingdom …

SURAJKUND MELA
December 2, 2009 – 8:36 am | No Comment
SURAJKUND MELA

SURAJKUND MELA

FACTS & FIGURES 

Location
Surajkund, Haryana

Time of the year
February 1-15 every year

Duration
Two weeks

Cycle
Yearly

THE FAIR

 
 

As spring glides in, full of warmth and vibrancy leaving the gray winter behind, Surajkund adorns itself with colorful traditional crafts of India. …

Haryana Tourism
November 20, 2009 – 5:11 am | No Comment
Haryana Tourism

Population: 16,317,715
Area: 44,212sq kms
Population Density: 384 per sq km
Principal Languages: Hindi, Punjabi
Capital: Chandigarh
Literacy Rate: 55.3%
Religion: Hindus 89.35%, Sikhs 6.2%, Muslims 4.05%, Christians 0.09%
Best time to visit: October-March
Major crops: Barley, cotton, millets, oilseeds, pulses, rice, sugarcane, …