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Overview on Sarnath

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Sarnath is just 9 kms from Varanasi and it is one of the most beautiful sites in the world, marking the place where the Buddha delivered his first sermon, taught his first disciples and introduced the world to his doctrine of peace. Its religious significance and association with the Buddha made Sarnath a popular pilgrim spot for more than a thousand years (third century BC to the thirteenth century). Today the site consists of commemorative stupas, remains of monasteries of different historical periods, some new Buddhist institutions, and a museum with a wonderful collection of Buddhist art. Sarnath is also sacred to the Jains because they look upon it as the site of asceticism and death of Shreyamshanath, the 11th Trithankara.

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Culture in Mathura

This City is blessed with good ancient Tradition, culture, and heritage. After its great cultural, rich enduring past it had with Buddhism and Lord Krishna, the culture of the city revolves around Lord Krishna. The art of decorating the ground with flowers known as Sanjhee, Raaslila - the dance festival and

Ramabhar Stupa In Khushinagar

In ancient Buddhist texts this stupa has been referred to as Mukut-Bandhan Vihar. Nearly 1km away this 49 ft tall stupa marks the site where the Lord Buddha was cremated. Other temples are being constructed by Chinese, srilankan, Thais on this site. Some of the beautiful temples amongst these are

Twenty Five Tirthas in Mathura

Mathura is also famous for its Ghats. These twenty ghatas are the holy tirthas (bathing places or ghatas) in Mathura. Many of the ghatas are known now by different names. Vishram Ghata is in the middle and there are 12 ghatas south of Vishram Ghata and 12 ghatas north.

Jantar Mantar in Vanarasi

Jantar mantar has been built by maharaja Jai singh of Jaipur in the year 1737. The Jantar Mantar at Varanasi was built in line started from Delhi, Mathura, Ujjain, jaipur. The Varanasi observatory has all the instruments which were required to record the motion, speed and properties of various stars

How to Reach Khushinagar

Reaching Khushinagar by Air: The nearest airport from khushinagar is Varanasi where several private operators serve with number of flights directly to Varanasi from major cities of India. Reaching Khushinagar by Rail: Khushinagar is near to Gorakhpur and Gorakhpur is the important railhead of Uttar Pradesh. There are so many

Samadhis In Vrindavan

Normally a samadhi is placed near a temple or where a devotee did his bhajana. There are basically three types of samadhis in Vrindavana. They are full body, pushpa samadhi, and smriti (memory). It is said that Jiva Gosvami did bhajana in the exact same place as where his samadhi

Surya Kund Mela In Ayodhaya

This fair is organized at Suraj Kund on the Sunday which falls after Bhadrapad Shukla Shashthi.

Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chisti In Fatehpur Sikri

To the North of the Mosque is the Dargah of Shaikh Salim Chishti. This Dargah was built in 1570. Here, childless women come for blessings of the saint. Even Akbar was blessed with three sons, when he came here. The lattice work in the Dargah is among the finest to

Children Park In Allahabad

This Park is situated in front of Allahabad museum. The main attraction of this park is big elephant made of stone, a small zoo for the entertainment of children and also the garden full of flowers of different types.

Kaushlya Bhawan In Ayodhaya

It is believed that this building is constructed For Rani Kaushalaya, (mother of Lord Rama) as for her residence.