Delhi and Areas of Interests

Delhi, The capital of India possesses the most central and geographical position due to close up situation from all important parts and cities of the country. The city is situated on the western bank of the Yamuna and the other side is protected by the ridge. Thus it holds an unrivaled strategic location in the country. Delhi had beenthe capital since long of several rulers due to its central and strategic situation. All the rules preferred it to be the capital and so also the British in 1911 decided to make Delhi the capital
instead of Calcutta which was formerly the capital. Delhi is the most important railway center being the headquarter of the Northern Zone of Indian railway and is excellently served by all other zones. Delhi enjoys the benefit of one modern airport of Palam which connect it with important centers of the World as well as of India.

Due to be the capital, Delhi has become an international political center. All the embassies and High Commission offices are located in New Delhi.
It has a population of about 80 lacs according to 1981 census. Delhi is situated in latitude 18.36 North and 77.13 East. With the formation of Municipal Corporation with effect from 7th April, 1958.
Delhi is under the unified civic administration having jurisdiction over the statutory corporation dealing with, electricity, water, transport sanitation, education, taxation, etc. Covering both rural and urban areas of
approx. 586 sq. miles leaving Delhi Cantonment and New Delhi an area of 10 sq. miles only.

The climate of Delhi is healthy, having three major seasons- winter, summer and rainy. The winter season lasts from Oct. to March. The summer season from April to June and the rainy season from July and September.

What to See in Delhi

Red-Fort, Near Chandni Chowk, Delhi.

The massive Red Fort, formerly Royal Palace, was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in ten year's time from 1639 to 1648 A.D. Read more....

Ellora & Ajanta

Ajanta & Ellora

Ajanta & Ellora
About 100 kilometers north from Aurangabad in Maharashtra is another sickle shaped hill. Hewn into temples and monasteries, this is Ellora.
Unlike Ajanta, Elloras shrines are not exclusively Buddhist. Here are temples of the Hindu and Jain faiths as well, chiseled into perfection between the 4th and 9th centuries A.D.
There are 34 of them, all hewn out of the sloping side of a low hill. The Buddhist shrines are relatively simple and austere. The Hindus Temple carved between the 7th and the 9th centuries are marvelously elaborate. We see in these an attempt to surpass earlier Buddhist achievements in architecture and sculpture.
The Kailasa is approximately twice the area of the Parthenon and one and a half times as much in height. Lavishly carved and sculptured with epic themes, no nobler monument exists of India’s genius, daring and skill.
The thirty rock-hewn caved at Ajanta, cut into the scarp of a cliff, are either chaityas (chapels) or viharas (monasteries). Most of these are constructed so that a flood of natural light pours into them at given times of day. Both the façade and the inside of the chambers faithfully reproduce the structural patterns known to those ancient builders.
On the walls are paintings, many still glowing with their original colors. On the outer walls are brilliantly executed sculptures. Here, ancient Indian are attained the zenith of its development and revealed a dynamic rhythm of life.
The Buddhist theme of Ajanta paintings depicts the pulsating world of many centuries ago. It recounts the life of Lord Buddha and tales of his previous earthly experiences. You see in them the elegant timber-built interiors of spacious places, halls peopled by bejeweled princes, and princesses’ retinues of attendants, mendicants and market places, celestial musicians and frapped foreign emissaries on unknown mission. War horses in colorful trappings, monkeys, peacocks and elephants and a host of other images dominate the world of these unknown artists. Read more....

City of The Taj

The world famous city of Agra, priding itself on the star attraction of the Taj-and unequaled memorial to conjugal love-stands on the sacred river Jamuna. Nearly 200 kilometers south of the capital city of Delhi, the historic city lends itself to easy access by rail and plane. An extra-fast and luxurious train named after the Taj-The Taj Express-barely takes 3 hours to cover the distance each way. A tourist, leaving New Delhi by this train in the morning, can come back to his base by 10 P.M. as the Express steams in after a round trip. The entire day can be spent in the company of the historic buildings, forts, mosques, mausoleums and the most eye-catching dream in Mable, The Taj.

Want to see:

The Taj Mahal
There it stands a monument to the love between a beautiful queen and a great Mughal emperor. Before she died Mumtaz Mahal made Shahjahan promise that he would build tomb that would remind the world of their great love. It took him twenty two years to create this jewel upon which men from the world over have gazed in wonder for three hundred years.
So much has been said about the Taj that any more words would be an anti-climax. Suffice to say that the Taj is a sensation to be felt. It is not a mere building but a love immortalized in marble. The Taj is peerless in beauty. Read more...