Introduction Of Agra Famous Places In Agra And Beautiful And Memorable Images Collection

Introduction Of Agra:

Agra is the one of the prominent destinations of the World Tourism place with three heritage monuments ,The Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri & Red Fort. It is more just a decadent city of graveyards and work. 

Agra’s magnificent white marble Taj Mahal stands like a bulbous beacon, drawing tourists like moths to a wondrous flame. Despite the hype, it’s every bit as good . While Agra itself is a sprawling, bloated and polluted industrial city that few travellers seem to have a good word for, the Taj is not a stand-alone attraction. The legacy of the Mughal empire has left a magnificent fort and a sprinkling of fascinating tombs and mausoleums, while the Yamuna River provides a suitably sacred backdrop. The Mughal emperor Babur established his capital here in 1526, and for the next century Agra witnessed a remarkable spate of architectural activity as each emperor tried to outdo the grandiose monuments built by his predecessors.

The city has a lively but chaotic chowk (marketplace) and plenty of places to stay and eat, but the hordes of rickshaw-wallahs, touts, unofficial guides and souvenir vendors can be as persistent as the monsoon rain.

Many tourists choose to visit Agra on a whistle-stop day trip – made possible by the excellent train services from Delhi. However, Agra’s attractions are much more than can be seen in a day.

Agra is also known for its fabulous handicrafts, made of marble and softstone inlay work. The Mughals were great patrons of arts and crafts. Empress Nur Jahan took personal interest and was an accomplished artist herself in zari embroidery work. Agra's major handicraft products besides inlay work are: leatherware, brassware, carpets, jewellery and embroidery work. 

Famous Places In Agra :

Famous places in Agra are as follows:

Taj Mahal :

Taj Mahal was built by a grief stricken Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. A world-renowned wonder, Taj Mahal sits pretty on the northern side of this green paradise. It looks the same from all the four sides! The Quranic inscriptions on its four entrances are carved in such subtle increase in size that may appear to be of the same size from top to bottom! Shahjahan invited master craftsmen from as far as Italy and Persia to help design his ambitious tribute to love.

The Taj Mahal is phenomenal not in the beauty alone that shines forth, but in the deep planning and design that went into its making, and the ethereal idea of immortalizing love. Delicate carvings in marble vie with gorgeous pietra dura for attention. Lapis-lazuli, Cornelian, Mother of pearl, Agate and Emerald are inlayed in floral and geometrical patterns in the marble itself. This enchanting mausoleum, on the bank of river Yamuna started in 1631 and it took 22 years to complete with the help of an estimated 20000 workers.

The Agra Fort:

The great Mughal Emperor Akbar commissioned the construction of the Agra Fort in 1666, A.D. although additions were made till the time of his grandson Shahjahan.

The forbidding exteriors of this fort hide an inner paradise. There are a number of exquisite buildings like Moti Masjid - a white marble mosque akin to a perfect pearl; Diwan-I-Am, Diwan-I-Khaas, Musamman Burj - where Shahjahan died in 1666 A.D. Jahangir's Palace; Khaas Mahal and Shish Mahal.

Chini Ka Rauza:

Mausoleum of Shahjahan's prime minister and Persian poet Afzal Khan Aalmi entitled "Maula Shukrullah, Shirazi" buit in 1635, exhibits fine use of glazed tiles. A curtain raiser to an exotic Persian art style, which finds itself a home in Agra.

Amadh of Soamiji Maharaj:

It is a tribute to the founder of Radha Swami faith. Devout followers believe the service, purifies the soul. At soamibagh their services bears fruit in an edifice as spectacular as the Taj Built in white and coloured marble, it is continuously being decorated for more than 100 years now with extra-ordinary feast in stone and gems.

Ram Bagh:

One of the earliest Mughal gardens, believed to be laid out by Mughal Emperor Babur, the founder of Mughal dynasty. It is said that Babur was temporarily buried here before being taken to Kabul in Afganistan.

Mehtab Bagh:

Mehtab Bagh is located on the left bank of river Yamuna opposite to the Taj Mahal. The garden complex is a huge square measuring approximately 300m X 300m and in straight alignment with the Taj Mahal. The excavation has revealed a huge octagonal tank on the southern periphery : baradaris or pavilion on the east and west: a small octagonal tank at the center and a gateway at the northern wall.

Itimad-ud-daula's : Tomb (Baby Taj):

This exquisite marble tomb was made by Emperor Jahangir's queen, Nurjahan , in the memory of her father Mirza Ghias Beg during 1622-1628 A.D. Built entirely in white marble and inlaid with semi-precious stones, this mausoleum on the bank of the Yamuna River, exhibits a strong Persian influence.

Sikandra:

It is the mausoleum of Emperor Akbar. It represents his philosophy and secular outlook, combining the best of Hindu and Muslim architectures in a superlative fusion. Completed in 1613 A.D., it is one of the well preserved monument.

Mariyam's Tomb:

This unique tomb in red sandstone was built in memory of Emperor Akbar's wife Mariyam Zamani. The tomb has some exceptional carvings.

Jama Masjid:

The building with rectangular open forecourt was constructed in 1648A.D. by Shahajahan's daughter, Jehanara Begum. Of particular importance is its wonderful assimilation of Iranian architecture.

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Ram Bagh

Igloo Facts History Basics Form Function Use and Very Beautiful Images Collection

Facts Of Igloo:

Igloos are remarkable structures built by many cultures living in particularly cold and snowy areas. Made from the very ice and snow dominating the landscape.They provided an ingenious shelter from the frigid temperatures for families and whole communities. Their unique structure and use lead to them having several interesting properties.

History:

The igloos have been in use by Inuit and certain Native North American tribes for centuries. Their use has not spread much beyond these regions. Pictures of igloos have been found for centuries, as when the explorer Martin Frobisher noted them in his journey in the 16th century. The oldest film of an igloo being built is "Nanook of the North," where the details of an igloo's construction are given.

Basics:

The term "igloo" is derived from the Inuit word "iglu," which simply means "house." Igloos became highly used by the Inuit and other civilizations because of their general convenience. A skilled builder could construct one in about an hour, and the igloo could withstand great forces, whether it be a fierce Arctic wind or a polar bear.

Form:

The igloo is built with blocks of snow that has been compressed and is especially compact. The snow is cut, usually with a saw or knife, and shaped to fit a particular position. No other supports or tools are needed in the igloo's construction. The blocks are used in spirals to form a dome shape. The igloo will usually be built into a snow drift, with a hole left in the ceiling for ventilation of smoke, and the entrance will be built below the igloo itself, with a short tunnel leading out to the open air.

Function:

The purpose of a lowered entrance, like most features of the igloo, is to keep warm air in. The lowered entrance creates a "cold trap" in which body and fire heat cannot escape. The compacted snow will melt on the inside, but the water will fall down the domed walls and soon refreeze, creating an additional support and insulator. With the fresh snow falling on the outside, this cycle makes a continuous loop that keeps the igloo an effective shelter. Sometimes, blankets can be hung on the outside of the igloo for additional insular effects.

Use:

Smaller igloos can be used as temporary structures for hunters and travelers, because of their ease of construction. Usually, though, permanent igloos are large and house an entire family. Occasionally, several families inhabit one igloo. Many times, the bigger igloos are connected through tunnels and the entire community can move through for festivals and celebrations.

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Art Introduction And Beautiful Image Collection

Introduction:

Art is a term that describes a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities, which cover the creation of images or objects in fields including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and other visual media.Architecture is often incuded as one of the visual arts, though like the decorative arts.It creates objects where practical considerations of use are essential in a way that they are usually not for painting for example. Music, theatre, film, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature, and other media such as interactive media are included in a broader definition of art or the arts.Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences, but in modern usage the fine arts, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, are distinguished from acquired skills in general, and the decorative or applied arts.

Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, or other values. During the Romantic period, art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science".The nature of art, and related concepts such as creativity and interpretation, are explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics.

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The creative arts are often divided into more specific categories, each related to its technique, or medium, such as decorative arts, plastic arts, performing arts, or literature. Unlike scientific fields, art is one of the few subjects that are academically organized according to technique.  

Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history, making its purpose difficult to abstract or quantify to any single concept. This does not imply that the purpose of Art is "vague", but that it has had many unique, different reasons for being created. Some of these functions of Art are provided in the following outline. The different purposes of art may be grouped according to those that are non-motivated, and those that are motivated .

Art is sometimes perceived as belonging exclusively to higher social classes. In this context, art is seen as an upper-class activity associated with wealth, the ability to purchase art, and the leisure required to pursue or enjoy it. The Palace of Versailles and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg illustrate this view: such vast collections of art are the preserve of the rich, of governments and wealthy organizations.

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Fine and expensive goods have been popular markers of status in many cultures, and they continue to be so today. There has been a cultural push in the other direction since at least 1793, when the Louvre, which had been a private palace of the Kings of France, was opened to the public as an art museum during the French Revolution. Most modern public museums and art education programs for children in schools can be traced back to this impulse to have art available to everyone. Museums in the United States tend to be gifts from the very rich to the masses  But despite all this, at least one of the important functions of art in the 21st century remains as a marker of wealth and social status.

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Tea Garden Of Assam In North East India And Images Collection

Introduction:

Assam is located in northeastern part of India. Assam is world’s single largest tea growing region. This land of wide spread tea gardens and tea estates produces some absolutely stunning high quality and very expensive teas. The tea of Assam is mostly of commercial grade.The discovery of Tea and its commercial production changed Assam's economy. Vast wild forest lands were transformed into beautiful smiling Tea Gardens along the Brahmaputra & Barak valleys.

Today Assam produces 400 million kgs of Tea, per year. Tea is an integral part of the hospitable for assamese people. They start their day with a cup of the tea and end it with one in the evening. Guests are welcomed by offering a cup of tea. The traditional way to taste the tea is in Bell Matel Bowl called "Banbati" .Most of Assams Tea Gardens are located in the Upper Assam and Southern Barak Valley Region. Tea gardens not only produces economy but also it adds the scenic beauty. The beautiful tea gardens on the both side of the highways in Assam is really very attractive.

The tea plants are kept short by only two-three feet by regular cutting. This increases the trunks of the tree and the leaves .Optimum amount of shadow is provided to the tea plants by planting big trees. This is why always the tea gardens look like lines of trees over a green The production of black tea of which Assam is only one.

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Tourist Places In India Description And Some Very Beautiful Tourist Place's Image Gallery

Tourist Place In India some Famous Tourist Place's Description and Unseen Photo Gallery:

India has become a popular tourist destination with thousands of people visiting the different parts of India each year.It has much to offer to travelers and tourists. It is a land of hills, rivers, plateaus, plains, beaches, deltas and deserts. It also houses many luxurious hotels and resorts to cater to its booming travel and tourism industry.India offers a luxury travel to its travelers and tourists. Cruise from picturesque nature sites to the architectural wealth in this beautiful land. Almost all the cities in India have some or the other attractions.

Goa Beach

Some Important Places In India:

Goa: Goa is Famous and very beautiful tourist place in India.Goa is for its pristine beaches, infact 90% of all the tourism in Goa happens only for its beautiful beaches in Coastal Areas. In the winter time, tourists from abroad come to Goa to enjoy the splendid climate and In the summertime tourists from across India come to spend the holidays.Everyone can enjoy goa beach in both season summer and winter.

 

Kerala:

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Kerala, situated on the lush and tropical Malabar Coast, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Kerala is especially known for its ecotourism initiatives, Beautiful Backwaters and Alternative healing massages. Its palm-fringed beaches are a treat for everybody's eyes.. People from all over the world come to enjoy its serene surroundings.The famous tourist spots are Kochi ,Kollam, Munnar, Pallakad, Thekkady, etc.The famous Kovalam beach is also located in this state .The best time to go for holidays in Kerala is the period of the winter months, when the climate is temperate. Holidays in Kerala can be quite enticing, with various beautiful places to see.

 Kashmir: Kashmir was once called Heaven on Earth, and once of the most beautiful places in the world. However, in last couple of decades, terrorism has faded its charm – A place home to Himalayan Ranges. 

The State of Jammu & Kashmir has main three geographical regions known as “The Lesser Himalayas” or the “Jhelum Valley” (Kashmir), “The Inner Himalayas” or “The Indus Valley” (Ladakh & Frontier areas) also called “Trans-Himalayas”, and “The Outer-Himalayas” or “The Southern mountain range” (Jammu). The area of Jammu & Kashmir is 2, 22,236 square kilometers.

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Ooty's Image

Ooty:Ooty also known as Udhagamandalam is the "Queen of hill stations" and the capital of Nilgiris district. It is one of the most popular tourist resorts in India. Nilgiris means "Blue Mountains". It is a land of picturesque picnic spots. Used to be popular summer and weekend getaway for the Britishers during the colonial days. It is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level. An added attraction for the tourists to Udagamandalam is the mountain train journey on a ratchet and pinion track which commences from Kallar, near Mettupalayam and wends its way through many hair-raising curves and fearful tunnels and chugs along beside deep ravines full of verdant vegetation, gurgling streams and tea gardens. One can notice a marvellous change in vegetation, as one goes from Kallar to Coonoor. The establishment of numerous tea estates made Ooty famous. Lofty mountains, dense forest, sprawling grasslands and miles and miles of tea gardens greet the passengers on most routes. The annual Tea and Tourism Festival attracts crowds in huge numbers.

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Jaipur /Udaipur:

Jaipur / Udaipur:Jaipur is also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Jaipur is a very famous tourist and education destination in India. Lots of people flock to Jaipur to view the various forts and monuments in Jaipur which reflect its glorious past. Tourism is a significant part of Jaipur’s economy. Some of the world’s best hotels are located here.

Famous Tourist Place In Rajasthan :

Forts & Monuments
Hawa Mahal
Amber Fort
Jaigarh Fort
Nahargarh Fort
City Palace
Jantar Mantar
Jal Mahal
Rambagh Palace
Chandra Mahal, The City Palace, Jaipur
Diwan-e-Aam, City Palace
Central Museum, (Albert Hall Museum).

Kaziranga National Park Pride Of North East India and Its Some Beautiful Image Stills Gallery

Kaziranga National Park Of North East India :

Kaziranga is the first and the oldest National park in Assam. Partly occupy Nagaon district and partly Golaghat district. It is a world heritage site. Spread over an area of 660sq kms. Kaziranga national park is the natural home of the one horn Indian rhinos. The landscape of Kaziranga forest entails tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, mellow marshes and shallow pools.Kaziranga area was formed by the alluvial deposit of the Brahmaputra River and its smaller tributaries which carry a great amount of silt during the rainy season every year. The riverine area thus formed are colonized by Saccharum.
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Kaziranga National Park

But before the turn of the present century the area was gradually opened up for human settlement and the forests covering the gentle slope of the Hills were cleared for tea cultivation in the entire area from Bokakhat to Jakhlabanda. Along with the destruction of the habitat of the animals by human settlers and the early tea planters went on at an alarming rate. The animals were probably forced to seek shelter in the remote hills and the riverine grass jungles.

Kaziranga National Park

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Kamakhya Temple A Brief History Of Goddess Kamakhya Power Of Worship

About Kamakhya Temple :     

 The temple is situated a few kilometers away from the Guwahati Railway Station, and is open for visitors throughout the year. The exact date of the original temple is not known. It is believed that, the temple is an ancient temple. The Temple was rebuilt in 1665, after being destroyed by Muslim invaders. It was probably an ancient Khasi sacrificial site, sacrifices are still very much part of worship here. Group of devotees arrive each morning with goats to offer to Shakti. Although little is known about the early history of the temple, the first reference to the place has been traced back to the Allahabad inscriptions of Emperor Samudragupta. 

                                             There is a legend attached to the history of the temple, which goes way back to the mythological age. According to the legend, Sati the wife of Lord Shiva (one of the holy Trinities in Hindu mythology) took her life at a `Yagna` ceremony that had been organized by her father Daksha, because she could not bear the insults hurled at her husband by her father. On hearing the news of his wife`s death, Shiva, the destroyer of all that was evil flew into a rage and punished Daksha by replacing his head with that of a goat. Torn between misery and blind fury, Shiva picked up the corpse of his beloved wife Sati and performed a dance of destruction called the `Tandava`. 

                                     The intensity of the destroyer`s fury was so overwhelming that it took several Gods to pacify his anger. In the midst of this struggle, Sati`s corpse accidentally got cut into 51 parts by the disc in the hands of Lord Vishnu (also one of the Trinities in Hindu mythology), and her female genitalia or `Yoni` fell on the spot where the Kamakhya temple stands today, forming one of the many Shakti `Peethas` adorning the rest of her body parts. But the place where her uterus fell was not known till the god of love, Kamadeva, searched it out to rid himself of a certain curse of Brahma`s. Kama regains his body here. The place came to be known as `Kamarup` and the presiding deity as `Kamakhya` or one worshipped by Kama. 

                                           Another legend says that the demon Narakasura fell in love with Goddess Kamakhya once and he wanted to marry her. But as a goddess cannot marry a demon or asura, Goddess Kamakhya played a trick to save herself. She laid a condition that she would marry him only if he builds a temple for her within one night. Narakasura agreed to it and almost finished building the temple overnight. This scared Goddess Kamakhya and before the final steps of the temple were completed, a cock was sent to cry cock-a-doodle-do to announce the arrival of the morning, before it was actually dawn. This made Narakasura very angry and he killed the cock on that spot. But according to the condition Narakasura couldn`t marry Goddess Kamakhya after that. It is said that the present Kamakhya temple is the same that Narakasura had made for the Goddess. 

                                             Some people says that Shakti, the mother Goddess, challenged the supreme creative power of Bhrahma and that Brahma could thereafter create, only with the blessings of the Yoni, as the sole creative principle. After much penance, Bhrahma brought down a luminous body of light from heaven and placed it within the Yoni circle, which was created by the Goddess and placed at Kamarupa Kamakhya in Guwahati. 

Site & Architecture:

King Nara Narayana of Cooch Behar rebuilt the temple in 1665 after it had suffered destruction at the hands of foreign invaders. The temple consists of seven oval spires, each topped by three golden pitchers, and the entrance spirals down to a curvy path of some distance, which specially links the main road to the temple. Some of the sculptured panels of the temple carry depictions of Gods and Goddesses of Hindu pantheon carved in a delightful pattern. Tortoises, monkeys, and large number of pigeons have made the temple their home, and loiter around the premise, being fed by the temple authorities and the visitors. The cryptic, as well as the peaceful ambience of the temple combine together to soothe the nerves of visitors, and take their minds to flights of inner salvation, and this is the very reason that people come here for. Images of gods and goddesses of Hindu religion are carved on the walls. The image of the Goddess along with other deities is kept on a throne. 

The current temple structure was constructed in1565 by Chilarai of the Koch dynasty in the style of medieval temples. The form of the earlier structure, destroyed by the Kala Pahar, is unknown. The temple consists of three major chambers. The western chamber is large and rectangular and is not used by the general pilgrims for worship. The middle chamber is a square, with a small idol of the Goddess, a later addition. The walls of this chamber contain sculpted images of Naranarayana, related inscriptions and other gods. The middle chamber leads to the Sanctum sanctorum of the temple in the form of a cave, which consists of no image but a natural underground spring. The spring emanates from a fissure in a large rock that symbolizes a Yoni. In summertime the water runs red with iron oxide resembling menstrual fluid, an occasion for the Ambubasi festival. Though the temple is aligned facing east like most Hindu temples, the worship of the yoni is performed facing north. 

The Kamakhya Temple has a beehive like shikhara. Some of the sculptured section seen here are of interest. There are images of Ganesha, Chamundeswari, dancing features etc. The temple is a natural cave with a spring. Down a flight of steps to the bowel of earth, is located a dark, mysterious chamber. Here, draped with a silk sari and covered with flowers, is kept the "matra yoni". There is no image of Shakti here. Within a corner of a cave in the temple, there is a sculptured image of the Yoni of the Goddess, which is the object of reverence. A natural spring keeps the stone moist. Other temples on the Neelachala hill include those of Tara, Bhairavi, Bhuvaneswari and Ghantakarna With all its enigmatic splendor and picturesque locale, the Kamakhya Temple is one of the most astounding structures, not only in Assam, but also in the whole of India. 

Festival :

Durga Puja is celebrated here annually during Navaratri in the month of September- October. It is a three-day festival attracting several visitors. A unique festival observed here is the Ambuvaci (Ameti) fertility festival wherein it is believed that the Goddess (mother Earth) undergoes her menstrual period.

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