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Bagh~ The Ajanta of Malwa

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H ello friends, after a few months gap here is a new story for you about a place, which might be unknown to many of you. As this place is not a very popular tourist destination. Rather this place is somewhat hidden between the Religious hotspots of Malwa like Ujjain, Omkareswar and Maheswar. But if someone wants to explore the Malwa Region of Madhya Pradesh, it would be a blunder if you miss this place. So, lets start our new journey and hopefully, this story will provide you another new destination in your future travel lists. Way to Bagh Caves, by Crossing Baghini River           Bagh caves is situated in the Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh, beside the river Baghini, a tributary of River Narmada. There are 9 Rock-cut caves on the sandstone cliffs of the Vindhyan Hill Ranges, out of which presently only 5 caves are accessible. All this caves are Viharas, that is, they were designated as resting places for the monks. These caves have a rectangular plan cons...
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Jabalpur~ The City of Marble Rocks

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H ello Friends, after quite a long gap I am here with a new story about a new destination. Hopefully, from this new content you will get another new destination to explore in the upcoming days. For those, who had already visited this place, this story might be taking you to those days when you had been there and may give you a chance to cherish your old memories. So, lets start the journey to the city in Madhya Pradesh, beside River Narmada. Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat           Before exploring the city its better to have an idea about the Historical background and Mythological stories about Jabalpur. According to Historians, present day city of Jabalpur was previously known as Sathivathi. It was the capital of the Chedi Kingdom and King Sishupala was the founder of this city. Later, the name of the city was changed to Jabalpur by the Arabic Traders. The word 'Jabal' means Rock in Arabic language. But there are some contradictions between historians about t...
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Location: Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Puri~ The land of Lord Jagannath

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  H ello friends, today I will take you to a place which is very much known to all of you. But this is the story of exploring the place in a different way. So, lets start our journey and hope you will enjoy the story and moreover, this story will help you in your next visit to this small town. Sunrise at Puri          Puri, a much visited tourist destination and a well known pilgrimage place for Hindus and Sikhs all over the world. There are many people from the state of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamilnadu, Telengana and Odisha, who visits Puri once in every year. The main moto of everyone visiting Puri is to have a glimpse of Lord Jagannath, and then have a weekend fun at the famous Puri Sea Beach. But if you want to explore Puri, there are a lot for you. Lets start our journey to explore such places and enjoy Puri in a different way. Next time while visiting Puri this places will enhance your weekend enjoyment and if you are a ...
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Location: Puri, Odisha, India
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Bardhaman~The Royal Town of Rarh Bengal

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  H ello friends, after quite a long gap I am here with you with another new story and today I am taking you to such a destination which is very near to Kolkata, but not a well known tourist destination. Rather this place is well identified as a gateway town to Kolkata, as you can't enter Kolkata from Northern India without touching it. So lets visit the city and explore it. Hope you will enjoy it.           Today, I am taking you to Bardhaman. As usual, first it is necessary to know, how the town has got such a name. The old name of this place was Astikagram. From Jain text Kalpasutra, it is known that 24th Jain Teerthankar Mahavira had spent some time here at Astikagram. Mahavira was also known as Vardhaman Swami. From this Jain Teerthankar, the town got its name as Bardhaman. According to a copper plate found at a village in Galsi, it is known that during Maurya age Bardhaman was a very important city in Rarh Bengal and was a part of Kalinga Kingdom...
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Location: 72, Kalna Rd, Ramkrishana Pally, Burdwan, West Bengal 713101, India
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