Tiruchirappalli / Trichy

Tiruchirappalli is our next tourist destination in Tamil Nadu State, India. City is also known as Trichinopoly, Trichy and Tiruchi. This urban area is not much popular due to lack of promotions, but this is 3rd largest town of state having several historical places and tourism spots.

The rulers of Cholas, Pallavas, Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Later Pandyas, Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Sultanate, Carnatic, Nayak Dynasty and the British. The town played vital role during the battle amid British and French Company. Town is holding many shrines and monuments where travellers can attain.

Few major attraction spots of Tiruchirappalli are mentioned below:

Karaikudi: first place to visit in Trichy is Karaikudi at 103 km distance from central part of city. Karaikudi lies under Sivaganga Region and travellers can visit the monuments created in the area by Nattukottai Chettiyars.

St John's Church: another location is St John's Church which is very ancient church of Tiruchirapalli. It was constructed by BEIC (East India Company) in 1812. Major part of church is its structural design which makes it one of the best churches in India.

Rock Fort: The big castle is our next destination in Trichy. A fort known as Rock is on the top of tall rock with 83 meters height. Sources say the rock of fort is 3800 million ages old. Because of such period it is placed in the list of ancient rock creation in whole world. The fort constructed on top is around 2 billion ages old.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple: a shrine known as Sri Ranganathaswamy is next religious spot of Trichy dedicated to God Ranganatha who was the another creation of Lord Vishnu. Temple is spread in 156 acres land in Srirangam close to Cauvery River. 108 Divya Deshams is best thing to watch in temple.

Vayalur Murugan Temple: next place is Vayalur Murugan shrine at 9 km distance from central Trichy. Temple is dedicated to Lord Muruga who is next carnation of Lord Kartike (son of Lord Shiva).

Government Museum: a museum with great collection of historical things is available for visitors. Museum is managed by local government situated at Bharathidasan town, which is closer to market of Trichy.

St. Joseph's Church: another religious spot is ancient church constructed in 1792 by Danish Missionary. Church is constructed close to Maingaurd Gate and Teppakulam.

Gunaseelam Vishnu Temple: here the 8th tourist place is Gunaseelam Vishnu shrine where the devotees of Lord Prasanna Venkatachalapathi visit frequently.

Other major spots of Trichy are Mukkombu, Vekkaliamman Temple, Tiruvanaikkaval Temple, Puliyancholai Falls, Gangaikondacholapuram Temple, Brihadeshwar Temple, Maariamman (Samayapuram Maariamman) Temple, Viralimalai Murugan Temple, Kodumbalur and Kallanai Dam. Both locations are amazing and best picnic spots. Kallanai Dam is spread in 146.70 square km area and construction was completed in 1st century by the ruler King Chola Karikalan.

Attaining to Tiruchirappalli:

By Train:Tiruchchirappalli Junction is linked to many big stations of India. Trains for Trichy are available from Mayiladuturai, Coimbatore, Mumbai and few more major cities of India.

By Road:Reaching Trichy by road is possible as direct buses from Coimbatore, Bangalore and few more states are available for Trichy. Tamil Nadu State transport is having luxury buses for Trichy from Chennai, Coimbatore, Trivandrum and few more cities.

By Air:attaining to Tiruchirappalli international airport is best way for abroad visitors. Domestic flights are also available for this airport from almost every corner of India.

Nagore

The small town Nagore is our next tourist destination. The town is located in Nagapattinam region of Tamil Nadu State, India. Attaining to this place allow voyagers to enjoy Karaikal, which is just 12 kms away and Nagapattinam that is only 5 kms distant. Few more impressive close to Nagore are Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, and Muthupet. Average population of Nagore is 30,000 and key spots for tourism are Nagore Dargah, and Temples.

Nagore is located on the shore of Bay of Bengal so travellers can enjoy the best beach of South India at Nagore. Kandhuri is major festival of town celebrated with full enjoyment. Many shows are conducted during Kandhuri fest. People from Muslim community are more comparing to other religious populace. The finest shrine of Nagore is Seeralamman located in fishermen's portion. Temple is close to Nagore station so visitors can easily visit the shrine by reaching the station. Seeralamman festival is celebrated annually with 10 days prayers and chants.

Tourist Attraction in Nagore:

Dargah: the very old but renowned religious spot of Nagore is world famous. This is the Muslim shrine and a sacred pilgrimage location in town devoted to Sahib Abdul Qadir (full name Meeran Sahib Abdul Qadir Shahul Hamid Badshah). This pilgrimage spot is attracting 1000’s of devotees every year. The structural design of Dargah is impressive with dome arch and pretty minarets. Biggest tower of Dargah is known as Periya Minara having 131 feet height. Total 5 minarets with huge water tank (recognized as Peer Kulam) are best things to watch. People from different religions are visiting Dargah in large amount to take blessings of peer baba. Apart Nagore Dargah there are two more Muslim shrines located Silladi and Vanjur.

Beach: Nagore is located close to Bay of Bengal and travellers can enjoy the beach in the town. The wonderful sunset on the spot is best thing to enjoy. There are nearby gardens and parks where travellers can visit.

Nagore is the peaceful town giving calm and mental relief to the voyagers. Reaching the spot could be memorable vacations for visitors.

Attaining Nagore:

Chennai is only 328 kms away from Nagore, Coimbatore is only 376 kms distant, Bangalore is 426 kms, Hyderabad is 893 kms and Delhi is 2565 kms away from Nagore.

               

By Train: Nagapattinam is the major railway station located at 5 kms distance from the city Nagore. Trains from major cities are reaching Nagapattinam directly. Travellers can have trains from Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Chennai, Ernakulam, Karaikal, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Karaikal, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Mysore, Rameswaram, Tiruchendur, Tiruchy, Tirupati, Vailankanni, Varanasi, Goa and many more cities.

By Air: closest airport to reach Nagore is Tiruchirappali also known as Trichy located at 140 kms distance only. Chennai airport is big international airport linked to almost every abroad city. Taxi from outside the Trichy airport is available for Nagore city so no worries to attain the spot. Chennai airport is 300 kms away from Nagore.

By Bus: Tamil Nadu state transport is having buses for Nagore is from major cities of State. However, buses from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are also available for Nagore. Frequent bus services are accessible from Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Chennai, Pondicherry, Trichy and Thanjavur. 

Kedarnath- Flood and Rescue Operation.

Rescue Operation in Kedarnath

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Ranchi - Important city of Bihar

Ranchi a city of MSD (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) is our next Indian tourist destination. Ranchi is the capital of state Jharkhand, India. This scenic metropolis is also recognized as Chota Nagpur. Ranchi is known to the world for Bamboo forest and its altitude is 2,140 feet from sea level. Reddish soil and countless waterfalls is specialty of the Ranchi city. Greenery hills, infertile rocks and scenic charming valleys of Ranchi attract the visitors in large amount.

The best attraction spots of Ranchi are Hatia Museum, Ranchi Hill, Kanke Dam, Jonha Falls, Tagore Hill, Hudru Falls, Ranchi Lake, Jagannath temple and TRIM (Tribal Research Institute and Museum). Voyagers can take pleasure of hilly safari conducted in Ranchi by state government.

Another specialty of city is their celestial hospitality, superb tribal traditions and charming nature beauty. Experts refer the city as gift of God to human. Surrounding area of Ranchi is covered with dense jungle including the wildlife so voyagers can enjoy the safari in such areas. Few known trees in such forests are Simul, Sal, Maugha, and Gambhar. Travelers can hear the sound and can watch the Bears, Nilgai (looks like black deer), Sambar, Hares and Chital (dotted deer) in forest of Ranchi.

Key attraction points of Ranchi:

Kanke Dam: a very first place to visit in Ranchi is Kanke Dam constructed on calm lake. Dam is constructed on two hills between Gonda mounts. The beauty spots with unpolluted air are best things of Kanke Dam.

Dassam Falls: next location is the superb natural waterfall known as Dassam. This waterfall is in the amazing and attractive town Taimara, which is very close to Ranchi City. Visitors can do the swim in fall and can enjoy the boating on Kanchi River flowing from same area. Average height of Dassam falls is 144 feet and surrounding area is full of eye-catching landscape.

Deer Park: Ranchi is having big deer park housing loads of diverse types of deer’s. This park was started with only 15 dears and slowly the strength grown up. Today thousands of dears are available in the park offering amazing view to the voyagers.

Hundru Falls: people love nature must visit Hundru Falls which is another tourist spot of Ranchi. This natural beauty spot of Ranchi is having one of the highest waterfalls with average height of 320 feet on Subarnarekha River.

Jonha Falls: Ranchi city is having countless natural tourist destinations and Jonha falls is one of them. The place is also recognized as Gautam Dhara. The fall is on river Kanchi and its nearby area is full of greenery. Attaining to Jonha falls allow voyagers to visit Sita falls that is one more waterfall in same area. Thing to notice is a traveler had to get down with 500 steps to reach the main spot of Jonha falls.

Panch Gagh Falls: numerous waterfalls of Ranchi makes it beauty spot for nature lovers. The Panch Gagh falls are available for travelers, though travelers have to reach Khunti village that is beautiful town of Ranchi region.

Ranchi Lake: another attraction is Ranchi Lake positioned at mammoth hill of Ranchi with good height of 2140 feet. This is the manmade lake excavated in 1842 by the BNCO (British National Colonel Onsely).

There are countless places in Ranchi where travelers can visit like Rock Garden, Jagannath Temple, Tagore Hill, Birsa Park (Zoo), Pahari Mandir, Angrabadi Temple Complex, and Sun Temple.

Attaining to Ranchi: reaching Ranchi is possible from various parts of nation as the direct trains and buses are available for city from almost every major city of India. People coming from Kolkata have to travel for 434 km distance whereas Nagpur is 844 km away, Kanpur is 869 km, Indore is 1302 km and Delhi is 1303 km away from Ranchi.       

By Train: Ranchi railway station is directly connected to big cities of India. Big railway station to reach Ranchi is Hatia station. Direct and link trains to Hatia makes it easy reachable destination. Trains from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai are available for Ranchi.

By Air: Ranchi airport is connected to metro cities of India as this domestic airport is having direct flights from Patna, Kolkata and Delhi. Distance between Ranchi airport and city center is only 7 km. Big international airport closer to Ranchi is Kolkata having direct flights from aboard. Kolkata is having domestic airport as well so travelers from any corner of world can reach Kolkata though distance between Ranchi and Kolkata is 400 km.

By Bus: Reaching Ranchi by road is possible Jharkhand State Transport is having buses for Ranchi from almost every corner of State. Travelers can avail the buses from Bokaro (only 110 km away), Chaibasa (130 km away), Patna (340 km away), Dhanbad (170 km away) and Jamshedpur (140 km away) for Ranchi.

Rajmachi

Today we discuss about the Indian tourist place Rajmachi, which is the charming place located between two high peaks known as Shrivardhan and Manaranjan. This town of Maharashtra is eminent for the citadel, though two big hill areas of Maharashtra such as Lonavala and Khandala are located close to Rajmachi that means people can enjoy the natural India by visiting Rajmachi and its closer areas. Among surrounding hills Shrivardhan is highest with 3000 feet up from sea level whereas Manaranjan is having elevation of 2700 feet from sea level.

This hilly region is full of streams, cascades, and verdant greenery with deep valleys. Lonavala is one big known tourist attraction placed close to Rajmachi. Ulhas Valley and Bhor Ghat are two areas of town turned as first choice for picnic. Trekkers from diverse nations and states are reaching town to enjoy high hill. Attaining to town is possible by going through Lake Tungarli that starts after Lonavala hill station. The route to reach spot is amazing and full of natural beauty areas. The flora and fauna during journey is amazing too as the hill area is covered with greenery in surroundings.

Rajmachi town is a secret Indian tourist place, though lots of info is nowadays available on the internet. From last couple of years visitors list to Rajmachi is increasing every ear.

Attraction in Rajmachi:

Manoranjan Fort: historical forts of Rajmachi are popular located in west direction of city. Construction of Manoranjan fort was so strong that countless battles happened, but didn't damage the fort in large amount. Fort is having three main entrances with high walls and big gates. Water storage tank is constructed on the top of peak so that drinking water problem will be solved inside the fort area.

Shrivardhan Fort: next spot is oldest fort known as Shrivardhan  Fort was constructed by Maratha rulers located in east direction of Rajmachi. Fort is but in architectural style of Martha and entrance is made of semicircular shape.

Tungarli Dam and Lake: Rajmachi is available with countless tourist destinations and Tungarli Dam is one of the. Dam is constructed on Tungarli Lake, which is one more amazing picnic spot of town. Scenic surrounding the dam is best to watch. The area is complete green and view of town from Sahyadri hills (located close to Tungarli Lake) is best.

Rajmachi Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS): the park with wildlife is accessible for voyagers. This Wildlife Park is positioned close to town surrounded with dense forest. Bison and tiger view in RWS is possible, though it is dangerous spot so people have to take permit from forest department to enter. The safari and accommodation is available in area so travelers can make their holidays excited and adventures.

Bhairavnath Temple: religious people can attain to Bhairavnath shrine placed close to town, tough shrine is also known as Dhak. An idol of Lord Shiva is made amazingly, but constructed in shape of Kal Bhairav.

Trekking: people love adventure can do trekking in Rajmachi having high hills and dense forests. Here some areas are difficult to trek due to straight height, but trekkers will get best experience of their life by attaining trekking area of Rajmachi. Sahyadri hills are bigger and dangerous to trek, though professional trekkers reach the spot regularly.

Attaining to Rajmachi:

Mumbai is closer big city located at only gap of 76 kms followed by Pune at 79 kms distance, Khandala and Lonavala at 10 kms and 15 kms, and Hyderabad at 638 kms distance.

By Train: closer known railway station to attain Rajmachi is Lonavala available at only gap of 7 kms. However, big railway junctions linked to almost every city of India are Mumbai and Pune. Trains to Mumbai and Pune are available in large quantity comparing to other closer stations of Rajmachi. Trains for Lonavala are available from Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai,  and Pune.

By Air: to reach Rajmachi by air travelers have to reach Mumbai International Airport linked to domestic as well as abroad countries. Next big domestic air hub for Rajmachi is Pune located at 70 kms distance.

By Bus: MSTRC is having buses for Rajmachi from various parts of state. However, buses for Mumbai and Pune are available in large quantity hence voyagers can hire the buses for their destination easily.

Rourkela

Rourkela is the steel city of Orissa, India. City is covered with scenic hills with countless lakes in territory. However, city got huge popularity after establishment of 3 big steel plants in 1955.

Different people have various thoughts about Rourkela, though it is most attractive and imposing tourist destination available with loads of scenery areas. Rourkela is having religious values as well and that’s the reason there are countless shrines in town. Best among many is Hanuman Vatika (Garden) which holds the huge idol of 75 feet of Lord Hanuman. Other known spots where people can attain are Indira Gandhi Park, Jubilee Park, Nehru Traffic Park, Mrig (Peacock) Vihar and Green Park.

Sources say the writer of Mahabharata Sri Ved Vyas born in Rourkela. City is basically placed on meeting point of 3 rivers. From hills people can have the vision of three diverse colors of water. People can find the best Vedic Ashram and the Gurukul School at Rourkela.

As the town is placed close rivers people can also visit the Mandira Dam constructed on one of the river which is just 51 kms away from city. 

Best period to attain Rourkela is form October to March. Domestic airport of Rourkela is having flights from Bhubaneswar that is another tourist place in north east India.

Spots for Voyagers in Rourkela:

Badaghagra Falls: first place available in town for voyagers is Badaghagra waterfalls. Voyagers can enjoy the flowing water with approximately 10 kms distance. Fall is not much in height but it flows from 10 kms to 196 kms from Raurkela to Keonjhar. Average height of fall is 60 meters and a source is River Ghaghra.

Barehipani Falls: one more attractive location in Rourkela is Barehipani falls placed in the middle part of Simipal National Park (another picnic spot). Orissa is having countless falls in diverse parts of state. However, Barehipani falls are attracting visitors around the world because the visitors list from abroad to Raurkela is increasing all the time. Good height of waterfall with 399 meters makes it huge and very attractive.

Duduma Falls: a next spot where travelers can enjoy is Duduma falls located in Darjeeing area. The falls of Duduma originated from Machhakunda River, also recognized as Matsya Tirtha. Hydro-electric project of Machhakunda is major source of electricity in state.

Harishankar Falls:  other place is Harishankar Falls located in Balangir town. Here voyagers can enjoy series of waterfalls like some are lower in height and few are higher.

Hatipathar Falls: Orissa is full of waterfalls and Hatipathar is one of them. Place is named after two different words such as Hati means elephant and pathar means stone. Fall is only 3 kms distant from Rayagada (one more tourist location in Rourkela).

The top area of Rourkela is Indira Gandhi Park (IGP) housing the small and big waterfalls, Dam and forest areas. People visiting IGP can make their holidays special by attaining to Joranda Falls and Mandira Dam.

Joranda Falls: a place located close to Barehpani falls is Joranda fall having better height of 150 meters. However, travelers have to go through Simlipal National Park to reach the Jorander falls. To feature of fall is the falls and wildlife. Voyagers can enjoy the dense forest with safari service provided by the forest department of Orissa.

Mandira Dam: a spot with garden and huge dam located at only 32 kms gap from city is next tourist location. Voyagers have to attain Kansbahal to reach Mandira Dam. SAIL group of India has constructed the Dam in Rourkela.

Attaining to Rourkela:

By Air: closest domestic airport to reach Rourkela is located at Ranchi. However, Ranchi city is 250 kms distant but travelers can hire the taxi and private vehicle to reach Rourkela from Ranchi. Flights for Ranchi are available from Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and many big cities of India.

By Rail: trains to Rourkela are available from various parts of nation. This steel city is properly connected to major stations of India like Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmadabad and many more. From Bhubaneswar travelers have to travel for 7 hours by train. However, from Kolkata it will take only 6 hours to reach the Rourkela.

By Road: Orissa Roadways buses are available from Bhubaneswar and few other areas of State Orissa.  Frequent buses are available from Bhubaneswar though that will take longer time as the route is little difficult with some dangerous curves and hills.