Holi is a festival of love and a lot of colors. It is one of the major festivals of India, according to Hindu calendar it celebrated on the last full moon day of Falgun. Usually this festival falls in the latter half of the month after the gloom, long and harsh winter when the new leaves and flowers come to trees filling fragrance in the air and the entire atmosphere looks like a ‘Rath od colours’ with the bright summer days. Holi is also known as Spring Festival – because it marks the arrival of spring and welcoming spring, the…
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Agra Fort Army Gate (Gather Point) The 16th century UNESCO world heritage, Agra Fort consist a number of Army Gate also known as the Gather Point was built in 1080 AD. Sikandar Lodi, the sultan of Delhi was the first ruler of this dynamic fort and after him 4 other armies (Hindu Sikarwar Rajputs, Mughals, Suris and British Army) including present Indian Army have also stayed in it. There are four gates but the most approaching are “Delhi Gate” and the “Lahore Gate. Lahore Gate is known by various names like ‘Akbar Darwaza’, the southern gateway. This gate is a…
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Kolkata is a place known for its diversity whether we talk of religion or customs and on a walk tour one is surely going to experience every bit of this. 1. In the Footsteps of the Raj: Dalhousie Square: Situated in the heart of the city, this is a place that puts historical architecture of the city at full display. Going through major revitalization and restoration, this is the place that is being taken care by the preservation groups of the city cutting down any chances of demolition. The first Parish church of the city called the St. John’s Church…