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  Udaipur is in Southern Rajasthan, Northwestern India. It is also known as " City of Lakes".  History of Udaipur It is the historic capital of the Kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana agency. It was founded in 1559 by Udai Singh 2 of the Sisodia clan of Rajput's, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when it became a British princely state, and thereafter The Mewar province became a part of Rajasthan when India gained Independence in 1947.  Udaipur (city of Sunrise) was made the capital of the princely state of Udaipur in 1568 by Maharaj Udai Singh after the sack of Chittorgarh.  Geography of Udaipur? The city is located in the southernmost part of Rajasthan, near the Gujarat border. It surrounded by Aravalli Range, which separates it from the Thar Desert. The city covers an area of 64 km2 and lies at an altitude of 598.00 m abov...

  Maa Kamakhya or Kameshwari is the renowned Goddess of Desire whose famous shrine is located in the heart of Nilachala Hill situated in the western part of Guwahati, the capital city of the state of Assam in Northeast India.  The Kamakhya temple is a powerful Hindu temple, one of the oldest of 51 Shakti Peethas. The goddess here is so powerful that even the mighty lords.   The shakti Peethas refer to the different places at which pieces of Sati's body fell, which later became powerful temples. At Kamakhya temple an integral part of the sati was found her Yoni( female Genital). Kamakhya is known as the symbolic spot where Sati used to meet Lord Shiva, retire in secret to satisy her amour with Lord Shiva. The temple is known for its uniqueness where in it has no figure or image of the goddess.  With its remarkable beehives like structure, the temples architecture combines Nagara and Saraceni styles. The temple complex comprise several sm...

  Ayodhya is named after king Ayudh, who is mentioned in the ancient Hindu scriptures as forefathers of Lord Rama. A sleepy small town of Ayodhya , situated on the banks of the river Saryu in the state of Uttar Pradesh has of recent become a focus of national Interest and more so after the Bhoomi Pujan( foundation laying ceremony of the proposed grand Ram Mandir (temple) done by the Prime Minister Modi of India. The Bhoomi Pujan was a three decade long awaited event for the Ram Janmbhoomi Movement that was started by the   BJPand other like minded persons to reconstruct a Ram Temple at the place where lord Rama was born. The temple is said to have been demolished to construct a mosque by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1528. An ancient time Ayodhya is regarded as one of the seven Rama and with the rule of his father, Darsatha. According to this source , the town was prosperous and well fortified and had a large population. Lord Rama is the incarnation of lord Vishnu. Acc...

   Chandrayaan-3 is the third Indian Lunar Exploration mission under the Indian Space Research Organizations Chandrayaan programme. It consists of a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan, similar to those of the Chandrayaan-2 mission. The propulsion module carried the lander and rover configuration to lunar orbit in preparation for a powered descent by the lander. Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July 2023. The lander and rover landed near the lunar South pole region on 23rd August 2023 making India the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the lunar South Pole and the fourth country to soft - land on the moon. Spacecraft Design Chandrayan -3 comprised three main components. It consists of an Indigenous Lander Module  (LM), Propulsion Module and a rover with an objective of developing and demonstrating new technologies required for Interplanetary missions. The lander will have the capability to soft land at a specified Lunar site and deploy the ro...

  Kedarnath means 'temple of the god of the field' is a Hindu temple one of the twelve jyotirlinga of Shiva.   The temple is located on the Garhwal , Himalaya range, near the Mandakini river, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. The town built around the revered Kedarnath temple, is located at an altitude of 3,580 m, near Chorabari glacier, which is the source of the Mandakini River. Shivea is considered the embodiment of all passions- love, hatred, fear death and mysticism which are expressed through his various forms. There are more than 200 shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva in the area itself, the most important one is Kedarnath.  Due to extreme weather conditions, the temple is open to general public only between the months of April ( Akshaya Tritiya) and November (Kartik Purnima, the autumn full moon). During the winters, the vigraha of the temple is carried down to Ukhimath to be worshipped for the next six months. Kedarnath is seen as a homoge...

Manali is a town, near Kullu town in Kullu district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. it is situated in northern end of Kullu Valley, formed by the Beas river .  Mannali is named after Sanatani lawgiver Manu . The name Manali is regarded as the derivative of Manu- Alaya. in Hindu cosmology Manu is believed to have stepped of his ark in Manali to recreate human life after a great flood had deluged the world. The Kullu valley in which Manali is situated  is often referred to as the " Valley of the Gods" . An old village in town has the ancient temple dedicated to the sage Manu. Situated near the end of valley, Manali is one of the most attractive tourist spot not only of Himachal Pradesh, but an international fame also. Manali is synonymous streams and bird songs, forests  and orchards of grandees of snow capped mountains.  Manali is the real starting point of ancient trade routes which crosses the Rohtang and Baralacha Passes , and runs via Lahul ...