India As A Tourist Spot

 

India As A Tourist Spot

The most precious assets of elegant India that make it a tourist paradise as well as an engrossing destination for tourists from all over the world, lies in its thousands years of old historical and unique cultural heritage. Every region, every province of India encompasses the imprint fragrance of the beautiful culture of its intrinsic and entirely distinct traditional heritage, ramified language, delightful festivals, intercepted beliefs, and enriched rituals along with the distinguishable unique style of living and attire.

India is the only and one country in the entire world that comprises such ample distinction and enormous diversity with unprecedented unity and incomparable integration. This inexplicable ramified diversity, hidden inside the ineffable beauty of elegant India may be attributed to the historical roots of arising each region, due to several dynasties that ruled over variant provinces of this magnificent country. The uplift of various lifestyles, the celebration of different cultural festivals, adopting different dialects, the taste of different dressing sense, juxtaposition of different religions and their fragrance, all lie on the same horizon within the same land as per the norms fixed by the then ruling dynasty. India is a land comprised of thousands of cultures, regions, and emotions. Each region of this idiosyncratic land has its own unique tastes and physical features, distinct soil types and climatic conditions, and so have numerous vegetation and wildlife. When the fragrance of the elegant beauty of its natural purity is mingled with a decent flavor of its unique and different culture, the resultant harmony represents the sparkling picture of the existence of a unique land, reflecting each destination in its own unique and colorful way through the canvas of an unforgettable memory.

 

If you start diving deeper inside the core beauty of the heart of elegant India, you will start to find a magnificent unrevealed coexistence of exotic as well as native nature inside this country. The snow-clad lofty Himalayas, crowning the head in the North, conceals all the beauty within its magnificent amplitude. It gives the birth of the valiant mighty rivers, - Indus, Gangas, and Yamuna and their tributaries. These rivers roll over the whole realm like the arteries of the lives that continuously supply lifeblood to the body of the whole country and the inhabitants reside upon it since the years. The morose beauty of the desert state of Rajasthan is found to be quite rare in any part on the earth. In the background with the scenic beauty of the Indian-desert Thor, the vivacious oasis, the conundrum of sudden mirages and camels, the colossal and glorified palaces, historic and traditional forts, and havelies, illustrate a scenic beauty through its own uniqueness. The traditional flavor of the culture of Rajputs with shiny Badhani colors along with the intricate designs and the royal aesthetic background give the birth of their exquisite look that is totally unique and different from the other cultural heritages of this astonishing country. The unique identical style in their exclusive architecture through the alternation of palaces like - the city palace of the ‘pink city’ Jaipur, the lake edifice of Udaipur, the sand-colored enormity in Jaisalmer, mingled with the resilient folk songs along with folk dances construct the heart of the country of thousands of emotions as an Epitome of Cultural Elegance and Beauty.

 

The Taj Mahal that is situated in Agra with its eminent sculpture, is actually an eternal symbol of Mughal romance and faith of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan towards his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. With its architectural perfection and splendor supremacy, it attracts tourists from all over the world to take a glimpse of it. The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the entire world that basically reflects the Persian culture along with their architectural eminence. The white marbles along with the marvelous architectural sculpture emit a heart-touching peace and eye-splashing beauty that attracts people throughout the whole world to visit this historical place at least once in their entire life.

The caves of Ajanta-Ellora, the Sun Temple of Konark, the Khajurao temples, the stone-carved temples of Hoysalewara and Ranganathswamy that reflects the style of Dravidian taste, the Qutab Miner that holds the glory of the medieval history, the Red Fort, Fathepur Sikri, and several other forts and mausoleums that radiates an elegant fragrance of the influence of the Persian architecture, the magnificent beauty of the Victoria palace at Kolkata, beautiful and marvelous beauty of the churches reside at Goa - Each and every one of these renowned spots on this land symbolizes the enormity and the richness of Indian culture along with exceptional diversification and each of them have its own fascination for the tourists to come to this place.

India has witnessed many vicissitudes of the eras blooming on her soil. This land has consumed many ups and downs of several kingdoms. Each era and dynasty that ruled over this mysterious land has left its indelible mark. Her soil has concealed all the scars as well as all the love inside her chest diligently on her different regions with uniqueness and distinction. From the Harappans to the Mauryas, Guptas to Sultans, Mughals to the Portuguese, and from the English to the communist, each era has become the witness of its own metamorphosis. Only in this piece of land, different lifestyles along with different cultures are intermingled with different religions and different beliefs. Each century brought a new culture along with the uprising of a new realm, made its impact, then kept its original identity and beliefs intact also, and thus the formation of this present India is made upon the unique diversity along with its own flavor of integration.

Tamil Nadu is well familiar for its hundreds of intimate ancient temples. The renowned Meenakshi Temple that is inhabited in Madurai is embellished with over 30 million frilly sculptures. If we slightly move down towards the South, we will meet with the tranquil bay at Kappad, situated near Kozhikode, - the entrance for the Portuguese navigator Vasco-da-Gama who entirely changed the history of ancient India, then you will see the Coromandel Coast in Mahabalipuram. If you travel through the capital, the iron pillar in Delhi  - Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque which is rising to a majestic 7.31 m height was erected by king Chandra Varman in the Sixth century. This is one of the most precious and wonderful sculptures on which the ravages of time are really unable to leave any single speck of rust on the pillar. These are some of the most worthy and wonderful visiting places for the tourist from almost over every part of the entire world.

The Bhool Bholaiyan at Lucknow, the mysterious secret hidden inside the shaking Minarets in the mosque and tomb of Rajbibi in Ahmedabad, the acoustic wonders of renowned Gol Gumbaj at Vijayapura in Karnataka, the inexplicable elegance of the famous Golden Temple at Amritsar, the heart-touching peace in the oldest church at Palayur in Goa, the oldest synagogue at Mattancherry in Kochi and the unrevealed beauty of the oldest mosque in Eheraman Malik Manzil in Kodungallor, also the ineffable scenario of the modern Lotus Temple at Delhi, the eminent beauty of the Bahai temple of worship at Delhi, the majestic sculpture of the Stupa of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh, the astonished Tower of Silence situated at Mumbai, the wonder of the tallest statue of Bahubali at Karnataka all describe the illustrious culture and glorious heritage of our country and so are the places of fascination for the tourist throughout the entire world.

Nowhere in the entire earth except in this land of India, it can be found such multifaceted, most diversified rich cultural heritage reflecting the vicissitudes of many regimes and dynasties on the same land leaving their own color and scars on the same soil. India is especially known for its unique and own coexistence of the unparalleled religious beliefs as well as for its vast variety of people belonging from different cultures and languages, the variegated animal kingdom and the rich diversified flora. India is not just a territory but a small miniature of the whole world where the tourists from all over the entire earth find the best coexistence of a perfect harmony of the West and East for the centuries.

Another heart-stricken fragrance of Indian culture can well be inhaled through its delightful and vibrant festivals. India has given the birth to many religions. The Hinduism, The Buddhism, The Jainism, The Sikhism, The Islam and The Christianity Zorxestriamism all have been nourished as well as also flourished within the same land here as well. The Desert festival in Rajasthan, the Kite festival - Uttarayan in Gujarat, Boat race festival in South India, the Durga Pooja festival of Kolkata, Dussehra of Mysore, Puri festival of Odisha, GaneshChaturthi festival of Maharashtra, all are celebrated in such a grand manner with full of enthusiasm that year after years tourists from all over the entire world come here to inhale the odor of the elegant beauty of these colorful festivals. Though the list of the winsome places for the attraction of the tourist in India is actually countless but still one must mention about the enormous beauties of cities of Haridwar, Rishikesh Varanasi, Ujjain, Mt Abu and Amritsar. No power in this whole world can withstand to stop ignoring the elegant beauty of Kashmir and Elephant caves, Andaman Nicobar Islands and backwaters, houseboats and the lagoon of Kerala. Shrinagar, Kullu, Manali, Nainital, Darjeeling, Ooty, Mussoorie, etc are the name of the famous hill stations that also catch the eyes of the tourists due to its innate beauty, hidden inside its natural elegance.

Not only the historical festivals that are mentioned above, but also the modern festivals, like Taj Mahotsava, Khajurao Dance festival, Konark Dance festival, etc have also acquired a secure position in the history of the cultural heritage of this nation that has give a golden opportunity to observe all the internationally acclaimed faces of Indian classical music and dance on one stage.

Since the years, we have successfully illuminated the thought of eco-friendly tourism, that actually means that at the time while promoting tourism in very possible manner, we must not pass into oblivion about the importance of the ecological balance. Many of the places at the foothills of the northern Himalayas have turned into a dumping ground of wastes and litter for the tourists. Not only at the Himalayan foothills but also at the time of promoting the tourism in wildlife, it should have to be ensured that the tourists must not become a threat to the ecological balance as well as the tranquility of the forests.

Without having any doubt, India’s diversified culture and historical heritage along with its enriched wild lives represents this territory as a paradise for the tourists but to keep it intact and well polished, a number of judicious as well as prudent policies to facilitate the attraction of more and more tourists are needed to be framed and also are very much required to be implemented at a fast pace. The tourists who will come to this land to get the taste of its cultural fragrance, should be enchanted not only with the rich heritage, but also they should feel here safe, sound, and welcomed.