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India – The Melting Pot of Cultures
India correctly called ‘Melting pot of cultures and tradition’. No wonder when different tastes of twenty eight states’ culture echoes, language delights, tradition talks …….cuisine gets blended together- it gives rise to “……….India”
From ages India has been a cradle of human race for virtually all the religion in the world. Hot blooded Rajput Hindus, peace . . . → Read More

Xlpor-ing Rishikesh with Valiant Galgotians

Xlpor-ing Rishikesh with Valiant Galgotians
Since childhood I’ve heard Rishikesh as one of the most sacred and blissed places of Hindu religion. And it definitely proves to be with temples all around and its neighbour place being Haridwar.

This could not be the only reason but a major reason why I was least interested in visiting the place. But since i have been a part of this adventure freaks group called “vXplor” i had many a reasons to reconsider my thoughts about the place. In the last few years Rishikesh has come along a long way ahead. From being a hardcore sacred place . . . → Read More

LEH- Lets eXplor Heights

Amazing Pangong LakeLEH- Lets eXplor Heights
The highest in habitat of India Laddakh, a cold desert with freezing winds and burning hot sunlight. Bounded by two of the worlds biggest mountain ranges The Mighty Himalayas and the vast Karakorum Range this land is one of its own kind. It has an total area of 45110 square km of area and is made up of two administrative districts – Leh and Kargil.
Due to its unique landscape Leh has proven itself to be cherry on the top for India in terms of tourism. One who is paying a visit to India definately needs to . . . → Read More

Madhya Pradesh – The heart of India

Madhya Pradesh often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal.The largest four cities of the state are Indore,Bhopal,Gwalior and Jabalpur. Indore is the largest city of state,while Gwalior is called the tourist capital of Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India until 1 November 2000, when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of it. It borders the states Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The state has an area of 308,252 km2 (119,017 sq mi).

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Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) Amritsar

The Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib, informally referred to as The Golden Temple, is the holiest shrine in Sikhism. It is located in the city of Amritsar, which was established by Guru Ram Das, the fourth guru of the Sikhs, and is known as “Guru di Nagri” which means ‘City of the Sikh Guru’.
See some of its shades caught in these amazing pictures

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Amazing ellora caves

Ellora is an archaeological site, 30 km (19 mi) from the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra built by the Rashtrakuta rulers. Well-known for its monumental caves, Ellora is a World Heritage Site.Ellora represents the epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture.
The 34 “caves” – actually structures excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills – being Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock cut temples and monasteries, were built between the 5th century and 10th century. The 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12), 17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves, built in proximity, demonstrate the religious harmony prevalent . . . → Read More

Your life and the CWG – Imp for all people in NCR

Your life and the CWG
During the Commonwealth Games starting from 3rd and culminating on 14th October, 2010, the Delhiites are going to experience a new life during the period. The more details in this regard during the sporting event are as under :-
Cars from NCR:
Those entering from any of the 13 major borders may have to face delays as Delhi Police plans to intensify checking of both private and commercial vehicles. The transport department, too, is going to come down heavily on polluting vehicles entering the city. For this, it will be setting up special checking centres. The traffic police and . . . → Read More

India bags international tourism awards

India on Friday won three prestigious awards at the international travel mart in Macau for its rural and eco-tourism projects, an official said here. At a glittering function organised by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart, the tourism ministry bagged the PATA Grand Award and two PATA Gold Awards, the official said.
PATA, founded in 1951, is a non-profit membership association and works for building responsible development of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry.
While the PATA Grand Award was given under the heritage category for the Rural Tourism Project at Hodka village in Gujarat’s Kutch district, the two other . . . → Read More

The Eminently Growing River Rafting fever: Prices too on the Rise

The Eminently Growing River Rafting fever: Prices too on the Rise
With the rafting season all set to begin for the season, the craze for river rafting is on the rise. Wherein on the one hand is the set of people who have already experienced the thrill of rafting, there are other who still look forward to their first experience.
With the skill of rafting on the rise with north Indians, in its endeavor to increase the adrenalin rush vXplor has already introduced its Rafting Expeditions (on Alaknanda and upper Ganga) and Kayak School for folks who have already tasted the Rafting . . . → Read More

India Flying High with Aero Sports

Besides the heritage and culture of India, adventure is also at its peak and is attracting the tourists from all over the world. After catching the limelight for a long time by showcasing the river rafting camps in Rishikesh and Manali, the country is now ready to cash in on the aero sports category.
In the recent times a big craze for para-gliding and hang-gliding has been observed among the people and the good part is that a lot of international tourists were seen joining the league in India. This makes sure that the level of aero sports present in this country . . . → Read More

The Eminently Glowing River Rafting Camps

As the adventure is enhancing among the Indian individuals, the craze for river rafting is also increasing. This fact could easily be analysed in the vXplor’s tourism reports of previous year which indicates that most of the Delhi based corporates chose Rishikesh as their adventure spot as the place is now entirely famous for rafting adventure.
Yes, there are several other adventure options like rock climbing, trekking, and para-gliding are present in the country but, there are also numerous positive points which attract people to the river rafting place.
Firstly, the place is always refreshing and youthful. The camps placed in Shivpuri are . . . → Read More