Holidays & Tours of India

Kerala is a little green-and-silver, coconuts-and-water state on the west coast of India. Thiruvananthapuram is its capital. Thiruvananthapuram is known for it’s beach- Kovalam, the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple and various museums and palaces; Alappuzha for it’s backwaters, Thrissur, the cultural capital, Kottayam for it’s ancient churches. The city has grown as a tourist and commercial centre, with the International airport becoming the main gateway into Kerala. Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala own about 2000 acres of land in Vagamon which is proposed to form the institute of the Health Tourism. Vagamon is a hill station located in Idukki district, will also help in promotion of Monsoon Tourism in the State as Ayurveda treatment and meditation is ideal to be taken during the Monsoon period. Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala own 25 acres of land at Nelliyampathy, a hill station located in Palakkad district at more than 1000m above Mean Sea Level. This institute project can be taken up under the Large Revenue Generating Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

In India, there are many religons in our country. Such as Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christian, Buddhism,Jainism etc. Two of the world’s greatest religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, were born in India. Hinduism is India’s major religion, practiced by 80% of the population. The Hindus make their pilgrimage to the River Ganga. Varanasi is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in India. Although most Hindus would like to bathe in the Ganges during their lifetime, to be cremated here is considered to be an instant route to heaven.The Sangam is where the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers meets the invisible Saraswati river, in Allahabad. This meeting point is believed to be holy and have special soul cleaning powers. It is an important pilgrimage Place, and is the scene of the annual Magh-Mela (Mid. January/Mid. February). Every twelfth year the Magh-Mela becomes the Kumbh Mela, when the annual thousands of pilgrims in the temporary, tented township, swell to over a million.The some buddhism pilgrimages are following: