Friday, June 20, 2008

Buddhist Tour India

Siddartha to Sakyamuni and finally to the Buddha. The enlightened one an incredible transformation of a prince to an enlightened teacher, who walked the earth more than 2500 years ago. Upon seeing sorrow, misery pain and death in the prime of his youth, prince Siddartha decided to discover their causes and means of overcoming their occurrences. Thus, renouncing worldly pleasure and leaving family behind he traveled from place to place until finally attaining enlightenment by fixed meditations under the bodhi tree. He then preached the truth he discovered and exhorted his disciples to follow the eight fold path for the cessation of the endless cycle of birth and re birth.

All these Buddhist Tour Detonations are associated with important events of Buddha's life, visited by Buddha or later thrived into great Buddhist centers. Each of the sites must be visited to get a novel experience of history and religion of Buddhism. Some of the Buddhist Tour Destinations are famous for stupa, some as Buddhist learning centers and some for being directly associated with the visit or religious sermons of the Lord Buddha.

Buddha then rose from meditation and taught the first Wheel of Dharma. These teachings which include the Sutra of the Four Noble Truths and other discourses, are the principal source of the Hinayana, or Lesser Vehicle, of Buddhism. Later, Buddha taught the second and third Wheels of Dharma, which include the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras and the Sutra Discriminating the Intention respectively.

These teachings are the source of the Mahayana, or Great Vehicle, of Buddhism. In the Hinayana tlumbinieachings Buddha explains how to attain liberation from suffering for oneself alone, and in the Mahayana teachings he explains how to attain full enlightenment, or Buddhahood, for the sake of others. Both traditions flourished in Asia, at first in India and then gradually in other surrounding countries, including Tibet.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Cultural Tour in India

India, the land of amazing surprises, is one of the most fascinating tourist destinations in the world. India is known all over the world for its rich, unique and diverse culture and civilization. India Culture Tours The regional cultural diversity in language, religion, ethos, customs, traditions, food and even costumes are amazing and unique in themselves. India has preserved its cultural heritage in various forms. Be it its magnificent forts, palaces and havelis; amazing temples, mosques and churches; spicy and delicious cuisine delicacies or innumerous colorful and vibrant festivals, India has it all, making it one of the most favorite cultural destinations in the world. Visit some of the most famous cultural destinations of India known for their cultural and architectural uniqueness on your India Culture Tours and experience the very best of Indian culture.

The cultural tour of traditional songs and dances in India presents all the hues and colours of the Unity in Diversity. The festivals and fairs in Rajasthan, Goa and Kerala are the major attractions while being in the cultural tour packages of India. The Gangaur festival, Pushkar festival, International Kite Festival, Camel fair etc in Rajasthan; Carnival in Goa; Holi in Malwa (Madhya Pradesh); Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra; Elephant festival, Boat carnival and Onam in Kerala etc compelte your cultural odyssey in India.

While some of this heritage is well documented and commonly known, much of it still needs to be unveiled. HeritageinIndia.com would provide you with all the information that you need on Indian Heritage in order to understand this great country and prepare yourself for the tour of India. To understand the heritage and culture of India and a much better way, select one of our Heritage Tours of India. These are the most comprehensive and visitor friendly tours coming out of India. Our heritage tours capture the essence of India in all forms and colors.

The cultural heritage of India has its roots in the different components of culture i.e. musical heritage, dances, sculpturing and other fine arts, festivities, languages spoken, traditional beliefs and customs, food and many more like these. It is the development in these aspects of life that makes the heritage of India one of the most vibrant and most exhaustive.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Adventure Tour India

Have some close encounters within the wilds! Indian heritage is enriched with a magnificent range of wildlife. Visit Gir, the only habitat of Asiatic Lions but do not forget to take a look at the lesser known wildlife and avifauna of this sanctuary too. There's Kaziranga, abode of the Great One Horned Rhino.

Jim Corbett, Manas, the Great Himalayan National Park and Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary are some other wildlife sanctuaries, which are on a mission to save the most exquisite and endangered species of India. India's flora is also among the richest in the world. Evergreen forest in the northeast and along the Western Ghats, moist and dry Deciduous forests, swampy marshes, estuaries and lagoons shelter unique forms of plant and animal life.

Fly like a bird with hang gliding over deep mountain gorges or climb serrated glaciers or mountain summits. Plunge into the serene waters of lagoons while scuba diving along coral reefs. Feel lighter than air as you float on hot air balloons, and have a royal ride while ambling along the sand dunes in the Rajasthan Desert on a camel safari, or its modern version a jeep safari on adventure tourism in India. You can also ride on elephant back on an elephant safari in the wildlife sanctuaries in India or going on a horse safari and explore the beautiful countryside in South India or Rajasthan. These thrills and spirit of adventure is just a small part of the exhilaration and excitement for the fast growing area recognized as adventure tourism in India.

If in summer the focus is on the mountains in the northern states, with their salubrious climate, mountain slopes and breathtaking views; in winter skiing enthusiasts can still enjoy the winter slopes while the thousands of kilometers of coastline attract beach, water sports and adventure lovers. Para sailing, wind surfing, catamaran rides, snorkeling, scuba diving and boat cruises are adventure options, apart from swimming and beach sports. Whichever area you visit there is scope for adventure and excitement with adventure tourism in India.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Royal Wedding Tour India

Marriages are made in heaven. But weddings are performed on the Earth. Wedding is not only a bond between two individuals but between two souls. It is blend of traditions, emotions, rituals, customs and on the whole celebrations that makes an Indian Wedding colorful and enchanting.

The Hindu wedding lays emphasis on three essential values: happiness, harmony, and growth. Now-a-days Hindu weddings are celebrated on a large scale with various pre wedding and wedding functions. The wedding in India is getting very popular all over the world and many Foreign Nationals like to visit India and get married again in the Indian style.

In order to make it possible we here organize such events at a price affordable by every individual. We only request you to tell us your budget and the rest is done by us.

Hindu wedding is traditionally conducted in Sanskrit, the language in which most holy Hindu ceremonies are conducted. They have many rituals that have evolved since traditional times and differ in many ways from the modern western wedding ceremony and also among the regions and caste.

Amongst the numerous wedding possibilities, we specialize in re-creating royal weddings just the way the Maharajas would have done it, with all the pomp and glamour including original royal pavilions and thrones for the bride and groom.

Set against authentic backdrops of Grand Heritage Palaces and Royal Retreats, the bride and groom can exchange vows in truly regal surroundings. We organize everything from grand processions with highly decorated elephants, camels and horses accompanied by authentic folk singers and musicians to designing of wedding cards, clothes etc.

The wedding is normally conducted under a mandap, a canopy traditionally with four pillars, and the sacred fire (Agni) that is witness to the ceremony. Today, Rajasthan has emerged as a place to organize weddings. A Rajasthan Wedding is a colorful affair with glitz, glamour, and a house full of traditional practices.

It offers a wide range of venue for the ceremony affordable to all classes of the society. The banquet halls, lush green lawns & Pool-side expenses of Luxury and Heritage hotels nestled in not only the Pink city-Jaipur but also in the other tourist cities of Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaiselmer have come in as exclusive place to hold theme weddings for the rich & famous ones.