Here is your short paragraph on Banaras: The sacred city of Banaras (Varanasi) on the river Ganges is one of the oldest living cities in the world, a place where Shiva, the Lord of All, is said to have made his permanent home since the dawn of creation. There are few cities in India as traditionally Hindu and as symbolic [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Bahai house of worship: Bahaism is the religious founded by Bahaullah (1817-1892), a Persian by birth, but was put to exile by the orders of the king of Persian. Though considered by orthodox Muslim as a heretical creed, it has its followers in over forty countries including India. Bahai House of Worship is popularly [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Ajanta caves: Rock-cut caves set deep in the Sahyadri hills near Aurangabad of Maharashtra. Caves are known world-wide for the images of royal life, lives of humble people, depiction of the Buddhist, Jataka tales, sculpture and architectural designs. In Ajanta, two basic types of monastic Buddhist architecture are preserved, the Chaitya or Prayer Hall [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Ayodhya: The Ayodhya city is one of the most famous Hindu pilgrimage centres well-known for 'Ramjanmabhumi (the birth place of Lord Rama). Devotees from all parts of the country flock there every day to have darshan of the Lord Rama. Interestingly Ayodhya is also the birth place of Rsabha, Ajita, Abhinandana, Sumati, Ananta and [...]
Here is your short paragraph on My Native Place! Though most of us live in cities today, we all have come from different places that we belong to or known as our native places. These are actual places or the places that our parents and forefathers have been, but for various reasons, we have migrated from there are settled down [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Kanyakubja! Kanyakubja is an administrative district of Uttar Pradesh., along the river Ganga, or Ganges. Kannauj has a rich archeological and cultural heritage. Many Bronze Age weapons and tools and large numbers of stone statues have been found here. The ancient names of tlys place, Kanyakubja or Mahodya, are found in the Ramayana, Mahabharata, [...]
Here is your Paragraph on Burhanpur ! It is a town in Madhya Pradesh state, India. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River 310 miles (499 km) northeast of Mumbai. Burhanpur was founded in 1407 by Naseeruddin Farooqi, a Muslim prince of the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh. He [...]
Here is your Paragraph on Kanheri Caves! The Kanheri Caves are located north of Borivli on the western outskirts of Mumbai. These caves date from 1st century BCE to 9th century CE The earliest are 109 tiny rock-cut cells, carved into the side of a hill. Unlike the elegant splendor of Elephanta Caves nearby, these are spartan and unadorned. Each [...]
Here is your Paragraph on Khajuraho! Khajuraho is a village in Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District. The name Khajuraho, ancient "Khatjuravahaka", is derived from the Sanskrit word kharjur meaning date palm. In the 27th centuary of Kali yuga the Mlechcha invaders started attacking North India some Bargujar Rajputs moved towards east to central India,they ruled over North-Eastern region of [...]
Here is your Paragraph on Nalanda! The site of Nalanda is located in Bihar, about 55 miles south east of Patna, and was a Buddhist center of learning from 427 to 1197 CE. It has been called "one of the first great universities in recorded history." The Buddha is mentioned as having several times stayed at Nalanda. When he visited [...]