Gour , Malda :The forgotten glories of Bengal

12 km south of Malda, right on the Indo-Bangladesh border, is one of the most important Historical places of 14th and 15th century Bengal having immense value from the archeological point of view. The relics particularly worth seeing are the Bara Sona Mosque, Dakhil Darwajah (built in 1425), Qadam Rasul Mosque, Lattan Mosque and the ruins of the extensive fortification. There are colourful enameled tiles on the Gomti Gate and Firoz Minar.

Muktinath: Nepal Himalayas

Muktinath is a sacred place both for Hindus and Buddhists located in Muktinath Valley at an altitude of 3,710 meters at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass (part of the Himalayas), Mustang district, Nepal. The site is close to the village Ranipauwa, which sometimes mistakenly is called Muktinath as well.

The Hindus call the sacred place Mukti Kshetra, which literally means the “place of salvation”. It is also one of the 51 Sakthi peetams. The Buddhists call it Chumig Gyatsa, which in Tibetan means ‘Hundred Waters’. For Tibetan Buddhists Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa is a very important place of Dakinis, goddesses known as Sky Dancers and one of the 24 Tantric places. They understand the murti to be a manifestation of Avalokitesvara.
Coordinates: 28°49′N 83°53′E / 28.817°N 83.883°E / 28.817; 83.883
Country Nepal

Zone Dhawalagiri

District Mustang

Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
How to reach Muktinath : Pokhara to Jomsong by local flight ,
                                         From Jomsong to Muktinath  is a day's journey.
Following are scanned pictures taken long back when Muktinath was a week's trekking from Pokhara, Nepal's second largest city .

 

   

ロレガオンの森林(Lolegaon forest)

ロレガオンの森林(Lolegaon forest)はダルジリング(Darjeeling)にある、いい景色がある所なのでたくさん旅行者が寄っています。インド人だけでなく外国人も見に行くのです。カルカッタから電車でニュジャロパイグリ（New Jalpaiguri Station)、そこから車で３時間ぐらいかかると思ういます。とまるのホテルWest Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltdのホテルがある。カルカッタから予約したほうがいいです。森では滲出がいっぱいので旅行の時気をつけて下さい。 左記 のビデオ はロレガオンの森林でとりました。見てみてください。

Syalsaur: A birdwatcher's Paradise& also for mountain lovers

Tired of your corporate life and  busy schedule, planning for a weekend trip in the foothills of Himalayas , why not pay a visit to Syalsaur?160 km away from Haridwar rail station and 25 km away from Rudraprayag bus stand, Syalsaur is an alluring mountain resort by the side of river Alakananda . We spoted a group of tourists who have come down all the way from Noida by car, to enjoy the scerenity of this mountain resort .As it is close to Gaurikund , the last bus stop for Kedarnath , pilgrims after visitng Kedarnath can have a night halt at Syalsaur . The GMVN Tourist Bunglow at Chandrapuri Road,Syalsaur  was opened to guests in 1989. Overall there are 18 rooms. Out of which 14 are Deluxe Non-Ac rooms and 4 are Deluxe Ac rooms. There is an in-house pure vegetarian restaurant. Unlike some other places Syalsaur is accessible even during winter . A wide range of migratory birds flock near the river basin and the forests nearby during winter . The murmuring Alakananda is and the splendid view of Kedar Peak leaves a lingering impression on the viewer's mind .

Buddhist Pilgrimages in India:Sarnath

Buddhists worldwide look upon India as the land of the Buddha and a visit to this country means a pilgrimage to those places sacred to the memory of the Enlightened One. After the Buddha attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya he came to sarnath. Here in the Deer Park, he delivered his first sermon, or in religious language, set in motion the wheel of Law (maha- Dharma chakra Pravartan). On the day before his death Buddha included Sarnath along with Lumbini, Bodh Gaya and Kushinagar as the four places he thought to be sacred to his followers.
Starting from the time of Buddha, monastic tradition flourished for over 1,500 years on the site of the Deer Park. Amongst the many ruins, archaeologists have found traces dating from as early as the third century BC. The existing inscription of Ashoka's pillar, dating from that time, implies that a monastery was already established during Ashoka's reign. Fa Hien speaks of two monasteries with monks in residence. Two centuries later, Heun Tsang described a Mahavihara encompassing eight divisions. It comprised of a great temple with ornate balconies, over one hundred niches containing gilt images in its walls and a statue of Buddha in the teaching posture.
The Emperor Ashoka, who spread the Buddha’s message of love and compassion throughout his vast empire, visited Sarnath around 234BC,and erected a stupa here. Several Buddhist structures were raised at Sarnath between the 3rdcentury BC and the 11th century AD, and today it presents the most expansive ruins amongst places on the Buddhist trail. Sarnath is 10 km from the holy city of Varanasi, and is an exceedingly tranquil place. The ruins, the museum and temple are all within walking distance.
The most remarkable structure at Sarnath, is the cylindrical Dhamek Stupa, 28 mts in diameter at the base and 43.6 mts in height, built partly of stone and partly of brick. The stone facing the lower part is adorned with delicate floral carvings of Gupta origin.
Sarnath yielded a rich collection of sculptures comprising numerous Buddha and Bodhisattva images. Consideredamongst the finest specimens of Buddhist art, these have been housed at the museum, adjiacent to the site. The museum is open from 10 am to 5 pm, and closed on Fridays. Apart from the above the other objects of lnterest at Sarnath are the Dharmrajika Stup, magnificent Lion capital, India’s National Emblem at Sarnath museum, the Saddharmachakra Vihar’s at excavated ruins.There is another impresive architecture at Sarnath known as Sita ki Rosoi, ( The Kitchen of Sita ,wife of Sri Ramchandra).
It is an Islamic architecture erected by Emperor Humayun on the ruins of a Buddhist Stupa. There are quite a number of pagodas .
The place is visited by pilgrims and tourists from all parts of the world.

ビスンプル

バーンクラ地区に、152km北西コルカタから　ビスンプルは　十六世紀末から　十九世紀　初めまで　二００　年以上　もの間、

マツラ王の　もとで　栄え た　町。 領域では、伝統的な建築材料がレンガでした 　けれでも　石の建築がない。 テラコッタ職人

の絶妙の技能はビスンプルのテラコッタ寺で明白です。　　 ここの陶芸家が彼らのインスピレーションに王、軍人、および戦争に

関する輝かしい歴史に由来しています。 音楽学校(ビスンプル ガラナの根)は、1370A.D.に設置されました。また、ビスンプル

は(タシヨル)、特に　バルチュリ サリに関して知られています。これらのサリには、珍しい'パンチカード'織機に織られて、境界に

織られたマハバロトとパルからのエピソードがあります。 ベルメタルワル、殻シェル宝石類、および陶器(有名なバーンクラ馬)は

ここで手に 入れられるビスンプル へ列車とバスの両方で達するかもしれません。 8月に、へびのお祭りと　12月にビスンプル お祭り　があります。

コルカッタから 他の旅行

ダルジリング
インド東北部、ヒマラヤ山脈南麓の標高2200mにある高原の避暑地です。 1835年に東インド会社が療養所を建設したのが

始まりです。 ダージリン紅茶を産する茶園が広がり、北にヒマラヤのカンチェンジュンガ(Kanchenjunga/8598m)を望むこと

ができます。 ダージリン最古のチベット仏教寺院「グーム僧院(Ghoom Monastery)」、インドの登山家を養成する学校「ヒマラ

ヤ登山学院(Himalayan Mountaineering Institute)」、ヒマラヤの動物が見られる「ダージリン動物園(Darjeeling Zoo)」
、茶摘や紅茶の製造が見学できる「ハッピーバレー紅茶園(Happy Valley Tea Estate)」などがあります。 また、日朝に輝くカ

ンチェンジュンガを望むスポットとして北13kmにある「タイガー・ヒル(Tiger Hill)」が有名です。


Chaurastha
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Sunset

Tea garden