Uttar
Pradesh is India's fourth largest state covering about 9 percent of total area of
India and is the most populous state inIndia.This holy-land of Ganga and Yamuna, and
Chardham's-Badrinath, Haridwar, Kedarnath and Rishikesh-where people come to discover a
past but end up with a future at last. It is a place of never - ending history
and unlimited legends.For instance the
ghats at Varanasi never fails to fascinate. Just like the tales of the Rani of Jhansi, the
faint echoes of striking swords at Kalinjar in Bundelkhand, the Triveni(the confluence of
three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati) at Allahabad and the cultural and architecture
of the Nawabs of Avadh at Lucknow. The wonderful Taj Mahal and Mughal splendor at Agra and
Fatehpur Sikri, and the route to Nirvana at Sarnath.
Languages:
Hindi, Urdu. Famous for: Taj Mahal and
Pilgrim Centers.
Places of Interest in
Uttar Pradesh:
- Agra-Taj Mahal,
Palaces, Fort, Mausoleums, Gardens.
- Allahabad-Sacred
Sangam, Fort, temples.
- Almora-Hill
station, Trekking.
- Ayodhya: One of
the seven Sacred Cities of the Hindus, Birthplace of Lord Rama, Temples.
- Corbett-National
Park
- Gangotri-Source
of sacred river Ganges, Temples, Hindu pilgrim center.
- Haridwar/Mathura/Varanasi-One
of the seven Sacred Cities of the Hindus, Temples, Ashrams.
- Joshimath/Kadarnath/Badrinath/Rishiesh/Yamnotri-Hindu
pilgrim centers.
- Lucknow-Muslim
cultural center.
- Mussorie: Major
Hill resort.
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