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EAST INDIA


Agartala

Agartala is the capital of Tripura.It is just 2kms away from the country Bangladesh.The best time to visit this city is anywhere between September to March.

Aizawl

Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram.Most of the people living here have their origins from the neighbouring country Burma.This is one of the largest city of the state oriented more towards its cultural and religious values.

Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur is one of the imortant cities of the state of Bihar. Bhagalpur derives its name from Bhagdattpuram, which means "City of good luck".

Bhubaneshwar

Bhubaneshwar is the capital of Odisha. It is also popularly know as the "The Temple City of India”.This is an important pilgrimage centre.

Bodh Gaya

Bodh Gaya is situated at a distance of about 105kms from Patna and 15kms south of Ganga.The life of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is associated with the town of Bodh Gaya.

Cherrapunji

Cherrapunji in the state o Meghalaya takes the record of being the second wettest place on earth with a rainfall record of 2,300 cm. Cherrapunji is noted for its orange groves, orange honey and the limestone caves.

Cuttack

Cuttack is situated in the state of Odisha.This is situated at about 30 Km from Bhubaneshwar. Chandi temple is the most worshipped in Cuttack and a very famous pilgrim destination for Hindus.

Gangtok

Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim.It is situated at a height of 5,500ft above sea level .International flower festival is celebrated in the months of May.

Guwahati

Guwahati is one of the major city in Assam.It is also known as the gateway to the north-east of India.It is located on banks of the Brahmaputra.

Imphal

Imphal is the capital of Manipur. Imphal is known for its dance shows, for it is the cultural capital of the state.It is situated in two separate valleys of the state-Central Valley and Jiribam Valley.

Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur was originally a part of the Bihar state and was called as Sakchi.It is otherwise popularly known as Steel City or Tatanagar.

Kanpur

Kanpur is the biggest city of Uttar Pradesh. It is flanked by Ganges in the north-east and Yamuna in the south.It is popularly referred as Manchester of the country.

Kolkata

Kolkata the capital of West Bengal .The Kolkata port is one of the major ports of the country.

Konark

Konark is the third link in Odisha's Golden triangle and is situated at a distance of about 35kms from Puri, has some of the most spectacular examples of religious architecture.

Manas national park

This is of major attraction to tourists in Assam and apart from being a Wildlife Sanctuary it has the status of UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve.

Nalanda

Nalanda is located in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Once a great seat of learning,Nalanda the world's earliest university came into prominence in the 5th century and remained so until a thousand years ago when the Muslim invaders sacked it.

Patna

Patna is the capital of Bihar . It is an important Sikh pilgrimage, being the birth place of the tenth leader, Guru Gobind Singh. Today Patna is an important business centre of eastern India.

Puri

The holy city of Puri, 60kms from Bhubaneshwar is one of the four holiest points of pilgrimage for Hindus.The other important features of Puri are its beautiful beaches which have offered pleasure to both pilgrims and swimmers for centuries.

Rajgir

Rajgir is situated at southeast of Patna in the state of Bihar.The serene and picturesque location makes it an ideal holiday destination.

Ranchi

Ranchi is the capital of the state Jharkhand. It is known as the "city of waterfall" due to plenty of waterfalls.A panoramic view of the town is got from the Ranchi hilltop.

Rourkela Rourkela is one of the beautiful and the second largest city of Odisha .This place is very famous for education.Another important feature of this city is its hundred percent literacy rate.
Sanchi Sanchi was the centre for the Hinayana form of Buddhism and it nothing much associated with the life of Gautama Buddha. It was Emperor Ashoka who was one of the ardent disciple of Buddha, in the third century BC built the first stupa in Sanchi.
Shillong Shillong in the state of Meghalaya is bounded on the north by the Umiam gorge, on the northwest by the great mass of the Diengiei Hills that rise up to a height of 1,823 meters (6077 ft.) above sea level, and on the northeast by the hills of the Assam valley.
Sunderbans

This fertile delta is constituted by the rivers Ganges,Brahmaputra and Meghna.It is noted for the largest tiger reserve in India.

Tezpur

Tezpur one of the oldest inhabited town in the state of Assam was originally referred by the name Sonitpur.The ruins of the Bamuni Hills are famous for their aesthetic beauty.

Vaishali Vaishali is about 55kms.north of Patna by road across the Ganaga.This place is supposed to be the oldest republic of the world, the Lichchvis.Vaishali is the birth place of Lord Mahavira,the most prominent Jain Tirthankar.