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with Khajuraho, Varanasi & Kathmandu
Golden Triangle Tours With Khajuraho, Varanasi & Kathmandu
Duration : 14 Days / 13 NightsDestinations: Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Jhansi - Orchha - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Sarnath - Kathmandu - Bhaktpur - Delhi
Day
1 - DelhiArrive Delhi and meet our representative at Airport. Transfer to Hotel and overnight at hotel. Day 2 - Delhi
Meet our representative in the hotel lobby in the morning. Proceed for full day tour of Delhi, the capital of India. Visit bustling Chandni Chowk - the royal shopping mall created by great Mughals. Nearby Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India. Red Fort has remained in the center of many great events that took place in India down the centuries. Rajghat is the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi. In the new city, visit Qutub Minar - the tallest stone tower in India, Humayun's Tomb - the predecessor to Taj Mahal, India Gate - the war memorial built by British, Rashtrapati Bhawan - one of the grandest presidential palaces in the world, parliament house, and Laxmi Narain Temple. You can also enjoy sound and light show held at Red Fort every evening. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 3 - Delhi - Jaipur
By road 260 kms
5- 6 hrs Travel duration
Proceed to Jaipur in the morning by A/C Coach. Enjoy the countryside in the route. Check into hotel on arrival. Afternoon, proceed for the city tour including City Palace and museum; Jantar Mantar - an observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur; and Jaipur Bazaar - a bustling shopping mart with exotic handicraft items on sale. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 4 - Jaipur
After breakfast proceed to Amber Fort - the magnificent Rajput fort and former capital of Kachchwaha Dynasty situated atop a hill 11 km away on the outskirts of Jaipur. Enjoy the Elephant ride at Amber Fort. Afternoon on self. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 5 - Jaipur - Agra
By road 250 kms
5- 6 hrs Travel duration via Fatehpur Sikri & Bharatpur
Morning proceed to Agra - The City of Taj. Enroute visit Bharatpur - one of the best bird sanctuaries in India. Nearby is Fatehpur Sikri - the deserted capital of Mughals. Appreciate the beauty of magnificent Buland Darwaza, Jama Masjid, Birbal Mahal, Panch Mahal, and Jodha Bai Palace. On arrival check into hotel. Overnight at Agra.
Day 6 - Agra
In the morning Visit Taj Mahal - The Symbol of Love Engraved in Stone. Also visit Agra Fort - the center of power for Mughals for a long time. Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah is one of the best-ornamented structures in India and many of the features in Taj Mahal were replicated and refined from here.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day 7 - Agra - Jhansi
By Train - Shatabdi Express
Dep time: 0758 hrs Arr Time: 1035 Hrs
Morning after breakfast transfer to railways station for train to Jhansi. Upon arrival in Jhansi you will be received by our representative. Continue your journey towards Khajuraho.
Jhansi - Orchha - Khajuraho
By road 180 kms 4 hrs
Enroute visit Orchha, now a small hamlet in the state of Madhya Pradesh but once the capital of the formidable Bundela kings in medieval times. Attractions include Raj Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, Rai Parveen Mahal, Ram Raja Temple, Chaturbhuj Temple, and Laxmi Narayan Temple. On arrival at Khajuraho check into hotel. Spend rest of the day on leisure. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 8 - Khajuraho
Proceed for the city tour in the morning. Khajuraho is famous world over for the erotic temples built in the medieval times by the mighty kingdom of Chandelas with inspiration taken from Kamsutra - the celebrated Indian treatise on sex. The temples are divided into three groups Eastern, Western, and Southern. Kandariya Mahadeo is the most celebrated of all temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and famous for erotic sculpture on its walls.
Day 09 - Khajuraho / Varanasi
By flight
Flight Number: 9W - 334
Dep: 1330 Hrs Arr: 1410 Hrs
Morning transfer to airport for the flight to Varanasi. On arrival check in the hotel. Afternoon on leisure. Excursion of Sarnath, the place where first prayer of Lord Buddha took place, in the evening. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 - Varanasi
After breakfast explore the Varanasi city and also the Ghats with our Guide.
About Varanasi
Standing on the western bank of India's holiest rever Ganges, Varanasi is the oldest surviving city of the world and the cultural capital of India. It is in the heart of this city that there stands in its fullest majesty the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in which is enshrined the Jyotirlinga of Shiva, Vishweshwara or Vishwanatha. Here gravitate the teeming millions of India to seek benediction and spiritual peace by the darshan of this Jyotirlinga which confers liberation from the bondages of maya and the inexorable entanglements of the world. A simple glimpse of the Jyotirlinga is a soul-cleansing experience that transforms life and puts it on the path of knowledge and bhakti. Vishweshwara jyotirlinga has a very special and unique significance in the spiritual history of India. Tradition has it that the merits earned by the darshan of other jyotirlinga scattered in various parts of India accrue to devotee by a single visit to Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Deeply and intimately implanted in the Hindu mind, the Kashi Vishwanath Temple has been a living embodinent of our timeless cultural traditions and highest spiritual values. The Temple has been visited by all great saints- Adi Shankaracharya, Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekanand, Goswami Tulsidas, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati,
Gurunanak
and several other spiritual personalities. The Kashi Vishwanath Temple attracts
visitors not only from India but abroad as well and thereby symbolises man's
desire to live in peace snd harmony with one another. Vishwanath being a supreme
repository of this spiritual truth thus strengthens the bonds of universal brotherhood
and fellow feeling at the national as wll as global levels. On January 28, 1983
the Temple was taken over by the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and it's management
eversince stands entrusted to a Trust with Dr. Vibhuti Narayan Singh. Former
Kashi Naresh, as president and an Executive Committee with Divisional Commissioner
as Chairman. The Temple in the present shape was built way back in 1780 by Late Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore. In the year 1785 a Naubatkhan was built up infront of the Temple by the then collector Mohd. Ibrahim Khan at the instance of Governor General Warren Hastings. In 1839, Two domes of the Temple were covered by gold donated by Punjab Kesari Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. Third dome but was remained uncovered, Ministry of cultures & Religious affairs of U.P. Govt. took keen interest for gold plating of third dome of Temple.
Ghats
Varanasi, Kashi or Banaras, is older than traditions. The divine grace of this city lies is unique combination of physical, metaphysical and supernatural elements. Ghats of Varanasi are natural supplement to the concept of divinity. It is a city witch liberate soul from human body to ultimate. The much quoted Sanskrit Skloka Proclame ' Kasyam maranam mukti' (death in Kashi is Liberation). In fact the extension of this belief could be visualised in early concept of ' Pancha Trirtha' symbolically identified with the human body it is explicitly equated with the fire elements (Panch Tattva) of witch body is composed interesting people now defining as all the Ghats are points on the divine cosmic road ( 12th Zodiacs X 7cakras of body thus 98 ) represents its manifest transcendential dimension. That is how this frame shows a cosmic order and harmonic relationship between micro cosmos (divine order) and micro cosmos (human order) through the interlink of mesocosmos ( the physical order of ghats). The Gahadvala inscriptions ( c.12th cent) mention only five ghats . A mid 17th cent.
Sarnath
LOCATION
Sarnath renowned for ancient remains of Bhuddhist stupas, monasteries and temples, is situated at a distance of 6 kms. to the north of Varanasi city witch is well connected by road, rail & air.
HISTORY
Sarnath is one of the four most important Bhuddhist pilgrimage centres of India. Bhudda, the great sage, after. attaining enlightenment (Bhudda-hood) at Bodh gaya came to Sarnath and delivered his first sermon to five disciples (i.e. Kaundinya, Bashpa, Bhadrika, Mahanaman and Ashvajit) for redeeming humanity. It is this place where foundation of a new order of monks (Sangha) and a new order of religious doctrine (Dhamma) was laid. Sarnath is also sacred to the Jains because they look upon it as the site of asceticism and death of Shreyamshanath, the 11th Trithankara.
In
ancient Bhuddhist literature the place finds mention as Rishipatna and Mrigdava
or Mrigadaya. The place was called Rishipatna , as it was here the bodies of
five hundred Pratyeka Bhuddhas or Rishis(Sages) fell after their attainment
of nirvana (Salvation). According to the Jataka, in one of his previous births
Bhudha as aleader of a herd of deer,for saving life of a doe, appeared before
the king of Benaras who relished on the flesh of a deer everyday. On being moved
by his sacrifical zeal the king made the place a free roaming ground, thus it
was known as mrigadava (deerpark). The inscriptions of early medieval period
found from Sarnath referred to this place as Dharamchakra or Sadhamacharka pravartana
vihar. The mordern name Sarnath seems to be a contraction of Saranganath (Lord
of deer) still borne by the Lord Shiva enshrined in a temple nearby. Sarnath pased into oblivion in the 13th cent. and veil was lifted in 1798 when Mr. Duncan , the resident of Benaras gave an account of a casket of green marble inside a stone box exposed by the workmen of Jagat Singh, Dewan of Raja Chet Singh of Benaras while dismantling the Dharmaralika stupa in order to procure building materials. This discovery had created wide interest about Sarnath.
Later on excanvations were conducted at the site by Sir Alexander Cunningham (1835-36), Major Kittoe (1851-52), Mr.C. Horne (1865), Mr. F.O. Oertal (1904-5), Sir john Marshall (1907), Mr. H. Hargreaves(1914-15), and Mr. Daya Ram Sahni (1927-32).
Archaeological excavations have brought to light about a dozen carved railing pillars ascribable to the Shunga period (2nd -lst cent. B.C.).
With the advent of the Kushana (1st -2nd cent. A.D.) in north India Bhuddhism witnessed a new phase of Religious and artistic activities. Trough Mathura was the centre of this renaissance, but sarnath also flourished and new monuments were raised. The colossal image of Bodhisattva imported form Mathura in the 3rd regnal year of Kanishka is now exhibited in the museum. During the Gupta period (4th-6th century A.D.). Sarnath became a main centre of structural and artistic activities. Several structures including Mulgandhakuti, the chief shrine of the Buddha were erected during this period. The Dhamekh stupa is the best preserved and most impressive edifice at Sarnath. It is a cylindrical tower 28.50 mts. In diameter at base and 33.53 mts. In height. Fa-Hien the Chinese pilgrim visited Sarnath at the time of Chandragupta ll (376-414 A.D.) and saw here four stupas and two monastteries.
The reign stupas and Harshavardhan (606-47 A.D.) must have initiated fresh religious activity and restorations of the earlier building at Sarnath. Hiuen-Tsang visited Sarnath during the time and left a vivid descriptinued of its monuments.
This place continued to flourish during the reign of the pala kings. But the monuments of Sarnath experienced a reverse, when Benaras suffered under the spearhead of Mahmud Ghajni's invasion which is inferred from a record of the time of Mahilala, datable to 1026 A.D. Kumardevi, wife of Givindchandra (1114-1154 A.D.) of the Gahadavala dynasty built a large monastery at Sarnath which is probably the last impressive monuments raised here and after which the architectural and artistic activitivs came to a halt. The glorious heritage remained hidden for a larger period and waite for the archaeological spade to uncover it.
Day 11- Varnasi / Kathmandu
By flight
Flight number: Dep: 14:30 Arr: 15:30
Dep: 1440 Hrs Arr: 1600 Hrs
Enjoy boating on the river Ganges in the dawn. Explore the city of Varanasi - the Spiritual capital of India after breakfast. Visit Ghats, Kashi Vishwanath Temple and other places.
Afternoon transfer to airport for return flight to Delhi for onward journey. Transfer to airport for onward/return journey.
Day 12 - Kathmandu
Morning city sightseeing tour to visit Machhendra Nath Temple, a two tiered bronze roof pagoda, Hanuman Dhoka - the historic seat of Royalty, Durbar Square which houses Teleju temple built in 1549 AD, figure of Kal Bhairav - God of Destruction, statue of King Pratap Malla, Temple House of Kumari - the residence of living Goddess.
Day 13 - Kathmandu - Bhaktpur - Kathmandu
Morning visit Bhadgaon (Bhaktapur) means the city of devotees, situated at an altitude of 4600 ft., 13 kms east of Kathmandu. Durbar Square - the main Square of the city contains the Lion Gate with the lovely stone figures of Hanuman. Boudhnath - the colossal Stupa, one of the biggest in the world, has the all seeing eyes of the Buddha. The shrine is ringed by houses of Goddess Mani Jogni. It is built on an octagonal base inset with prayer wheels and is situated 8 kms east of Kathmandu . Pashupatinath Temple - situated 5 kms east of Kathmandu on the bank of sacred Bagmati river, the temple of Lord Shiva with two tiered golden roof and silver doors is famous for its super architecture. It is a centre of annual pilgrimage on the day of Maha Shivaratri.
Day 14 - Kathmandu - Delhi flight
Transfer to the airport for flight to Delhi Assistance on arrival and connect flight for onward destination.
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