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Navratri - An Auspicious Festive Season

Hello guyss!!! Welcome back to another blog. Today marks the start of auspicious occasion of   Navratri festival .  let me take you to different parts of India where how this beautiful festival is celebrated.                           Happy Navratri folks Navratri is a Hindu festival which is celebrated every year for nine auspicious days in the autumn season.  It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of Indian subcontinent. The festival is celebrated as the post monsoon autumn festival also known as Sharada Navaratri starting in the month of Ashwin Shukla as per Hindu calendar.  Why Is It Celebrated? Navratri hold its significant value in Hindu culture, it is celebrated in many ways depending upon the region. The common thing about this celebration all over the country is the battle and victory of good over evil as per the Hindu mythology of ...

Chandigarh - A Modern Cityscape

Hey guys!!! Welcome back to another travel blog. In today's blog I will take you to a modern gateway experience to Chandigarh City. Chandigarh is the primary travel stop for all travellers before they head towards their desired destination to the state of Himachal Pradesh. One has to get down at Chandigarh, if travelling by train, to get to Shimla or Manali. Most of the tourists spend a day or two in Chandigarh to have a look around city's most famous places, markets and to hog on street food. Little known facts about Chandigarh: • Chandigarh is named after the goddess chandi and garh means fortress where the temple was located at foothills of Shivaliks. • Chandigarh is the first planned city. Swiss-French born Architect Le corbusier planned the city's architectural outlook. • Chandigarh is an Union Territory and is a shared capital city of both states of, Punjab and Haryana. Travel Trivia:  Chandigarh has never had a Sector 13  because the city archite...