UTTRAKHAND

UTTRAKHAND

Uttarakhand  formally the State of Uttarakhand (Uttarākhaṇḍ Rājya), some time ago known as Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern piece of India. It is regularly alluded to as the Devbhumi (truly "Place where there is the Gods.  because of numerous Hindu sanctuaries and journey focuses found all through the state. Uttarakhand is known for the regular habitat of the Himalayas, the Bhabhar and the Terai. On 9 November 2000, Uttarakhand turned into the 27th condition of the Republic of India, being made from the Himalayan and connecting northwestern locale of Uttar Pradesh.[8] It outskirts Tibet toward the north; the Province No. 7 of Nepal toward the east; and the Indian conditions of Uttar Pradesh toward the south and Himachal Pradesh toward the west and north-west and in addition Haryana on its south-western corner. The state is separated into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a sum of 13 areas. The between time capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun, the biggest city of the state, which is a railhead. The High Court of the state is situated in Nainital.

Tourist Places in Uttarakhand
Almora	Auli	Badrinath	Corbett National Park	Dehradun	Gangotri
Garhwal	Haridwar	Harsil	Hemkund Sahib	Kailash Mansarovar	Kasauni
Kedarnath	Mussoorie	Nainital	Ranikhet	Rishikesh	Valley of Flowers

Cities in Uttarakhand
Dehradun	Kashipur	kichha	Kotdwara	Manglaur	Mussoorie
Nagla	Nainital	Pauri	Almora	Bazpur	Haldwani
Ramnagar	Rudrapur	Sitarganj	Tehri	Pithoragarh	Chamba
Rishikesh	Jaspur	Haridwar	Champawat	Roorkee

Railway Stations in Uttarakhand
Roorkee	Laksar Jn	Dehradun	Kashipur	Lal Kuan	Raiwala
Jwalapur	Ramnagar	Haldwani	Kathgodam	Rudrapur City	Kotdwara
Motichur	Gaushala	Rishikesh	Alai	Virbhadra	Doiwala
Landaura	Pantnagar

Temples in Uttarakhand
Madhyamaheshwar	Rudraprayag	Triyuginarayan Temple
Ukhimath	Surkanda Devi,	Golu Devata,
Jageshwar	Badrinath temple	Gopinath Mandir,
Hemkund Sahib	Gundiyat gaon	Yamnotri
Nandaprayag	Rudranath	Tungnath
Baleshwar Temple	Kalpeshwar	Mahasu Devta Temple
Rishikesh	Moteshwar Mahadev,	Chandi Devi Temple
Daksheswara Mahadev Temple	Har ki Pauri	Mansa Devi Temple
Maya Devi Temple	Jyotirmath (Joshimath)	Karnaprayag
Gangotri	Garjiya Devi Temple	Devprayag
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple	Guptakashi	Chandrabadni
Nag Raja Temple	Ataria Temple,	Chaiti Devi Temple,
Bhairav Temple	Duryodhan Mandir,	Karna Devta
Kuteti Devi Temple	Pokhu Devta Temple	Shani Temple
Vishwanath Temple	Gwal Devta (Goril) temple	Purnagiri temple
Aditya (Sun) Temple	Barahi (Varahi) Devi Temple	Balani Devi Temple
Bhadraj Temple	Dugdehwar Mahadeva

NATURE

Nature, in the broadest sense, is the characteristic, physical, or material world or universe. "Nature" can allude to the wonders of the physical world, and furthermore to life by and large. The investigation of nature is a vast, if by all account not the only, some portion of science. In spite of the fact that people are a piece of nature, human movement is frequently comprehended as a different classification from other characteristic marvels. 

The word nature is gotten from the Latin word nature, or "fundamental characteristics, inborn mien", and in antiquated circumstances, actually signified "birth".[1] Nature is a Latin interpretation of the Greek word physic (φύσις), which initially identified with the inherent attributes that plants, creatures, and different highlights of the world create of their own accord.[2][3] The idea of nature in general, the physical universe, is one of a few extensions of the first thought; it started with certain center utilization of the word φύσις by pre-Socratic thinkers, and has consistently picked up money from that point forward. This utilization kept amid the appearance of present day logical technique in the last a few centuries.[4][5] 

Inside the different employments of the word today, "nature" frequently alludes to topography and untamed life. Nature can allude to the general domain of living plants and creatures, and now and again to the procedures related with lifeless objects– the way that specific kinds of things exist and change voluntarily, for example, the climate and geography of the Earth. It is frequently interpreted as meaning the "regular habitat" or wilderness– wild creatures, rocks, woods, and when all is said in done those things that have not been considerably modified by human mediation, or which continue regardless of human intercession. For instance, fabricated articles and human collaboration for the most part are not thought about piece of nature, unless qualified as, "human instinct" or "the entire of nature". This more customary idea of regular things which can in any case be discovered today infers a qualification between the characteristic and the fake, with the simulated being comprehended as that which has been brought into being by a human cognizance or a human personality. Contingent upon the specific setting, the expression "characteristic" may likewise be recognized from the unnatural or the extraordinary.

PLACES OF MUSSOORIE

THE BAUTY OF MUSSOORIE

THE BEAUTY OF MUSSOORIE

1. The Christ Church -

If you wish to pay a visit to the oldest Himalayan church, then this is the one. The Gothic style design of the church will surely transfer you to some other era. Cost: Free Timing: 07:00 am – 06:30 pm (Monday - Saturday) 08:00 am – 06:30 pm (Sunday) Open everyday Official Link:http://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/utdb/mussoorie

2. Kempty Falls -

One of the most sought after attraction of Mussorie is Kempty falls. It will surely prove to be a feast for your eyes to view as cascading waterfall rushes and paves its way downward from a height of 40 ft. Cost: Free Timing: 6AM – 6 PM Official Link:http://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/utdb/mussoorie

THE GREAT HIMALAYA

Karakoram and Himalayas are 2 different ranges, Karakoram, Himalayas and Hindu Kush meet at a point located somewhere in Gilgit - Baltistan #Pakistan. You can also see the picture i’m attaching.

Hope you enjoy all these pics and info. I would also like to share with all of you that Karakoram range is also famous for Karakoram Highway, Which is build on it. Its also know as world’s Highest paved road crossing through the Karakoram mountain range. This highway connects Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Its also known as the 8th wonder of the World.

Travel Story of Shrinagar

“Lifejackets are under your seats, but don’t bother, they’re completely useless here.”

The tourist boat’s safety briefing did not fill us with confidence.

“They’re brightly coloured and keep you floating on the surface, so the crocs will come right to you,” the guide continued. “Trust me, if you go in the water here, you don’t want to be wearing a lifejacket.”

It was my first day touring Kakadu National Park, a vast protected area of outback in Australia’s Northern Territory. This was my first warning that here was a place where such ostensibly contrary safety advice could make perfect sense, a place where the rules of nature as I knew them seemed hardly to apply.

The Taj Mahal (/ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ-/;^[3] meaning "Crown of the Palace"^[4]) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre)^[5] complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.

Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643 but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees, which in 2015 would be approximately 52.8 billion rupees (U.S. $827 million). The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.

The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage". It is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India's rich history. The Taj Mahal attracts 7–8 million visitors a year. In 2007, it was declared a winner of the New7Wonders of the World (2000–2007) initiative.