http://forums.bizhat.com/ Discuss about travel, visiting places, tourist important places. Post your travel experience here. en Tue, 21 May 2013 12:38:13 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.bizhat.com/images/misc/rss.png http://forums.bizhat.com/ http://forums.bizhat.com/travel-tourism/129080-wadi-al-salaam-largest-cemetery-world.html Sat, 18 May 2013 06:34:07 GMT Image: http://gallery.bizhat.com/data/1389/wadi-us-salaam-3_1_.jpg Wadi us-Salaam, which literally means the Valley of Peace, is an Islamic...

Wadi us-Salaam, which literally means the Valley of Peace, is an Islamic cemetery located in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. The cemetery covers an area of 1485.5 acres and contains millions of bodies, making it one of the strongest contender for the title of the largest graveyard on earth.



Wadi Al-Salam cemetery is also the only cemetery in the world where the process of burial is still continuing to day since more than 1,400 years.The graveyard holds importance in Shiite belief as it has been said that the souls of all faithful men and women shall be moved there, no matter where their bodies have been buried.



Many prophets, kings, princes and Sultans lie in this cemetery including that of Prophet Hud, Prophet Saleh, and Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, as well as the remains of the prince of faithfuls, Ali Ibn Abi Talib.




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The main attraction of Gavi Eco-Tourism project is the thick forest with the wide variety of flora and fauna. You can see a number of dams on the way to Gavi from Pathanamthitta, they are Seethathodu, Mooziyar, Kochu pamba and Gavi dams. The forest are abundant with wildlife including elephants, Indian gaur, leopards, tigers, bears, barking and mouse deers, Nilgiri Tahrs, lion tailed macaque, Nilgiri marten and other varieties of monkeys. This place is a heaven for birdwatchers. There are more than 300 varieties of birds including the great Indian hornbills, woodpeckers, sunbirds, dongos, kingfishers and myriads of mynas, cuckoos and bulbuls. Here also having different variety of plant species and butterflies.


Activities

Canoeing at Gavi and Kochu pamba lakes.
Outdoor camping or night safaris to Kullur, Gavi, Pullumedu, Kochu Pampa and Pachakanam or Anathodu. That provide ample scope for wildlife viewing. Tents are allowed in the camping site. There are tree top houses where one can enjoy the wild life to the maximum.
Treckking with the assistance of experts. Trekking to Pullumedu Peak offers a beautiful view of the Sabarimala temple.

This place is leech infested and take precautions before trekking.

Transportation

By Air: Kochi International Airport is at 200kms away. Trivandrum International Airport is at 250kms away and Madurai Airport is at 195kms away

By Rail: Kottayam is the nearest railway station which is 120kms away and is well connected with all other Indian cities

By Road: Vandiperiyar is the nearest place well connected with road near Gavi. But we recommend you to start the journey from Pathanamthitta. The journey from Pathanamthitta will be the most heart throbbing experience.

KSRTC bus services are available from Pathanamthitta to Kumali through Gavi.


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Tam Coc is located about 90 km from the city of Ninh Binh, and is considered one of Vietnam's most spectacular sights. Tam Coc means “three caves” – which are Hang Ca (the first), Hang Giua (the second) and Hang Cuoi (the smallest). A visit to Tam Coc basically consist of a three hour boat ride along the twists and turns of the Ngo Dong river beginning at the village of Van Lam and proceeding through a scenic landscape dominated by rice fields and karst towers. Undoubtedly, the most impressive of Tam Coc are the rice fields and when at its best, they are bright green with yellow, that extends all the way from the water’s edge to the foot of the rock formations.



The route also includes floating through the three natural caves, the largest of which is 125 meters long with its ceiling about 2 meters high above the water. The boats are typically rowed by one or two local women who also carry embroidered good for selling. The otherwise peace and harmony of the place can be overshadowed by the pushy vendors.





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Tepuis are flat table-top mountains found in the Guayana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela. In the language of the Pemon people who live in the Gran Sabana, Tepui means ‘House of the Gods’ due to their height.



Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in connected ranges, which makes them host to hundreds of endemic plant and animal species, some of which are found only on one tepui. Towering over the surrounding forest, the tepuis have almost sheer vertical flanks, and many rise as much as 1,000 meters above the surrounding jungle. The tallest of them are over 3,000 meters tall. The nearly vertical escarpments and dense rainforest bed on which these tepuis or mesa lie make them inaccessible by foot. Only three of the Gran Sabana's mountains can be reached by foot, among which the 2,180m-high Roraima is the most accessible.



Tepuis are the remains of a large sandstone plateau that once covered the granite basement complex between the north border of the Amazon Basin and the Orinoco, between the Atlantic coast and the Rio Negro, during the Precambrian period. Over millions of years, the plateaus were eroded and all that were left were isolated flat-headed tepuis. Although the tepuis looks quite barren, the summit is teeming with life.



The high altitude of tepuis causes them to have a different climate from the ground forest. The top is often cooler with frequent rainfall, while the bases of the mountains have a tropical, warm and humid climate. Many extraordinary plants have adapted to the environment to form species unique to the tepui.

Some 9,400 species of higher plants have been recorded from the Venezuelan Guayana, of which 2322 are registered from the tepuis. Approximately one-third of the species occur nowhere else in the world.

There are 115 such tabletop mountains in the Gran Sabana region in the south-east of Venezuela where the highest concentration of tepuis are found. The most famous among them is Mount Roraima. Roraima, was unexplored until 1884. Today, the plateaued summit is a popular destination for backpackers and home to small waterfalls, natural quartz-lined pools and Punto Triple, the point at which the borders of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana meet. Mount Roraima is said to have inspired the Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle to write his novel The Lost World.

The other famous tepui is Auyantepui, home to Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world. Auyantepui is also the largest of the tepuis with a surface area of 700 km².

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The Katskhi Pillar abruptly rises 40 meters from the hills of Central Georgia and looks similar to a giant’s club. Its mythical aura made it a place of worship since humans settled this area. Prior to the arrival of Christianity, the pillar served as a pagan holy place for a long time and was most likely used for fertility rites.



In the 4th century, Georgia adapted Christianity as its state religion, as the second country in the world after Armenia. Slowly, and following in a general world trend, Christianity replaced pagan places of worship with Christian ones to consolidate the new set of beliefs. Thus, the Katskhi Pillar became the site of a small church first built in the 7th century.



The church that sits atop the pillar resembles the practice of the Stylites who were early Christian ascetics who prayed on top of wooden pillars. Following the lead of the much-revered Saint Simeon Stylites, who sat atop a pillar for almost 40 years, these pious Christians tortured their bodies and devouted their spirit to their religion. The Katskhi Pillar also bears a striking resemblance to the famous Greek monasteries of Meteora.



Currently, the Georgian Orthodox Church is building a new small church at the top of the rock column, which is reached via a combination of scaffolding at the lower half, and a vertigo-inducing iron ladder at the upper half of the pillar. The earthly remains of a believer, who died atop the pillar at an unknown date, are kept at the contemporary church building. Women are not allowed to climb to the top.

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This is the place where 3 of the arguably most famous Indian water bodies - Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean meet.

Located in the heart of the serene waters and landscapes of Tamil Nadu is the illustrious Kanyakumari, rich with history and culture.

The Gandhi Memorial situated here is the place where the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were kept before being immersed.

The 133 feet, Thiruvalluvar Statue, sitting magnanimously in the middle of pristine waters will fill you with complete awe.

Elaborate architecture with intricate details and masterful stonework are some of the features that will simply enchant you.

Beautiful temples and churches, lovely architecture, sublime ghats and beaches with tranquil aura, makes it a visitor's paradise.

Amidst everything, the most striking feature of Kanyakumari is the gorgeous sunrise and sunset views best captured from its sandy beaches. ]]> annie http://forums.bizhat.com/travel-tourism/128876-india-travel-attractions-sights-kanyakumari-south-india.html http://forums.bizhat.com/travel-tourism/128862-larung-gar-buddhist-academy-serthar-tibet.html Tue, 07 May 2013 04:40:05 GMT Image: http://gallery.bizhat.com/data/502/larung-gar-6.jpg Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, also known as Serthar Buddhist Institute, sits in the...

Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, also known as Serthar Buddhist Institute, sits in the Larung Valley at an elevation of 4,000 meters, about 15 km from the town Sêrtar, in Sertar County, Garze Prefecture in the traditional Tibetan region of Kham. The academy was founded in 1980 in an entirely uninhabited valley by Jigme Phuntsok, an influential lama of the Nyingma tradition. Despite its remote location, Larung Gar grew from a handful of disciples to be one of the largest and most influential centers for the study of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Today it is home to over 40,000 monks, nuns and lay-students.








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The RTO authorities were issuing vehicle pass at the Kumily bus stand even on the festival day after verifing the vehicle records. Devotees were taken to the temple by Jeep from Kumily bus stand at Rs 60. The uphill jeep ride will take 1 hour to the temple depending on the traffic. Jeeps were permitted from 6 am to 3 pm on the festival day.

Many local people trekked to the temple from Ambadi junction, on the Kumily - Thekkady road. I started the trek at 7 am and reached the temple at 10 am. Luckily there were no rain & leech. Pilgrims from Gudalur (Tamil Nadu) climb the hill to reach the Kannaki temple.



Both Kerala and Tamil priests conducted pooja/prayers at the temple. Free food - ponkala, Tomato rice - were served among the pilgrims.



I boarded the 3.30 pm Kumily LS ordinary bus from Kottayam and reached Kumily at 7.30 pm (108 km). I just missed the Changanassery - Chennai TN bus going via Kottayam, Kumily (8 pm), Trichy. The places en route the NH 220 were Manarcaud, Ponkunnam, Kanjirappally, Parathodu, Mundakayam, Peruvanthanam, Kuttikanam, Peermedu, Vandiperiyar, Kumily. The Tamil Nadu border is very near the Kumily bus stand. From Tamil Nadu side there are buses to Periyakulam, Palani and Madurai. The NH 220 further proceeds to Kambam, Theni, Madurai (136 km from Kumily).

Kumily Forest office : 04869 222027

There are many budget and luxury accommodation near Kumily bus stand.
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Located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, in the Mandalay Region of Burma, lies the ancient city of Bagan. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, and the political, economic and cultural nerve center of the Pagan Empire. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, the wealthy Pagan rulers commissioned thousands of temples to be built in the Bagan plains. It is estimated that over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries once stood on this 100 square km plain in central Myanmar, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day.








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