World's 1000 beautiful tourist places

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Machu Picchu is 70 kilometers northwest of Cusco, on the crest of the mountain Machu Picchu, located about 2,350 meters above sea level. It is one of the most important archaeological centers in South America and the most visited tourist attraction in Peru.
Peru is nice.... Machu Picchu is one of the best places in the world. It is true, believe me!!!

have you got any picture?

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High altitude lakes - Pangong & Tso Moriri, Jammu Kashmir, India.

Leh to Pangong lake via Chang la (5288 m, 150 km) and the road leads to Chusul at China border. Travel needs inner line permits from DM Leh. Another high altitude lake in Ladakh is Tso Moriri (4595 m, 19 km long and 7 km wide) via Kurzok.

Demchok (336 km from Leh) has road connections to Manas sarovar lake. Road closed due to Chinese annexation of Tibet in 1950. Leh - Mane (46) - Nyoma (168) - Dungti junction- Rongo (214) - Hanle (262, world's highest astronomical observatory) - Photi la (280) - Koyul (296) - Demchok (336). Distances in bracket are in kilometre from Leh.

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Ladakh Festival 1st to 15th September 2007.

Location : Leh, Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Access : By air (flights from Delhi and Chandigarh daily) and by road.

It is a major event organized every year by the J&K Tourism Department, in collaboration with the local communities and the district administrations of Leh and Kargil from 1st to 15th September. Its main objective is to revive and promote the richness, depth and pageantry of Ladakh’s centuries-old culture, traditions and folk heritage for world-wide appreciation and enjoyment.

The inaugural function is held on grand scale at Leh with a spectacular procession in which various cultural troupes and village contingents participate in full ceremonial costumes, singing songs and performing various types of dances to the tune of the traditional orchestra. At the Polo ground, where the procession terminates, the participants break into a variety of folk and popular dances, presenting the best samples of the region’s performing arts. Among the regular programmes, the most colourful and interesting are the village archery festivals held in selected suburban villages of Leh. Every villager is required to formally participate in these events in accordance with the established social code.

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Ladakh Festival

Every male participant is expected to try his skill with the bow and arrow in alternate rounds of archery and dancing while the ladies have to join in as many rounds of the mandatory folk dances. Other programmes of the festival include a series of evening musical concerts, mask dances by lamas of selected monasteries and mock marriage ceremonies complete with all the associated traditions.

A major polo tournament called the "Ladakh Festival Cup" is also held as part of the festival in which polo teams from different parts of the region participate. Visitors to Ladakh during this period will have the opportunity of witnessing this ancient sport of the western Himalayas being played in its original, wild style with fewer rules and frenzied crowd involvement. Yet another interesting programme is the staging of a typical Central Asian trade mart in Leh Bazaar, complete with caravans laden with traders’ goods, while skilled artists dressed in period-costumes play the role of merchants engaged in trading, bartering and associated activities.

The festival is also simultaneously organized in different parts of Kargil district. These include traditional archery tournaments, besides presentation of programmes showcasing the cultural heritage and traditions of different ethnic groups of the area. Of particular interest are the cultural programmes presented by the Brok-pas people based on their ancient social customs and ceremonies. Among the programmes presented by the Dards of Dras is the game of polo, the ancestral sport of the Dards of the western Himalayas. Similar programmes are also held in Zanskar Valley, where the high point is the traditional sport called "Saka", in which a number of colourfully attired horses are used in a quaint racing competition.

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The Ladakh Festival is a unique project of the State Department of Tourism to patronize the revival and promotion of Ladakh’s age-old traditions and customs, its cultural heritage and the performing arts. For the visitors to Ladakh, the festival provides an opportunity to witness and experience the lifestyle and cultural ethos of a people who have lived for centuries on the crossroads of Asia, receiving and harmonising socio-cultural and religious influences from their neighbouring societies.

The biggest and most famous of the monastic festivals is that of Hemis, which falls in late June or early July, and is dedicated to Padmasambhava. Every 12 years, the gompa's greatest treasures, a huge Thangka, is ritually exhibited. Its next unveiling is due to take place in A.D 2016. Other monasteries, which have summer festivals, are Lamayuru (early July), Phyang (late July/ early August), Tak-thok (after Phyang) and Karsha in Zanskar (after Phyang). Like Hemis, the Phyang festival too involves the unveiling of a gigantic thangka, though here it is done every third year.

Spituk, Stok, Thikse, Chemrey and Matho have their festivals in winter between November and March. Likir and Deskit (Nubra) time their festivals to coincide with Dosmochhe, the festival of the scapegoat, which is celebrated at Leh in late February. Dosmochhe is one of two New Year festivals, the other being Losar, which falls around the time of the winter solstice.

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Serbia,Pozarevac have the similar games every year.
The founder is knez Milos Obilic in that time under a Otoman empire he was a big man.
And the game name is called LJubicevske Konjicke Igre,search the net for medieval games.

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I would like to add one more point about Taj, The name Taj means Crown. It is really a crown for India's tourism. And it has been reselected among the seven wonders of the world

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Uttarakhand, India is the abode of the largest number of Hindu gods and is called "Dev Bhoomi", meaning Valley of Gods. Uttarakhand is a region of exquisite beauty and floral charms. It is a land of gods, garlanded by glaciers.

The Great Himalayan Range stretches from Krishna Giri mountains (Karamkoram) in the west to the river Brahmaputra in the east. The three highest peaks of the world - Mt. Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga - are on this range.

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Haridwar is one of the holiest of holies of the Hindus located at around 200 km from Delhi. Dronacharya, the guru of the Pandava princes was born at Haridwar. There are always hundreds and thousands of people who come here to have a bath in the holy river.

The most popular bathing ghats at Haridwar are Har-Ki-Pairi, meaning the stepping stones of Vishnu. It is here that nectar fell out of kumbha (Pitcher) being carried by Jayanta. The tinkling temple bells fills the atmosphere with music. The devotees cast off small earthern lamps placed in tiny paper boats onto the river. The reflection of these myriad lights lends a magical aspect to the river.

From Haridwar,we proceed to Rishikesh for Yamnotri/Gangotri/Kedarnath/ Badrinath.

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Rishikesh is a land of worship and Yoga situated on the banks of the holy river Ganga. Numerous well known hermitages can be seen all along the road. It is 24 km from Haridwar located at the foot hills of Himalayas. The famous temple of Bharat, where he meditated and offered prayers for the well being of Ram, was constructed by Shri Guru Shankaracharya. Rishikesh is 310 km from New Delhi.

Lakshman Jhoola suspension bridge with a span of 140 m was constructed in 1939. Lakshman performed deep meditation for many years to rid himself of the sin of killing Meghnad in the battle with Ravan. A temple is located on this spot near Lakshman Jhoola.

Shivanad jhula, another suspension bridge across river Ganga is 2 km from Lakshman Jhoola. The banks of the river are filled with Ashrams and Yoga centres.

A bath at Triveni ghat, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the subterranean Saraswati earns special merit.

From Rishikesh, the road is on the right banks of river Ganga up to Dev Prayag.