From the center of modern India with its ancient heart, a journey to discover the spirituality and the millenary Indian culture that is renewed on the shores of the sacred Ganges.
A path at the foot of the Himalayas to breathe the harmony of spirit, body, and nature - until you reach the Queen of the Hill Station, once frequented by the English of the Raj in flight from the heat of the plain.
Delhi, between past and future.
The capital of many kingdoms, imperial center, the seat of democratic government ... how many cities in the metropolis of Delhi, in perpetual change? UNESCO heritage monuments, well-kept museums, bazaars, handicrafts from all over India, ethnic restaurants, trendy bars, impressive mosques, Hindi and Sikh temples and Christian churches, medieval alleyways, and state-of-the-art underground ... Delhi has almost everything that you might want to find. Maybe too much and all together, so as to stun you at the first landing. Capital is the emblem of the nation itself, to be taken calmly.
Not to be missed: Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk district, Gandhi Memorial, India Gate, Connaught Place (and Agrasen well), Bangla Sahib, Lodi Gardens, National Museum, Safdarjang and Humayun Mausoleums , Nizamuddin Dargah and Sufi music, cultural performances at Dilli Haat, Craft Museum, Qutb Minar.
Stay 1 Day
Haridwar, on the steps of the Ganges
At Haridwar, the Ganges (called Gangaji in these parts) leaves the mountains where it is born - 250 km higher - to embark on the journey across the plains. On the banks of the river, where he leaves his restless impetus to allow himself to be tamed by men, there are the steps that thousands of pilgrims descend for purifying ablution, and beyond the ghats the temples and the monasteries.
Haridwar is a gateway to Hindu culture, a baptism to the spirituality and rituals of India.
Do not miss the Ganga Aarti ceremony on Har ki Pauri Ghat (evening offering of fire and candles at the Ganges). The temple of Mansa Devi, the temple of Chandi Devi, several ashrams, a safari at Rajaji National Park (18 km away) in the footsteps of the tiger and wild animals, the Ardh Kumbha Mela in 2016.
Stay 1 Day
Mussoorie, the Queen of the mountains
Made full of Hindu spirituality and culture we climb higher up the pre-Himalayan hills to breathe clean air and plunge our heads into the clouds. Mussoorie was born at the beginning of the nineteenth century as a holiday resort, Hill station, for administrators and British officers fleeing from the suffocating heat of Delhi. Today it is the citizens and tourists from all over the world that flow copiously to look for refreshment and to enjoy the Alpine environment (about 2000 meters) with a view of the colossal peaks of the Himalayas. Between May and June, it may seem like anything but an oasis of peace.
Not to be missed: Library bazaar, the cable car to Gun Hill (3000 m), Trekking, horseback riding, Happy Valley and the Tibetan settlement, Dhanoltri with the superb Himalayan landscape, the temple of Surkhanda Devi (reachable by walking 2 km), the Kempty waterfalls.
Stay: 1-2 days
No comments:
Post a Comment