Uttar Pradesh tourist places

Uttar Pradesh ~ "The Land of Divine Incarnations"

Uttar Pradesh a state located in the northern part of ancient India. Uttar Pradesh also the most populous state in our country. The state not only shares the borders with Nepal to the north but also with Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi to the north and north west, Rajasthan on the west, Madhya Pradesh on the south, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand located on the south east and Bihar on the east. The administrative and legislative capital is Lucknow and the industrial and financial capital is Kanpur. 

Uttar Pradesh is often known as the land of undying and inimitable history, heritage, culture and beauty. Uttar Pradesh Tourism has aided in honing this state which is already gifted with abundant natural wealth to a great deal. Both international and national tourists are attracted to this place, to a place where there are several aspects worth exploring and worth experiencing. 

The Taj Mahal in Agra is a symbol of love which said to have braved all tests of time, wear and tear. Uttar Pradesh Tourism has always promoted this epitome of beauty and elegance which always have managed to find its place amongst the seven wonder of the world. But Uttar Pradesh have always  been a place beyond the wonder itself, other tourist spots that are in the Heritage Circuit of Uttar Pradesh Tourism are Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Fort, and Forts at Allahabad, Surat Bhavan Palace, Mahesh Vilas Palace, Jagamanpur Fort, Rampura Fort and Bansi Palace. 

Uttar Pradesh Tourism prominently takes care in upkeep of its copious wildlife by promoting eco-tourism and also including the major wild life sanctuaries in the itinerary. Some of the wild life sanctuaries are Dudhwa National Park, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Katarniaghat Sanctuary, Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Hastinapur Sanctuary, National Chambal Sanctuary, Mahavir Swami Sanctuary, Ranipur Sanctuary, Chandra Prabha Sanctuary, Kaimoor Sanctuary, Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary, Samaspur Sanctuary, Suhelva Sanctuary, Sandi Sanctuary, and Bakhira Sanctuary. 

The pilgrimage centers in Uttar Pradesh Tourism comprise of some of the most illustrious sites of the Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Muslims. Varanasi, on the banks of holy Ganges, is one of the oldest cities of the world which has a rich, historical heritage where pilgrims throng here to have a holy bath in Ganges. Mathura and Vrindavan are two sacred sites, Mathura being the birth place of Lord Krishna. Allahabad is famous for the confluence or ‘Sangam’ of the three sacred rivers being Ganga, Saraswati and Yamuna. Every 12 years over 10 million Hindu pilgrims congregate here during Kumbha Mela. The first written evidence of the Kumbha Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese traveler, Huan Tsang or Xuanzang (602 - 664 A.D.) who visited India in 629 -645, during the reign of King Harshavardhana. However, the observance dates back many centuries to ancient India's Vedic period, where the river festivals first started being organized. In Bhagavata Purana in Hindu mythology, its origin is found in one of the popular section, the Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk.The account goes that the demigods had lost their strength by the curse of Durvasa Muni, and to regain it, they approach Lord Bhrama and Lord Shiva who directed all demigods to the Godhead Lord Vishnu, He instructed them for churning ocean of milk Ksheera Sagara (primordial ocean of milk) for amrita (the nectar of immortality). This required them to make a temporary agreement with their arch enemies, the demons or Asuras, to worked together with a promise of sharing the wealth equally thereafter. However, when the Kumbha(urn) containing the amrita appeared, a fight ensued. For twelve days and twelve nights (equivalent to twelve human years) the gods and demons fought in the sky for the pot of amrita. Hence the Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years. Ayodhya is the birth place of Lord Rama and is patronized by not only pilgrims but tourists also. 

The other important pilgrimage centers in the Uttar Pradesh Tourism map are Sarnath and Kushinagar, the holy shrines of the Buddhists. Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha had preached his first sermon. One of the most famous Muslim shrines in Uttar Pradesh is the Jama Masjid of Agra, one of the largest mosques found in India.All in all a place with rich and divine heritage and unbelievable urge to draw people from all over the world