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Feb 2012

Posted By : Ayesha Roy

Surinsar Lake is approximately 24 km from Jammu. The lake is a beautiful and peaceful site to watch.

Surrounded by forests covered hilly terrains, the lake is a famous tourist spot.

According to one Hindu mythology the origination of the lake is related to the legendary warrior from Mahabharata, Arjuna.

It is believed that Arjuna shot an arrow into ...

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Feb 2012

Posted By : Ayesha Roy

Holding the attention of nature lovers from far and wide, Joshimath is a captivating hill station. Located ideally in the mountain slopes above the rivers Alaknanda and Dhauliganga, the hill station enjoys a salubrious climate.

The name Joshimath is a distorted version of the Sanskrit word 'Jyotirmath', the place of the Jyotirlinga of Shiva. It is believed that sage Sh ...

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Feb 2012

Posted By : Pratiksha Malusare

Chapora Fort known as Shahapura was built by Adil Shah of Bijapur on the southern headland of the Chapora River. Later this citadel of red laterite, crowning the rocky projection was rebuilt by the Portuguese in1617 on the site of this earlier Muslim structure. It was built as a border watch post and later deserted by the Portuguese in 1892 as the empire continued to extend ...

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