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McLeod Ganj - A tale of India's mini Tibet

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About McLeod Ganj  McLeod Ganj is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh near Dharamshala. It is so popular among people who love trekking. It is an outlying district of Dharamshala in Kangra district of Himachal. It is also called 'Little Lhasa' or 'Dhasa' because of the population of Tibetians. It is located on the Dhauladhar Range. It has an average elevation of 2,082 metres .The trekking route to Triund starts from McLeod Ganj. McLeod Ganj culture is beautiful mixture of Tibetan with British influence. This place has very beautiful and mesmerizing landscape view and attracts lot of tourists.  Best season to visit  This place is year round destination and can visit any time of the year. But best time to visit are  pre summer months like March and April and pre winter months between September and November. In these months the tourists are spotted mostly in compare to months of snow and rain.  How to reach    you can take the regular flight as the nearest airport is Kangra

Varanasi - A tour of Shiva's gleaming city

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    About Varanasi Varanasi, Banaras or Kashi is the most ancient city of India with thousands of temples that's why it is also called as city of thousands temples. It is situated at an elevation of 80.71 metres on the banks of river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi is the divine of the seven scared cities in Hinduism. It is the belief of people that if one dies in Kashi one gets moksha. According to Hindu mythology, the Varanasi city was founded by lord Shiva and it is believed that the Kashi is on the trident of lord Shiva not on ground. The ancient saint Tulsidas wrote his epic poem 'Ram Charita Manas' on Rama's life in Varanasi. The famous writers like Kabir and Ravidas were so resided in city. Varanasi is rich in culture and heritage, with the city's meandering streets are some 2,000 temples adding Kashi Vishwanath Temple ,the golden temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. Being a famous culture and religious centre , the city draws a large attention of foreign vi