Peacock

Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.
The collective term for these birds is “peafowl.” The males are “peacocks” and the females are “peahens.” The babies are called “peachicks.”

Independence Day of India

 

15 August 2015

Independence Day of India is being celebrated by the people all over the India on 15^th of August 2015, at Saturday. This year in 2015, India celebrating its 69^th Independence Day. People paying tribute and remembering all freedom fighters who contributed and fight for Independence of India.

Beautiful Nature

हिमाचल की 'कुतुब मीनार'

जिला कुल्लू की बंजार घाटी में स्थित है हिमाचल प्रदेश का 'कुतुब मीनार', और नाम है चैहणी कोठी। लकड़ी और पत्थरों से बने इस मीनारनुमा मंदिर का इतिहास तीन सौ साल से भी ज्यादा पुराना है। देवदार के जंगलों से घिरे इस मंदिर तक पहुंचने के लिए औट-आनी राजमार्ग पर बागी गांव से 45 मिनट की पैदल यात्रा करनी पड़ती है। यह यात्रा खूबसूरत नजारों से भरी है।

MATA SIMSA TEMPLE FAMOUS STON IN HIMACHAL

 

हिमाचल प्रदेश के मंडी जिले के लड़-भड़ोल तहसील के सिमस नामक खूबसूरत स्थान पर स्थित माता सिमसा मंदिर दूर दूर तक प्रसिद्ध है. भारत-वर्ष में अनेकोंनेक मंदिर हैं और उनकी स्थापना की अपनी-अपनी गाथा है. देवी सिमसा की स्थापना के पीछे ऐसी ही लोक मान्यता और विश्वास है जो इस मंदिर को एक अलग पहचान और महत्व दिलाता है.

 सिमसा माता मंदिर के पास यह पत्थर बहुत प्रसिद है । अगर आप इस पत्थर को दोनों हाथों से हिलाना चाहो तो यह नही हिलेगा और आप अपने हाथ की सबसे छोटी ऊँगली से इस पत्थर को हिलाओगे तो यह हिल जायेगा । जोगिन्दर नगर से 50 किलोमीटर की दुरी पर यह मंदिर स्थित है ।

CUTE

People see me as cute, but I'm so much more than that.

Palampur

Palampur in Early 80s ||•||

KANGRA VALLEY

The Kangra Valley Railway lies in the sub-Himalayan region and covers a distance of 164 km (101.9 mi) from Pathankot, Punjab to Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Palampur Bus stand

Palampur is a green hill station and a municipal council in the Kangra Valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, surrounded by tea gardens and pine forests before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that makes Palampur a special interest place. Abundance of water and proximity to the mountains has endowed it with mild climate.

Saurabh Van Vihar

Gateway of India

A fine example of the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, the Gateway of India is the second landmark of Mumbai, after the ‘Film City’. The construction of the Gateway of India began on March 31, 1913. In August 1914, George Wittet’s design got approval for construction. From the years 1915 to 1919, the renewal work at Apollo Pier took place and a new sea wall was built. The foundation work of the colossal structure was completed in 1920.

The Gateway of India, Mumbai, is built from yellow Kharodi basalt and strengthened concrete. The central dome of the monument features a diameter of 48 feet and is 83 feet above ground at its highest point. It features intricate latticework. The stairs behind the arch of the Gateway lead to the sea. The construction was completed in 1924. The Viceroy of India inaugurated the Gateway on December 4, 1924.

Saurabh Van Vihar palampur H.P.

Sukhna Lake

Sukhna Lake(Hindi: सुख़ना) in Chandigarh, India is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas, the Shivalik hills. This 3 km² rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. Originally the seasonal flow entered the lake directly causing heavy siltation. To check the inflow of silt, 25.42 km² of land was acquired in the catchment area and put under vegetation. In 1974, the Choe was diverted and made to bypass the lake completely, the lake being fed by three siltation pots, minimising the entry of silt into the lake itself

Baijnath Shiv Temple

Baijnath Temple is a revered shrine of Himachal Pradesh. Located at a distance of 16 kms from Palampur in the Beas valley, Baijnath Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. According to the inscriptions on the walls, Baijnath Mandir was built by the two native merchants by the name of Ahuka and Manyuka in 1204 A.D. In the porch of the temple, the two long inscriptions state that before the present temple, there was a shrine of Lord Shiva at the same spot. 

Steam special at Taradevi

Kalka-Shimla Railway. A Special train hauled by Steam Locomotive 520 waits to pass a service train at Taradevi. 13th February 2005

Beauty Of Shimla

                      Christ Church Shimla(H.P.)

Christ Church, Shimla, is the second oldest church in North India, after St John's Church in Meerut. It is a parish in the Diocese of Amritsar in the Church of North India. Its current incumbent is The Rev. Mushtaq Achher Malk, B.D., M.Th., whose ecclesiastical designation is presbyter-in-charge.
Built in the neo-Gothic style in 1857 to serve the largely Anglican British community in what was formerly called Simla, Christ Church is situated on The Ridge where is stands out as one of the prominent landmarks of Shimla. The silhouette of Christ Church is visible for miles around the vicinity of Shimla city. Christ Church remains one of the enduring legacies of the British Raj.
Christ Church was designed by Colonel J. T. Boileau in 1844, and the church was consecrated after 1857. The clock adorning Christ Church was donated by Colonel Dumbleton in 1860. The porch was added in 1873.
Christ Church has survived partition and the subsequent political upheavals on the Indian subcontinent. Christ Church continues to be very well maintained and remains in good condition. The clock, however, no longer functions - due to entropy.