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Top 10 Monsoon Destinations of India

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Planning your holidays in India in monsoon? The month of June and July is the time when the season for summer holidays in India reaches its crescendo. With schools and colleges closing at this time of year, June and July also becomes best time for family holidays in India. Since it is also the peak of summer season in India with monsoon in the offing, there are quite a few places where one could travel to for a fulfilling summer holiday in India. Traveling in monsoon is not that much of fun in most of the tourist destinations in India but with careful planning and visiting some select destinations, you could have a really good time. Mentioned below are the top 10 destinations in India in monsoon to enjoy nature, rain and have a great travel experience and that too with lots of saving. Kodaikanal: Of Spices and Teas  Meaning ‘gift of the forest’, Kodaikanal is a scenic hill station located in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Perched on lofty hills and

Varanasi - the heart of spiritual tourism in India

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Varanasi - the heart of spiritual tourism in India Don't be surprised if your heart misses a beat in Varanasi. Also known as Benares and Kasi, it is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and the nation's spiritual core. In character it can be best described by a word Indian polity now treats with cirumspect derision: secular. It is here that great saints were born - from Sant Kabir to Ravidas. It is here that the great traditions of Hindustani classical music still thrive. This is a place where faith stirs in the soul and where the mortal coil is laid to rest and allowed to become one with the elements. A river runs through it. No ordinary river, this is the great Mother Ganges herself. In fact, the name of the city comes from her two tributaries - Varuna and Asi - that flow through the city. The Rigveda refers to the city as Kasi, the City of Light, founded by none other than Lord Shiva himself. The Kasi Viswanath temple here has one of the 12