Uttar Pradesh Travel Guide
Uttar Pradesh is the microcosm of India, multicultural, multiracial, conglomeration of fabulous wealth of nature-hills, valleys, rivers, forests, and vast plains. Viewed as the largest tourist destination in India, Uttar Pradesh boasts of 35 million domestic tourists. Its tourism promotion budget is bigger than that of government of India and half of the states of the Indian union combined. Uttar Pradesh lies between latitude 24°-31°N and longitude 77°-84°E. Area wise, it is the fourth largest state of India. In sheer magnitude, it is half of the area of France, three times of Portugal, four times of Ireland, seven times of Switzerland, ten times of Belgium and a little bigger than England.The Ganga, especially, is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats.
The Most Important Hindu Pilgrim Places of Uttar Pradesh are: Allahabad Tourism,Ayodhya Tourism,Baldeo Tourism,Barsana Tourism,Gokul Tourism,Goverdhan Tourism,Mahavan Tourism,Mathura Tourism,Nandgaon Tourism,Radhakund Tourism,Varanasi Tourism,Vrindavan Tourism.
Places to see: Agra, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Jhansi, Kanpur, Mathura, Varanasi, Vrindavan, Fatehpur Sikri, Sarnath, Bara Imambara, Chhota Imambara, Rumi Darwaza, Hussainibad picture gallery, Clock Tower, Jama Masjid, Shah Najaf Imambara, Maqbara Saadat Ali Khan and Khurshidzadi, Chhatar Manzil, Qaiserbagh Palace complex, Moti Mahal, Qadam Rasul, Sikandar Bagh, Dilkusha Palace, Bibiyapur Kothi, La Martiniere, Lucknow Residency, Lucknow zoo.
Musesms: State Museum, Lucknow, Archeological Museum, Varanasi, Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi, Maharaja Banaras Vidya Mandir Museum, Varanasi, Allahabad Museum, Allahabad, Government Museum, Mathura, Archeological Museum, Sarnath, Archeological Museum, Haridwar, Government Educational Museum, Muzaffarnagar.
Festivals: Uttar Pradesh has a long list of fairs and festivals. More than 2,230 festivals are held annually. Some are organized at several places simultaneously while others have only local importance. Festivals and feasts are linked with the golden harvest-the sensuous spring, the reverence for mythology, religion or in honor of the past great men.Some of them are: Holi,Janmashtami,Ramlila,Ramnavmi Mela, AyodhyaKumbh Mela, MahaKumbhKampil Fair, KampilDeva Mela, BarabankiBateshwar Fair, AgraKartik Poornima and Lolark Shasthi VaranasiKailash Fair, Agra Rambarat.
Access: There are four domestic airports in Uttar Pradesh, in Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, and Varanasi. There is no international airport. Major cities in Uttar Pradesh are connected by air to Delhi and other large cities of India. The state is connected with the major cities of India by trains. Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad and Mughalsarai are some of the major railheads that are linked to the rest of the country by express, super-fast and passenger trains. Uttar Pradesh is connected to the rest of the country by a good network of roads.
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