Archive for July, 2010

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    The char dham yatra is also the journey into the heavens
    Located in the state of uttaranchal Pradesh and lying in the misty height of the garwal Himalayas. . This place has altitudes of ten thousand feet. This place is known to be one of the most accessible yatra in India. . There is always a long line of vehicles that are waiting for their turn climbing their way up into the Himalayas. This place lies on the way to the yamunotri. This place is the first destination and the river yamuna, almost accompanies the yatris or the pilgrims all the way up to her source at the very beautiful rawaal ghats. .. The altitude and sights from here are just amazing.  By now you would have started getting accustomed to the thin atmosphere. Later on; this path you will be able to see the gangotri which is the next dham that comes on this trail.  This place is surrounded by the river bhagirat and is also  [...]
    Posted at July 28th, 2010 in Hindu Temples
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    Amarnath yatra
    Located in Jammu and Kashmir. At the head of the sindh valley which is in Kashmir. Amarnath has the Himalayas to the north and the sasakat mountains to the south. This pilgrimage is for about 2 – 6 days. If you are coming here from srinagar then take the state highway all the way to chandanwari going via anantnag and paghalgam. You can even make a trip to amarnath from the Jammu nh1 A to khanabal through udhampur. With the beautiful culture here in India, as Kashmir struggles for its survival, all these are part of the great amarnath yatra.  The usually regular pilgrims who come through this route pass through enchanting places. Going upward to meet the amazing greatness and glory of their god. According to legends, on a pilgrimage, the person perceives with a mind the image of lord Shiva and his eternal splendor. Hence Shiva  [...]
    Posted at July 26th, 2010 in Hindu Temples, Sacred Mountains
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    The kailash – manasarovar: the Nepal route
    The pilgrimage to mount kailash and manasarovar in the western region of Tibet has always been inspiring and a place to frequently visit for the Hindus, the Buddhist, the jains, and all the other people who come here to undertake a sacrament which is called the parikrama of the sacred mountain. . Over here there are many scenic sites and places to look at and be amazed.  Mount kailash over here is a superb place. The energy and enigma that is felt here is something everyone should get a chance to experience.  This mountain here dominates most of the landscape.  There are a lot of ambiguous tracings and designs that have been found in all the four faces. Another mountain is shaped like a moon, another one is the rakshas Tal, brooding, glittering and serene. If you look at the background of what you see in the directions of these  [...]
    Posted at July 23rd, 2010 in Sacred Mountains, Sacred Waters
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    Muktinath tourism
    This is one of the most well known shrines of god Vishnu. The shrine is assocated with the shaligram. This is the sacred stone which was used by many Hindus and is found at the bed of the kali Gandaki River. This area is also called mukti shetra. Shetra is a place where one can attain salvation. Because the journey through here is the holiest places and the most remote places of the entire pilgrimage as well.  Even though Muktinath is a very close by if you are traveling in a helicopter although the people who come here prefer and chose to make the pilgrimage by foot. The journey is apparently of great spiritual significance. Muktinath is one of the one hundred and eight desam, or songs of the saints. The shaligram is a fossil which is derived from an insect of the prehistoric tehtys sea. This place later became the Himalayas. According  [...]
    Posted at July 21st, 2010 in Hindu Temples
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    St Paul’s cathedral, Malta
    The republic of Malta is a southern European country with even ahs its own archipelago. The archipelago is in the Mediterranean. Sicily lies to the north; Tunisia lies to the west, the Gibraltar strait to the west and Alexandria to the east. Malta is one of Europe’s most populated countries. Maltese is the official language here. Malta has always had huge historical importance. Through the years, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, Romans, Sicilians, knights of john, the French and the British have all ruled the lands. Malta got its independence from Britain and became a republic in 1974. It still has retained its membership as part of the commonwealth nations. Malta has a long Christian legacy and according to the Acts of the Apostles and is an apostolic see. Malta is known for its world heritage sites and one of its most popular ones  [...]
    Posted at July 19th, 2010 in Cathedrals
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    Urnes stave church in Norway
    Located in Norway , near lustrafjorden , in the luster municipality  in the sogn og fjordane county; the Urnes stave church is a UNESCO world heritage site. the church was listed in 1979. its has been owned by the society for the preservation of Norwegian ancient monuments. the church till today stands at its same originally built location. it was built in the year 1130. the church is one of the oldest of its kind. in act it is supposed to be linking christian architecture with the viking age. the various art works include animal ornamentation. This is what was called Urnes style of animal art. This building was still built later on,and according to the ruins that were found , the archeological investigations have discovered that there were two churches before the Urnes church. then further excavations were being carried out, holes  [...]
    Posted at July 16th, 2010 in Roman Temples
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    The Chaco Canyon in New Mexico
    The Chaco canyon lies in the desert of the north western region of the desert in New Mexico.  The Navaho use to call the people by the word ‘Ansazi’ which means ‘the ancient ones’. These Ansazi used the Chaco canyon as their main ceremonial site. The Ansazi were people who hunted and gathered food. They started living in settled communities eventually and Chaco canyon is one of those few places where they settled and lived. In the period between 900 AD and 1100 AD, many sophisticated complex buildings were built. The village that was built had about six hundred rooms with many buildings going up two and three levels. The village was called Pueblo Bonito. There were ceremonial structures built called kivas. At one time, the village could hold comfortably a population of about twelve hundred people. After researchers has  [...]
    Posted at July 14th, 2010 in Other Sacred Sites and Religious Art
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    Sacred art in Hildesheim Cathedral
    The Hildesheim cathedral is known for its superb collection of medieval art. There are biblical scenes that are carved on bronze doors. Scenes like the life of Christ and the two grand candelabra. The cathedral is claimed to be built by the will of the virgin Mary. Legend has it that when Ludwig the pious was hunting out, not to far away from his court at else where he usually said mass. He left some of the relics he was carrying on one of the tree. When he realized that he had forgotten about them, he sent back the imperial chaplain. When this chaplain got here, he found that one of the relics was stuck to the place it was kept on the tree. When Ludwig heard the news, he felt that it was a sign from god that they should build a church and dedicate it to Mother Mary in that very same place. As it was decided by him that the cathedral  [...]
    Posted at July 12th, 2010 in Cathedrals
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    Sacred art in Luxor
    Luxor, which used to be Thebes, the capital of ancient Egypt. Today the city is the worlds greatest open air museum. The city now boasts ruins of unique ancient temples. The Karnak and the Luxor temple are within the city boundaries of modern day Luxor. The Sacred art in Luxor lies to the east of the river Nile and to the west, lies the valley of the King and the valley of the Queen and the Necropolis. Let us look at some of these sacred art places in Luxor. Valley of the Kings : Also called ‘valley of the gate of Kings’, is a valley in Egypt where lie the tombs of dead nobility from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. This place has a west valley and an east valley. Most of the royal tombs are located in the east valley. There are about sixty-three tombs in total in the valley of the Kings; as of 2008. Some tombs  [...]
    Posted at July 9th, 2010 in Egyptian Temples & Tombs
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