Experiencing the grandeur of river Ganges on India day tours

The contribution of rivers to modern civilization is unexplainable as the every major city of the world is either by a river or is on a major sea port.  Whether it is Yangtze River of China or Neil from Egypt, Amazon of Brazil or Mississippi river they all has been the lifeline of people living by it. Emerging from the highest peaks of Himalayas at Gangotri, the Ganges flows through the Northern plains and creates one of the most fertile plains on the earth and finally emerges into Bay of Bengal.

India day tours- Gangotri

  

A scared river for Hindus, the river is learnt to be a great spiritual centre as being an essential part of activities for them since their birth to death. The river is assimilation of activities ranging from in agricultural use, industry, energy source, transportation, drinking, bathing and baptism.   

      

All this makes Ganges as a great centre of attraction for tourists on India day tours from across the globe. As course of river Ganges is around 2,525 kilometres long it acquaints a visitor with diverse and variable facets of India. There are more than dozen cities that you can visit on India’s day or group tour.

      

Varanasi

The first major city that you will see on a Ganga trail tour is Varanasi that is the one of the oldest cities of India is home to around 2000 temples and over 100 Ghats. Frequented by more than 1 million tourists every year Ganges hold one of the most preferred cremation grounds of Hindus.  Even Lord Buddha stayed at Varanasi for a short period and is gave his first sermon over here.  The old city of Varanasi abounding in narrow lanes store great cultural surprises and architectural glories.

Laxman Zuhla, Rishikesh  

A pious city considered by Hindus, Rishikesh is located at the foot of the Himalayas. At present times the city has been popular as a capital of ‘Yoga’. The city has many Yoga Schools out there. According to Hindu Mythology plunging in river Ganges in Rishikesh leads you to salvation. The centre of major tourist attraction in Rishikesh is Ram Jhula, the iron suspension bridge over the river Ganges.

Howarh Bridge Kolkata

Kolkata the former capital of India and present capital of State of West Bengal, it is the second largest Metro of India after Mumbai is a cultural capital of India as India’s many renowned poets, writers and painters hails from Kolkata. The most popular attraction of Kolkata on India day tours is Howrah Bridge in the areas around Chowringhe and BBD Bagh in the metro.

India Day Tours- Allahabad Kumbh

Allahabad is another important sacred city by the river Ganges. It is famous for the sacred union of river Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati.  The city organized one of the biggest Hindu pilgrimages known as the Kumbh Mela that is visited by enormous 20 million people in a span of 12 days.  The list is endless as you can further visit cities as Patna, Kanpur, Haridwar, Munger, etc on India day or group tours.