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Get an unbelievable Experience of South India Holidays and Kerala Holidays

Posted by on Jul.07, 2011, under Uncategorized Comments Off

One of the most travelled states in India is Kerala. It is located in the southern tip of India along side the Arabian Sea. It is popular because of the several tourism options.

It is surrounded with houseboats, forts, palaces, temples, verdant hills, cultural heritage, fauna, rich flora, extra-ordinary natural beauty, and many more are some of the major attractions of Kerala. The state of Kerala is also popular with honeymooners and newly wedded couples because it has lots of tourism options and it gives a sheer romantic ambiance for celebrating Kerala Holidays in the land of the God’s Own Country.

Kerala Honeymoon Tour provides a perfect honeymoon destination that offers romantic and pleasant gateway to celebrate your honeymoon. Kerala is located in the Southern part of India and every city of Kerala has its own charm and provide favourable ambiance for celebrating holidays in a pleasant ways whether it is a family vacation or a honeymoon holiday.

South India Vacation tour offers an unforgettable experience in major backwaters in which lovers and families visiting Kerala will surely love. One of the best ways to experience the magic of Kerala backwaters is by staying in a luxurious houseboat floating over breathtaking backwaters that provide you and your life partner a truly romantic honeymoon ambiance. You will have the opportunity to experience the unique taste of South India holidays in Kerala while you are in the floating houseboats over viewing breathtakingly beautiful backwaters.

One of the most predominant attractions of Kerala tours is the beautiful beaches dotted with palm coconut trees. You will enjoy the unbelievable experience that both the South India Holidays and Kerala Holidays had to offer. So if you are considering of getting married and you want something that will make your honeymoon unforgettable visit India and you will have the best experience.


Holiday in India ? Popular Destinations to Be Visited

Posted by on Jun.28, 2011, under Uncategorized Comments Off

India is dotted with numerous tourist attraction spots. Tourist can find all types of attraction in India whether natural or artificial. The varying climatic conditions and topography make it a unique land. One can find desert, coastal plain, mountains, hill stations, humid climate and all facet of nature in India. India is also rich in historical and cultural heritage sites. Almost each part of the country is dotted with numerous attraction spots. But tourist cannot cover all destinations within small span of time. Here are lists of some popular destination of India which will let you get an overview of culture, tradition, history, climate and other treasured feature of India.

Delhi: Delhi is the capital of India. It is ancient historical city and is preset political junction of India. Delhi is dotted with numerous tourist attraction centres. Popular attractions of the city are Red Fort, Qutub Minar, India Gate, Lotus Temple, Humayun’s Tomb, Mughal Garden, Indraprastha Park, Nehru Park, Lodhi Garden, Akshardham Temple, Iskcon Temple, Chhatarpur Temple, shopping malls, Water Park, etc.

Agra: Agra is famous for Taj Mahal and is must visit destination of India holidays vacations. Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful creations of Mughal era. It is made of white marble and has stunning interior decorations. It is one of the Seven Wonders of Medieval World. It was built by Shah Jahan in loving memory of his beautiful wife. It is one of the most visited monuments in India and draws millions of tourists to India.

Rajasthan: Rajasthan is popular for its forts & palaces, culture & tradition and national parks. Each city of Rajasthan has some forts and havelis. The forts and palaces reflect the golden past and grandeur of royal Rajasthan. Rajasthan is best place to celebrate holidays in India. Rajasthan is also known for its rich eternal culture and traditions. To explore the culture and traditions of the state tourists should take tour to villages of Rajasthan and attend some fairs and festivals of the place. Also visit the Thar Desert region in Rajasthan and enjoy the golden beauty of the place. Ranthambhore National park, Sariska National Park and Keoladeo National Park are the famous parks in housing good population of wildlife.

Kerala: Kerala is famous for its backwaters network, spice plantation and beaches. Cochin, Alappuzha, Kollam, Kumarakom, Kuttand, etc are the popular backwaters regions. Munnar, Wayanad, Devikulam, Chembra Park, etc are the popular hill stations. Kovalam, Barkala Beach, Bekal Beach, Marari Beach, Kappil Beach, Kappad Beach, etc are some famous beaches of Kerala.

Shimla: Shimla is most beautiful hill station of India. It is located in Himachal Pradesh. It is a famous summer retreat spot. It is known for wonderful natural beauty and soul soothing ambiance.

Goa: Goa is famous for its palm sized beaches and is popular India holidays destinations. The beaches of Goa are renowned for its liveliness and enchantment. Anjuna Beach, Baga Beach, Dona Paula Beach, etc are the must visit beaches of Goa.


Festivals are Great Times to Plan Cheap Holidays to India

Posted by on Jun.15, 2011, under Uncategorized Comments Off

Taking holidays to India during festivals ensure exhilarating cheap holidays for visitors. While festive spirits run high, travellers can also look forward to a world of special offer travel deals offering cheap hotels and a number of other offers. Check out just a few of the festivals that can electrify your holidays in India.

Holi

Going on cheap holidays to India during Holi gives you the chance to experience the most colourful festival in the country. Mythological legend has it that the demon king Hiranyakashipu challenged the gods but was opposed by his own son Prahlada. Hiranyakashipu ordered his demon sister Holika to sit in a pyre with Prahlada in her lap. Holika had a boon, which was supposed to save her from the fire. However, the boon did not work and she went up in flames, while Prahlad remained unscathed. In the memory of this event, every year pyres are burnt on the night before Holi, while on Holi day, people have a gala time throwing colour and water on each other. However, during Holi, cheap hotels may be difficult to come by and one has to make early bookings.

Pongal

Pongal, a Hindu festival in Tamil Nadu, is the only Hindu festival to be celebrated according the solar calendar. Pongal marks the end of the traditional farming season and comes as a festive moment for farmers as well as families visiting Tamil Nadu on their holidays to India. While Pongal is celebrated on 14th January, the festivals of ‘Bogi’, ‘Maattuppongal’, and ‘Thiruvalluvar Day’ are celebrated on 13th, 15th, January and 16th January respectively. Pongal is celebrated with equal fanfare in Sri Lanka as well and is also called the First rice festival, Thai Pongal and Ulavar Thirunaal there. Sri Lanka’s Tamil farmers honour Suriyapakaran, the Sun God, on Pongal. Anyone on cheap holidays in India during Pongal can buy some package travel deal selling cheap holidays in India and Sri Lanka to check out the festivities in Sri Lanka as well.

Easter

Easter, the central religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, celebrates the resurrection of the Christ. The festival is extremely popular with India’s Christian community. Anyone planning cheap holidays in India during Easter should definitely visit Goa as this enticing beach destination has a high population of Indian Christians as well as Portuguese settlers. In fact, Goa is a year round great destination for planning cheap holidays to India. It is worth noting that Easter 2011 holidays together with the Royal Wedding that has been declared a public holiday in the UK, bestow upon those Britons who have been looking forward to explore places like Goa and Kerala, a great opportunity to plan a long relaxing holiday in India and witness the Easter celebrations the Indian way.

Onam

The festival marks King Maveli’s homecoming, stretches on for 10 days, and said to be the largest festival in Kerala. The festival celebrated during the off-season monsoon months and is an excellent time for spending holidays in India. Colourful features of Kerala’s culture play a part in Onam, including Kaikottikkali dance, Puli Kali, snake boat races, and banquet lunch, and intricately designed flower carpets.


Holiday in India ?Explore the Numerous Attractions of India

Posted by on Jun.12, 2011, under Uncategorized Comments Off

India is a perfect destination to celebrate Holiday. It is dotted with numerous centres of attractions that have never failed to allure tourists from different corners of globe. There are many astounding tourist attractions in India where tourists can enjoy their holidays. India is vast country with magnificent blend of natural and man-made attractions to entertain and amuse the visitors. The popular attractions of India include beaches, backwater networks, hill stations, forts and palaces, mountains, desert, etc. Visit India and explore all these attraction during your holiday in India.

India is very famous for its golden past and grandeur. Numerous historical monuments and legacies are there in India that represents the past prestige. Some of the popular heritage sites and attraction are Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, Taj Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Junagarh Fort, Chittorgarh Fort, Amber Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace and other forts and palaces of Rajasthan. Most of these attractions are covered in golden triangle tour. Golden triangle tour is one of the best holiday packages in India. It helps the tourists to explore most of the popular attractions of North India. The world wondrous Taj Mahal is also a part of this tour package. Taj Mahal is the highlight of tourism in India. It is one of the Seven Wonders of World. It is one of the most visited monuments in India. It attracts millions of globetrotters to India because of its magnetic and stunning beauty.

India is very famous for beach holiday. There are numerous sea beaches in Goa, Maharashtra, Orissa, Karnataka, Kerala and other southern states of India. But the beaches of Goa and Kerala are quite famous among tourists and are visited frequently. Tourists can enjoy charming beach activities like sun bathing, sea swimming, scootering, paragliding, gliding, beach bowling and many other water splashing games. Beaches of Kerala and Goa are fringed with palm tress and known for stunning landscape. Some of the famous beaches of Goa are Anjuna Beach, Dona Paula Beach, Miramar Beach, Colva Beach, Vagator Beach, etc. Some of the charming beaches of Kerala are Kovalam Beach, Varkala Beach, Marari Beach, Fort Kochi Beach, etc.

Hill station holiday is also interesting to enjoy in India. There are many hill stations in Kerala, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Shimla and Manali are the two popular hill stations in India. India is also perfect for wildlife holiday and honeymoon travel. Plan a trip to India and explore most out of best India tours. The charming attractions of India have never failed to mesmerize the visitors. Magnetic attractions of India are really worth to be explored.


Bank Holidays – Checkout List of 2010-11 Bank Holidays in India ,UK. Canada and USA

Posted by on Apr.10, 2011, under Uncategorized Comments Off

2010 bank holidays are the most important public holidays and are observed across the different countries. The 2010 bank holidays are expected to be great occasions for merriment and planning for lovely vacations to ones dream destinations.  Beginning with the New Year Day on the 1st of January to the Boxing Day on the 28th of December, all the 2010 Bank  holidays will be observed in the highest magnitude of celebrations throughout the world. The 2010 bank holidays vary from  country to country and the most significant ones have been picked here for your perusal. The United Kingdom and parts of the Northern Ireland has eight  holidays scheduled for the year 2010. All the 2010 bank holidays in the UK are public holidays of Britain.

The bank holidays in uk:-

• New Year’s Day – January 1st 2010
• Good Friday – April 10th 2010
• Easter Monday – April 13th 2010
• Early May Bank Holiday – May 4th 2010
• Spring Bank Holiday – May 25th 2010
• Summer Bank Holiday – August 31st 2010
• Christmas Day – December 25th 2010
• Boxing Day – December 28th 2010

The 2010 bank holidays in US, are also known as the federal holidays. Majority of the 50 states in the US celebrate them as occasions they look forward to for a whole year. These bank holidays belong to the distinct genres of are as follows:

• New Years Day – January 1st 2010
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday – January 19th 2010
• President’s Day – February 18th 2010
• Memorial Day – May 26th 2010
• Independence Day – July 4th 2010
• Labor Day – September 1st 2010
• Columbus Day – October 13th 2010
• Veteran’s Day – November 11th 2010
• Thanksgiving Day – November 27th 2010
• Christmas Day – December 26th 2010

2010 bank holidays in Canada are about 10 in number and all the days are observed as public holidays throughout the country.

• New Year – January 1st 2010
• Good Friday – April 10th 2010
• Easter Monday – April 13th 2010
• Victory Day – May 18th 2010
• Canada day – July 1st 2010
• Labor Day – September 7th 2010
• Thanksgiving Day – October 12th 2010
• Remembrance Day – November 11th 2010
• Christmas – December 25th 2010
• Boxing Day – December 26th 2010

2010 bank holidays in India are a blend of national events, spiritual festivals and community celebrations. From the Christian religious festivals to the Sikh festivals and also the Hindu as well as Muslim festivals, the major ones are celebrated as the Bank holidays in India. Other than the religious fervor, many festivals depicting the patriotic themes like the Republic Day and the Independence Day of the country. The 2010 Bank holidays in India have been mentioned below along with the dates for your perusal.


Check Out Your Bank Holidays List In Uk, Usa, India, Canada

Posted by on Feb.10, 2011, under Uncategorized Comments Off

Bank Holidays are known by public holidays and its list if is differ from one country to another. Different countries have different list of bank holidays. On this day banks are remained closed and not a single transaction is held by bank on bank holiday event. This event comes in the highest magnitude of celebrations across the globe. Besides different countries, even different banks have different list of bank holidays. Box holidays which is on 28th of December of every year is the last bank holiday of the year and 1st of January is the first bank holiday celebrated as new year holidays.

Below are some most famous bank holidays in canada,

January 1st – New Year

April 10th – Good Friday

July 1st – Canada day

October 12th – Thanksgiving Day

December 25th – Christmas

December 26th – Boxing Day

Apart from above there are more bank holidays in Canada that are celebrated through out the nation with compete fervor.

Below are the some most famous bank holidays in usa,

1st January – New Years Day

18th February – President’s Day

4th July – Independence Day

1st September – Labor Day

27th November – Thanksgiving Day

25th December – Christmas Day

Apart from above mentioned list of bank holidays in USA, there are more in the list of USA bank holidays that you can go through online new year websites like www.123newyears.com that offers different list of bank holidays in different countries.

Below are the some of the most popular and famous bank holidays of India that are celebrated through out the India with great devotion and fervor.

26th January – Republic Day

15th Aug – Independence Day

2nd Oct – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

5th Nov – Deepavali or Diwali

25th Dec – Christmas Day

26th Dec – Boxing Day

In UK bank holidays are also known by national holidays. On these days public of UK enjoys a holiday as no transactions are made by bank. Below you will find the list of different bank holidays in uk,

January 1st – New Years Day

April 2nd – Good Friday

April 5th – Easter Monday

May 1st – Early May bank Holiday

August 1st – Summer Bank Holiday

Last Monday in December – Christmas Day

December 28th – Boxing Day

All the above mentioned list of different bank holidays in India, UK, Canada, USA are celebrated with great fun and joy in there respective country. In123newyears.com you will find complete list of bank holidays of different countries along with all these above mentioned countries.

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Exciting Festival Vacations in India

Posted by on Nov.09, 2010, under Uncategorized Comments Off

India has many wonderful festivals, which allows visitors to embrace the vibrant culture of the culture as well as the enjoyment of being a part of the customs and practices of the locals. Visiting India during any one of the many festivals will allow your family to embrace the wonderment and excitement that is India.

One of the most popular festivals in India is the Goa Carnival held 3 days and 3 nights in February. The carnival began during Portuguese rule and has grown from that day to be one of the largest festivals drawing people from not only all parts of India but also the world.

Kerala is also famous for a few of their own festivals such as Onam, which is a celebration to pay homage to King Mahabali. The festival is marked by pomposity. The festival is a 10-day long event with a boat race as the highest point. Thrissur Pooram is celebrated in the month of Medam according to the Mayalam calendar, which is either April or May. This festival has unique elephant processions and a marathon. The Payippad Jelostsavan is a three-day festival, which is celebrated to commemorate the Prathista ceremony of Haripad Subramanya temple. The Attukal Pongala is held in February or March and is celebrated to pay homage to Goddess Bhagavathy.

The Vallamkali or Boat Festival is held in August to commemorate the lifting of the image of Lord Kriskna for consecration.

Mahashivratri is held in either February or March and is a celebrated commemorate the day on which Lord Shiva consumed the deadly poison to save the world from destruction.

Theyyam is an annual festival held in October or November. The festival is a dance festival with many cultural performances to worship Mother Goddess.

Nehru Trophy boat Festival is held in August on the second Saturday with various boat races.

Id-ul-Zuha is held during the 10th of the last month of Muslims to commemorate offering made by Abraham. During this festival, there are animal sacrifices and offering of prayers.

In April, Easter is celebrated not only in Kerela, but also in various cities across India to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

You can also find festivals in many other cities. In Maharashtra, you will find the Elephants Festival and the Ellora Festival.

In Rajasthan, they celebrate several festivals including Camel Festival, Gangaur Festival, Nagaur Festival, Mewar Festival, Kite Festival, Pushkar Fair, Elephant Festival, Desert Festival, Teej Festival, and Shekhawati Fair.

Punjab is home to the Baisakhi festival. Tamil Nadu is home to Pongal Festival, Silk Festival, Mamallapuram Dance Festival, and the Tea and Tourism Festival. In Uttar Pradesh, you will enjoy the Taj Mahotsav and Avadh Festival.

No matter what area of India you wish to visit you will find a festival that will create a lasting memory of your family vacation and provide you with a better understanding of the culture and atmosphere of India.


2010 Bank Holidays – Get List of 2010 Bank Holidays in USA, Bank Holidays Canada, India and UK

Posted by on Nov.08, 2010, under Uncategorized Comments Off

2010 bank holidays are all public holidays and are observed across the various countries. The 2010 bank holidays are expected to be great occasions for merriment and planning for lovely vacations to ones dream destinations. Beginning with the New Year Day on the 1st of January to the Boxing Day on the 28th of December, all the 2010 Bank holidays will be observed in the highest magnitude of celebrations throughout the world. The 2010 bank holidays differ from country to country and the most significant ones have been picked here for your perusal.

The United Kingdom and parts of the Northern Ireland has 8 holidays scheduled for the year 2010. All the 2010 bank holidays in the UK are public holidays of Britain. Although relatively few in numbers as compared to other European countries, they are nevertheless

Mentioned below are the 2010 bank holidays in UK:

· New Year’s Day – January 1st 2010
· Good Friday – April 10th 2010
· Easter Monday – April 13th 2010
· Early May Bank Holiday – May 4th 2010
· Spring Bank Holiday – May 25th 2010
· Summer Bank Holiday – August 31st 2010
· Christmas Day – December 25th 2010
· Boxing Day – December 28th 2010

The 2010 bank holidays in US, are also known as the federal holidays. Majority of the 50 states in the US celebrate them as occasions they look forward to for a whole year. These bank holidays belong to the distinct genres of are as follows:

· New Years Day – January 1st 2010
· Martin Luther King’s Birthday – January 19th 2010
· President’s Day – February 18th 2010
· Memorial Day – May 26th 2010
· Independence Day – July 4th 2010
· Labor Day – September 1st 2010
· Columbus Day – October 13th 2010
· Veteran’s Day – November 11th 2010
· Thanksgiving Day – November 27th 2010
· Christmas Day – December 26th 2010

2010 bank holidays in Canada are about 10 in number and all the days are observed as public holidays throughout the country.

· New Year – January 1st 2010
· Good Friday – April 10th 2010
· Easter Monday – April 13th 2010
· Victory Day – May 18th 2010
· Canada day – July 1st 2010
· Labor Day – September 7th 2010
· Thanksgiving Day – October 12th 2010
· Remembrance Day – November 11th 2010
· Christmas – December 25th 2010
· Boxing Day – December 26th 2010

2010 bank holidays in India are a blend of national events, religious festivals and community celebrations. From the Christian religious festivals to the Sikh festivals and also the Hindu as well as Muslim festivals, the major ones are celebrated as the Bank holidays in India. Other than the religious fervor, several festivals depicting the patriotic themes like the Republic Day and the Independence Day of the country. The 2010 Bank holidays in India have been mentioned below along with the dates for your perusal:

· Muharram
· Republic Day
· Milad un Nabi
· Independence Day
· Gandhi Jayanti
· Id ul fitr
· Dussehra
· Diwali
· Guru Nanak Jayanti

123newyears.com gives updated information on the 2010 Bank holidays.

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