Uttar Pradesh Tourism – UP Nahi Dekha To India Nahi Dekha

Uttar Pradesh - home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World Taj Mahal, situated in the northern part of India, bordering with the capital of India New Delhi. The most populated state of India, contains many historical monuments and places of religious importance. Uttar Pradesh is at the heart of India, famous as The Heartland of India. The greatness of Uttar Pradesh lies not only in this confluence, but also in the emergence of cultural and religious traditions along some of the greatest rivers in the Indian sub-continent – the Ganga and the Yamuna. Throughout history, great cities have emerged and established along great rivers. Within India, the Ganga and the Yamuna have nurtured a culture because of which religious faith, rituals, culture and intellectual enlightenment have evolved in places along the two rivers. Kathak - one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh.Cuisine of Uttar Pradesh like Awadhi cuisine, Mughlai cuisine, Kumauni cuisine are very famous not only in India but also internationally.

Capital: Lucknow Location: North India

Best time to visit
Winter season from October to March is perfect time to visit. Summers are hot.

Why visit Uttar Pradesh?
For heritage tour, architecture, Hindu pilgrimage, Buddhist pilgrimage, Jain pilgrimage, Christian pilgrimage, wildlife tour, birdwatching, cultural tour, handicraft and art, food tour, shopping, chikankari and brass work and much more.

Famous Tourist Places in Uttar Pradesh

• Varanasi – The origin of Hinduism and the oldest city of the world, also known as City of temples, holy place for devotees of Lord Shiva, one of the finest Textiles Industry in the world.
• Agra – Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and several others historical monuments and gardens.
• Prayagraj – Well known for its Kumbh Mela. The place where Indian national river Ganges and Yamuna and Saraswati rivers meet. Millions of Hindu pilgrimagegather at the Ganges river. Akbar forts, one of the most popular religious center of ancient and modern India for Hinduism. Uttar Pradesh's administrative and education capital.
• Allahabad museum - is a National-level museum in Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh
• Kanpur – Uttar Pradesh's commercial and Industrial hub, several historical places from British era and an ancient brick temple at Bhitargaon.
• Lucknow – The capital of Uttar Pradesh, Several historical places Nawab, British and ancient India.
• Mathura -The birthplace of Lord Krishna of Hinduism and Neminath of Jainism.
• Vrindavan - It’s home to temples, dedicated to Krishna and his lover, the deity Radha.
• Ayodhya – The birthplace of Lord Vishnu's incarnation prabhu Shri Rama.
• Jhansi – Historical place, Rani Lakshmibai's battlefield against British, Jhansi Fort.
• Bareilly — A large city of Uttar Pradesh with many attractions such as Banke Bihari Temple, Hari Temple, Ala Hazrat, and Gandhi Udhayan. The jhumka style of music is associated with Bareilly.
• Sarnath - Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, the Buddha as one of the four places of pilgrimage which his devout followers should visit. The birthplace of Shreyansanath, the eleventh Jain Tirthankar of the Jainism.
• Kushinagar – It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained Parinirvana after his death.
• Fatehpur Sikri - Historical place for Mughal Empire's palaces and forts.
• Meerut – The historical place of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 or the First War of Indian Independence. Indian Historical place from Mahabharata period of ancient India to Modern Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Mirzapur Division – A hub of carpet Industries, and popular tourist destination for its natural environment.
• Ghaziabad – Historical places from ancient India to modern India and India's fastest growing Industrial city.
• Noida and Greater Noida – Information Technology, Electronics and education hub of Northern India. India’s biggest city with planned and iconic skyscrapers.
• Gorakhpur – The city was home to Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jain and Sikh saints. The birthplace of ParamhansaYogananda, great Hindu emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Gorakhpur is famous for Gorakhnath Temple (Gorakshnath Math), Chauri Chaura, Geeta press, Gita Vatika, Ramgarh Tal Lake, and is one of the fastest growing cities in Uttar Pradesh.
• Jaunpur – Historical city founded by the Sultan of Delhi, Feroz Shah Tughlaq and named in memory of his father, Muhammad bin Tughluq as Jaunpur Sultanate.
• Dudhwa National Park – Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Birds Sanctuary, the unique Frog Temple at Oyal, Surat Bhawan Palace, Elephant Rides.
• Rehar – Several major tourist attractions can be mentioned in the town’s surroundings, like Jim Corbett National Park (India) about 24 km, Nainital (India) about 69 km
• Gonda - Mulagandhakuti. The remains of Buddha's hut in Jetavana Monastery, Sravasti in Gonda Division and Swaminarayan Chhapaiyā: The village of Chhapaiya is situated at a distance of 50 km from the district headquarters. The chief interest of the place is Swaminarayan temple which marks the birthplace of Swaminarayan, or Sahajanand Swami, who was born here on 2 April 1781 as Ghanshyam Pande. Ghanshyam left Chhapaiya at the age of 11 to travel to the pilgrimage sites around India. He completed his pilgrimage in Western Gujarat, where he assumed the leadership of Swaminarayan Sampradaya. The Akshardham temples in New Delhi and in Gandhinagar, Gujarat built by his spiritual successor, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, are both dedicated to him. His followers consider him to be a manifestation of the Supreme Godhead.[10] There have been many movies about the Swaminarayan filmed in this temple in Chhapaiya and in nearby places in the district.