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हॉबिट के ‘मिडिल-अर्थ’ की सैर

October 18, 20202787 Views

दुनिया की अजीबोगरीब जगहों में इस बार बात एक ऐसी जगह की जो वैसे तो पहले ही बहुत खूबसूरत थी लेकिन बाद में उसके कुछ अत्यंत लोकप्रिय फिल्मों के सेट में तब्दील हो जाने से अब वह सैलानियों का अड्डा हो गई है हममें से फिल्मों के शौकीन ज्यादातर लोगों ने लॉर्ड ऑफ रिंग्स और हॉबिट जैसी फिल्मों के बारे में जरूर सुना होगा। हालांकि लॉर्ड ऑफ रिंग्स इस समय फिल्म के निर्माता मिरामैक्स के मालिक हार्वे वेंस्टीन पर लगे यौनाचार के आरोपों के कारण चर्चा में है लेकिन हम यहां उसका जिक्र अलग वजहों से कर रहे हैं। लॉर्ड ऑफ रिंग्स और उसकी श्रृंखला की तीनों फिल्में बेहद कामयाब रहीं और तीनों ही सर्वश्रेष्ठ फिल्म के तौर पर ऑस्कर के लिए भी नामित की गईं और उनमें से तीसरी ने तो आखिरकार तीन-तीन ऑस्कर पुरस्कार 2004 में जीत भी लिए। लॉर्ड ऑफ द रिंग्स और हॉबिट सीरीज की सारी फिल्में दरअसल मशहूर अमेरिकी लेखक जेआरआर टॉकिन की इसी ...

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Rudranath temple closed for devotees

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October 17, 20201130 Views

The Rudranath temple in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit of Uttarakhand closed for devotees on Saturday in view of the approaching winter during which it remains snowbound. The priests bathed the presiding deity, Shiva, with panchamrit at brahma muhurta (auspicious hour) in the morning and offered special prayers, the temple's chief priest Ved Prakash said. A symbolic image of the deity was then carried in a palanquin decorated with flowers to the Gopinath Temple in Gopeshwar where he will be worshipped during the winter months, he said. Located at a height of over 10,500 ft, Rudranath is one of the five major pilgrimage centres in the Panch Kedar circuit. The other four are Kedarnath, Tungnath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar. ...

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शानो-शौक़त से अफ्रीकी नजारे

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October 17, 20201561 Views

कोविड-19 के असर के कारण रोवोस रेल का परिचालन फिलहाल 5 जनवरी 2021 तक बंद है। अभी की स्थिति के अनुसार 6 जनवरी 2021 से यात्राएं फिर शुरू हो जाएंगी। तब तक कीजिए इस रेल की एक वर्चुअल सैर बीती सदी के अस्सी के दशक के आखिरी सालों में एक दक्षिण अफ्रीकी रेल उत्साही रोहन वोस ने पुराने भाप के इंजनों और डिब्बों को खरीदना और उन्हें सहेजना शुरू किया। जमा-पूंजी बढ़ी तो आज वह रोवोस रेल नाम की लग्जरी ट्रेन कंपनी के मालिक हैं। रोवोस रेल के पास अफ्रीका का सबसे विशाल टूरिस्ट रेल नेटवर्क है। और, यह दुनिया की सबसे आलीशान ट्रेनों में मानी जाती है। पुराने डिब्बों में अब राजसी रौनक है। एडवर्ड काल की आंतरिक सज्जा, 1920 के दौर जैसी ऑब्जर्वेशन कार, लकड़ी के स्तंभों से सजी डाइनिंग कारें, तीन तरह के सोने के कूपे, हर कूपे में मिनी बार और चौबीस घंटे के लिए खिदमतगार- ये सारी बातें एक बेहद आलीशान सफर की दास्तान ल...

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Meghalaya ready to receive tourists

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October 17, 2020471 Views

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said the northeastern state is ready to receive tourists. People can take advantage of the better COVID-19 situation in the Northeast to explore the scenic beauty of the region instead of going abroad, he said during a virtual meeting of ministers and officials from northeastern states with Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on ease of travel to boost domestic tourism. Sangma told Patel about the initiatives taken by the Meghalaya administration to promote tourism and ensure the safety of visitors as the state gears to open up for tourism. He said Meghalaya has inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with a private airliner to operationalise direct flights between Delhi and Shillong. "Direct flights between Delhi and...

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Christmas in danger as Santa’s Lapland home feels pandemic chill

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October 16, 20201323 Views1

Christmas is coming, but in Santa’s home village in northern Finland, the COVID pandemic means that the flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year are not. Finland has adopted some of the strictest travel restrictions in Europe, despite its low level of infections, meaning most foreigners cannot enter the country. Santa Claus talks to Edvin, his sister Elsa and their mother Anu behind a plexiglas screen in his chamber at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Attila Cser The northern part of Finland, where many businesses rely on tourists flying in to meet Santa Claus, see the Northern Lights or take a snowmobile safari, has seen visitor numbers plummet. In August 2020, foreign touris...

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Kaziranga National Park to reopen on Oct 21

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October 16, 2020665 Views

The iconic Kaziranga National Park in Assam will reopen from October 21 after being shut since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the monsoon season, officials said. "Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve will be opened for the current tourist season on 21st October 2020. The opening ceremony will commence from 11am onwards. Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam will grace the occasion," KNP said on its Facebook page. The park is thronged by domestic and international tourists in large numbers for its famed one-horned rhinos. In September, the Assam government had approved expansion of the park totalling 3,053 hectares. ...

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Banish winter blues with the blues of Maldives at Anantara

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October 16, 2020479 Views

Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort and Anantara Veli Maldives Resort are once again welcoming guests to their shared turquoise lagoon and white sand shores, offering a host of new experiences for guests to indulge in. Ideally located in the South Male Atoll, just a 30-minute speedboat journey from Male Airport, both resorts offer the perfect spot to escape the autumn and winter blues and immerse in an island paradise, where space and isolation go hand in hand with luxurious privacy. Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort - Aerial View Escape to a private island for a day – with lavish dining, a private guided snorkelling tour of the reef, a healing massage and sunset cocktailsThe Sunset Sundari spa ritual – awaken the senses with an exclusive new couples spa experience on a floating platformThe...

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For the first time, no pilgrims during Belur Math Puja

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October 14, 2020660 Views

The Belur Math, global headquarters of Rama Krishna Math and Mission, has decided not to allow devotees during the Durga Puja for the first time in its history due to the pandemic situation and will live stream the proceedings instead. A Belur Math spokesman said, "we request our lakhs of devotees, who visit the Belur Math temple compound and pandal on the four days every year, to sit at home and watch the rituals on YouTube from October 21 to 26 (the day of Panchami to Dashami). The devotees can watch the rituals live on YouTube, he said. This is for the first time in the 119-year history of Durga Puja in Belur Math that pilgrims will not be allowed to witness the puja started by Swami Vivekananda in the same complex in 1901, the spokesman said. The puja will be held inside ...

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Statue of Unity to reopen for tourists from Oct 17

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October 14, 2020659 Views

The Gujarat government will reopen the Statue of Unity in Narmada district from October 17, with several precautionary measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, an official has said. The 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has remained closed for visitors for over seven months in light of the pandemic. At least 2,500 tourists will be permitted every day, of which only 500 will be allowed up to the viewing gallery to maintain social distancing and prevent the viral spread, the release issued by the government stated. View of 'Statue of Unity' from the other bank of Narmada river. Photo: Pradeep R - CC BY-SA 4.0/wikimedia There will be five slots of two hours each for entry every day and only 500 visitors will be allowed to enter in each slot, it was ...

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Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist

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October 13, 2020648 Views

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak. Jesse Takayama’s entry into the ruins came thanks to a special request he submitted while stranded since mid-March in the town of Aguas Calientes, on the slopes of the mountains near the site, said Minister of Culture Alejandro Neyra on Monday. “He had come to Peru with the dream of being able to enter,” Neyra said in a virtual press conference. “The Japanese citizen has entered together with our head of the park so that he can do this before returning to his country.” Takayama, his entry ticket on hand since March, entered the ruins of the citadel built more than 500 years ago o...