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Kedarnath temple closes for winter

November 16, 20201896 Views

A day after portals of Gangotri were closed for the winters, the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath were also closed for the winter season on Monday amid a fresh spell of snowfall. The gates of the temple, which houses one of the 11 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and attracts devotees from across the world, were closed at 8:30 am after an elaborate ceremony. The temple priest also performed a 'Samadhi Puja' of Lord Shiva. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, and officials of Devasthanam Board, among others, attended the ceremony. Snowfall accompanied by a drizzle began in Kedarnath on Sunday night and continued till the morning. Ironically, this year Kedarnath region has experienced heavy snowfall and ev...

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Swimming Santa brings Dead Sea to life with tree and cheer

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November 15, 2020582 Views

At the lowest point on earth, in the middle of a giant salt lake where animals and plants have no chance of surviving, a jolly man dressed in red with a flowing white beard stuck a Christmas tree in the ground and went for a swim. Santa Claus came to the Dead Sea on Sunday ahead of the Christmas season, part of a campaign by Israel’s Tourism Ministry to bring some Christmas cheer during a global pandemic that has kept Christian pilgrims away from the Holy Land. Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, sits next to a Christmas tree on a salt formation in the Dead Sea, in an event organised by Israel's tourism ministry, as Israel gears up for the holiday season, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, near Ein Bokeq, Israel November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen He ro...

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Gangotri Temple closes for winters

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November 15, 20201276 Views

The portals of the Gangotri Temple here were closed for winters on the occasion of Annakoot-Govardhan Puja on Sunday. The temple gates were shut at 12:15 pm after a puja by priests in the presence of a large number of devotees, Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Board media in-charge Harish Gaud said. After the closure of the temple gates, an idol of goddess Ganga was carried in a palanquin decorated with flowers to Mukhba village where she will be worshipped during winters. Gangotri temple Social distancing norms were followed during the closing ceremony attended by Gangotri Mandir Samiti president Suresh Semwal and local leaders among others. Gaud said 23,500 devotees visited the temple this year after it had a delayed opening in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Temple at...

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Egypt showcases scores of 2,500-year-old coffins

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November 14, 2020606 Views

Egypt on Saturday showcased more than 100 coffins dating back 2,500 years, the latest and largest find this year in the vast burial ground of the Saqqara Necropolis. Coffins with gold gilded faces and cartonnage. It was believed that gods have gold skin and gold gilded mummies represent the transition of the deceased into a god…Shown here, the goddess Isis, the god Osiris, and a mummification scene, including the god Anubis… The 6th Dynasty coffins - sealed, finely painted and well-preserved - were of a higher quality than previous finds there, said the secretary-general of the supreme council of antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, suggesting they belonged to higher ranking families. Fifty-nine coffins were unearthed in August at the same UNESCO world heritage site. More treasures are e...

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Lonar Lake in Maharashtra chosen as ‘Ramsar site’

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November 13, 20201422 Views

The Lonar Lake in Maharashtra's Buldhana district has been chosen as a wetland site of international importance under the Ramsar conservation treaty, state Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray informed on Friday. He also uploaded two photographs of the site, taken by his father and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who is known to be an avid photographer. "I'm glad that the Lonar Crater is now officially a Ramsar Site. Having seen it for the first time in 2004, it is a sight that captivates everyone. It has its own significance in the world of Biodiversity, Tourism and Geology," Aaditya Thackeray tweeted. Lonar Lake in Maharashtra is a crater Lake The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is a treaty for conservation and sustaina...

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Travel industry takes a wild turn on the onset of winters

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November 13, 2020368 Views

In 2021, travel will continue to be more about living, working and connecting safely away from home. Wildlife sanctuaries are going to be most sought after as they offer all of that with an added advantage of indulging in nature or adventure the moment office fatigue starts setting in. Travel and tourism industry in India is looking at revival as smog starts enveloping Delhi and its surrounding states in the plains. Tourism industry is resuming operations after months of inactivity due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown. In order to ensure that tourists remain safe, the government has issued detailed guidelines that must be adhered to for the industry to operate. eTroupers - a professionally managed hotel and resorts consultancy organisation in India, has launc...

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Supporting the hospitality talents of tomorrow

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November 12, 2020458 Views

In June 2020, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Sommet Education launched the Hospitality Challenge. This was designed to identify ideas and individuals capable of accelerating the recovery of the tourism sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative has received almost 600 applications from all around the world. The 30 top finalists will be granted a full-board scholarship for Bachelor or Master’s degree-level courses at 30 different hospitality programs. All of them are hosted by Sommet’s internationally renowned institutions specialized in Hospitality and Culinary Arts: Glion Institute of Higher Education, Les Roches, and École Ducasse. The scholarships are dedicated to accelerating the personal development of talented individuals who will build the Hos...

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Gliding through Sao Paulo streets on broomsticks!

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November 12, 2020580 Views

We have already two stories in last three days on alternate means of city travel. Here comes the third one about similarly astonishing innovation In the famously traffic-choked streets of Brazilian megalopolis Sao Paulo, two men have invented a novel way of getting from point A to B - and they are raising a lot of eyebrows in the process. On a recent Saturday, Vinícius Sanctus, 39, and Alessandro Russo, 28, could be seen coasting down the city’s main thoroughfares on a pair of broomsticks, each one attached to a single motorized wheel. Friends Vinicius Sanctus and Alessandro Russo ride electric monowheels called 'nuvem' (cloud) that were invented by them and inspired by the magic flying brooms of the Harry Potter series in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobe...

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Spanish mountaineer, 81, trains for Himalayas in tribute to victims of COVID-19

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November 12, 2020465 Views

At 81 years old Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria is training to tackle one of the world’s highest peaks, a challenge he will dedicate to elderly victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. “To all those who have disappeared because of this terrible pandemic, this terrible crisis, I want as an elderly person to dedicate it to them,” Soria said outside his home in the Sierra Guadarrama mountains, north of Madrid. Carlos Soria, 81-year-old Spanish mountain climber trains to climb in the Himalaya mountains next spring as a tribute to the elderly affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amidst its outbreak, in Moralzarzal, Spain, November 11, 2020. Picture taken November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina Travel restrictions permitting, Soria hopes to go to Nepal in the spring to take on the 8...

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Odisha tourism scales up its Eco Retreat event

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November 11, 20201427 Views

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday declared Odisha Tourism's flagship three-month glamping festival Eco Retreat, open for booking. Patnaik also unveiled the new logo subtly depicting the ecological orientation. This year's Eco Retreat is being organised keeping in view the last year's success of its debut with an event at marine drive in Konark. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that last year, a benchmark was set in luxury glamping with a phenomenal success at the marine drive eco retreat at Konark. This time, he said, the state has scaled it up to five unique locations Konark, Hirakud, Bhitarkanika, Daringbadi and Satkosia. The Eco retreats will offer tourists an excellent opportunity to discover Odisha's diverse tourism offerings, in style, he ad...