Excursions from Dhanbad

Topchanchi

Located 37 km from Dhanbad, Topchanchi Lake is an artificial reservoir excavated in 1915 to supply water to Jharia. Occupying an area of 214 acres, the place is a famous picnic spot.

Maithon Dam

Maithan

This is one of the most popular excursions from Dhanbad. One of the dams under control of the Damodar Valley Corporation, Maithon Dam is an engineering and architectural marvel. 48 km from Dhanbad, Maithon Dam is visited for its beautiful artificial lake that captivates picnickers in a large number.

Panchet Dam

Located 54 km from Dhanbad, Panchet Dam in Jharkhand is another dam under control of Damodar Valley Corporation. The dam is a major sightseeing attraction.

Bokaro

47 km from Dhanbad is located India’s biggest steel complex of Bokaro. Apart from the steel plant of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), other places of attractions in Bokaro are City Park and Garga Dam.

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St Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata

St Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata / image Credit A fine specimen of Indo-Gothic architecture modelled after the Canterbury Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral in Kolkata is billed as one of the most important churches of India. Located east of the Victoria Memorial, the church houses the best stained glass window in the country. Built in 1847, St Paul’s Cathedral underwent redesigning and reconstruction after the damage to the structure in 1897 earthquake.

Tomb of Sheikh Kabiruddin Auliya

Shaikh Kabbiruddin Auliya was a disciple of 14th century sufi saint Shaikh Nasiruddin Muhamud, better known as Shaikh Raushan Chirag-i-Delhi (the lamp of Delhi), who in turn was the disciple and successor of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia, the most prominent Sufi saint of the of Chisti silsilah, the most popular of the orders into which Sufis were organized. Chirag-i-Delhi’s other famous disciple was Gesudaraz Syed Muhamad Husayni, famously known as Bandanawaz (benefactor of the creatures of God). Gesudaraz who was responsible for the spread of Chisti order in South India, had made Gulbarga in Karnataka his base. Situated in Malviya Nagar locality in Delhi, the tomb of Sheikh Kabiruddin Auliya is locally known as Lal Gumbad.

त्योहार

मैसूर दशहरा विश्व प्रसिद्ध मैसूर दशहरा की उत्पत्ति 15 सदी में विजयनगर साम्राज्य के समय हुई थी. विजयनगर के पतन के बाद मैसूर के राजा वाडियार ने 1610 में इस रंगीन और धार्मिक उत्सव को मानाने की प्रथा की शुरुआत की और बाद में वाडियार राजाओं के तत्वावधान में यह त्यौहार पूरे धूमधाम से मनाया जाने लगा. दस दिनों तक चलने वाला मैसूर दशहरा विजयदशमी के दिन समाप्त होता है. मैसूर दशहरा को नाद हब्बा' या राज्य के त्योहार के रूप में घोषित किया गया है किंवदंती है कि मैसूर का राक्षस ' महिषासुर' का वध वादियारों की कुल देवी चा मुंडेश्वरी के द्वारा किया गया था. इसे असत्य पर सत्य की विजय के रूप में मनाया जाता है। इसीलिये इसे विजयादशमी के नाम से जाना जाता है। दशहरा के समय रौशनी से सुजज्जित मैसूर महल और पूरे शहर का दृश्य देखने लायक ही बनता है. सितम्बर १८०५ में वाडियार राजाओं ने मुग़ल शाशकों के तर्ज पर शाही परिवार के सदस्यों, यूरोपीय, महल के अधिकारियों, शाही याजकों और प्रभुध नागरिकों के लिए एक विशेष दरबार लगाने की शुरुआत की . धीरे धीरे यह त्यो

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