Venkateswara is said to be swayambhu or self-manifested‚ and in existence for more than 1700 years. Although there are no clear historical evidences‚ Thondaman or Thondaiman‚ the Pallava dynasty ruler of the ancient Thondai Mandalam or Thondainadu kingdom with his capital at the present-day Kanchipuram‚ just south-east of modern day Chennai‚ is believed to have first built the temple after visualizing Lord Vishnu in his dream. He built the gopuram and the prakaram‚ and arranged for regular worship
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over 8% from the year 2010 when 5.78 million foreign tourists arrived in India. Domestic tourist visits to all states and Union Territories numbered 747.70 million. The majority of foreign tourists come from the United States (16%) and the United Kingdom (12‚6%). In 2011 Maharashtra‚ Tamil Nadu and Delhi were the most popular states for foreign tourists. Domestic tourists visited the states Uttar Pradesh‚ Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu most frequently.[4] Chennai‚ Delhi‚ Mumbai and Agra have been the
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mysore silk indusarty It was established in the year 1912 by the Maharaja of Mysore province‚ Naalwadi Krishnaraj Wadiar. The silk weaving factory in Mysore‚ presently owned by KSIC. In 1980 the Silk weaving factory was handed over to Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd.‚ a Govt. of Karnataka enterprise and is popularly known as KSIC. Under the initiatives of KSIC modernization of silk industry started and still continuing. KSIC is the only organization in the country commanding the entire
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CHAPTER -III PANCHAYATI RAJ – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Contemporary debates on decentralization has revolved around three important issues: issues of historicity‚ 92 issues of expanding democratic spaces‚93 and finally inclusive growth as well as inclusive politics of social categories. These debate have over looked certain historical facts – one‚ it has overlooked the historicity of decentralization particularly in the imagined history of orient‚ and thereby accept the argument that it is a post-colonial
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It was the saturday morning‚ summer was setting in and we couldn’t stay in bed for too long. Woke up early and decided to drive away. No destination in mind‚ no plans made. We packed our bags and sat in the car. We had to make a decision now.....atleast which road to take. We had the choice of heading in multiple directions considering Bangalore is based centrally. But yes‚ we chose the Kanakapura Road. We called in a few friends to see if they were interested to join in‚ but the lazy buggers
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North‚ Central‚ & West India BHIMBETKA (8000 B.C.) The Bhimbetka rock are an archaeological World Heritage site located in Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Bhimbetka shelters exhibit the earliest traces of human life in India; a number of analyses suggest that at least some of these shelters were inhabited by man for in excess of 100‚000 years. Some of the Stone Age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters are approximately 30‚000 years old. MAURYA and
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STRUCTURE: ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION LITERATURE REVIEW METHODOLOGY CONCLUSION Rise of luxury tourism in India: Railway experience and Historical Monumental Abstract: Today‚ India is home of many beautiful ancient monuments heritage and have historical places. It is attracting lot of tourist to come to India and experience it so it’s becoming most popular tourist destination worldwide for tourist to have luxury vacations and holidaying in india.The concept of luxury trains
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sugreeva‚ who is well-known as monkey king and he is also a good friend of Lord ram. Kote Venkataramana Temple You can also visit the late 17th century venkataramana temple which is located near the old fort adjacent to the palace of sultan‚ ruler of Mysore kingdom. This Temple is dedicated to the god Venkateshwara‚ located near the old fort at Krishnarajendra Road. It is one of the old shrines temple in Bangalore. Halasuru Someshwara Temple You can visit Lord someshwara Temple located in the suburb
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Nationalisation of Banks Despite the provisions‚ control and regulations of Reserve Bank of India‚ banks in India except the State Bank of India or SBI‚ continued to be owned and operated by private persons. By the 1960s‚ the Indian banking industry had become an important tool to facilitate the development of the Indian economy. At the same time‚ it had emerged as a large employer‚ and a debate had ensued about the nationalization of the banking industry. Indira Gandhi‚ then Prime Minister of India
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Wilkie This painting‚ like most imperial history paintings‚ aims to project the superiority of the Britishers over the Indians. On the face of it‚ the painting relates to an episode from the annals of history—the defeat and death of the ruler of Mysore‚ Tipu Sultan. But this historical episode has been re-created and re-presented in a manner that serves to further the glory of the colonial masters. The artist makes use of several strategies to do so. The first thing to note is that we are shown
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