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Vidyasagar Setu – This Cable-Stayed Bridge Can Carry More Than Eighty Five Thousand Vehicles Every Day

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VIDYASAGAR SETU

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HOOGLY





Vidyasagar Setu, which is famously called Second Hooghly Bridge is located over the River Hooghly in Kolkata. Vidyasagar Setu is reckoned as one of the longest bridges of its type across India. It is also acknowledged as one of the longest bridges of Asia.

The bridge connects the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata. With a length of 822.96 m, the Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable-stayed bridge across the country. 

The bridge was built under the joint initiative of the private firms and Public Sector Undertakings, working under the supervision of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners. Vidyasagar Setu was built at an expense of Rs 388 crores. The bridge has been named after Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the educationist reformer of Bengal in the 19th century.

The building process of the bridge was initiated in 1978 and it was eventually opened to public on the 10th of October, 1992.The bridge carries the NH 117, also known as the Kona Expressway. The cable – stayed bridge has a main span of 457 m and 35m wide. With six lanes of traffic, the bridge can carry more than 85,000 vehicles every day.

Vidyasagar Setu has been named after the great erudite and reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The foundation stone of the Vidyasagar Setu was laid by Indira Gandhi on May 20, 1972. Vidyasagar Setu is a cable-stayed flyover with 121 cables, styled in fan arrangement.

The bridge with a total width of 35 meters, features three lanes in each directions and a 1.2 meters wide footpath on each side.Vidyasagar Setu was subjected to prototype wind tunnel tests at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.



Sheesh Mahal – A Non-Natural Lake Is In The Midst Of This Palace

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Sheesh Mahal is located in the  Sangrur district  of Punjab state of India. Sheesh mahal is one of the most important tourist attractions. The palace consists of large amounts of varied glass work. This marvel was created by Maharaja Narinder Singh in 1847. The palace is beautiful and is beautified with amazing gardens and fountains.

Sheesh Mahal or Palace of Mirrors, another significant attraction of the region. It has been constructed in a forest area and is surrounded by gardens, fountains, terraces and an artificial lake. In ancient times, it used to be the residential palace of the Nawab of Malerkotla.

This is one of the glorious place to visit which is made of with various colourful glasses. The architecture of this mahal is very beautiful. The carvings on the walls of this mahal attracts lot of tourists from different parts of Punjab. You can also find various sculpture related to the royal families in this mahal.

One section of Sheesh Mahal is decorated with colored glass and mirror work and it is also known as ‘Palace of Mirrors’. It is situated behind the MotiBagh Palace. It is a triple storey building. There is a bridge across the artificial lake in the centre of the palace.

This bridge is known as LakshmanJhoola. There are gardens and fountains on the sides of the lake. Sheesh Mahal was the presidential palace of Maharajas of Patiala. To give the artistic look on the walls and ceilings of the Sheesh Mahal, Maharaja Narinder Singh engaged artistic painters from Rajasthan and Kangra.

The artist made the floral designs on the walls and ceilings. Their art depict the vision of Bihari, Surdas and Keshav in the poetic form and in colors. The paintings of these artists show the very old stories in the style of Rajasthan. There is a museum in the Sheesh Mahal. In the museum, there are paintings of Jaya Deva’s poetry and Geet Govinda.

The Kangra paintings on the walls of the museum show the Krishan Lila in very artistic way. There are also various fine objects of art like art of Tibet, Punjab’s ivory work objects, objects of Kashimiri art and wooden furniture of Maharajas time. The collection of these objects shows the life style of Maharajas. The large portraits of maharajas beautify the walls of the museum. The Medal collection of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and Maharaja Yadwinder Singh from all over the world lies in the museum of Sheesh Mahal.

There are about 3200 medals collected from different countries of the world by Maharaja from 12 to 20th century. There is also a collection of coins of 19th century. These coins show the history of different countries trade. The North zone culture centre is situated in the sheesh Mahal. On 6th November 1985, our Prime Minister Late Shri. Rajiv Gandhi inaugurated this centre. Every Year many cultural programmes and heritage festivals are organized in Sheesh Mahal.

By Air

The nearest airport is situated at the sity of Chandigarh and this is located around 125km from the city. There are frequent flights from places such as Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Jammu and Srinagar.

By Train

Sangrur railway station is located in the city itself and some of the main trains that pass through the station are Amritsar Express, Andaman Express, Punjab Mail, Jabalpur Express and many other trains.

By Bus

Sangrur is a city that is connected by road to most of the other parts of the state and the best way to reach the place is using taxis and buses.



A 12 Day Annual Festival With Rich Cutural Feast At Vaikom Mahadeva Temple

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Vaikathashtami





Event date: 22-11-2016

Venue: Lord Shiva Temple

Location: Vaikom

District: Kottayam

Come November and the Vaikom Mahadeva Temple situated at Vaikom (Vaikkom) bears witness to a rich cultural extravaganza as it ushers in Vaikathashtami- a twelve-day annual festival.

The temple with its alluring Kerala style temple architecture is worth a visit and during the festive season it becomes all the more spectacular, treating the senses to a rich cultural feast.

The festival falls in the Malayalam month of Vrischikam, corresponding to the months of November / December and is celebrated in all its pomp and gaiety. The visitors are treated to a plethora of art forms and performances such as Kathakali, dance recitals, music concerts, pageantry, and so on. The final day of the festival is marked by a grand procession in which the thidambu (replica of the presiding deity) is carried on elephant back which is joined by processions from nearby temples. 

Nearest railway station: Kottayam, about 40 km
Nearest airport: Cochin international Airport, about 56 km


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