Five lakes of Band-e Amir

The five lakes of Band-e Amir are arguably Afghanistan's greatest natural asset. The group of five lakes are collectively known as Band-e- Amir. Band-e-Amir lakes are also considered the lakes of jewels. Lakes of Band e Amir are formed naturally with special geological formations. Color of the water is deep blue flourishing with amazing natural beauty.

The Lakes

The natural lakes of Band e Amir were created by the carbon dioxide with rich water oozing out of the faults and fractures. The deep blue water of the lakes glitters like jewels. The lakes are formed by limestone deposits. The most accessible of the lakes is Band-e-Haibat, literally translated as Dam of Awe. High mineral content of the lake water grants it the color. Due to high mineral content, water seems to change its color during the day time presenting a stunning beauty.

Lakes of Band e Amir Band-E-Amir is a beautiful place to relax and take in the spectacular scenery, eat freshwater fish at lakeside, and drink the pure water straight from the source. Band-e-Amir was decided to be developed as an natonal park but due to political inconsistencies in Kabul the plan could not materialise.

Location

Band e Amir lakes are located in the central Afghanistan. The lakes are high in the Hindu Kush Mountains. Lakes of Band e Amir lie 75km west of Bamiyan, via the village of Shahidan. Budhas of Bamiyan are so close to the Lake.

Getting There

The place is most easily visited from Bamiyan. The visitors most often visit the lakes on Thursday or Fridays. In good weather the trip from Bamiyan takes around five hours. It is usually necessary to hire a vehicle there as there is little transport available for the lakes. One can take transport to Yawkawlang and get off at the junction to the lakes. Private minivans are also available. The road can only be attempted in summers or in the autumns due to snow falls.

There is a chaikhana at Band-e Haibat, where the people visiting the lake can pay a visit. Locally caught fish and some local dishes are served here. One night stay can also be available at low price. Next to the chaikhana is a small mosque dedicated to Ali. Couple of rowing boats are also available which you can use to move to the lake. Swimming is possible but only for men. The water of the lake is incredibly cold.

Samaria Gorge National Park

The gorge of Samaria is situated in the National park of Samaria, in the White Mountains in West Crete. This majestuous gorge is considered one of the great attractions of Crete and many tourists want to visit it. But you must realise that it is a long (5 to 7 hours) walk on rough terrain so you will need to have a certain degree of fitness and walking experience in order to enjoy it.

The Samaria National Park has traditionally always opened to the public at the beginning of May. It has often been possible to enter the gorge of Samaria at some point in April from the bottom part but this depends on the weather and the amount of work needed to restore the path after the winter rains.

The gorge of Samaria closes to the public at the end of October. but may close earlier if autumn rains (not uncommon in October) damage the path or make some cliffs unstable.

The gorge will also be closed on rainy days (when there is a danger of rock falls).In winter, high water makes the gorge of Samaria dangerous and impassable.

The park opens daily at daylight (so the exact time will vary depending on the time of the year) and closes in the evening. If you want to enter the park after around 14.00 you will not be allowed past the first quarter of the walk and will need to return to your starting point.

You have to pay an entrance fee of Euro 5.00 to enter the park (free to children under 15, half price to students).


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Shangri-la Villingili Resort Maldives launches private jet services

Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives has launched a new private jet service to brings guests directly to the resort in luxury.

The resort is the only one in the Maldives with its own executive airport - Gan Executive International Airport - which is located on Addu Atoll, just five minutes away by private speedboat.

A new co-operation between Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives and Gan International Airport means hotel guests can now by-pass the international airport on Male and fly direct to Gan Executive International Airport offers Shangri-Las first-class service, a private jet lounge, on-site immigration, customs support and baggage screening.

Other benefits of the Private Jet Experience include accommodation in one of the resorts Presidential Villas, champagne, a romantic dolphin cruise, a daily massage at CHI, The Spa, an exclusive “Dine By Design” dining option, a personal mobile telephone and a personal villa host.

Rene D. Egle, general manager of Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives said: “With Gan Executive International Airport, we have found the ideal partner to provide guests arriving by private jet a memorable experience.  The perfect service and the highest quality standards – the creme de la creme– is guaranteed for our guests right from the start."

 Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives, on Addu Atoll, is the first luxury resort south of the equator in the Maldives.  The resort features 132 villas with views of the ocean or of the island’s natural lush vegetation.

Shangri-Las Villingili Resort Debuts Maldives First Golf Course

Golf enthusiasts at Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives are in for a treat with the introduction of the country first nine-hole recreational golf course at the resort. Designed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and opened on March 27, 2012, the new course sits on seven and a half hectares of previously undeveloped land at the southern end of the island.

Spectacular sights await guests at each of the nine holes, mostly par three and averaging 123.4 yards in length. Designed to be a fun course for golf aficionados and beginners alike, the course was developed with the islands natural beauty in mind, enhancing existing flora to highlight the gleaming ocean and turquoise lagoon along a scenic walking path. A diversity of palms, pandanus and various exotic plants are dotted along sandy beach coves on the east and west shorelines.
 

 

To commemorate the event, the resort is offering an introductory golf package valid from now to May 9, 2012. For a minimum stay of four nights, guests may enjoy the following benefits:
 

• One complimentary green fee for two persons for bookings in a Pool Villa, Deluxe Pool Villa, Water Villa, Ocean View Villa or Beach Villa
• Waived daily green fee for bookings in a Tree House Villa, Two Bedroom Beach Villa, Villa Muthee or Villa Laalu.

The golf course is exclusive to guests of Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa. Facilities include a clubhouse, refreshment bar and a pro shop carrying an assortment of golf apparel, gear and merchandise. Shoe and equipment rental services are also available.

The introductory green fee of US$80 per adult includes a golf set, golf balls and unlimited rounds per day. Children play free on golf activities scheduled by Cool Zone, the children club at the resort.

“We are excited to offer a new experience to the Maldives traveler,” said Rene D. Egle, general manager of Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa. “Apart from our other recreational options, the Villingili Golf Course will add a new and unique activity for our guests – a game of golf amid expansive views of the Indian Ocean.”

Set amidst sensational sandy beaches and lush tropical foliage, Shangri-Las Villingili Resort and Spa is a luxury all-villa Maldives resort property located in a spacious, boutique-style environment. The luxurious accommodations include private ocean retreats and tropical tree house villas making it a premier Maldives luxury resort, while a selection of fine-dining choices and innovative spa treatments have been carefully designed to stimulate the senses.
 

Most Popular and Largest Amusement Nicco Park (Kolkata)

Nicco Park, one of the most popular and largest amusement parks in the east, covers an area of around 40 acres. The park holds the rare honor of being the first amusement park in the world to be certified with SA 8000 (Social Accountability) certification, the first in Asia to be certified with ISO 14001 (Environment Management System) and the first amusement park in India to be certified with ISO 9001 (Quality Management System).

Nicco Park opened to the general public in the year 1991. Nicco Park boasts of as many as 33 rides. The rides at the park include Water Chute, Twist and Turn, Family Carousel, Cyclone- the Roller Coaster, Flying Saucer, Paddle Boat, Magic Carpet, Food Park, Giant Waterfall and beach Cafe among several others. Nicco Park offers two kinds of packages to the visitors: The Dry Park Package (250 Indian Rupees) and the Composite Park Package (350 Indian Rupees).

            

The visitors can enjoy any number of rides as many times as they want under the former but only in dry park while the latter gives accessibility to both dry and water park (Wet-O-Wild). However, both these packages exclude the entry fee which is to be paid separately and which only gives access to six special rides in the park. One can also avail year long admittance to the park by purchasing one of the fun tickets. These are priced at 750 Indian Rupees, 1500 Indian Rupees and 2000 Indian Rupees and each of them offer different facilities to the visitors.

Nicco Park in Kolkata is located at Jheel Meel in Sector IV of Salt Lake City which is sited in the north-eastern outskirts of the city of Kolkata in West Bengal. Nicco Park, one of the very famous and largest amusement parks in the east, covers an area of around 40 acres. Nicco Park is the first amusement park in the world to be certified with an ISO 9002 certification from a well known European Certifying Authority.

Nicco Park started its operation from 1991 and since till date it has been amusing people of all ages. For kids Nicco Park in Kolkata is a Disneyland. Generally Nicco Park attracts crowds on weekends and holidays from the suburbs of Kolkata. Some of the very well known rides that you must try at Nicco Park are Cable Car, Water Coaster, Flying Saucer, Cyclone, Water Chute, River cave, etc. Recently a water park named "Wet-O-Wild" has been opened up within Nicco park but the charges for both are different.

                     

Nicco Park in Kolkata is a perfect picnic spot as it is surrounded by greenery. It has a very beautiful rose garden which is an added attraction along with the fun rides. Nicco Park also consists of an in-house Food Park that offers you some lip smacking Indian, Continental and Chinese cuisines. Apart from this, Nicco Park have several small stalls run by the reputed restaurants of the city.

Nicco Park is not only one of the best but also one of the most reasonably priced amusement parks in India. From the entry ticket to the rates of the restaurants, everything is available at reasonable prices. The best thing about the park however is that this amusement park doesn't charge sky high prices like other amusement parks at the weekends, which is when most of the people prefer visiting Nicco Park.

Rai Parveen Mahal Orcha

The Rai Praveen Mahal was built by Prince Indrajeet Singh in the town of Orchha in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The prince built it in the year 1618 in memory of Rai Praveen, his beloved courtesan, who performed in his palace, and whose fame and beauty led to her being fetched by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The prince was too weak hearted to disobey the mighty Mughal, and instead ended up building the monument. The courtesan however, is said to have rejected the emperor’s advances and came back to the prince.

Rai Praveen Mahal is three storied, with the central hall in one of the stories depicting multiple paintings showing the various moods of Rai Praveen. The second story contains several Nriya mudras of Indian classical dances, which are worth seeing. The palace has been combined with a garden, known as Anand Mahal Bagh, which is divided into two parts. Rai Praveen was accomplished in poetry, dancing and horse riding, with the renowned poet Keshavdas having compiled Kavipriya that praises her qualities. Rai Praveen was also popularly known as the nightingale of Orchha.

Best time to visit

The best time to visit Rai Praveen Mahal, and the town of Orchha is between the months of October and March, when the weather is cool.

Trivia

Beyond the boundaries of the fort, one can see several small temples, as well as the river Betwa.

Timing

Rai Praveen Mahal remains open daily from 9:00 am till 5:00 pm.

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Kaal surp dosh mukti mahayaga by guru vinod ji

Kaal means Time in cosmic sense and Sarp means Serpent. Kaal–Sarp, therefore, means the Serpent of Time. Many astrologers dread this as an evil yoga.

Interestingly, ancient astrological texts, from Parashar to Varahamihir, are silent about it.

This Yoga is said to exist if all planets are between Rahu and Ketu. When that happens in one’s birth–chart, a person experiences many ups and downs throughout life. The suffering increases during transits when the nodes come close to their natal positions. Kaal–Sarp Yoga is considered to be the main reason for a person’s downfall from a high position.

In Indian Puranic tradition, she–demon Singhika had a mighty son whose name was Swarbhanu. He performed severe penance and Lord Brahma was pleased. When he wanted to grant him his wish, Swarbhanu wanted to have the same status in the heavens as planets. The boon was granted.

Subsequently, the Gods and the demons joined hands to churn the ocean in search of nectar. The mountain Mainak was the churning stick and Vasuki, the king of serpents, was the churning cord. A problem arose. Mainak was slipping off to the ocean floor whenever churning was started. To prevent this, Lord Vishnu took the form of a tortoise (His second Incarnation) and Mainak was placed on its back. The churning started and many things started coming out – but those need not attract our attention because that is truly another story. We are interested in the finale – when at last Amrit (Nectar) came up. Amrit (literally translated means ‘No–death’ makes one immortal).

Naturally, Gods and demons were in a mad scramble for it and before anything could happen, Lord Vishnu, in the guise of a beautiful woman (Mohini) took it in her custody and asked Gods and demons to sit in two lines, so that she could distribute Amrit to them.

The Gods knew what was going on and the demons that did not, were so captivated by the enchantress that they readily agreed to do her bidding. The Gods sat in a line on one side and the demons on the other side. Mohini started with the Gods. The demons charmed as they were, failed to see the trick. But Swarbhanu, son of Singhika, with his huge head and body, ending in a serpent like tail, was smart enough to smell a rat. Taking no chances, he broke rank and went to sit with the Gods.

Amrit was served and Swarbhanu was about to take it when Sun and Moon found out that there was an imposter among them. They alerted Vishnu who severed Swarbhanu’s head with his divine discuss (Sudarshan Chakra).

But alas! Nectar had already touched his lips and did its job. The discus had separated the head and the tail and both became indestructible.

Now Lord Brahma’s boon was remembered - and the head and the tail were given the status of planets and placed in the heaven. It is a kind of double and quits or rather the other way round.

There were many other fall outs – astrologically. Sun and Moon, the snitches, became Swarbhanu’s hated enemies. The names were changed – the head was called Rahu and the tail Ketu. Rahu swallows the luminaries on particular stellar configurations (the eclipse) but since it has no body, the Sun and the Moon soon emerge through the hole in the neck. Thank God!

To distinguish this from the other planets, their motion was also different from the planets. While all planets move anti–clockwise, Rahu and Ketu move clockwise through the skies. Further, the fact that they are closely related has been authenticated by the relative placement – one is always in the 7th house from the other i.e.: 180 degrees apart or in other words, in perfect opposition. They always move in synchronism to keep the 180 degrees difference between them.

In Rigveda, Rahu and Ketu are mentioned – not as planets but as demons. On a new Moon day the luminaries becoming conjunct leads to solar eclipse and Rahu is at work. So, Rahu is spiritually dark while Ketu creates the eclipse on a full Moon day (Lunar eclipse), which makes it the spiritual planet.

In the Vedic tradition, Lord Vishnu is the Sun and his discuss is the elliptic. Rahu and Ketu are the lunar nodes, which intersects the elliptic.

In astrology, when the two nodes have all the planets within their semicircle, kaal–Sarp yoga is said to be in operation. It is considered to be the main factor for a man’s downfall.

The subject is not free from controversies. Some say that the Yoga should take in all planets including Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. But then the Yoga will become very rare indeed. It is therefore more meaningful if we take the other point of view where only the 7 main planets are considered for the Yoga. Even then the following points should be kept in mind.

    Planets must be between Rahu and Ketu and not between Ketu and Rahu. How do we ensure this? If we find Rahu first as we move anti-clockwise from the Ascendant and all the planets (not counting Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) are between Rahu and Ketu, then the Yoga exists.
    Care should be taken to ensure that no planet is outside the semicircle by even 1 degree. For example, if Rahu is in 15 degrees of Cancer and Moon is in 16 degrees of the same sign, there is no kaal–Sarp. Rahu moves clockwise. It will go to Cancer 16 degrees soon, but right now, at the time of birth, Moon is outside the Rahu–Ketu bracket. Hence there is no kaal–Sarp.

It is debatable whether kaal–Sarp is an unmitigated evil. Many great men had this Yoga in their horoscopes. Some have been Presidents and Prime Ministers and others have been conquerors. It is said that Genghis Khan had it. One thing is clear. With kaal–Sarp, you may climb very high. But one day there will be a downfall. And the higher you climb, the harder you fall.

Agar Aap bhi hain Kaal Surp Dosh se pareshanTo ho raha hai Kaal surp dosh mukti mahayagasammilit hona chahte hon to sampark karen

ACHARYA VINOD KUMAR JI

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