Archive for November, 2011

The Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF), Asia’s biggest shopping festival. The objective of the festival is to make by Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, is set to welcome shoppers and tourists from all over the world ... Full story

Sabarimala is a Hindu pilgrimage center located in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District in Kerala. It is the largest annual pilgrimage in India with an estimated 45–50 million devotees visiting every year. Sabarimala is believed to be the place where the Hindu God Ayyappan meditated ... Full story

Sabarimala temple: The virtual queue system planned by the Kerala police to make easy online registration for “Darshan” at the Sabarimala temple for the two-month pilgrimage season starts on November 17 was approved by the Kerala High Court (HC) on Tuesday. A division bench of Justices Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and C T Ravikumar... Full story

On 11.11.11 and the thick blanket of snow covering the hills surrounding this charming town made it all the more perfect for tourists looking to make this a memorable day in Manali. According to source a met department official said that “The hills overlooking ... Full story

India wins two global awards at the World Tourism Mart 2011 here by — World’s Leading Destination and World’s Leading Tourist Board. Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai received the awards from Graham E. Cooke, president and founder of World Travel Awards, at the Excel Exhibition Centre where he said to the press that “India planned to have another five million tourists in ... Full story