4 Most Luxurious Hotels in India

Do you know how nomads used to live in the past? You must be wondering why I am asking this silly question to you.  Actually, their lifestyle is still alive. The tourists are keeping it so but temporarily. The desire to catch more sights ignites temptation to hit a beautiful place. Saying so sounds quite easy but when it comes to practical, worries begin to strike. To pacify such worries, wise brains devised the concept of hotels, motels and PG. Of course, these are constructed where the footfalls of the tourists are the most.

Lots of incredibleIndia tour packages from Delhi bring travelers to the visiting spots like Pink City Jaipur, Delhi, Agra by train, Mathura and Jammu & Kashmir. But the list does not end here. It goes on and on since India is like a gem which everyone wants to capture in his/ her eyes. Not only Indians but the global visitors turn netizens for catching the destination of their dreams for exploring. Association of luxury hotels with the tour packages owners together make their days. These hotels are no less than a beautiful tourist spot. Some of these are royal palaces which are revamped to suit the place of outing retreat.  Here are the most distinguish hotels which can refresh mind, body and soul in the want of which a tourist tours:

1. Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner: It is a luxurious villa in Rajasthan where the king of Bikaner Maharaja Ganga Singh used to live. Tourists, who book for Rajasthan tour packages from Delhi, show special interest in spending some precious moments of life here. It’s 1896’s indo-Saracenic styled architecture built by a British architect, namely Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob which was furnished in 1902. This exquisite heritage is reserved for visitors now. 

2. Umaid Bhawan, Jodhpur: This is a marvelous architectural masterpiece of 347 rooms in Jodhpur. It was christened on the name of Maharaja Umaid Singh, the forefather of its current king. For making it a full-fledged luxurious place of rest, it is partitioned in 3, i.e. a luxury Taj Palace Hotel, the residence of the owner and a Museum. It glimpses the shades of 20^th century which can prove as one of the best north India tour packages to enjoy. The most exclusive and fantabulous automobile can choke the onlookers breath at its site. It is open during 9 am to 5 pm for all.

3. Udaivias Palace, Udaipur: It is a heritage of the Oberoi group. Its elegance enhances while standing at the bank of Lake Pichola. It is sprawled in 50 acres of 200 acres in all where Maharaja of Mewar used to hunt 200 years ago. Its periphery includes a wildlife sanctuary in 20 acres. The visitors get thrilled viewing the deer and wild boars. The lush green gardens and stunning lake look winsome. 

4. Leela Hotel: This is one of the most spectacular hotels which can glue several eyes while being in the air to Bangalore. It is a 5 star hotel built at the old Airport Road in Bangalore. The food is really lip-smacking and the splendid view resembles as the spectator is watching an Arabic architecture.

My Encounter with Haunted Bhangarh of Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a very famous heritage site which fascinates the most to the travellers. Amer fort, Hawal Mahal, Nahargarh Fort and many other palaces and forts ignite an endless thirst for visiting these places. The beauty and elegance of their architecture freeze the feet of onlookers.  What more compliment a place can attain!

Since I see haunted places as the most thrilling places, I continue to explore such places in Rajasthan. I booked Jaipur tour packages and asked my guide to take me to the adventurous trip. To answer my request, he had three names. These were Bhangarh, Hawa Mahal and Jodhpur. So, I decided to cut my Jaipur trip short and drove to Bhangarh. For this, I swapped my tour package with Rajasthan tour packages from Delhi.

My encounter with Bhangarh

Archaeological Survey of India has prohibited visiting to this place after sun set and before sun rise. It is located at the foothills of Aravalli, that is 220 Km away from Delhi. This fort has havelis, temples, market and entry gates. But almost all are in urgent need of revamping. It is completely abandoned.

This prohibition sparked desire in me to see this site with my own eyes. The people whom I met during my short stay at hotel got terrified when they came to know about my trip to the haunted fort. One said, “Beware! It is under the grip of eerie and evil spirits.” The shades of scare were floating in his eyes. He also narrated why it is possessed by spirits.

He called the fort as ‘Bhoot Bangla’ or ‘the house of ghosts’. This made me more curious. On asking for exaggerating the account, he narrated, “The fort is occupied by the spirit of a Tantrik. Before becoming an evil spirit, the Tantrik was a body of flesh and blood. He had a huge crush over the beautiful princess Ratnavati. When she came to know about the Tantrik’s intentions, she rejected him. The Tantrik, thereafter, attempted to cast spell through ‘itr’ (fragrance). He sold the spelled itr to her maid. The princess sensed it and spelt it against the tantric. As the bottle struck the boulder, it crushed the Tantrik to death. Before dying, he cursed that none would be left alive after his death. ”

His story went further, “The words of Tantrik proved true. Around 10,000 people were massacred in the battle with the nearby king. Princess, too, died. Since then, buzzing goes on that her spirit is caged by the evil spirited Tantrik. And only her rebirth will free them from his evil spell.”

I had goose-bumps when I was listening to this folklore. Subsequently, he added that so many incidents occurred thereafter, as of three boys who visited this place. One out of three boys got injured there. And while taking him to hospital, all the three boys met a severe accident and died.

I found this story as ‘made by heart’. But visiting it, for sure, showed me what the fear is actually.

Irresistible Rajasthani Folk Dance!

Which place storms to your mind when asked for the most astonishing royals’ heritage? It’s Rajasthan where flocks beautiful cities, like pink city ‘Jaipur’. The leftover architectures of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh & other royals are still standing afresh there. Tourists around the globe opt for Jaipur tour packages for exploring their lavished lifestyle & for living life to its fullest. 

What about entertainment through folk dance moves! Believe me! I have witnessed when I booked Jaipur tour packages from Delhi how excitement & delight make the foreigners irresistible to twirl around on the folk dance moves. Folk dance in the company of folk music & tunes gives everyone’s soul a kick to splash in the fun. Letting the gay mood in, this beautiful fusion swaps the tension with stock of laughter.   

Bring out net savvy in you and check Rajasthan tour packages to know the enriched & unique dance forms of this state. Let I give you imagery of its few very famous folk dances that can be seen anywhere in Rajasthan:

• Gair Folk Dance: Thanks to Bhil tribal that gave ‘Gair’ folk dance that doubles the excitement of ‘Holi’ fest! Men & women, together, play sticks (dandiya) in conventional style attired in traditional costumes.
  
  
• Kalbeliya Folk Dance: This dance form of Kalbeliya community (of snake charmers) dashed you in amazement. The lady in black skirt (ghaagra) moves round & round swaying acrobatically. To more, as the tempo goes on hiking, her quick spinning matches it.    
                
• Kachi Ghodi: The man gets fixed-in a dummy horse to narrate the story of Bhavai Bandits’ exploitation. Both put in beautiful traditional dresses. On the tunes of flutes and drumbeats, the dancer shows rhythmic dance moves swaying naked sword in hand.   
  
  
• Ghoomer Folk Dance: Taking gracious turns around (pirouette), the elegant females in traditional lehengas don’t short of energy while matching beats.  
  
  
• Chari Dance: In traditionally styled lehengas, the ladies dance not in ordinary way but balancing brass pitcher on head. The eyes can’t miss the picturesque site when the same pretty ones create illuminating patterns through alight cotton-seeds on the urn. 
  
  
• Bhavi Dance: What a mouth-widening performance it is to watch the pretty lady swaying perfectly on beats while carrying 9 to 13 brass urns on head. It is bet you would shriek ‘OMG!’ as the lady perches on sword or glass or thali while doing so.

Rajasthan hides an endless list of these dance forms. Watching these with your eyes will take you away straight to heaven.