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A 60,570 sq ft Persian carpet, probably the biggest carpet in the world, is going to amaze you – while you are in the prayer hall of the majestic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque – and your trip to Abu Dhabi is really incomplete – if you do not experience this. This wonderful mosque, a spiritual place, is a magnificent national landmark in Abu Dhabi – a place of architectural excellence.

In the Memory of Ancestors: Pitri Tarpan

“Trup” means “Satisfying Others” and word “Tarpan” has been formed from the word. In the memory of deceased ancestors, Hindus People offerings of holy dips in the Ganges water (pre-dawn hours) and pray to God called “Tarpan” and offering of water to deceased ancestors’ souls is called as “Pitri Tarpan”. This day lots of people dressed in dhotis to offer Tarpan to the banks of river Ganga.

‘Wetlands‘ – generally refers to open-water surroundings like lakes, rivers, estuaries, marshes, lagoons, backwaters, mangroves, swamps, seasonally or permanently waterlogged areas of land. This term excludes the sea. Most of these wetlands are basically natural ecosystems, which are alleviated over the years, while retaining their natural characteristics.

Thrilled... to be too close to a Tiger

For a person who had been bitten by a travel bug, I always have wished to visit places which are yet unexplored or out of the ordinary. On expressing this particular claim of mine, a friend popped me a question, “Have you been to the Tiger temple yet?” I was taken aback, not because of the question, but because of the aura of mysticism surrounding the place.

Can you imagine a flower as the designing inspiration of a building? – If yes, those are very few in number in the world and unusual incidents too. Well, let’s be familiar with such one – hymenocallis – a desert flower, which is the main source of changing the skyline of Dubai since last decade.

“Chang Beer Tower”, “Laughing Gas Balloon”, “Cool Street Bars”, “Loud Music”, “Entry Free Discos”, “Amazing street activities throughout the night”, “Cheap guest houses”, “Fried insects stores” are the main jewelleries of the “Backpacker’s Darling, Khaosan Road”.

Few activities beat the thrill of watching the world from above. Ropeways, cable-cars, gondolas, ski-lifts, chair-lifts and ziplines offer the perfect opportunity for tourists to enjoy the world, suspended in the air.

Quest of an art-form – is an instinct of a creative mind – whether it is endemic to any tribal region, any village or province, or even to a metropolitan city. In northern part of Kolkata, there is a place called Kumartuli, where such an art-form prevails.