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General Info

General Information of Uttar Pradesh

 

Capital Lucknow.
Area 2, 94, 411 sq. km.
Population 13.91 crore  (According to 1991 Census).
Language Hindi.
Temperature Winter 7ºC - 30ºC; Summer 24ºC - 42ºC.
Tourist Season October to March.
Airports Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Pithorgarh.
 

Introduction

The State is situated in Northern part of India and is surrounded by Tibet & Nepal in the North, Madhya Pradesh in the South, Haryana, Delhi & Rajasthan in the West and Bihar in the East. Often referred to as the cow belt or Hindi belt, Uttar Pradesh has been the most dominant state in Indian poltics and culture since Independence, producing over half of India's prime ministers. This is partly because it's the nation's most populous - it has as many inhabitants as Brazil - and partly because of the central role the region plays in the religious lanscape of Hindus. The Ganges River, which forms the backbone of Uttar Pradesh, is the sacred river of Hinduism, and four of the religion's seven holy towns are in the state, including Varanasi, the holiest of them all. Uttar Pradesh is also a places of major importance to Buddhists for it was at Sarnath, just outside Varanasi, that the Buddha first preached his message of the middle way. Most of Uttar Pradesh consists of the vast Ganges plain, an area of awesome flatness which often floods dramatically during the monsoon. The scenic north-western corner has hill stations sprinkled along the foothills of the Himalya, boasts excellent trkking and rises to form some of the highest mountains in India.


History

Over 2000 years ago the area that became Uttar Pradesh was part of Ashoka's great Buddhist empire. Muslim raids from the north-west began in the 11th century, and by the 16th century the region was part of the famed Mughal empire whose capital was for some time at Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. Following the decline of the Mughal empire, the nawabs of Avadh rose to prominence in the central part of the region and were responsible for turning Lucknow into a flourishing center for the arts. When the British East India Company deposed the last nawab, the Uprising of 1857 began at Meerut, and its most tragic events took place in Lucknow and Kanpur. Agra was later merged with Avadh and the state became known as United Provinence. It was renamed Uttar Pradesh (Northern State) after Independence, and is often known simply as U.P.


Main Rivers

Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomati and Ghaghara.


Main Tourist and Historical Places

Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow, Bageshwar, Jageshwar, Ranikhet, Pauri, Chitrakoot etc.

 

Main Religious Places

Kashi, Prayag, Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Naimisharanya, Shaktipeeth, Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, Devi Patan, Hemkund, Reeda-meeth Saheb, Deva Sharif etc.


Cool Destination 

Nainital, Dehra Dun, Almora, Mussoorie.

 

Main Folklores

Birha, Chaiti, Dhola, Kajari, Rasia, Alha,Puran Bhagat, Bhartrihari.

 

Main Folk dances

Karma, Chanchali, Chapeli, Chholia,Pandav, Vadi-Vadin,Lang and Bhaila.


Main Handicrafts

Chikan work, Zari work, Wooden toys and fruniture, Terracotta toys and Brass work.





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Taj Mahal || Agra Fort || Jahangir Mahal || Sangam || Anand Bhawan || Kanak Bhawan || Mani Parbat || Valmiki Ashram || The Residency || Clock Tower || Rumi Darwaza || Chattar Manzil || Tulsi Manas Temple || Bharat Mata Temple



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