Location :- To the east of Son and
Kosi rivers
Major Cities :- Patna, Kolkata, Aizwal, Shillong
Famous For :- Tribal Culture, One-horned
Rhino, Puri Rath Yatra, Tea Gardens
Holiday Destinations :- Sundarbans,
Sarnath, Darjeeling,
Kazirnaga
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The tourist attractions in the states in the eastern part of India include. The states of West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar
and Jharkhand form the part of East India or the Eastern part of India. The
Eastern Part of India which comprises of the four states has a large number of
beaches, monasteries, temples and rivers which attract tourists from all around
the world.
This region is popularly know as
the seven sister’s state i.e Assam,
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya and is
aptly dubbed as the hidden treasures of India. A tour of this region will
take you to the ancient historical period where you with cherish the beauty of
the art and architecture.
Orissa: The state has large number
of temples important among them includes the Sun temple at Konark, Jagannath
Temple at Puri, Lingaraj Temple at Bhubaneswar, Mahendragiri Temples at Mahendragiri,
and Mutkeswara temple at Bhubaneswar. These temples in Orissa exhibit a
majestic grandeur of the architecture that prevailed in the history of Orissa. The
state is located in the western coast in India.
West Bengal:-
During the British rule, a large number of monuments were set up in Kolkata
which attracts large number of tourists. They are the Victoria Memorial, the Howrah Bridge
and the Indian Museum. Other places of attraction
include the Palace at Murshidabad, terracotta temples at Bankura District, Rabindranath’s
Shantinikatan, Mountainous region of Darjeeling
and shores of Digha and Sankarpur in East Midnapore.
Jharkhand: The state is rich in
mineral resources and has a large number of attractions for the tourists to
visit. Carved out of Bihar
in the year 2000, the state is the 28th state of the Indian Union. The state is
covered with forests and wildlife sanctuaries and is rich in diverse species of
flora and fauna.
Bihar: There are numerous Buddhist
and Jain sites in this state, important among them include the Vaishali, Patna, Rajgir, Pawapuri, Buddha
Gaya, and Nalanda. The holy river Ganga passes through its Capital, Patna. It is a landlocked
state and is considered to be the land
of Gautam Buddha, the
founder of Buddhism.
The Eastern part of India has a
good road, air and rail network. One can also visit East
India by train. The major railheads are at Howrah
and Sealdah in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar in Orissa
and Patna in Bihar.
There is an International Airport at Kolkata in West
Bengal which is connected by flights from all over the world. Besides,
there are domestic airports at Bhubaneswar in
Orissa, Patna in Bihar and Ranchi
in Jharkhand, which receive flights from all over India.
This region has mesmerising scenic
beauty. It has captivating tea farm, from where the tea is exported to other
part of the india
as well as abroad. This part includes many pilgrimage centers for Jain and
Buddha communities. Bodhgaya and puri are the most famous pilgrimage center in
this region. The ruins of ancient Nalanda
University can be found
near Rajgir.
Odissi dance and music is the only
classical dance and music in eastern India. Here, you can see the sun
rise over the Bay of Bengal, travel to the Kaziranga wild life sanctuary in
Assam and see the one-horned Rhinoceros, tour the amazing Konark temple in
Orissa and see the magnificent view of Mt Kanchenjunga from Darjeeling, on your
East India Tour.
Enriched with green hills, tea
estates, wildlife sanctuaries, views of the towering Himalayas, temples, buddhist
sites, East India has many fascinating tourist
destinations, which are relatively unexplored. The dense forests of North East
have in abundance rhinos, orchids and birds and butterflies. There still
prevails the tribal life that is unknown and unconcerned about modern upheavals.
Some of the tourist places in East India are listed below by state :-
- Tourist Places in Arunachal Pradesh
- Tourist Places in Assam
- Tourist Places in Sikkim
- Tourist Places in West bengal
- Tourist Places in Jharkhand
- Tourist Places in Manipur
- Tourist Places in Nagaland
- Tourist Places in Orissa
- Tourist Places in Meghalaya
- Tourist Places in Mizoram
- Tourist Places in Tripura
- Tourist Places in Bihar
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