Agra Tour Package- A Popular folk lore of Agra

On your Agra Tour Package, you will come across these effigies carried by the children around the Agra city,

Agra has a history dating back to thousands of years, this tale is from Mahabharat times when the warriors in North India were engaged in the most brutal battle fought in those times.

Barbarik was an excellent warrior and was slated to join the Mahabharata war from the Kauravas side,

Lord Krishna who was on the opposite side ( Pandavas) chopped his head but granted him his last wish of being a spectator to the great war with his head resting on three arrows. The place where the chopped head landed is called Khatu Shyamji and every year thousands of devotees come over here to pay their obeisance to the warrior. About the stories of Lord Krishna, you can hear in your Agra Mathura Vrindavan Tour.

From the popular festival of Dushehra children go around villages remembering this legend, singing songs in his praises,

On the full moon night, the story comes to an end with a mock marriage of Tesu with his beloved Jhanjhi.The history lives over here even today come to Agra to hear some more amazing stories on your Agra tour packages.


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British era architecture in Agra Tour Package

An Appointment with Raj (British era) in Agra.

When you take a train for the Agra tour package from Delhi you will alight at the Agra Cant railway station, the word Cant denotes "Cantonment" and over here very near to the station we have one of the largest cantonment areas of the Indian army. The station building itself is a British styled old building.

On the mall road, you will be able to see some very old British styled bungalows which even today are wonderful, with large lawns and their unique architecture they sure give the spectators a feel of their grand past. These bungalows once were the abode of the officers of the British army stationed here, some of them are still used by the Indian army.

On your Taj Mahal Tour From Delhi, you can have a feel of the bygone era as we can arrange your visit to one of that erstwhile British bungalow, this bungalow is now being used by the family of a veteran Indian army officer and we can arrange high tea over here for you.

The family will play the proud host and will introduce you to their pride possession and you will have the history come alive. If you are interested in spending more time over here you are invited to the dinner and you will be a part and parcel of the preparations for the same, you will be invited to accompany the person going to the bazaar(market) to buy fresh vegetables for the dinner, you will then be a part of the dinner preparation and finally will enjoy the dinner sitting on a large vintage era dining table.

We will also take you for a walk in North India Tour Packages around the area where you will also appreciate the other similar bungalows in the vicinity, the peacocks are aplenty over here. Your guide will also tell you some very interesting stories about these bungalows. Some bungalows over here are known to be haunted and very famous stories about them can be heard, one of them is a British officer who was killed in the mutiny of 1857 the local people say that they used to see the officer still roaming around.

One of these bungalows has the office of the Indian Post.You can also see a Roman Catholic church called St Mary's Church over here. All these churches and other historical edifices can be seen in Agra during your Golden triangle tour.

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Agra to Bateshwar Tour - Visit Shiva Temples at Bateshwar

Agra Tour Package with Bateshwar

Agra has been the center of human civilization since ages, on your  Agra Tour Package we will take you to a small hamlet on the banks of river Yamuna situated around 70 kms from Agra city, the place is called "Bateshwar" here there are 101 temples on the banks of river Yamuna, the oldest temple dates back to the Gupta era (around 2000 years old).

This is a sacred place and lots of devotees come here to pay their homage to Lord Shiva-The destroyer. The river ravines have made huge mounds and typical architecture carved out of these mounds can be seen over here. If you have a plan to book North India Tour Packages you can enjoy the sightseeing of Bateshwar temples and the adventure of watching Alligators in the Chambal Safari close to Bateshwar.

There is a small bazaar attached to the temple complex where articles related with daily worship (pooja) can be bought.

The Sadhus or the hermits can be seen over here and you can have a unique feel of this sect. If you have a plan to go on Golden Triangle Tour Packages you can include Bateshwar and Chambal safari tour along with your Agra sightseeing tour.

Nandi -The Ox is always situated in front of every Shiva temple. Nandi and Bhrangi were the two main disciples (Ganas) of Lord Shiva and no Shiva temple is complete without their statues.

There are scores of bells offered by the devotees hanging by strong chains in the temple campus. Some of these bells weigh more than 100 kg. These bells are offered after the fulfillment of a wish by the devotees.

Bateshwar Shiv Temple

There are hundreds of places to visit in Agra and the 101 Shiva temples at Bateshwar offer a panoramic view with the Yamuna flowing in the west to the east direction (usual flow of river Yamuna is east to west) The river Yamuna is the natural habitat of freshwater Gangetic Dolphin and Gharial (alligators).

Some other deities like Hanumana are also worshipped here, There is an annual cattle fair arranged over here during the month of October, Animals from all parts of India especially horses are brought over here to be traded.

The auspicious ceremonies like the first shaving (Mundan Sanskara) of the children hair are done over here.

The visit to Bateshwar can be combined with the Same day Chambal Safari tour, The sanctuary is situated not very far off from here, This sanctuary is home to a variety of exotic wildlife species, These ravines in river Chambal were notorious for gangs of dacoits and many a Bollywood movies were made on these dacoits.
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Agra Tour Package- Explore the Heritage Walk

Agra Tour Package 

TheTajmahal entices thousands of tourists to Agra who come from far off places to experience the mystical beauty of the Taj Mahal and Agra Tour Package. The City of the Taj has a lot in store apart from the spellbinding beauty of the Taj Mahal, If you are interested in spending few hours with the city of Taj, we welcome you and will take you on a three to four-hour journey through the spiraling alleys of Agra and will explain to you how Agra still breathes.

We will start our tour with a Rickshaw ride which will take us to Jama Masjid. This monument is not too much thronged by the tourists and is more of a religious place. The mosque is one of the largest in India. This was made by Mughal King Shahjahan in 1656 AD and a Maulana from Uzbekistan inaugurated the mosque. The tour will be well narrated by our tour guides who always are Department of Tourism trained and will sport their license.

From Jama Masjid we start our tour of old Agra and this will be a walk for around 2 hours through the narrow lanes and by-lanes of the old city. This Agra city walk tour can be arranged in your one day trip to Agra or Taj Mahal Tour Package.

You might have wondered what these small sachets are, our guide will tell you how the local people in Agra lead their life, and this story can never be complete without the mention of Pan shop, these shops are a hub of the local lifestyle where after enjoying a Pan people gossip around.

 The old Agra has scores of small temples in the narrow lanes which you can visit on the same day Agra tour. These temples are hundreds of years old still being used and venerated by the local people who start their day after praying here. These temples are dedicated to various deities of Hindu religion and our guide will tell you in detail about each one of them, The largest one is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is known as "Mankameshwar".

The Havelis are beautiful pieces of architecture and you will certainly love the period architecture on display.

 The narrow lanes have very busy bazaars and they have names which are related to the past," Rawat Para" is one of the oldest spice markets in India and you will be led to cover your faces to avoid the smell of red chilies. You really enjoy the Agra Heritage Walk and Food Tour in the busy bazaars of Agra. 

The lanes as they are called "Gali" have markets which are still called by their original names "Lohar Gali" probably was inhabited by the traders from Lahore(Now in Pakistan), This market will entice you with a lively display of "churis"-bangles and other articles of ladies toilet.

The visit of Agra and the places to visit in Agra is never complete without mention of Agra's Petha, This favorite sweet is prepared from ash gourd and sugar and no oil.

 The hustle and bustle of the " Kinari Bazar" not much has changed here, this market during the times of Mughals was a market for the sellers of "Gota kinari"-fine decorative fringes for the ladies wear.

We will also introduce you to street food and you can also savor them.

 During your walk you can also pay your obeisance to lord "Hanumana" popularly called as Monkey God.

 The Mithai Wala (Indian Sweet shop) is over here with his complete menu.

This plain cloth going up to 5 meters is called Sari, this is the most popular dressing of the Indian ladies, You can also shop for some on your walk.

The most popular snack in India is called Samosa, this fried snack made with flour and boiled potatoes mixed with Indian Masala is available throughout India. Do not forget to taste one on your outing on your Golden Triangle Tour Packages while you visit the city of Taj Mahal.

 The Havelis will amaze you with their ornate, intricate and beautiful carvings in stone. You are most invited to have a date with old Agra, Be our guest and we will show you something you will never see on a normal tourist visit to Agra. www.samedaytours.in

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