Adventure India : Angling - 13

Himachal Pradesh, with its rivers and their numerous tributaries, is an angler's paradise. Katla, rohu, trout and mahaseer are the major game fish. Trout and salmon are found in the river Beas and its tributaries. Tirthan, Parwati and Pabbar in Shimla. Mahseer fish is found in the Kangra district at Dehra, Gopipur and the Pong Dam. Trout is found in Pabbar river in the Shimla district, Baspa river in Sangla valley and river Sainj in Kullu valley.

Licenses for fishing in waters in Kullu are available iwth the District Fisheries Officer in Kullu or Manali. For fishing in Uhl and Pabbar, licenses can be procured from the respective Fisheries. For mahaseer fishing, licenses are available from the Fisheries Office at Dehra, Dhameta, Jwali, Haripur, Dadasiba and Barbali at Palampur (all places in Kangra district). Fishing for mahaseer is allowed with all type of baits including live baits.

About 82 kms from Mysore is the Cauvery Fishing Camp at Bhimeshwari, a paradise for anglers, with mahaseers found in abundance. This place is also accessible from Bangalore (100 kms).

Best Time : March to April, October to November

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India : New Delhi : Sight Seeing - 6

Guys I have missed to write more sight seeings within the New Delhi Region. Just visit these Heritage and make your tour pleasurable.

Qutub Minar :

This imposing five-storey tower was built in 1193 AD by Qutubuddin Aibak, a slave of the Muslim raider Mohammad Ghauri, to mark the first Muslim dynastgy in India. Housed next to it is the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, a novel construction of Islamic domes and arches and carved decorative panels, from the Jain and Hindu temples. Qutub Minar is a World Heritage Monument.

Lakshmi Narayan Temple :

This is relatively modern temple built in 1938 by the industrialist B.D. Birla. The temple was the favourite place of worship of Mahatma Gandhi.

ISKCON Temple :

This temple in red coloured stone, set on a hilltop at East of Kailash in New Delhi, exhudes a serenity rare in modern cities. Vedic Expo is an attraction for tourists interested in spiritual gain, from all over the world. This is open from 1000 ro 2100 hrs daily. A Robot Show by nine robots incorporating special effects is also an unforgettable experience.

Bahai Temple :

A unique lotus-shaped structure houses the beautiful temple of this religious sect from Persia. The stream of common people who visit it everyday is proof of the openness of the Indian psyche which accepts the beautiful and sublime even if it is foreign in origin.