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“ The pearl of the east “ reminiscent of gothic churches, ageold ruins,palm fringed sylvan beaches ,coconut groves , farryrides and bubbly folk music , is better known to the world as Goa .A tiny emerald island of 3072 sq .km, Goa which was once the pride of the Portuguese empire , is a haven for holiday makers in search of fun , dance and merriment in addition to good food and great wine .
Orissa, also known as “the soul of India” is located on the east west of our country. It has a 482km long coastal stretch along the Bay of Bengal which culminates in long, sandy beach of Puri along with several other beaches.Orissa”s hoary past may be relived through its many owe inspiring monuments and then the tingling nerves may be soothed by making friends with the dolphins at Chilk Lake .Enchating wild life at Nandankanan and Simlipal make this state a multifaceted tourist attraction
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands consisting of 293 islands from the peaks of a vast submerged mountain range that extends for almost 1000 km between Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Sumatra.This is a perfect holiday spot with tropical forests , velvet blue sea and golden beaches . The forests have abundant bird life and the sea - a sheet of clear glass thrpugh which one can sea the colourfull coral beds-has multi coloured underwater life, which are a traveller’s delight .The natives of these islands are aborigines who have Negroid features and who live in the forests.
From the snow covered Himalayas to the turbulent waters of the Bay of Bengal, from the verdant tea gardens of Darjeeling to the swampy mangrove forests of the Sundarbans from quaint historic towns like Murshidabad to the pulsating Kolkata Metropolis, West Bengal has something for every tourist.Every aspect of life here marked by a strong humane element which gives this state of passion , poetry and natyral beauty a distinctive character of its own .
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