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Eastern Zone of India
is rich in Cultural Heritage. You can include a taste of
beaches, temples, monasteries, and Buddhist circuit with a
rustic touch. Many of India's largest corporate houses still
dwell in Calcutta. Most of India's steel industry is situated
in Bihar and West Bengal region due to its proximity to coal/
iron ore belt here.
East India offers a mix of Cultures and Diverse Destinations.
Major East Indian Cities/Destinations are:
Assam:
Assam in East India is a land of myths and mystery.
"The land of Red River and blue hills," as it is describe, has
a unique landscape with extensive tea gardens and eternal
stretches of paddy fields intersperse with groves of coconut,
areca nuts, and banana trees. Its population is a convergence
of streams of different races and tribes like the Austrics,
the Aryans, Negroids, Indo-Burmese, Indo-Tibetans, and
Mongoloid.
How to Reach in Assam East India :
Air: Guwahati is well connected by Air and
railway to Delhi and Kolkata. Flight time between Guwahati.
Delhi is approximately 2.5 hrs. For details and reservation
check Indian railways and Indian Airlines website.
Rail: Journey by train from Delhi may take anywhere
from 24 36 hrs covering a distance of nearly 2000 Km. Rajdhani
Express is the best train between Delhi Guwahati.
Bihar:
Bihar is offers a exclusive amalgamation of ancient
civilization, religion, history and culture that is particular
with India. The state bears testimony of rise and fall of some
of India's major dynasties - the Mauryas, the Guptas and the
Palas. Between 5th to 11th century, the world's earliest
university flourished here. Its remains are one of the
attractions of Bihar.
How to Reach
BY AIR - Bihar has two airports at Patna and Ranchi
connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Calcutta, as well as
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
BY RAIL - The state has a well-developed railway
network with almost all the major and minor places connected
through good trains.
BY ROAD - There is good network of roads connecting all
the major parts of the state with Patna, the state capital.
National Highways like 2, 23, 28, 30, 31, and 33 connect the
state to places all over India.
Orissa:
Orissa was once well-known for its majestic
battle elephants. But life in Orissa revolved around temples,
and that the Oriyas lived lives free of strife, is plain from
the fact that the state has few forts or prepared palaces to
its credit, indicative of centuries of peace and harmony.
Orissa is a pilgrimage to the Sun God at the Sun Temple in
Konark and homage to Lord Jagannath at Puri. The Lingaraj
Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva completes the Golden Triangle,
but positively not the sights in Orissa.
How to Reach
By Air: Bhubaneswar, the state capital, is
the most convenient point for reaching Orissa by air.
By Road: Bhubaneswar is located on the National Highway
that links Kolkata and Chennai.
By Rail: Bhubaneswar is the most important Railway
Station in Orissa. The city is serviced by important trains.
Apart from Bhubaneswar there are several other Railway
Stations in Orissa.
West Bengal:
West Bengal in East India is a land of
natural beauty, exquisite lyrical poetry and excited people.
Located in the east of India, West Bengal is stretches from
the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the South.
Its capital, Kolkata is one of the major and most developed
cities in India. The vast majority of the people in West
Bengal are the Bengalis. The other communities in the state
are Sherpas, Gorkhas and Paharis, reside in the hilly regions
of West Bengal.
How to Reach
By Air : West Bengal is very well connected with the
national and international air network. The international (Netaji
Subhash International Airport) and domestic airports of
Calcutta are at Dumdum, located 15 km from the city center.
By Rail : West Bengal runs a major railway network that
connects the rest of the country. Kharagpur railway station
has the longest railway platform in India.
By Road : West Bengal is also well connected by means
of national as well as state highways with major places of
interest in and around the state. The state transport
corporation runs regular buses connecting these places.
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