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India is a land of mystery and has many wonders for those who visit her the first time. There are numerous popular and non-popular places that can attract tourist people from all over the world.

Agonda Beach: This beach is just 8 miles away from the Palolem beach. One of the nicest beaches of India where a vast stretch of white sand with a couple of wooden shacks welcome the visitors. This is mostly a non-crowded one and so tourists can enjoy the beauty in a calm atmosphere.

Agra: A popular tourist destination of India where there is the romantic Taj Mahal and many other historical buildings to see and enjoy.

Arambol Beach: This beach and the nearby village located at the far North of Goa make it perfect for an ideal stay from the humdrum noise of the city.

Arjuna: This is a popular center for partying near Goa. The hippy culture of 1970s made this as the freak capital supplying sun, sand and party.

Baga Beach: Also near the Goa this place houses a quiet calm and sandy beach. This is a favorite destination of the tourists.

Darjeeling: Darjeeling is at the foothills of the Himalayas and is one of the beautiful summer and hill resorts of India. It is a very popular tourist destination with its beautiful surroundings and natural sceneries.

Delhi: The capital of India, though not a popular tourist destination, has many historically important places, buildings and monuments for the visitors to see. It is really an extraordinary place to visit where different cultures meet.

Goa: The real little heaven in the Western Coast of India is the most popular tourist destination among the foreign people. Goa and the surrounding beaches along with its beautiful villages offer a never ending attraction tot eh visitors.

Hampi: This is located in the southern state of Karnataka. This place is the historical remains of the Hampi city once a flourishing and popular capital city of Vijayanagar Empire now stands as a the inspiration for many poets and novelists. The few remains itself stand as the testimony for the great beauty of the ‘Virupaksha temple’ and other monuments must have had.

Jaipur: Popularly known as the ‘pink city’ is in the district of Rajasthan. It has very beautiful palaces and buildings. It is the most picturesque city in the desert area and is a popular tourist destination.

Kerala Tours: A tour among the popular places of Kerala is a thrilling experience to many. The lush green tea plantations and the stunning backwaters along with the natural sceneries make the whole of Kerala a wonderful land not to be missed at any cost.

Kerala House boats: The most relaxing tour will be a trip to the Kerala in the house boats along the beautiful backwaters.

Kovalam Beach: Have you ever heard of doing nothing and doing everything? This beach with its fantastic natural settings is capable of offering this perfect balance.

Mysore: One of the nicest cities of India in Bangalore this place has everything in it. Museums, palaces, markets, temples, garden, parks, popular shops and everything a city needs however there is no usual noise and tension of the usual modern city. This is a typical Indian city.

Munnar: A popular hill station located in Kerala state has beautiful tea plantations, waterfalls and rivers. A must see place where nature has bestowed plenty of its treasures to this one place.

Puri: With its famous ‘Puri Jaganath’ temple and its stunning sunsets along with its fantastic atmosphere this city offers a real cultural feast to its visitors.

Udaipur: Located in Rajasthan provides a spell bound and spectacular experience to its visitors with its fantastic palaces, monuments and great mahals.

Every little place is known to have its own little charm and fun techniques which keeps them engaged and completely rooted to their location and tradition. Like the Canadians are known to be crazy about their Hockey, or the Indian’s or Britishers are known to be crazy about their Cricket, similarly in the local Himalayan regions of India people have found a new sport to keep them completely glued to their location and tradition- the Ice Hockey. The weather is completely favorable there to play this sport beautifully and have fun. This game if famous there amongst all age groups.

It is mostly played in the region of Sikkim and Darjeeling, along with various other places like Leh Ladakh in the Kashmir region. It is also common in various places in the belt of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal especially near Auli and Joshimath. It is also common in the North-East region of India. During summers, even though the climate is pretty cool, the snow thaw which doesn’t give them any chance to play ice hockey during these months of March to June. During these months the local beauty of the region is at its peak and people tend to kill time and continue to remain in practice only by playing regular hockey in their respective hockey grounds or stadiums. Due to such climate issues, the government has also proposed setting up indoor ice hockey stadiums in places of high tourist’s attractions such as Leh Ladakh and Gangtok in Sikkim. Thus, people can continue to enjoy this wonderful game even during the off-season months.

It is during these major months that more and more visitors from all over the world flock the region completely as the climate is tolerable for them. Thus, they are also intrigued completely by this wonderful sport and try a hand at it for fun. Some of the professional ice hockey players during these tourist months also teach ice hockey to the travelers and in turn make a few bucks for themselves. The tourists seem to enjoy this game thoroughly. One has to be really daring to learn this sport, because initially one can slip on the huge pile of ice time and again. One also requires having a great sense of concentration before playing of this game as it helps you target and block the ball easily. The protective wear during this game is also of much importance as it helps you from getting hurt in any form or in any way.

Thus, tourists travelling to various famous locations in the Himalayan region of India can learn this game and also enjoy it thoroughly with the help of all the professional ice-hockey players available there and carry fond memories of this back with them.

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