From Siddharth to Sakyamuni and finally to the Buddha or the Enlightened One, an incredible transformation of a prince to an enlightened teacher, who walked the earth more than 2500 years ago.Siddharth (Lord Buddha) was born in 560 BC in Lumbini (Now in Nepal) a soothsayer predicted that he would attain a position of immense power , either as a secular ruler or as a religious leader.

Nestling in the lofty peaks are the four most holy pilgrimages of India -Yamunotri, Gangotri, Sri Kedarnathji and Sri Badrinathji, collectively referred to as the Char Dham ( or four pilgrimage centres) of Hinduism. For centuries, saints and pilgrims, in their search for the divine, have walked these mystical vales known in ancient Hindu scriptures as 'Kedarkhand' .

One of the most revered of all Sikh Shrines, the Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara, the Worlds Highest Gurudwara, situated at an altitude of 4,329 mts above sea level, on the bank of a glacial lake Hemkund (Lok Pal), marks the place where Guru Gobind Singh the 10th and the last Guru unified with God after prolonged meditation.

Lavishly built and aesthetically designed, the temples of India are unmatched in architectural brilliance. But more than being mere symbols of architectural genius these temples are living emodiments of rich tradition and culture that has made India proud.