UPSTDC Accommodation Package Tours : UPSTDC Ilawart Tourism Bungalow ! Prayag-Darshan city tour : Rs. 500.00 for Indian per person, Rs. 1000.00 for foreign- per person ! For nearby tourist places, i.e., Sitamarhi, Varanasi, Vindhyachal, Shringaverpur, Ayodhya, Kara-Kaushambhi, Chitrakoot, etc. Amazing Heritage Grand Experiences UTTAR PRADESH TOURISM For more information & Reservation please contact at : Rahi llawart Tourist Bungalow Rahi Triveni Darshan, 35 M.G. Marg, Allahabad Yamuna Bank Road, Kydganj, Allahabad Ph. : 0532-2407440, 2408374 Fax : 0532-2408461 Ph. : 0532-2558646 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Central Reservation Centre UPTOURS, Rahi Hotel Gomati, 6, Sapru Marg, Lucknow E-mail : [email protected] Kumbh Fair tariff : (Effective from 01 January, 2013 to 28 Febuary, 2013) Types of Room Single Double Description Ganga- Yamuna 7000.00 Cold Drink, Mineral Water, Bed Tea, For Adult Suite & Saraswati Less then 10 Yrs Break-Fast Complimentary for children A.C. Deluxe 3300.00 3500.00 Cold Drink, Mineral Water, Bed Tea, For Adult Delhi Break- Fast Complimentary A.C. Semi-Deluxe 2800.00 3000.00 Bed Tea, Complimentary A.C. Economic 2300.00 2500.00 Uttar Pradesh 4 Bed 2500.00 Dormitory 500.00 Per Bed Allahabad

UPSTDC Tourist Bungalow Triveni Darshan

gre t Con gatio es n g of ar D Main Bathing Dates - 2013 During Kumbh Fair L e 's v ˜ o Paush Poornima 27 January ld t r e ˜ Makar Sankranti 14 January o e Kumbh Fair tariff : (Effective from 01 January, 2013 to 28 Febuary, 2013) s ˜ Mauni Amavasya 10 February W Residencial Room Single Occupancy Double Occupancy ˜ Basant Panchami 15 February A.C. Room Rs. 1300/- Rs. 1350/- ˜ Non A.C. Room Rs. 900/- Rs. 950/- Maghi Poornima 25 February Dormitory Rs. 250/- Per Bed ˜ Mahashivratri 10 March

UPSTDC Swiss Cottage colony (within the Kumbh Fair area) Allahabad

Amazing Heritage Grand Experiences UTTAR PRADESH TOURISM Maha Department of Tourism, Uttar Pradesh Paryatan Bhawan, C-13, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010 (U.P.), India, Tel. : +91-522- 2308916, 2307028, 2307095 e-mail: [email protected] Tariff website: http://www.up-tourism.com Swiss Cottage (Double Occupancy. A.P. Plan) Rs. 6000.00 per day 2013 Dormitory Cottage Rs. 500.00 per bed- per day. RULES FOR BOOKING /CANCELLATION AND REFUND 1. 100% advance needs to be deposited for reservation. 2. Taxes and service charges will be applicable as per prevailing rates. 3. Reservation will remain valid only for 6 hours from the check-in time. CHECK - IN / CHECK OUT TIME IN 12 NOON Cancellation : 15 Days or more : 90% refundable U.P.Tourism Offices: 10 to 14 Days : 75% refundable 35, M.G.Marg, Allahabad Tel: 0532-2408873 Email: [email protected] 3 to 9 Days : 50% refundable Less than 3 Days : No refundable Vindhyachal (Mirzapur): +91-5442-263494 Varanasi: +91-542-2505033, 2506670 Chitrakoot: +91-5198-224219 Management have rights to Change Tariff without Prior Notice Ayodhya: +91-5278-232435 Sarnath: +91-542-2595965 New Delhi: +91-11-23350048, 23711296 Mumbai: +91-22-22155082, 22185458 Kolkata: +91-33-22307855, 22306798 Chennai: +91-44-28283276 Ahmedabad: +91-79-26560752, 26564245

Importance & Significance of Kumbh Places of Interest ! SANGAM (The Confluence) ! FORT-AKSHAYAVAT-ASHOKAN PILLAR ! PATALPURI TEMPLE ! LORD HANUMAN TEMPLE ! SHANKAR VIMAN MANDAPAM ! MANKAMESHWAR TEMPLE ! MADAN MOHAN MALVIYA PARK (MINTO PARK) ! NAGVASUKI TEMPLE-BHISHMAPITAMAH TEMPLE ! BOAT CLUB/WAER SPORTS ! ANAND BHAWAN Allahabad ! BHARADWAJ ASHARAM ! CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD PARK llahabad, one of the prominent and ! MUSEUM sacred cities of India, is described with ! KHUSROBAGH Agreat reverence in ancient scriptures ! ALL SAINT'S CATHEDRAL Maha Kumbh has a mesmerizing influence over the minds of Indians as it is witness to as Prayag or Teerathraj, i.e. 'the holiest ! ALOPI DEVI TEMPLE the largest human gathering in History for the same cause on a single day irrespective of pilgrimage centre, The city is situated at the ! DASHASHWAMEDHA TEMPLE any worldly barriers of caste, creed, colour and religion. It is once in a lifetime experience confluence of India's holiest rivers - tha ! CHITRAGUPTA TEMPLE Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical seeing millions of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world come together for a ! LALITA DEVI TEMPLE Saraswati. The Sangam, as the confluence of common goal-this spectacle of Faith is truly unforgettable. ! KALYANI DEVI TEMPLE these three rivers is called, is the venue of This festival is held in highest regard as the ritual bath in the sacred water on this day ! HANUMANT NEKETAN TEMPLE sacred fairs & rituals and attracts large saturated with flower & incense fragrance amidst chanting of vedic hyms and mantras number of pilgrims throughout the year. With liberates one from all sufferings and miseries of Life. The Kumbh Mela considered the the irresistible attraction of Kumbh Fair, most sacred and greatest of North Indian festivals where the ceremonial dip in the Holy hailed as the world's largest congregation of river is an important ritual. It is believed that bathing on this auspicious day cleanses one Excursions devotees, the glory of the city has certainly of all sins. The most auspicious day for the ritual bath at Kumbh is on the day of the new ˜ JHUNSI doubled. The Kumbh Fair is held on every moon when one gets rid of all sins and evils and is granted salvation. One attains ˜ NANDAN KANAN WATER PARK Moksha (meaning liberation from the cycle of Life, Death and Rebirth). 12th year and Ardh Kumbh Fair on every 6th ˜ TIRTHANKAR RISHABHADEV TAPASTHALI year while Magh Fair is held here annually This festival will be incomplete without the presence of Sadhus and ascetics who ˜ AINDRI DEVI TEMPLE-DURWASA ASHRAM from ancient times. The Dussehra is another represent different orders (Akhadas). Sadhus like Vaishnav (Followers of Vishnu), ˜ SITAMARHI Shaiva (flowers of Shiva). The most interesting feature is the presence of Naga Sadhus- festival which is organised in the city in an ˜ VARANASI unique style. (known as preserver of faith). A particular sect of sadhus initiates the ritual bath and leave after the dip in the holy water to make way for another order. Many pilgrims gather to also take blessings from these sadhus. ˜ ARAIL ˜ G A R H WA - B H I TA - S U J H AVA N D E V T E M P L E - Significance of this unique event is the blending of religious and cultural features. MANKAMESHWAR TEMPLE-MASURIAN DEVI TEMPLE Rig Veda has a mention about the significance of convergence of river Ganges, Yamuna ˜ CHITRAKOOT and Saraswati at Prayag or Sangam. References can be found about the significance of this ritual in Varaha Purana and Matsya Purana as well. There is a belief that the ashram ˜ PADILA MAHADEV TEMPLE of the leamed Bharadvaja, where Lord Ram, Laxman and Sita lived at the ˜ time of their exile, was situated at Sangam. It is said that a number of SHRINGAVERPUR saints including the great Shankaracharya and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ˜ SHRI KRISHNA TEMPLE visited Sangam and observed the Kumbh Mela. The great Indian epics ˜ AYODHYA such the Ramayana and Mahabharata have mentioned that a yagna was conducted by Lord Brahma at Sangam. ˜ KAUSHAMBI ˜ KARA DHAM