There are very few places in the world that gift you a magnanimous heart to say 'WOW' and that too about everything. The eastern plains, drenched by the shimmering waters of holy Ganga and ebullient Brahmaputra, is one of them. Nestling to the east of Vindhya range that stretches its contours to the high mist-clad mountains of the northeast, East India cordially offers an India experience in India. Welcome to the land where the first rays of the nascent sun kisses the misty mountains..gift your eyes a bronze sunset trembling amidst crimson ripples created in the heart of the ebullient Brahmaputra. Emerald tea gardens wrapped in a soothing aroma of leisure. Descend on the chaste Gangetic plains only to hear the clang of prayer bells at some Buddhist monastery. Come again. Shake hands with gentle people who will welcome you with warm welcoming smiles. Keep walking. Behold a rich and colourful culture, winds echoing an euphonic tune close to your heart, may be a folk bite. Run a few steps to cross the jungles. People call it Dooars. We call it a wild haven. Or heaven? They say, it is hard to find an implacable tiger, once it has left a kill. We say, don't worry, it will find you for another...
Keep walking. Can you listen to some cymbals? Yes, that's Kolkata for you, a British bouquet in Indian currency. It is the traveller's equivalent of a dream destination - warm, green with verdure and golden with sands, rich yet relaxing, almost always the lilt of flowing water and dancing sunlight wherever you roam... Now it's time to enjoy a boat cruise. Move your holidays to south. Slice the labyrinthine waterways and make your own way. Sssh..may be a Royal Bengal is on the greener side. Common..we have enough of crocs underneath. Waiting for a jump? Perhaps. Do whatever, but don't touch the sinister waters of Sundarbans, the largest delta in the world, for they are reigned by vicious crocodiles. Lend your ears to the beats of the drums.. May be a tribal party is on the rocks! A secret fraternity stil exists amidst solitary forests with all its unique thought process and way of thinking. Ancient traditions, occult dances, esoteric cuisines, and mythological lifestyles..what more do you want? Plan a holiday to a land that never ceases to captivate the mind's eye. This is east India for you, caressing 11 states, each outdoing the other when it comes to nature's endowment, yet maintaining its own distinguished culture and persona.
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