Chenani-Nashri Highway Tunnel Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel, also known as Shyama Tunnel, and formerly as Chenani-Nashri Highway Tunnel, is a road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Chenani-Nashri highway tunnel (9.2 km long) is not only the longest tunnel in India but also Asia’s longest bi-directional road tunnel. The 5.7 mile long road tunnel that […]
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Pushkar is a holy city bordering the Thar Desert in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan state. It is a most revered pilgrimage site for Hindus and sets on Pushkar Lake, a sacred Hindu lake with approximately 50 Ghats (stone staircases) where pilgrims can bathe. Pushkar has more than 400 temples and they are from the 18th century.
The beautiful hill-station lies in the Aravalli range at an estimated altitude of around 1200 meters above sea level, with its highest point being ‘Guru Shikhar’ which is at the height of 1800 meters above sea level. Being the only hill station in the desert state of Rajasthan, it has been a popular escape from the