Gods have descended on Uttar Pradesh time and again, as corroborated by the fervor of the faithful in this land. Whether or not this is true, Uttar Pradesh is festooned with godsend spectacles.
From a road map of Uttar Pradesh, the state is seen to be in the northern part of India. According to national demographics, it is India’s most populous state.
As if it has not tilted the earth enough with monuments, Uttar Pradesh inadvertently owns one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal.
Oldest of old cities are even hosted in Uttar Pradesh. Also called Benaras, Varanasi is arguably the oldest city in the world, so much so that it figured prominently in Hindu mythology. Aside from Varanasi, Allahabad is yet another of the state’s cadre of primordial cities. In the Ramayana, Uttar Pradesh also has something in the city of Ayodhya. By the banks of the Ganga, there is the sacred city of Kanpur. |
