Allahabad is a well-known Hindu pilgrimage located in Uttar Pradesh, also popularly known as Prayag. A historical city, which finds its mention in ancient scriptures, Allahabad is famous for Mahakumbh in every 12 years. The confluence of river Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, Allahabad is also known as Sangam (the confluence). Hindus consider Allahabad as the gateway to salvation, the place where one gets rid of his eternal cycle of birth. Allahabad is at the confluence of two of most important rivers ? the Ganges and the Yamuna. Allahabad also has an historic fort built by Akbar which overlooks the confluence of the rivers and contains an Ashoka pillar. The city is built on an ancient site and in aryan times it was known as Prayag. After Akbar, Allahabad was taken over by Marathas, sacked by the Pathans and finally ceded by the British in 1801 by the Nawab of Awadh. It was in here in 1858, that the East India company handed over the control of India to the British government.
Also known as Prayag, Allahabad is a well-known Hindu pilgrimage located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. A historical city, which finds mention in ancient scriptures, Allahabad holds Mahakumbh - the largest gathering of humanity in any part of the world - every 12 years. The confluence of river Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, Allahabad is also known as Sangam (the confluence). Allahabad is the place where the remains of the dead take rest and leave for the ethereal abode, and get rid of their eternal cycle of birth and rebirth. Allahabad is also the land where some of India's most charismatic people have either taken birth or made it their permanent abode.
List of some of the major Hotels of Allahabad are :
Also known as Prayag, Allahabad is a well-known Hindu pilgrimage located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. A historical city, which finds mention in ancient scriptures, Allahabad holds Mahakumbh - the largest gathering of humanity in any part of the world - every 12 years. The confluence of river Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, Allahabad is also known as Sangam (the confluence). Allahabad is the place where the remains of the dead take rest and leave for the ethereal abode, and get rid of their eternal cycle of birth and rebirth. Allahabad is also the land where some of India's most charismatic people have either taken birth or made it their permanent abode.
List of some of the major Hotels of Allahabad are :
| » | Grand Continental Hotel Allahabad | » | Hotel Allahabad Regency |
| » | Hotel Kanha Shyam Allahabad | » | Hotel Samrat Allahabad |
| » | Hotel Yatrik Allahabad |
