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UTTARPRADESH- Land of Legends
The history of Uttar Pradesh, a state in India, stretches back several millennia. The region shows the presence of human habitation dating back to between 85,000 and 73,000 years ago. Additionally, the region seems to have been domesticated as early as 6,000 BC.
The early modern period in the region started in 1526 after Babur invaded the Delhi Sultanate, and established the Mughal Empire covering large parts of modern Uttar Pradesh. The remnants of the Mughal Empire include their monuments, most notably Fatehpur Sikri, Allahabad Fort, Agra Fort, and the Taj Mahal.
The region was the site of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, with revolts at Meerut, Kanpur, and Lucknow. The region was also a site for the Indian Independence movement with the Indian National Congress.
After independence in 1947, the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.
In 2000, the state of Uttarakhand was carved out from Uttar pradesh.
* GEOGRAPHY-
MOUNTAINS
Amsot (Saharanpur) - 957m
FOREST
Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
RIVERS
FLORA
FAUNA
MAJOR CROPS
* TOURIST PLACES-
WATERFALLS
Vindham Waterfall (Mirzapur)
Sidhnath Dari Falls (Jaugarh)
Rajdari and Devdari Waterfall (Chandauli)
Lakhaniya Dari Waterfall (Latifpur)
MUSEUMS
Allahabad Museum (Prayagraj)
Government Museum (Mathura)
Bharat Kala Bhavan Museum (Varanasi)
HILL STATIONS
Mani Parbat and Sugriv Parbat (Ayodhya)
GARDENS
National Botanical Research Institute (Lucknow)
Chandra Shekhar Azad Park (Prayagraj)
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden (Lucknow)
Begum Hazrat Mahal Park (Lucknow)
Gautam Buddha Park (Lucknow)
AMUSEMENT PARK-
Drizzling Land (Ghaziabad)
Anandi Water Park (Lucknow)
Nilansh Theme Park (Lucknow)
Amrapali Water Park (Lucknow)
CAVES
Gupt Godavari Cave(Chitrakoot)
Ancient Buddhist Cave (Lalitpur)
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary (Hastinapur Kaurwan)
Katarniaghat Wildlife SanctuarY (Bahraich)
Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary (Chandauli)
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary (Lakhimpur Kheri)
Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (Gonda)
RELIGIOUS PLACES
Mathura: Krishna Janmabhoomi
Varanasi: The Religious Capital of India
Sarnath: The Place of Gautama Buddha
NATIONAL PARKS
Dudhwa National Park (Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich District)
FORTS
Fatehpur Sikri Fort (Agra)
* LANGUAGES SPOKEN-
1) Hindi
2) Urdu
3) Awadhi
4) Braj
5) Bhojpuri
*TRADITIONAL ATTIRE-
1) The men opt for dhoti kurta or kurta pyjama. They also wear pagri or topi on their heads. On more festive occasions, men go for sherwani - which is an embroidered kurta with churidars.
2) Saree is a garment that consists of an unstitched drape varying from 4.5 top meters in length and 600 to 1200 millimeters in breadth that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder.
* CUISINE-
* FAMOUS FESTIVAL-
Barsana Holi
Barsana or 'Latthmar' Holi is celebrated at Barsasa (48 km from Mathura). As the legend goes, Lord Krishna used to visit Barsana with his friends (Gopas) to play Holi with his beloved Radha and her friends (Gopis). While playing, the gopas were chased by the gopis with 'Lathis' (bamboo) in their hands, thus giving rise to the 'Latthmar Holi' of Barsana. The festival is celebrated with coloured powder and coloured water at the Ladliji temple, dedicated to Sri Radha Rani.
* TRADITIONAL SPORT-
Pehlwani
Pehlwani, also known as Kushti, is a form of wrestling contested in the Indian subcontinent. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian Koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian Malla-yudd.
It has been said that most of the moves found in the wrestling forms of other countries are present in kushti, and some are unique to the Indian subcontinent. These are primarily locks, throws, pins, and submission holds. Unlike its ancient ancestor malla-yuddha, kushti does not permit strikes or kicks during a match. Among the most favoured manoeuvres are the dhobi paat (shoulder throw) and the kasauta (strangle pin). Other moves include the baharli, dhak, machli gota and the multani.
* FOLK DANCE-
Charkula Dance
Charkula is a dance performed in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh.
In this dance, veiled women balancing large multi-tiered circular wooden pyramids on their heads dance to songs about Krishna. Each pyramid has 108 lighted oil lamps arranged in a spiral. It is specially performed on the third day after Holi. It is believed that on that day Radha was born.
