Top 12 spiritual destinations in Uttar Pradesh Yoga Spirituality in India boasts a pallette of religions. Incidentally, the term ‘Hindu’ was used by the Arab traders to identify the people living east of the River Indus. Indus came to be known as Sindhu and the term Hindu was born. Uttar Pradesh, a state in the Indo-Gangetic plains had a flourishing trade, and became a political citadel as well. Many faiths and religions have mingled and coexisted in this land. Quite like the rest of India, there are thousands of holy places here, marked with the presence of sages, seers, devotees and mystics, bygone and present. Read more 18 June,2010 | Views: 3814 Rajapur, the birthplace of Goswami Tulsidas, Uttar Pradesh Photo journal Travel Rajapur’s claim to fame is Goswami Tulsidas (1532-1623 AD) who wrote Sri Ram Charit Manas. He was born here. The Hanuman Chalisa is by far his most popular work. He wrote these 40 verses in his student days at Kashi, as a personal prayer to Lord Hanuman to free him from fears. Read more 12 September,2009 | Views: 11364 First Page Super Slim Pomegranate Bluegreen Orlando