About Allahabad
Allahabad is one of the
largest and holiest cities of India. It is situated on the confluence of holy
river Ganga, Yamuna and mythival Sarswati. It encompasses a large area and is an
inland peninsula surrounded by the rivers Ganga and Yamuna from three sides with
only one side connected to the mainland. Because of this reason and immense
traffic, Allahabad is also famous for its large number of grand and magnificent
bridges. Besides, Allahabad is famous for its “Kumbh Mela” held after every
twelve years on the banks of the “Sangam” which is the confluence of the holy
river Ganga, Yamuna and mythival Sarswati. The Kumbh Mela believed to be the
largest religious gathering in the world.
Allahabad is also famous
for having been associated with Prime Ministers of India in some form or
another. Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Sh.
Rajiv Gandhi, Sh. Gulzari Lal Nanda, Sh. Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Sh.
Chandrashekhar were all either born in
Allahabad, alumni of Allahabad
University or elected from a constituency in Allahabad. As such Allahabad has
produced 7 out of 14 Prime Ministers of India.
Along with a large number
of areas within Allahabad City, there are several satellite cities on the other
side of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna, and are considered as satellite cities of
Allahabad. There are also a large number of Townships and Villages near
Allahabad City within Allahabad District.
The best time to visit Allahabad is from the month of November to February.
Climate
This city is known to witness a very warm climate in the
months of summers and winters are equally chilly. Its close proximity to the
Himalayan region and the fact that this region lies in the great plains of India
also makes it prone to cold winds during the months of winter that stretches
from the month of October to March, where temperature could fall within 5-15
degree Celsius.
How to Reach
Air
Allahabad
is served by the Bamrauli Air Force Base (IXD) and is linked to Delhi and
Kolkata (Calcutta) by Air Sahara and to Khajuraho and Agra by other airlines.
Other airports in the vicinity are Varanasi (147 km) and Lucknow (210 km).
Road
National
Highway 2 (New Delhi to Kolkatta) runs through the center of the city. Allahabad
is located in between Delhi and Kolkata. Another highway that links Allahabad is
National Highway 27 that is 93 km long and starts at Allahabad and ends at
Mangawan in Madhya Pradesh connecting to National Highway 7 (Varanasi to
Kanyakumari). There are other highways that link Allahabad to all parts of the
country. Allahabad also has three bus stations catering to different routes - at
Zero Road, Leader Road and Civil Lines.
Tourist
taxis, auto-rickshaws and tempos are available for local transport. There is
also a local bus service that connects various parts of the city. However, the
most covenient method of local transport is the cycle rickshaw.
Train
Served by
Indian Railway, Allahabad is the headquarters of the North Central Railways
Zone, and is well connected by trains with all major cities, namely, Kolkata
(Calcutta), Delhi, Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad, Lucknow and
Jaipur. Allahabad has four railway stations - Prayag Station, City Station (Rambagh),
Daraganj Station and Allahabad Junction (the main station).
More
information about Allahabad can be obtained from the website http://allahabad.nic.in
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