Located about 20 km from the city of Chandigarh is a renowned historical
temple
called Saketri Shiva Temple. This beautifully constructed temple is wholly dedicated to Lord Shiva.
This temple is thronged by large number of devotees during the occasion of Shivratri. About 5 km
from this Shiva temple is the Mansa Devi temple. More than thousands of devotees target this shrine
on Shivratri day to obtain the blessings of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is one among the gods in Hindu
trinity of the great Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. On this concept, Brahma is known to be the creator,
Vishnu is known as preserver and Shiva is known to be destroyer. Shiva was basically known as tribal
lord during Indus Valley Civilization, even before the notion of Vishnu or Brahma came to existence.
Lord Shiva is referred to be eternal and boundless. The famous Mahashivratri festival is known to be
celebrated in honor of God Shiva, the third lord in the Hindu Trinity. This festival is celebrated
annually on 14th night of new moon at the dark half month of Phalguna. During this period,
celebrations take place all over the country.
All over the country, people keep fasting and perform
ritual prayers during night time. There is a belief that Parvati enquired Shiva as which vrata is
considered to be the best to acquire maximum puniya and also his bhakti, Shiva replied her referring
this auspicious day. During this period of Mahashivratri, Lord Shiva will be given bath with five
sacred products of cow, commonly known as panchagavya-butter, milk, urine, sour milk and cow dung.
Followed by this, the five types of food items which are known to symbolize immortality like curd,
clarified butter, milk, sugar and honey are offered to Shivlinga.
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Sukhna Lake is the most popular attraction of Chandigarh. I visited there in
the evening. There are many types of boats available for boating. I took a luxury boat that cost me
Rs 400. It was the best 30 minutes of my trip. Boating in the evening as the sun was hiding behind
the Shivalik hills was enthralling. Apart from boating there are also many other things to do in
Sukhna Lake like a kids amusement park, getting your portrait made, relax on the rock wall, and bird
watching.
The lake was created by Le Corbusier and the Chief Engineer P L Verma. To preserve its tranquility,
Corbusier insisted on two things: that it be forbidden for motor boats to circulate in the water,
and for vehicular traffic to be prohibited on top of the dam (promenade).The lake is fringed by a
golf course to the south, and Nek Chand's famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh to its west.
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The Rock Garden sits near Sukhna Lake. It consists of man-made interlinked
waterfalls and many other sculptures that have been made of scrap and other kinds of waste (bottles,
glasses, bangles, tiles, ceramic pots, sinks, electrical waste, broken pipes, etc.) which are placed
in walled paths.[citation needed]
The garden is most famous for its sculptures made from recycled ceramic
In his spare time, Nek Chand started collecting materials from demolition sites around the city. He
recycled these materials into his own vision of the divine kingdom of Sukrani, choosing a gorge in a
forest near Sukhna Lake for his work. The gorge had been designated as a land conservancy, a forest
buffer established in 1902 that nothing could be built on. Chand's work was illegal, but he was able
to hide it for 18 years before it was discovered by the authorities in 1976. By this time, it had
grown into a 12-acre (4.9 ha) complex of interlinked courtyards, each filled with hundreds of
pottery-covered concrete sculptures of dancers, musicians, and animals.
Waterfall and path at Rock Garden, Chandigarh
His work was in danger of being demolished, but he was able to get public opinion on his side. In
1976 the park was inaugurated as a public space. Nek Chand was given a salary, a title
("Sub-Divisional Engineer, Rock Garden") and 50 laborers so that he could work full-time. The Rock
Garden appeared on an Indian stamp in 1983. The Rock Garden is still made out of recycled
materials. With the government's help, Chand was able to set up collection centers around the city
for waste, especially rags and broken ceramics.
When Chand left the country on a lecture tour in 1996, the city withdrew its funding, and vandals
attacked the park. The Rock Garden Society took over the administration and upkeep of this unique
visionary environment.
The garden is visited by over 5,000 people daily, with more than 12 million visitors since its
inception.
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Date of experience: October 2022
This is a place where you can buy any brand of your choice. You can enjoy at
smash where you get bowling, pool, cricket and other games. One can even visit food court for
delicious food where you can find brand like mc donalds, dominoes, pizzahut, subway, taco bell and
other brands.
Elante mall ( Nexus Malls ) is a shopping mall in the city of Chandigarh in India. With the gross
leasable area of 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2), it is the 7th largest shopping mall in Northern India
and the 10th largest in India.This mall is partially owned by Ahad family of Bhopal having majority
share of Asad Kamal and Arshad Kamal Elante is spread over an area of 20 acres. It is part of
a mixed use real estate development project by Larsen & Toubro called Elante.
Elante Mall has a retail space area of over 1 million square feet. It has 2 main gates, one is on
the big front entry and another one is on the back. It has 3 basement levels, a ground level and
three upper levels. In the retail area, Elante Mall hosts retailers of various Indian and
international brands, a food court and a courtyard full of cafes.The Mall has an 8-screen Multiplex
of PVR Cinemas. On its top floor, the mall has restaurants, fast food joints and a Fun City for kids
entertainment. In 2013, the mall was found to be burning 6000 litres of diesel daily due to a lack
of electricity connection to the grid. The mall requires a 15MW power supply.
In September 2015, Mumbai-based Carnival Group bought Elante Mall, at a price of Rs 1,785 crore
(more than US$ 274 million) making it one of the biggest deal for a single real estate or property
in India at the time.
On 28 July 2017, Nexus Malls, a subsidiary of US-based global investment firm The Blackstone Group
bought Elante Mall for an undisclosed amount. This is the second time Elante Mall is sold in two
years.
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Date of experience: October 2022
Best university for students from Panjab or all over the world. Good food services, good staff also
university has a great name in the whole world. Attracts many foreign students.
Panjab University (PU) is a collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh, India. Funded
through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its
origins to the University of the Punjab in Lahore, which was founded in 1882. After the partition of
India, the university was established on October 1, 1947, and called East Punjab University.
Initially housed primarily at a cantonment in Solan, it later relocated to a newly built campus in
Chandigarh, and was renamed Panjab University.
The university has 78 teaching and research departments and 10 centres/chairs for teaching and
research at the main campus located at Chandigarh. It has 188 affiliated colleges spread over the
eight districts of Punjab state and union-territory of Chandigarh, with Regional Centres at Muktsar,
Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur cities in Punjab state. It is one of the well-ranked universities in
India.
The campus is residential, spread over 550 acres (220 ha) in sectors 14 and 25 of the city of
Chandigarh. The main administrative and academic buildings are located in sector 14, beside a health
centre, a sports complex, hostels and residential housing.
The university's chequerboard layout was devised by Swiss-French Architect Pierre Jeanneret. The
main campus at Chandigarh is spread over 550 acres in Sectors 14 and 25, the teaching area is in the
north-east, with the Central Library, Fine Arts Museum, and three-winged structure of the Gandhi
Bhawan forming its core; the sports complex, the health centre, the dolphinarium, student centre and
the shopping centre in the middle; 16 university hostels and residential area in the south-east,
stretching into the adjacent Sector 25 which also houses the University Institute of Engineering and
Technology, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, UIAMS, and Institute
of Biological Sciences.[citation needed] The campus in Sector 25 is also known as the south campus.
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Date of experience: October 2022
This is the best place to go with a family and specially kids. Its very well
maintained as per India standards and has many species of animals, reptiles and birds. The best part
is the golf cart availability as it could be a tiring to walk. However one has to pay extra for the
golf cart ride. Lion safari is not as great as it sounds however worth going to see the king of the
jungle. There is a small canteen which can cater the needs of the hungry people. Please keep hats
and sunscreen ready on sunny days and hydrate your self.
Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to
Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds,
mammals and reptiles.
The zoo was christened as the Mahendra Chaudhury Zoological Park after then governor of Punjab,
Mahendhan Choudhry in 1977. A small number of animals brought from the Guwahati Zoo, Assam. It soon
became the largest zoo in Punjab.
Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from
Chandigarh.
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Date of experience: October 2022
The best thing about this beautiful place is that it costs you nothing. You
can come here and enjoy with your loved ones any time. There is a verka booth inside the garden so
don't worry if you feel hungry or thirsty while exploring this place.
Rose Garden Timings
Monday To Sunday: 5 AM To 9 PM During the summers.
You can even go for a morning walk.
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, is a botanical garden in Chandigarh, India and spread over 30 acres
(120,000 m2) of land, with 50,000 rose-bushes of 1600 different species.[2] Named after India's
former president, Zakir Hussain and created in 1967 under the guidance of Mohinder Singh Randhawa,
Chandigarh's first chief commissioner, the garden has the distinction of being Asia's largest.
The garden has not only roses, but also trees of medicinal value. Some of the medicinal plants that
can be spotted here are bel, bahera, harar, camphor and yellow gulmohar. The rose plants have been
planted in carved-out lawns and flower beds.
Apart from serving as a host of other events, the Zakir Rose Garden serves as the venue for hosting
an annual rose festival called Rose Festival, a major cultural event in Chandigarh during February
or March. Celebrated mainly as a tribute to the magnificence of the rose itself, the attractions
include food, drinks, joyrides, and contests of varying nature, such as photography, gardening,
landscaping, bonsai, and Rose Prince and Princess. The contests are open to the residents or
institutions from nearby places.
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Date of experience: October 2022
Located in sector 31 , includes waterfalls pagoda towers a buddha idol symbol
of India Japan friendship.
The Japanese Garden is a park located in Sector 31 in union territory of Chandigarh. Built in 2014
on 13 acres of Land, by Indian Government, it was inaugurated by Shivraj Patil on 7 November
2014.[1] It consists of water bodies, pagoda towers, water falls, meditation centre, a buddha idol
and golden bamboos.[2] This is first ever garden in Chandigarh with Japanese touch. The garden has
been developed at a cost of Rs 6 crore.
The Japanese Garden consists of two phases. The Phase-1 was inaugurated on 7 November 2014 and the
Phase-2 of the park was opened to public on 4 June 2016. Both the phases of the park are connected
by a tunnel decorated by beautiful Japanese paintings on both sides. The garden is designed using
Japanese architecture and each of the elements in the garden is given a unique Japanese touch.
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