ALLAHABAD

     Here is the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. One of the most important pilgrim centres, the place was called Prayag. Prayag finds mention in the Puranas. Emperor Akbar developed the city, and renamed it Allahabad in 1575 AD. In course of time, the city gathered historical importance too. The important sites in the city are: The Sangam, Allahabad Fort, Patalpuri temple, Ashoka pillar, Akshayavat, Hanuman temple, Shankar Viman mandapam, Mankameshwar temple, Anand Bhawan, Jawahar planetarium, Bharadwaj ashram, All Saints Cathedral.

     How to reach: The nearest airports are Varanasi, Lucknow and Kanpur; Allahabad has a major rail junction. By road it is well-connected with all places; The distance from Allahabad to Ayodhya is 167 km, to Chitrakoot 137 km, Agra 433 km, Ahmedabad 1207 km, Delhi 643 km, Bhpal 680 km, Mumbai 1444 km, Calcutta 799 km, Hyderabad 1086 km, Jaipur 673 km, Jhansi 375 km, Lucknow 204 km, Madras 1790 km, Nagpur 618 km, Patna 368 km, Thiruvananthapuram 2413 km, Udaipur 956 km, Varanasi 125 km, Khajuraho 294 km, Lumbini (Nepal) 406 km.

Altitude: 98 mts.

Climate: Temperature: Summer - Max 41 deg C, Min 26 deg C, Winter - Max 29 deg C, Min 9 deg C; Rainfall: 102 cm; Best Season: Oct-April; Clothes: Summer - Cotton, Winter - Woollen;

Languages: Hindi, Urdu, English;

Main festival: Kumbh Mela