Allahabad, the city of Triveni Sangam

Triveni Sangam is a place where two rivers, Ganga and Yamuna meet. These two rivers are very sacred for Hindus and according to their mythology they believe that a invisible river, named Sawarsati also meet here. But in naturally, there have no physical existence of this river. During the month of December to February millenniums of people visit to this place when Kumbh Mela, Magha Mela are celebrated.

Anand or Swaraj Bhawan was the residential place of Nehru-Gandhi Family of India. It was constructed by Motilal Nehru, the father of Indian first PM Jawahar Lal Nehru. Now, it is converted into a museum and opens for common tourists. It was constructed in the Victorian style of architecture with a beautifully landscaped garden in front it. The first National Congress of India was formed here in 1885.

Jawahar Planetarium was constructed in 1979 by Indian government which is located just close to Anand Bhavan. Every year on 14th century a grand celebration of the birth anniversary of Jawahar Lal Nehru (first prime minister of India) take place in this building. This Planetarium is about 3.6 km away from Allahabad railway station on Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Allenganj.

Allahabad Fort was constructed by Mughal ruler Akbar in 1583 ad. It is the largest historical architecture in the city located on the banks of the Yamuna. Now the palace is reserved for Indian army, some limited area of the building is open to tourists. You will find several small buildings like the Zenana, Mariam-Uz-Zamani, Ashok pillar, etc inside the fort. Patal Puri Mandir is also here.

All Saints Cathedral was built in the Gothic style in 1887 but it entirely complete 40 years later. The Cathedral was designed by the great architect, Sir William Emerson. It is called also as Patthar Girija. This beautiful church is surrounded with lush green garden. One can easily get this church from Allahabad Railway Station with a one km walking through M G Road, Civil Lines.

Shivkoti Mahadev Temple or Someshwar Mahadev Mandir is located on the opposite site of Allahabad Fort, adjacent to the Triveni Sangam. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Every Monday is highly auspicious for the deity of Shivkoti Mahadev Temple. You can make a trip here during July and August months when a fair is held here.

Lalita Devi Temple is one of the most sacred places by Hindus located at Mirapur close to Triveni Sangam. This Temple is one of the two Shakti peeth present in the city. Hindus believe that the finger of Sati was fallen at the present place of the temple. Other Sakti Pitha temple of Allahabad is the Kalyani Devi temple.

Khusro Bagh is a large garden with a center tomb of Khusraw located adjacent to the Allahabad Railway Station. This garden is entirely surrounded with a large wall. Khusraw was the eldest son of Mughal ruler Jahangir and his tomb was completed in 1622.

Some more tourist detinations in the city of Allahabad are the New Yamuna Bridge, Saraswati Ghat, Chandra Shekhar Azad Park, Minto Park in Allahabad, Hanuman Temple, Shankar Viman Mandapam, Allahabad High Court, Benimadov Temple, Narayani Ashram, etc.

Allahabad city is well connected to other major cities of India with a faster served transportation by buses, trains or flights. Some major neighboring cities of Allahabad are given bellow with road distance - Kanpur 198 km, Ayodhya 165 km, Lucknow 203 km, Patna 366 km and Varanasi 127 km.

Travel by Airway
The domestic Bamrauli airport of Allahabad located just 14 km away from city center. It plies several flights between the airport to Delhi, Kolkata and Lucknow. The international airports of Varanasi about 141 km away (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport) and Lucknow about 198 km away (Amausi International Airport) may also be the suitable destinations to you. These two airports receive all type of flights across the world.

Travel by Roadways
Allahabad is well connected to rest of the states and big cities via several National and State Highways. The NH-2 connects Allahabad city to Delhi and Kolkata. NH-27 connects the city to Mangawan in Madhya Pradesh. NH-96 connects to NH-28 and it further connects to Faizabad. The long root bus services from maximum major cities of north India are accessible here.

Travel by Railways
Allahabad is the headquarters of the North Central Railway Zone. Allahabad Junction is the main railway station in the city. There have seven more railway stations within its city limits, all of these are well connected to major cities of Bharata namely - Delhi, Mumbai, Bangaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Calcutta, Bhopal, Jaypur etc.