Ananda–In the Himalayas

Ananda in the Himalayas is a luxury destination spa in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand, set in the Indian Himalayas.

Set in a 100-acre (40 ha) Himalayan mountain estate set amidst sal forests, overlooking the river Ganges, close to the towns of Rishikesh and Haridwar, it was established in 2000, and was India's first destination spa. Ananda focusses on Yoga and Ayurvedic practices, combined with international spa therapies. The property includes the royal palace of Narendra Nagar, of the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal (an Indian princely state), and the restored Viceregal Palace which was added to the palace in 1910–11 by the Maharaja for an expected visit of the Viceroy of India. Though the visit never materialized, the edifice remains, and went to accommodate the likes of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, a later Viceroy of India.

Today it is considered one of the best spas in the world by the The Telegraph and rated No. 1 destination spa in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine.

Himalayas

The Himalayas or Himalaya (/ˌhɪməˈl.ə/ or /hɪˈmɑːləjə/; Sanskrit: हिमालय, from Sanskrit hima (snow) + ālaya (dwelling), literally meaning "abode of snow") is a mountain range in the Indian subcontinent which separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the Tibetan Plateau. This range is home to nine of the ten highest peaks on Earth, including the highest above sea level, Mount Everest. The Himalayas have profoundly shaped the cultures of South Asia. Many Himalayan peaks are sacred in both Buddhism and Hinduism.

The Himalayas are bordered on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain, on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, and on the east by the Indian states of Sikkim, the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. The Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalayas form together the "Hindu Kush Himalayan Region" (HKH). The western anchor of the Himalayas—Nanga Parbat—lies just south of the northernmost bend of the Indus River, while the eastern anchor—Namcha Barwa—is situated just west of the great bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. The Himalayas span five countries: India, Nepal, Bhutan, China (Tibet), and Pakistan, with the first three countries having sovereignty over most of the range.

The Himalayas (film)

The Himalayas (Hangul: 히말라야; RR: Himallaya) is a 2015 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Seok-hoon. The film was released on December 16, 2015.

Plot

Mountaineer Uhm Hong-Kil and his expedition team go to the Himalayas to find the body of Park Moo-Taek.

Cast

  • Hwang Jung-min as Um Hong-gil
  • Jung Woo as Park Moo-taek
  • Jo Sung-ha as Lee Dong-gyoo
  • Kim In-kwon as Park Jeong-bok
  • Ra Mi-ran as Jo Myeong-ae
  • Kim Won-hae as Kim Moo-yeong
  • Lee Hae-yeong as Jang Cheol-goo
  • Jeon Bae-soo as Jeon Bae-soo
  • Reception

    The film grossed US$8.55 million on the third weekend and US$2.5 million on the fourth weekend.

    Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a tepidly paced adventure tale."

    References

    External links

  • The Himalayas at HanCinema
  • The Himalayas at the Internet Movie Database
  • The Himalayas at the Korean Movie Database
  • Ananda

    Ānanda (Chinese: 阿難; pinyin: Ānán, Burmese: အာနန္ဒာ [ʔànàɴdà]) was one of the ten principal disciples of Gautama Buddha. Amongst the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda had the most retentive memory and most of the sutras of the Sutta Pitaka are attributed to his recollection of the Buddha's teachings during the First Buddhist council. For that, he was known as the Guardian of the Dharma.

    Role in the Pali Canon

    According to the Buddha every Buddha in the past and to come will have two chief disciples and one attendant during his ministry. In the case of Gautama Buddha the pair of disciples were Sariputta and Maudgalyayana and the attendant Ānanda..

    The word 'Ānanda' means 'bliss' in Pali, Sanskrit as well as other Indian languages. It is a popular name in India and Indonesia.

    In the Kannakatthala Sutta (MN 90), Ananda is identified with the meaning of his name:

    Ānanda was the first cousin of the Buddha by their fathers, and was devoted to him. In the twentieth year of the Buddha's ministry, he became the Buddha's personal attendant, accompanying him on most of his wanderings and taking the part of interlocutor in many of the recorded dialogues. He is the subject of a special panegyric delivered by the Buddha just before the Buddha's Parinibbana (the Mahaparinibbana Sutta (DN 16)); it is a panegyric for a man who is kindly, unselfish, popular, and thoughtful toward others.

    Ananda, Ivory Coast

    Ananda is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Daoukro Department in Iffou Region, Lacs District.

    Ananda was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished.

    References


    Ananda (disambiguation)

    Ananda may refer to:

  • The word Ānanda means bliss in Sanskrit as well as other Indian languages
  • Ananda (album), album by Paulina Rubio
  • Ananda Marga, international spiritual and social movement started in India
  • Ananda Tandava, a sacred dance of Hindu mythology
  • Ananda Tandavam (film), a 2008 Tamil film
  • Anandamaya kosha
  • People

  • Ananda, a disciple of the Buddha
  • Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Ceylonese metaphysician and art historian
  • Ananda Everingham, Lao-Australian model and actor
  • Ananda Lewis, American television personality
  • Ananda Mahidol, eighth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand
  • Ananda Marchildon, Canadian-Dutch model and winner of Holland's Next Top Model, Cycle 4
  • Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racecar driver
  • Ananda Shankar, Bengali musician known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles
  • Places

  • Ananda College, a school in Sri Lanka
  • Ananda Temple, Buddhist temple in Myanmar
  • Ananda Church of Self-Realization
  • Ananda, Ivory Coast, a town, commune, and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast
  • See also

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