Rajkharsawan Junction is in the Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. The railway station comes under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railways situated in Chakradharpur.  Station code is: RKSN.  Chakradharpur station is at about 20 km from Rajkharsawan.  Tatanagar, which is at about 42 km is the nearest major railway junction.

Jamshedpur, Dassam Falls, Seraikela are the nearby places to be visited. Major express trains running through this station are: Dhanbad Express between Allepy and Tatanagar, South Bihar Express between Durg in Chhattisgarh and Danapur, SHM LTT Express between Shalimar in West Bengal and Mumbai, HWH Koraput Express between Howrah and Koraput in Orissa, TATA ALLP Express between Tatanagar and Allepy. Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, and Barbil are connected by regular passenger trains.

Virudhunagar Junction is located in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. This junction comes under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway centered at Madurai. The station code is VPT. Virudhunagar is at a distance of 52 km from Madurai by road. Madurai railway junction is at 43 km. Kalligudi, Tulukapati, Sivarakottai are nearby stations.

Virudhunagar junction is a busy station in which around 39 express trains halt. Sivakasi, Madurai, Tekkady, Dindigul and Kodaikenal are some nearby attractions. Major trains passing through this junction include Nagarcoil Express running between Nagarcoil and Chennai, Pearl City express running to and fro between Tuticorn and Chennai, Pothigai Express, Kanyakumari Express, Tirukkural Express, Himsagar Express, and MS Guruvayur Express. Virudhunagar junction connects Mysore, Bangalore, Kanyakumari, Rameshwaram, Chennai, Nagarcoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Mumbai, Coimbatore, and Jammu Tavi.

Phaphamau junction is located in the Phaphamau satellite town near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.  The station comes under the jurisdiction of Northern Railways. Station code is PFM.

Phaphamau Junction is well connected to Allahabad which is at about 10 km from the city crossing the river Ganges. Tharwai, Prayag, Siwaith and Saraigopal are the nearby railway stations on the route to Allahabad. Varanasi is at about 127 km from Phaphamau city by road. Major trains running through this junction are Bundelkhand Express connecting Gwalior with Varanasi, Maharashtra Express connecting Kolhapur with Gonda, Ganga Gomati Express connecting Allahabad with Lucknow, Unchahar Express connecting Allahabad with Chandigarh, and Tribeni Express rail. Many passenger trains running between Prayag and Bareli, Lucknow and Prayag, Jaunpur and Allahabad stop at this junction. It is very well connected to Prayag, Kanpur, Jaunpur, Faizabad, and Gorakhpur.

Think of Kerala and then Onam is the next word that hits your mind suddenly. Kerala, India’s one of the most beautiful states, celebrates its equally beautiful festival of Onam in its Chingam (August- September) month every year. Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, is also the most important festival of the state. The festival, celebrated over ten days and each day has a unique name, consists of many activities including religious, social, cultural and sports (especially the water sports) activities.

Onam celebration (image credit: indiatimes.com)

Music, dance, folk songs, snake boat race and of course the delicious hygienic foods are rare things which you will get to see in Kerala during the celebration of Onam festival. Snake boat race, locally known as Vallamkali, is an important part of the Onam celebration when hundreds of boats are seen beautifully decorated and ready to compete each other. The race is held on the Pamba river and witnessed by thousands of visitors come from across the country and even from abroad.

 Kerala celebrates this charming festival of Onam with great enthusiasm.  On the occasion people are seen putting flowers mats in front of their homes, wearing the new cloths while women are seen adorned with heavy jewelry. Onam also marks the beginning of the new year of Kerala. People also visit the nearby temples to seek blessing for prosperous life. Onam abolish the social gaps between the people and brings them together irrespective of their cast, religion, sex and age to celebrate it.

 Thousands of tourists visit Kerala during the festival to witness the gorgeous magnificence of the festical. If you too want to witness it, then join in the fun and festivities of Onam and for this you can hire a car for your visit to spend an amazing moments in "God's own Country"

Phagwara Junction is located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab. It is situated between Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Ludhiana is at about 40 km and Jalandhar is at 23 km from Phagwara by road. The town of Phagwara is well connected to Delhi and Amritsar by road and rail. It is an industrial city. The railway station at Phagwara comes under the jurisdiction of Northern Railways. Station code is PGW.

It is a major junction connected with Delhi, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Pune, Jammu Tavi, Howrah, Kolkata, Nanded, Jaynagar (Bihar), Kanyakumari, Chennai, Mangalore, Tirunelveli, Bilaspur, Tatanagar, Vishakpatnam, Jaipur,  and Chindwara of Madhya Pradesh. Shatabdi Express stops at this junction. Other major trains running through the station are Jhelum Express, Amritsar Express, Himgiri Express, Sachkhand Express, Sealdah Express, Andaman Express, Himasagar Express and Shalimar Express. Phagwara is nearby Jalandhar, Nawanshehar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala.

Ningala junction is located in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. This junction comes under the jurisdiction of Westerns Railways at Bhavnagar. Station code is NGA.
Ningala is a small village near Gadhadha of Gujarat at about 16 km distance. Bhavnagar lies at about 56 km. Rajkot, situated at about 110 km is the nearest big railway junction. Mahuva express running between Mahuva and Surat stops here. Bhavnagar-Surat link express also stops here. Daily passenger trains connecting Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Botad, and Okha run through this junction.

Narwana junction is located in the Jind district of Haryana. It is at a distance of 164 km from New Delhi that takes 3 hours journey by train. Starting from Delhi five trains stop at this junction. Ambala Cant Jn is the nearest major station. Narwana junction is well connected to Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata. The Station comes under the jurisdiction of Northern Railways of India and station code is NRW.

Important tourist places near the city of Narwana are Hansi, Sangrur, Kurukshetra, Mansa and Karna Lake. Major trains passing through Narwana station are: Punjab Mail connecting Mumbai with Firozpur, Malva Express connecting Indore with Jammutavi, Janta Express connecting Mumbai, Kanyakumari-Jammu Express, Mangalore-Jammu Express, Chennai-Jammu Andman Express, Bikaner Express, U Abhatoofan Express connecting Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan with Howrah, Dauladhar Express connecting Delhi with Pathankot and the Jabalpur-Jammutavi Express.