Northern India is a land of great geographical contrasts. On one hand there are the fertile plains of Punjab, also known as the land of five rivers and Haryana that are nourished by the waters and alluvium of the Himalayas. While, on the other are the hill stations of Jammu and Kashmir and  Himachal Pradesh that are located amid the foothills of the Himalayas. These hill stations have always been a shelter for travelers. The ever-sprawling suburbs of Delhi and the vast and populous state of Uttar Pradesh are also located in the North of India. These stretch from the Himalayas and follow the holy river Ganges on its southward and eastward path towards the sea.