Tourist list of india

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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands The 293 islands that form the Andaman and Nicobar Islands stretch 800 kilometers (500 miles) north to south and are over 900 kilometers (600 miles) east of India...by Toby Sinclair
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The High Ranges and Periyar The Kerala of the hills and High Ranges; the Kerala that possesses some of India's most beautiful scenery and has a cool, bracing climate...by Toby Sinclair
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Kanya Kumari Vivekananda, came to Kanya Kumari before leaving to address World Congress of Religions in Chicago...by Toby Sinclair
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Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) Rock Fort temple, Srirangam temple, Horse Court, Temple of Tituvanaikkaval are some major places to visit in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)...by Toby Sinclair
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Kanchipuram Kailashnatha temple, Vaikuntaperumal temple of Kanchipuram, Ekambareswara temple, Varadaraja Vishnu temple in Kanchipuram...by Toby Sinclair
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Madras Fort St. George, Excellent Museum of Madras, St. Mary, Ice House, St. Thomas Mount, Madras Music Festival...by Toby Sinclair
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Tamil Nadu The Dravidian culture of Tamil Nadu is as ancient and complex as any the world has known...by Toby Sinclair
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Golconda Golconda Fort, Rani Mahal, Royal Palaces, Lovely Pavilions, Tombs, Ramdas Kotha...by Toby Sinclair
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Hyderabad Charminar, Mecca Masjid, Falaknuma Palace, Purana Haveli, Zenana Quarters...by Toby Sinclair
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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh is known as the 'Gateway to the South', its geography and history have imbued it with elements of northern...by Toby Sinclair
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Mangalore and the Coast Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Udipi, Mutts, Gokarna, Mahabaleshwar Temple, festival of Shivaratri...by Toby Sinclair
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Somnathpur Scenes from the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, flow across the walls, with the end of each chapter...by Toby Sinclair
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Srirangapatna Srirangapatna, City of Lord Ranganath, Island was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son Tippu Sultan, Tiger of Mysore...by Toby Sinclair
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Mysore Royal Palace, Durbar Hall, Jaganmohan Palace, Sri Chamarajendra Art Gallery, Railway Museum, Chamundi Hill...by Toby Sinclair
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Belur, Halebid and Sravanabelagola The Hoysala temples are constructed of a kind of soapstone which when freshly quarried is soft and yields easily to the chisel but which hardens after...by Toby Sinclair
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Aihole, Badami, Pattadakal and Bijapur Lad Khan Temple, Temple of Durga, Bhuthanatha Lake, Virupaksha Temple, Malik-e-Maidan, Jami Masjid, Gol Gumbaz...by Toby Sinclair
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Darjeeling New Jalpaiguri, Ghoom Buddhist Monastery, Kalimpong, Teesta River, Gangtok, Tsuk-La-Khang, Institute of Tibetology, Orchid Sanctuary, Enghey Monastery, Rumtek Monastery...by Toby Sinclair
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Bhubaneswar Bindu Sarovar, Temple Lingaraja, Jagannath, Rajrani, Parasurameswara, Kedareswara, Mukateswara, Vaital, Sisireswara, Ananta Vasudeva, Dhauli, Pipli, Udaygiri, Khandagiri, Cuttack, Ratnagiri, Lalitagiri, Puspagiri, Muniabandha, Navapatna, Tikarpara, Puri, Rath Yatra, Gundiacha Mandir, Chilka Lake, Gopalpur, Chatrapur, Tatapani...by Toby Sinclair
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Indore Mandu, Jahaz Mahal, Hindola Mahal, Hoshang Shah Tomb, Jami Masjid, Ashrafi Mahal, Baz Bahadur Palace, Roopmati Pavilion, Ujain, Kumbh Mela...by Toby Sinclair
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Bhopal and Sanchi Taj-ul-Masjid, Jami Masjid, Moti Masjid, Chowk, Shaukat Mahal, Sardar Manzil, Bharat Bhavan, Dost Muhammad, Islamnagar, Rani Mahal, Bhojpur, Bhimbetka, Toranas, Ashoka Pillar, Begging Bowl, Vidisha, Udaiygiri, Gyaraspur...by Toby Sinclair
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Gwalior and Shivpuri Man Mandir Palace, Karan Mahal, Jahangiri Mahal, Teli Temple, Sas Bahu Temples, Gujari Mahal, Muhammad Ghaus Tomb, Tansen, Jai Vilas Palace, Orchha, Madhav National Park, Karera Bustard Sanctuary...by Toby Sinclair
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Goa Panjim, Dona Paula, Miramar, Candolim, Calangute, Baga, Anjuna, Vagator, Harmal, Siridao, Bogmalo, Valsao, Colva, Benaulim, Panaji, Campal, Velha, Basilica, Monte Santo, Rosary, Santa Monica, Ponda, Shantadurga, Margao, Marmagoa, Mapusa...by Toby Sinclair
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Saurashtra Dwarka, Dwarkadish Temple, Bet Dwarka, Jamnagar, Lakhota Palace, Kotho Bastion, National Park Sasan Gir, Diu, Nagoa, Ahmedpur Mandvi, Samudra Beach Resort...by Toby Sinclair
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Baroda (Vadodara) Laxmi Vilas Palace, Collage of Fine Art, Baroda Museum, Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Champaner, Pavagadh...by Toby Sinclair
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Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station, Aminabad Market, Hazaratganj, La Martiniere School, Banarsi Bagh, Bara Imambara, Bhulbhulaiya, Rumi Darwaza, Husainabad Imambara, Baradari, Jami Masjid...by Toby Sinclair
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Pune and Lonavala Matheran, Khandala, Karla Caves, Parvati Temple, Pataleshwar Temple, Qamathe Rali Darvesh, Shinde Chhatri, Raj Kelkar Museum, Simhagad, Raigadh, Torna, Purandhar, Shivneri, Panchgani, Mahabeleshwar...by Toby Sinclair
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Bombay Bombay's increasing prosperity was reflected in the impressive civil and commercial buildings that went up in the second half...by Toby Sinclair
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Hardwar and Rishikesh The Har Ki Pairi Ghat marks the point where the river leaves the Himalayas...by Toby Sinclair
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Dehradun and Mussoorie Chinese border are the great peaks of Nanda Devi, Karmet, Trisul and Dehradun and Mussoorie...by Toby Sinclair
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Kalka, Shimla and Chail Shimla has grown into a large, prosperous town from its earlier beginnings as Simla, the summer capital of the British Raj...by Toby Sinclair
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Kulu and Manali Kulu, at 1,200 meters is one of the most enjoyable Himalayan towns; Manali is even more attractive...by Toby Sinclair
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Karnataka The state Karnataka consists of a narrow coastal strip backed by the monsoon-drenched Western Ghats and a drier, cooler interior plateau that turns arid in the far north...by Toby Sinclair
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Ahmadabad Sidi Sayyid Mosque is perhaps the best known monument in Ahmadabad, famed for its perforated windows and stone screen-work. It is unclear who Sidi Sayyid was...by Shobita Punja
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Jaipur A lovely wooded road runs north of Jaipur (11 kilometers away), winding around the low hills and suddenly, quite unexpectedly, the fortified palace of Amber looms into view. It stands on a high terraced plateau at the foot of the south-west face of the Jaigarh Fort hill overlooking the Maota lake...by Shobita Punja
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Fatehpur Sikri The city of Fatehpur Sikri is a complicated complex of palaces and courtyards, full of light and air, unlike any of the palaces of Europe where the climate necessitated closed cloisters...by Shobita Punja
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Cochin Cochin is good place to start a tour of Kerala & continue on to Trichur & Guruvayyur, beaches of Alleppey, temples of Kottayam, tiger / elephant reserve beside the Periyar Lake, & south to capital Trivandrum or Thiruvanathapuram...by Shobita Punja
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Palace at Padmanabhapuram On the road from Trivandrum, the state capital, down to Kanyakumari, the tip of the Indian subcontinent, is Padmanabhapuram...by Shobita Punja
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Chidambaram The Natraj Temple at Chidambaram marks another important stage of evolution of southern Indian architecture. Here the original shrine, according to legend, marks a site that...by Shobita Punja
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Vijayanagara The ruins of Vijayanagara are vast and spread over 26 square kilometers. There are long walks amidst the palace complexes...by Shobita Punja
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Bhubaneshwar The Parashurameshvara Temple is a small, decorative example of the best-preserved earliest temple form at Bhubaneshwar...by Shobita Punja
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Mount Abu Mount Abu rises 1000 meters above plains & highest point is Guru Shikhar where there is a shrine. The hillock drives its name from...by Shobita Punja
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Sarnath There are several Buddhist monasteries & viharas in Sarnath area. Buddhist monks from all parts of India & abroad come here to...by Shobita Punja
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Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) The village Khajuraho has been divided, for purposes of convenience, into two directional area in which the major groups of temples stand...by Shobita Punja
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Udaipur The city of Udaipur is situated between two major lakes, the Pichola and the Fateh Sagar to the north...by Shobita Punja
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Golden Temple The foundation of the Golden Temple was laid during the period of the fifth Guru Arjan Dev...by Shobita Punja
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Srinagar Srinagar is today the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and lies 1730 meters above sea level in the center of the Kashmir valley...by Shobita Punja
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Ganeshwar In India, copper ores are found in various parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. There is evidence of mining and the making of copper artifacts...by Upinder Singh
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Inamgaon Inamgaon, on the banks of the river Ghod in Maharashtra, is one of the largest and most exciting chalcolithic...by Upinder Singh
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Dwarka Marine archaeology or underwater archaeology is a new and exciting kind of archaeology that is becoming important in many parts of the world...by Upinder Singh
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Mathura Mathura, on the banks of the Yamuna river in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In ancient times, Mathura was also known by other names such as Madhura and Madhupura...by Upinder Singh
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The Purana Quila in Delhi Archaeologists carried out excavations at the Purana Qila from the 1950's to the 1970's...by Upinder Singh
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Chandraketugarh Chandraketugarh in the delta of the Ganga river is the site of one of the oldest cities in Bengal...by Upinder Singh
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Sisupalgarh Sisupalgarh is an ancient site in Orissa, not far from Bhubaneswar...by Upinder Singh
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Kaveripattinam Kaveripattinam is a small, quit fishermen's village on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu...by Upinder Singh
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Arikamedu French astronomer named Guillume Le Gentil visited Pondicherry on the Coromandel coast of India, noticed some huge bricks, ruined walls and remains of old wells at a place called Arikamedu...by Upinder Singh
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Kalsi Driving down from Dehradun towards the hill-station of Chakrata in the new state of Uttaranchal, as you get close to the hills you will pass a small village named Kalsi...by Upinder Singh
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Amaravati The site of Amaravati lies in the valley of the Krishna river in the modern state of Andhra Pradesh...by Upinder Singh
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Nalanda Nalanda is mentioned in ancient Buddhist and Jain literature as a place where the Buddha and Mahavira came and stayed very often...by Upinder Singh
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Madan-Kamdev Assam and its surrounding area was known as Pragjyotisha or Kamarupa. The mighty Brahmaputra river which flows through Assam was known as the Lauhitya...by Upinder Singh
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Hampi Hampi is a small village on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka. The kings of the Vijayanagara kingdom built a magnificent capital here in the fourteenth century. They named their capital "Vijayanagara" which means city of victory. But the city also had another name - Vidyanagara...by Upinder Singh
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Sigiriya Most visitors arrive at Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, which has an international and domestic airport. Colombo is an interesting place to stay with wonderful hotels, sites and museums. Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, and Sigiriya are the three points of the tourist golden triangle.by Shobita Punja
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Polonnaruwa There is the Demala Mahaseya where Parakrama Bahu attempted to build 'the largest dagoba in the world' but didn't. Nearby is the Jetavana Monastery complex with the lovely Lotus Bath...by Shobita Punja
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Anuradhapura Mihintale, eleven kilometers east of Anuradhapura, is a dramatic walk up a great rock site, which marks the introduction of Buddhism into the island...by Shobita Punja
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Sri Lanka The island of Sri Lanka lies like a little emerald on the dark waters of the Indian Ocean. This lush tropical island has been the home of animals such as the elephant and the leopard, which inspired so much of the sculptural art of the region and can still be seen roaming wild in the jungles of the south-east...by Shobita Punja
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Lahore Lahore Fort, Tomb for Anarkali, Hiran Minar, Dilkush, Tomb of Nur Jahan, Alamgir Gate, Moti Masjid, Diwan-e-Am, Jahangir's Quadrangle, Khwabgarh-e-Jahangir, Hammam, Shah Jahan's Diwan-e-Khas, Lal Burj, Ladies Courtyard, Ghusl Khana, Shish Mahal, Naulakha, Badshahi Mosque, Tomb of Ranjit Singh, Shah Burj, Hazuri Bagh, Tomb of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Wazir Khan's Mosque...by Shobita Punja
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Mohenjodaro Museum, Granary, Great Bath, Lothal, Stupa, Assembly Hall, Indus River Valley, Kot Diji, Chanhu-daro...by Shobita Punja
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Taxila Hathial, Dharmarajika Stupa, Kunala Stupa, Sirkap, Apsidal Shrine, Shrine of the Double-Headed Eagle, Jaulians...by Shobita Punja
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Kathmandu Patan, Bhaktapur, Durbar Square, Wood Carving Museum, Lalitpur, Basantapur Towers, Kumari Bahal, Trailokya Mohan Temple, Kasthamandap, Hanuman Dhoka, Nasal Chowk, Mul Chowk, Statue of Pratap Malla, Krishna Temple, Kalabhairab, Swachchandra Bhairab, Taleju Mandir, Swayambhu, Bodhnath, Pashupatinath Temple, Sundari Chowk, Tusa Hiti, Kwa Bahal, Taumadhi Tol, Tachapal Tol, Sun Dhoka, Chasalin Mandap, Nyatapola Temple, Dattatreya Temple, Wakupati Narayan Temple...by Shobita Punja
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Bhutan Paro, Thimphu, Taktsang Lhakhang, Drukyel Dzong, Paro Dzong, National Museum, Dzong Thimphu...by Shobita Punja
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Madurai Meenakshi Sundareshvara Temple, mariamman Teppakulam, Nandi Mandap, Viravasantaraya, Pudu Mandap, Golden Lotus Tank, Meenakshi Shrine, kalyana mandap, Airakkal Mandap...by Shobita Punja
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Mahabalipuram Mamallapuram, Descent of the Ganga, Rock Cut Mandap, Adivaraha Mandap, Mahishamardini Mandap, Pancha Rathas, Varaha Mandap, Krishna Mandap, Shore Temple, Kailashnatha Temple...by Shobita Punja
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Somnathpur, Belur and Halebid Keshava Temple is the best-preserved most complete monument of Hoysala architecture...by Shobita Punja
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Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal Shivalaya Temple, Bhutanatha Temple, Jambulinga Temple, Melegitti, Durga Temple, Ravana Phadi, Lad Khan temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Meguti Temple,Hacchappayya Matha, Hallibasappa Gudi, Galaganatha Temple, Sangameshvara Temple, Kashivishvanatha Temple, Virupaksha Temple...by Shobita Punja
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Konarak Nat Mandap, Vaishnava Temple, Mayadevi Temple, Jagmohan, Ruined Sanctum, Surya Mandir...by Shobita Punja
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Ropar Red Harappan pottery, stone blades, copper & bronze objects such as spearheads, arrowheads and razor blades were found in Ropar...by Upinder Singh
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Banawali [Archaeological Site in India] Harappan civilization found in Harayana include Balu, Siswal, Mitathal, Bhagwanpura and Rakhigrahi...by Upinder Singh
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Dholavira [Archaeological Site in India] Dholavira is largest sites of Harappan civilization, two streams Mansar and Manhar flow past...by Upinder Singh
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Burzahom [Archaeological Site in India] Neolithic sites were discovered in Kashmir at Begagund, Gofkral, Hariparigom, Olchibag, Pampur, Panzgom, Sombur Waztal and Brah...by Upinder Singh
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Vishnupur 201 km away form Kolkata (Calcutta), with architectural temples like Ras Mancha, Shyama Raya Temple, Keshta Raya Temple, Madan Mohan Temple...by Shobita Punja
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Velha Goa Velha Goa covers Chapel of St. Catherine, Church of St. Francis of Assisi , Se Cathedral, Basilica of Boom Jesus, Convent of St. Monica, Church of St. Augustine, Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Cajetan...by Shobita Punja
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Sanchi North gateway depicts several scenes of Buddha teaching: at Sravasti and Kapilavastu. West gateway there is another very charming Jataka tale about Mahakapi...by Shobita Punja
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Golconda Fort Charminar, Salar Jung Museum, Jami Masjid, Makka Masjid, Fateh Darwaza, Bala Hisar, Hall of Justice, Habshi Kamaan, Naubat Khana, Qutub Shahi Tombs, Hammam...by Shobita Punja
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Thanjavur Referred to Tanjore, lies in heart of Tamil Nadu's rice bowl. Many famous historic cities & temple towns, like Tiruchchirappalli, Srirangam, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Gangaikondacholapuram grew beside sacred Kaveri river & its tributaries...by Shobita Punja
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Elephanta Example of Indian rock-cut architecture are to be found in Maharashtra at Ajanta, Ellora & Elephanta, in Orissa at Udayagiri & Khandagiri, & in southern state of Karnataka at Badami and Aihole....by Shobita Punja
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Chittor Places to visit Padmini Palace, Palace of Rana Kumbha, Pade ka Mahal, Vijaya Stambha, Kirtti Stambha, Kumbha Shyam Temple, Mirabai Temple, Bhairon Pol, Ram Pol, Palaces of Jaimal and Patta, Kali-ka Mata Temple...by Shobita Punja
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Bodh Gaya Each year on full-moon night in May, pilgrims from India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, China, Japan, & other countries visit to celebrate sublime event of Buddha's Nirvana...by Shobita Punja
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Alchi Choskar at Alchi consist of five temples with Chortens and residential complexes for the monks. Central to this complex is the Du-Khang, that enshrines Mahayana images. Beside it is Sum-tsek, unsurpassed for the glory of its sculptures, paintings, Lha-khang Soma, Du-khang, shrines Lotsawa Manjushri are unique architectural features...by Shobita Punja
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Mewar Circuit of Rajasthan Covers Udaipur, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Haldighati, Eklingji, Nagda, Rikhabdeo, Jaisamand Lake, Kumbhalgarh, Nathdwara, Bassi and Nagri...by Dr. Raghvendra Singh Manohar
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Shekhawati Circuit of Rajasthan Covers Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Udaipurwati, Fatehpur, Mandawa, Nawalgarh, Harsha and Khatu Shyamji...by Dr. Raghvendra Singh Manohar