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Page 1: Places To Visit In India The Taj Mahal is a tomb situated in Agra, India. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in the memory of

Places To Visit In India

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The Taj Mahal is a tomb situated in Agra, India. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is one of The Seven Wonders of the World and is said to be one of the finest art of the Mughal architecture. The architecture has a mixture of Persian, Ottoman, India and Islamic art. During the year 1983, the Taj became a part of the UNESCO, World heritage Site

Taj Mahal

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The Golden Temple

The Golden Temple in India, which is often called the “Darbar Sahib or Harmandar Sahib” by the Indians, is one of the oldest places of

worship for the ‘Sikhs’ and is located in Amritsar, Punjab

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The Gateway of India

The Gateway of India is built with yellow basalt (extrusive volcanic rock) and concrete. The architecture of the Gateway is purely Indo-Saracenic (combination of

Indian and Islamic architecture) style. The plan to build the Gateway of India started in the year 1911, and it was built to mark the trip to Mumbai by King George V

(emperor of India during the British rule in India) and his wife Queen Mary.

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Lotus Temple is one of the remarkable architectures of Bahai faith. It is located at Kalkaji in New Delhi. The temple looks like a lotus flower and is made of marble, cement, dolomite and sand

The Lotus Temple

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The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh, built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546, with which it forms the Red Fort Complexx.

The Red Fort

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Ellora Caves

These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000

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Colva is a beach located in south Goa.

Colva Beach

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Ajanta Caves

The famous Ajanta and Ellora caves are located near the city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Ajanta and Ellora Caves are the

ancient repository of Indian architectural heritage.

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Periyar Tiger Reserve lies in the Western Ghats in the Idukki District of the Kerala state in India.The main prey base of tiger is sambar. The other prey animals of tiger are Indian bison and wild boar. Cattle in fringe area also forms an important prey base.

Periyar

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Thanjavur District is the Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu. The Big Temple and the other famous temples in the district are known all over the world. Thanjavur was the cultural capital of the country in 1790. Thanjavur gained prominence during the period of Chola Kings, who made it as their capital.

Thanjavur Temple

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I N D I A G A T E

The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, it was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

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Jama Masjid, Delhi

The Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, commonly known as Jama Masjid of Delhi is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best known mosque in India.

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Qutb Minar,Delhi

Built in the early 13th century a few kilometres south of Delhi, the red sandstone tower of Qutb Minar is 72.5 m high, tapering from 2.75 m in diameter at its peak to 14.32 m at its base, and alternating angular and rounded flutings.

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Santa Cruz Basilica is one of the oldest and famous churches in India. This church was originally built by the Portuguese in the year 1505. It was later in the year 1558 that it was elevated to the cathedral by then Pope, Pope Paul IV. This church is located in Kochi region in Kerala, state of southern India

Santa Cruz Basilica, Cochine

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Mysore Palace or the Mysore Maharaja Palace is located in the heart of the city. Mysore Palace is one of the most visited monuments in India. And its one of the largest palaces in the country, also known as Amba Vilas Palace, was the residence of the Wodeyar Maharaja's of the Mysore state.

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The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses

legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India.

INDIAN PARLIAMENT

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Sanchi known for its "Stupas", is a small village in Raisen District of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, it is located 46 km north east of Bhopal, and 10 km from Besnagar and Vidisha in the central part of the state of Madhya Pradesh

Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh

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Fatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri or Fathpur Sikri is historic city Uttar Pradesh state, North India. It was founded (1569) by the Mughal Mughal or Mogul , Muslim

empire in India, 1526–1857.The dynasty was founded by Babur,.was the principal entrance. Carvings and murals cover many of the buildings. Among the most notable are the Jami Masjid (the Great

Mosque); the ornate marble mausoleum of Salim Chishti;

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Hawa Mahal is also known as Palace of the Winds. It is is one of the prominent Indian monument attractions for the tourits around the world. It is located in the heart of Jaipur, India. It was constructed by Maharaja

Sawai Pratap Singh in the year 1799. The main architect of this palace is built of red and pink sandstone, is Lal Chand. Hawa Mahal is a palace in Jaipur, India. It is constructed of red and pink sandstone, highlighted

with white quakeee quick lime.

Hawa

Mahal

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Munnar hills is siatuated at an altitude of 5000 to 8000 Ft above sea level. and is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathani & KundalaThis beautiful hill station was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India. Sprawling Tea plantations, picture book towns, winding lanes, and holiday facilities make this a popular resort town. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India - Anamudi , which towers over 2695 m. Anamudi is an ideal spot for trekking.

M U N N A R H I L L S

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In the heart of Assam, this park is one of the last areas in eastern India undisturbed by a human presence. It is inhabited by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers and bears, and thousands of

birds Situated on the Brahmaputra River, the Kaziranga National Park covers an area of about 430 sq. km. Its swamps and grasslands with tall thickets of elephant grass and patches of evergreen forest, support the largest number of rhino in the subcontinent

Kaziranga National Park, Assam

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Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, is Asia's second highest at 225.55 m (740 ft) high next to the 261m Tehri Dam. The length of the dam (measured from the road above it) is 518.25 m; it is 9.1 m broad. Its reservoir, known as the "Gobind Sagar", stores up to 9.34 billion cubic meters of water, enough to drain the whole of Chandigarh, parts of Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m.Nangal dam is another dam downstream of Bhakra dam.

Bhakra Dam, Himachal Pradesh

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Agra Fort

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Secretariat Building,New Delhi

The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat is where the Cabinet Secretariat is housed, which administers the Government of India.

Built in the 1910s, it is home to some of the most important ministries of the Cabinet of India

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