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Calicut The Krishna Menon Museum is located in the city of Kozhikode (Calicut), right next to the Pazhassi Raja Museum. This rich repository, dedicated to Shri. Krishna Menon, stands at a place called at East Hill, situated about four and a half kilometers away from the heart of Kozhikode City. The Krishna Menon Museum was established in 1975 in Kozhikode (Calicut). It was built especially to more... Destination: Calicut, India
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Bangalore The museum was instituted as part of the centenary celebrations of the engineer-statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya (1861–1962). It was handed over to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1962. In 1978 when National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) was formed, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum became its southern head quarters. The Council has a chain of 28 c more... Destination: Bangalore, India
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Bangalore Karnataka Government has efficiently preserved the cultural heritage of South through the museums. Among the museums in Karnataka, the Government Museum in Bangalore, is one of the oldest museum in the country. It preserves artifacts even from the ancient Indian civilization. Government Museum in Bangalore was established in 1865. This multipurpose museum's is situated at the Kasturba Road. The more... Destination: Bangalore, India
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Hyderabad Salar Jung Museum is the largest one-man collection of antiques in the world. The Museum is named after Nawab Mir Tulab Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Nizam and titled Salar Jung Bahadur (1853) who collected price less Gems of art wherever he travelled. His guest for art objects grew into a passion in beginning the greatest private collections of objects of art like Persian carpets, Chinese Porcelain more... Destination: Hyderabad, India
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Itanagar Unlike the boring and droning Government museums that we are used to, The Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum comes as a breath of fresh air. A vibrant place, full of entertaining information regarding the woodcarvings, musical instruments, creations and types of textiles and handicrafts, the museum provides a quiet relief for the tired legs and fatigued body to relax and enjoy the culture of Arunachal more... Destination: Itanagar, India
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Nagaland In the Museum halls are life size status diraped in tribal attire and an adomments-a lady singing as she weaves along at the look-kohima. A fascinating place filled with dioramas showing the lifestyles of the many individual tribes of Nagas, carved gateposts, status pillars to record feasts of honour, and traditional jewellery. An essential item used in Naga jewellery is the seashell. more... Destination: Nagaland, India
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Agartala The Tripura Government/State Museum in Agartala was founded in the year 1970. The museum contains a cache of some the rare stone images, historic old coins of several appellation and archaeological remains. The stone pictures and archeological articles have been unearthed in Tripura and adjoining states. Special reference of Buddhist sculptures from Pilak in 8th-10th century and Bengal Kantha e more... Destination: Agartala, India
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Manipur This interesting museum near the Polo ground houses Manipuri's trible heritage and a collection of portraits of Kanipur's former rulers. Interesting items are costumes. arms and weapons. relics and hostorical documents - Imphal. Manipur State Museum, construed as the best in the north eastern region, has carved out a niche for itself in preserving cultural heritage and multi et more... Destination: Manipur, India
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Darjeeling This is with in walking distance from chowrasta. This intershing museum founded in 1915 A.D. Contains a comperhensive collection of mammls. birds. fishes. butter flies and Reptiles of the Region. Natural history museums are a naturalist's delight, providing him with an intriguing insight into the natural world of flora and fauna. These museums depict the archeological evidences of t more... Destination: Darjeeling, India
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Malda Built in 1937 A.D. Houses a race collection of •tone images, coins and inscriptions liken from the ruins of Gaur, and from Pandua, but its archaerlogical collections deserve special mention.Malda Museum is an archaeological museum under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology, situated on the Bandh Road of Malda Town. The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts fou more... Destination: Malda, India
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Kolkata Another Tagore residence, almost like a scottish manor. with turrests and pedimants. also exists not far from here and is worth a visit.No trip to Kolkata is complete without a tryst with the legacy of Rabindra Nath Tagore. Although the great poet and seer is no longer alive, his spirit lives on. You would do well to visit the Rabindra Bharati Museum also referred to as the more... Destination: Kolkata, India
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Kolkata This Museum commonly known as 'Jadughar' is situated in the corner of Jawaharlal Nehru load side. The Indian Museum was rounded in 1814 A.D. on the formal proposal of a Danish Botanist, 14.Nathaniel wallich. To Quote the wards of its founder, the Indian Mu.Purn designed by the architect of the rirgh court, wafter Granville, presents .1 300 feet frontage rising two storeys Hi Italian architectural more... Destination: Kolkata, India
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Konark Museum of the Archacological survey of India A rore collection of sculpture form the ruins of the sun temple. The museum housing the fallen sculptures and architectural members of the Sun temple was shifted to the present museum building in 1968. The present museum is located little away from the main temple in the north direction. The museum has four galleries displaying 260 vari more... Destination: Konark, India
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Bhubaneswar A large collection of the rich variety of Orissa Handicrafts, among them stone aculpture, Patta paintings, brass coslings, harntys and silver filigree. The handicraft is practiced by artisans mainly at Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Lalitgiri in Cuttack district though some are also found in Khiching in Mayurbhanj District. The traditions are carried on from generation to generation and a more... Destination: Bhubaneswar, India
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Bhubaneswar It is the 3rd museum in the state from the point of age. The genesis of this museum dates back to the year 1932 A.D., The museum was then housed in the revenshaw college, Cuttack till it was shifted to Bhubaneswar. A visti to the museum provides an instant over view of Orissa as it was and still it has a rich collection of sculptures. coins copper plates, stones inscriptions, lithie and Bronze age more... Destination: Bhubaneswar, India
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Nagpur Established in 1863 A.D., the museum hes six main sections rich in art and industry, an¬thropology, painting, geology and natural history. The Central Museum, established in 1863, is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The museum showcases a wide collection of specimens relating to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art, geology and natural history. Informational film shows and lectures are more... Destination: Nagpur, India
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Aurangabad (Maharastra) Aurangabad is the Head Quarter of the Marathwada region and so it has an university, known as the Marathwada university. The university also has a historic Museum where valuable an tiques and materials are sports stadium. State Archaeology Museum of the Sonehri Mahal. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University was initiated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 23rd August in the year 1958. The univ more... Destination: Aurangabad (Maharastra), India
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Pune Sightseeing in Pune includes the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune is a popular museum. The museum contains collections of Dr. Dinkar G. Kelkar who lived between 1896 and 1990. The museum is dedicated to his son Raja who died early. The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune contains more than 20,000 exhibits out of which, 2,500 are on display. The exhibits include decorative articles, which a more... Destination: Pune, India
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Pune These days, Pune is the hub of established Marathi mores, in which learning, arts and crafts, and theatre are particular delight of place. Pune is gradually becoming a multi-ethnic city and is at this time a vital business centre. However, Pune hold s the traditional appeal and its many charming distinctiveness, as well as the all-pervading cyclists, rickshaws and a daily forty winks hour that is more... Destination: Pune, India
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Mumbai On display are the archaeological finds maps and photographs which depict the History of Bombay (Mumbai) This museum is also Museum. Open daily except Wednesday. Mumbai is the largest of all the populated cities in Maha more... Destination: Mumbai, India
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Mumbai The Ioundation stone was laid by George V on his first visit to India as prince uf wales in 1905 A.D The prince of wales Museum was begin by 1905 by George Wittet. If reflects Bombay both in texture and design. Con';tructed out of yellow and blue ba!,alt found in the Hindu-Muslim synthesis of architecture of 15th and 16th Century Gujarat. The Museum is named after king George V who as prince more... Destination: Mumbai, India
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Mumbai The museum has a permanent gallery called light and sight and a children's science park . The light and sight gallery consists of exhibits relating to the pro perties of life, There&nb more... Destination: Mumbai, India
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Bhavnagar more... Destination: Bhavnagar, India
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Somnath Preserves the remains of the old temples. more... Destination: Somnath, India
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Rajkot Situated with Jubilee garden house , a rare collection of ancient statues, old coins and books. It is housed in an attractive building. more... Destination: Rajkot, India
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Baroda On display are Royal art collection. It is in the palace grounds. more... Destination: Baroda, India
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Baroda Very good collection of paintings, sculptures. more... Destination: Baroda, India
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Ahmedabad Vechar is best visited in teh cool of the evening. The museum houses a remarkable collection of metal work. more... Destination: Ahmedabad, India
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Ahmedabad This modem museum. houses a collection of craft items. more... Destination: Ahmedabad, India
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Ahmedabad Ahmedabad is India's The unique tiles manufacturing centre , The unique Calico Museum desplays India's Richest collection of Textiles. Jewellery. Costumes and Paintings. more... Destination: Ahmedabad, India
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Amritsar Located near the Golden Temple, the museum houses some fine old painting of battles fought by the Sikhs against repeated religious persecution. more... Destination: Amritsar, India
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Chamba The Bhuri Singh Museum at Chamba opened for mally on 4-9-1908 is named after Raja Bhuri Singh who ruled Chamba from 1904-1919. He donated his family collection of paintings to the museum, These&nb more... Destination: Chamba, India
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Shimla Opened in 1974. The Shimla State Museum houses a collection of art objects borrowed from other states museums and from those in Delhi, Its piece be resistances is a rich collection of paintings do more... Destination: Shimla, India
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Jabalpur Dcdivated to the memory of the great queen Durgavati in her memorial and a museum which houses a fine collection of sculptures, inscriptions and prehistoric relies. more... Destination: Jabalpur, India
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Khajuraho (Sahu Shanti prasad Jain Kala Samgrahalaya) This beautifully designed, tastefully decorated and impressive Museum is situated in the precincts of shri Digambar Jain Atishya kshetra Khajuraho i. e., Jain temple complex &nb more... Destination: Khajuraho, India
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Khajuraho The Khajuraho archaeologiacl museum is located opposite the shiv sagar lake , It display a large collection of statues , panels, carvings , piece of walls of the temples, that could be reduced or more... Destination: Khajuraho, India
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Gwalior Which is open all days except mondays, has a very fine natural history . more... Destination: Gwalior, India
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Indore The Indore Museum houses the finest collection of parmer sclptures from Hongaljgarh. Paramer syle originated here. more... Destination: Indore, India
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Sanchi The Archacological Survey of India Museum is not wortht for its antiqusties on display including the lion capital of the Ashikan pillar , and metal objects that were utilised by the monks . more... Destination: Sanchi, India
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Bhopal Situated opposit Ravindra Bhavan on Banganga Road , not for from the aquarium , Raj Bhavan and the Legislative Asmebly . It is open from 10 to 5 pm more... Destination: Bhopal, India
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Ranchi The Museum exhibits life hostory of tribal people of chotanagpur. more... Destination: Ranchi, India
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Bodh Gaya Near ITDC Traveller's Lodges stands the Bodh Gaya Archaeological Museum.housing a small but intersting collection of stone and terracotta stantues of the Buddha and his a colytes dating 1 B.C to 11 A.D. more... Destination: Bodh Gaya, India
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Patna Standing in its own gardens tlw Patna Museum is a Charming old red brick and yellow plaster building. As entrance stands a cannon of first world war uintage farmed as a little dr. tance, by a last century carved doorway. This is the principal museum or Bihar and house a splendid collection of statues belonging to the Mauryair period (fourth century BC onwards) terracottas and the ash relic of Lord more... Destination: Patna, India
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Allahabad 18 galleries in the museum display articles from 3rd century B.0 the museum founded in 1931 A.D. one section on miniature paintings of Mughal, Rajastharij.. The library of manuscripts has a large collection of sanskrit, Arabic, persian, and hindu manuscripts many of which are rare and unpublished. more... Destination: Allahabad, India
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Sarnath Samath yielded a rich collection Buddhist sculptures comprising ni merous Buddha and Bodhisath% images. Sculptures, sandstone hE reliefs, pottery terractotta figurinE and carked bricks. more... Destination: Sarnath, India
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Almora The museum contains many precious archaeological pieces of the Katyuri and Chanda era. more... Destination: Almora, India
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Kota It is situated in Brijvilas Palace near Kishor Sagar Lake. It houses a treasur of rece old coins, manuscripts and Hadoti sculpture. It has also a piece which was brought from Baroli and note worthy for its beauty and historical interest. It is sculpture de¬picting Vishnu Reclining on the serpent, Seshnag with Lakshmi the Goddess of wealth at his feet. more... Destination: Kota, India
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Udaipur The Centre is world famous for preservartion of folk and tribal art. It display a rich collection of folk dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks, dolls, folk musical instruments and paintings. It was established by Shri Deevilal Samar in 1952 AD. Situated near Chetak Circle. This Institution has own building and an open air theatre having a capacity to sit 6000 spectators at a time more... Destination: Udaipur, India
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Jodhpur The part of the palace has been converted a museum. It has a rare gallary of old clocks and watches, books, hunting trophies, scrolls, Royal treatises and a decorated Durbar Hall. more... Destination: Jodhpur, India
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Jodhpur The museum is amidst a park and a zoo. The later is known for its rare varieties of exstic birds specially the rare great Indian Bus¬tard. The museum of local arts and crafts more... Destination: Jodhpur, India
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Alwar Vinay vitas Mahal or city palace of Alwar is separated from the base of the hill by a picturesque tank consisting of a group of build ings in different styles. A fascinating view of Alwar fort which is situated on a conical bill backed by a Range of hills can be seen from Darbar Hail. The Museum houses a collection of about 700 rnanuscripts and paintings of these most outstanding are the 24 mete more... Destination: Alwar, India
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Ajmer Akbar's palace and his Ajmeer Royal residence, an Octagonal building, is now a museum which has an excellent collection of old coins, Mughal and Rajput armour and some fine sculpture. It was here that Sir Thomas Roe was granted audience by the Mughal Emperor Jahangagir in 1611AD more... Destination: Ajmer, India
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Jaipur Attractive dolls from various countries are housed in the compound of the school for deaf and mute near the police memorial more... Destination: Jaipur, India
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Delhi The Museum is with in the Red Fort and wahibit war trophies of different kinds gathered front different fronts. There are also war pictures, photographs, stamps, oldwins, reginenlal badges, ammunition etc. more... Destination: Delhi, India
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