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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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Trivandrum SRI ANANTHA PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE : The sojourn from Kovalam to Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple is one of its kind in the entire state of Kerala. Tourists coming to experience the holy bliss of the temple of Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy can find a gopuram or tower which is 100 feet tall. The sculpture of Lord Vishnu, the presiding god of the Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple more...
Destination: Trivandrum, India
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Almora more...
Destination: Almora, India
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Mumbai An wquestrian statue of the Marata Emperor Shivaji, was erected opposite the Gateway of Iinda in 1961 A.D Shivaji has been idolized as the epitome of the proved Maratha spr more...
Destination: Mumbai, India
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Jamnagar Cremation ground. more...
Destination: Jamnagar, India
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Pathanamthitta Konni Elephant Cage, a place of tourist attraction, is located at Konni in Pathanamthitta District. It is about 11 km south-east of Pathanamthitta. Covered by an extensive forest area, Konni has the largest number of wild elephants in the state. These wild elephants, caught from the forest, were brought to the Elephant Cage and put in wooden cages known as Anakoodu. They are later trained f more...
Destination: Pathanamthitta, India
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Varanasi (Golden or Todar Mal or Ahilya bai temple) Also known as the golden temple this dedicated to Lord Shiva, the presiding deity of the city rilinga. The lingam at twelve holy sites in India, Varanasi being one of them. more...
Destination: Varanasi, India
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Hyderabad A new land mark in Hyderabad is the all marble temple of sri Venkateswara constructed by the Hindustan Charity Trust (a Birla foundation) at Kala pahad (black mountain) opp:to the grand view over looking the Hussian Sagar lake and surrounding area. which was a scenic beauty at the instance of Mr. B.M.Birla . About 1000 tonnes of marble worth of 50 lakhs&nb more...
Destination: Hyderabad, India
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Gopalganj The Temple of “Maa Thawewali” is situated in “Thawe”, in Gopalganj District in the State of Bihar, INDIA. This is only 6 K.M. from Gopalganj town on the Gopalganj-Siwan National Highway.A village situated 6-kms south of Gopalganj, is a junction station of the Northeastern Railway of the Masrakh -Thawe section and the Siwan- Gorakhpur loop-line. In the village there are rema more...
Destination: Gopalganj, India
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Kausani Kausani is a destination for Himalayan tourists. It is located 53 km North of Almora. The altitude of this place is about 1890 mts. This place offers a 350 km view of the Himalayan peaks like Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli. There are very few places in the Himalayas which can compare with the beauty of Kausani - a picturesque hill station famous for its scenic splendor and its spectacular 300 k more...
Destination: Kausani, India
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New Delhi Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi epitomises 10,000 years of Indian culture in all its breathtaking grandeur, beauty, wisdom and bliss. It brilliantly showcases the essence of India’s ancient architecture, traditions and timeless spiritual messages. The Akshardham experience is an enlightening journey through India’s glorious art, values and contributions for the progress, hap more...
Destination: New Delhi, India
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Dhanbad A suburb of Dhanbad is a rich colliety centre and has extensive commerce. more...
Destination: Dhanbad, India
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Sirmaur Paonta Sahib Known as three important tourists destinations of Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh, Paonta Sahib is travelled by huge number of Sikh and Hindu pilgrims every year. Located at a distance of 45 km from Nahan on Shimla- Nahan - Dehra Dun road, the city of Paonta Sahib is overlooked by the river Yamuna. The historical city of Paonta Sahib houses a famous Gurudwara build in the memory of Guru more...
Destination: Sirmaur, India
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Kalimpong The next int portant piace of interest for tho touriest is the gauri pur house, tho town on the way to durpin dara. Al though kalimpong is such a small hill station compared to the other places. In this town the salvation army mary scott home and school for the blind was east ablished in the year 1940 A.D., This mission has rendered valuable service to the blind in this district. In the month of F more...
Destination: Kalimpong, India
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Tirupati The famous health resort, situated at an attitude of 710 mts above sea level. enjoys a salubrious climate throughout the year. There are many important medical and educational institutions here. Madanapalli is located at a distance of 90 kms from chittoor and 120 kms from Bangalore. Madanapalli is a Municipality and Municipal corporation of Madanapalli takes care of the civic amenities more...
Destination: Tirupati, India
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Panhala Built by Raja 11 lilinfs in 1192 Ruled there until 1209 uilich the British chose to destroy in 11144. The mosque here at Mahuli persuades some some scholars that the fort is or Mughal origin, bust there heights must have surely been de¬fended long before Muslim incursions south from Delhi. Panhala fort near kolhapur (18km by Rail, Altitude 977m) is closely associated with the his more...
Destination: Panhala, India
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Pithoragarh Patal Bhuvaneshwar is a limestone cave temple 14 km from Gangolihat in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It is located in the village Bhubneshwar. Legend and folklore have it that this underground cave enshrines Lord Shiva and sixty four crore Gods. The cave is 160 m long and 90 feet deep from the point of entrance. Limestone rock formations have created various spectacular s more...
Destination: Pithoragarh, India
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Garhwal Pipal Koti is a town cradled in the lap of lush green mountains and terraced fields. more...
Destination: Garhwal, India
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Madurai LORD MURUGAN SWAMY TEMPLE: Tirupporur (place of the sacred war) is one of the 33 major temples of Tamil Nadu dedicated to Lord Muruga, situated 25-km away from Chingleput and 45-kmfrom Chennai. Tirrupporur is an ancient temple dating back to the Pallava period. Tirupporur is known by different names like Poriyur or Yuddhapuri or Samarapuri. It is believed that after vanquishing S more...
Destination: Madurai, India
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Gangotri Annavaram is an important Pilgrim Center, The famous Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Temple is on sacred Ratnagiri Hill. The main temple resembles a chriot with four wheels. The unique attraction here is the four metre high representation of the Hindu Trinity. In the temple precincts is a sundial which whows Indian standard time. The annual temple festival more...
Destination: Gangotri, India
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