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City Halls in Bangalore

Vidhana Soudha

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The capital of the state of Karnataka is a pretty modern city and is said to be one of India's biggest metropolises. The streets a

Palaces in Jaisalmer

Salim Singh-ki Haveli

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The havelis are multi-storey high houses, most of them are hotels, which belonged to middle-class families just a few centuries ag

Temples in Gangtok

Lingdum Monastery

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Temples in Amritsar

Mata Temple

This temple, situated in the city of Amritsar, is one of the most interesting temples that I have ever visited. You enter through

Historical Monuments in Orachha

Cenotaphs of Orchha

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In India the cenotaphs are challed chhatris and they can be found in Orchha, on the banks of the Betwa river. There, solitary, loc

Temples in Khajuraho

Adinath Jain Temple

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The Adinath temple in Khajuraho, is a Jain temple dedicated to Adinath. As in all Jain temples, you have to go without anything le

Temples in Leh

Thikse Monastery

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The city of Leh is in the heart of the Hindu Himalayas. It used to be where yak caravans heading towards Central Asia started thei

Churches in Mysore

Saint Philomena's Church

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Despite being a bit away from the center of the city, its 175 meter towers are visible from many parts of the city. This is one of

Palaces in ShrIrángapattana

Daria Daulat Bagh

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The Tippu Sultan, known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the Summer Palace in 1784, surrounded by beautiful gardens with fountains. It

Temples in Kanchipuram

Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple

This is another of the 108 temples dedicated to Shiva that exist only in this city. This particular temple is regarded as the olde

Temples in Varanasi

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

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Benares was unlike anything we had seen so far, a different world in every way. Varanasi is like a big maze where you can see ever

Palaces in Jaipur

Sheesh Mahal (Hall of Mirrors)

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There isn't a corner of Jaipur's beautiful Amber Fort which doesn't have its own wonderful history and legend. It's such a large s

Historical Monuments in Agra

Diwan-i-Am

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Just like the Amber Fort and the Red Fort, which is also called Delih, the Red Fort of Agra is a building called Diwan-i-Am, which

Temples in Hampi

Sri Krishna Temple

Historical Monuments in Fatehpur Sikri

Panch Mahal

The Panch Mahal is a sandstone building located right in the centre of the ghost town of Fatehpur Sikri, in Uttar Pradesh. Visitin

Temples in Pushkar

Savitri Temple

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On the outskirts of Pushkar and on top of one of the mountains surrounding the city, is the Temple of Savitri. The views from here

Historical Monuments in Mandu

Jahaz Mahal

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The magnificent fort of Mandu can't be missed if you are visiting India. Built in the tenth century by one of the many Rajas who c

Cathedrals in Chennai

National Shrine of St.Thomas Basilica

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There are 3 cathedrals in the world built over the tomb of an apostle. St. Peter in the Vatican, Santiago de Compostela and the th

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