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Ajanta Ellora Caves Way back in1819, a party of British
army officers on a tiger hunt in the forest of western Deccan, suddenly
spotted their prey, on the far side of a loop in the Waghora river. High up
on the horseshoe- shaped cliff, the hunting party saw the tiger, silhouetted
against the carved façade of a cave.
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Charminar, Hyderabad
The
Charminar in Hyderabad, at the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, is a massive
arch built by Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah, in 1591 to commemorate the end of
the plague in the city. The symbol of the city, the Charminar, is an
impressive square monument with four minarets. The arch is illuminated daily
in the evening, an unforgettable sight indeed.
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Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
A
royal city perfectly preserved, Fatehpur Sikri provides a marvellous escape
into the past. Akbar embarked on the construction of a new capital here when
a prophecy of the birth of a male royal heir, by the Sufi Saint Salim Chisti
of Sikri, came true.
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Gateway of India, Mumbai
Mumbai's most famous monument, this is the starting point for most
tourists who want to explore the city. It was built as a triumphal arch to
commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, complete with four
turrets and intricate latticework carved into the yellow basalt stone.
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Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
The
mughals brought with them a love for gardens, fountains and water. The first
mature example of Mughal architecture in India, Humayun's Tomb was built by
the emperor's grieving widow, Haji Begum, in 1565 AD.
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India Gate, Delhi
Built as a
memorial to commemorate the 70,000 India soldiers killed in World War I,
India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1931.
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Khajuraho Temples
The
temples of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to the world, representing, as
they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy; perfect in execution and sublime
in expression. Life, in every form and mood, has been capured in stone,
testifying not only to the craftsman's artistry but also to the
extraordinary breadth of vision of the Chandela Rajputs under whose rule the
temples were conceived and constructed.
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Konark Temples
The crowning
glory of Oriya temple architecture, the 13th century Sun temple also known
as ' the Black Pagoda', comes with a baggage of centuries - old myths and
legends. Legends say that Samba, the son of Lord Krishna, was afflicted by
leprosy, brought about by his father's curse on him. After 12 years of
penance, he was cured by Surya, the Sun God, in whose honour he built this
temple.
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Lake
Palace, Udaipur
The Lake Palace is located on the Jag Niwas
Island and covers the whole of 1.5 hectare of the island in the middle of
the Pichola Lake. Built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1743 it was meant as a
royal summer palace and now converted in to a five star palace hotel.
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Qutub Minar, Delhi
The
origins of Qutab Minar are shrouded in controversy. Some believe it was
erected as a tower of victory to signify the beginning of the Muslim rule in
India. Others say it served as a minaret to the muezzins to call the
faithful to prayer. No one can, however, dispute that the tower is not only
one of the finest monuments in India, but also in the world.
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Taj Mahal, Agra
Agra,
the city of the Taj Mahal and once the capital of the Mughal empire, has
several monuments which display the splendour of Mughal architecture. It was
here that Babar, the founder of the dynasty, had the first formal Persian
garden laid out on the banks of the river Yamuna. Akbar, his grandson,
raised the towering ramparts of the great Red Fort, within whose walls
Jahangir built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens, and which Shahajahan
embellished with marble mosques, palaces and pavilions of gem-inlaid white
marble.
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Umaid
Bhawan, Jodhpur Maharaja Umaid Singhji who built this palace
was fascinated with western lifestyles so he marshalled the services of a
well-known Edwardian architect, Henry Vaughan Lanchester, a creditable equal
of Edward Lutyens (architect of New Delhi) to construct a three hundred and
forty seven roomed Umaid Palace.
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