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L I M P S E S of I N D I A

Monuments 
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AgraFort 

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Victoria Memorial

Qutub Minar

 

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Taj Mahal

Char Minar

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Jama 
Masjid

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Red Fort

Shore 
Temple

Hawa Mahal

Forts and Palaces

India's rich culture is reflected in the number of forts and palaces built in the past. Some of the forts and palaces you can visit while touring India are:

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Amber Fort (Jaipur)

Jaigarh Fort

Gwalior Fort

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Golconda Fort (Hyderabad)

Fatehpur Sikri

Nahargarh Fort (Jaipur)

Palaces
 
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City Palace 
(Jaipur)
Vivekanand Rock MemorialMysore PalaceJai Vilas Palace
(Gwalior)

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Ulsoor lake BangaloreIndia GateChamundi Hills at Mysore

India has seven principal mountain ranges and the most important amongst them are the Himalayas. The Himalayas run across the top of the Indian subcontinent stretching over some 2500 kilometres.  The lower foothills known as the Shivaliks. gangotri.jpg (6557 bytes)

The lower Himalayas have the most popular hill resorts of India. These are Shimla, Dalhousie, Mussoorie, Nainital and Darjeeling. These hill resorts are at the height of four to eight thousand feet above sea level.kanchanjunga.jpg (16697 bytes)

The Greater Himalayas or the Himadaris include the Mt.Everest and Annapurna peaks which lie in the boundaries of Nepal and within India are Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat and Nanda Devi.nandadevi.jpg (143724 bytes)

The Aravallis,one of the oldest ranges in the world, run between Delhi and Gujarat to the south west and is the includes  famous hill stations, viz, Mount Abu and Guru Shikhar Peak over six thousand feet high. 

The Vindhyashas one  of the popular hill resorts of Central India Pachmarhi.

ootyThe Sahyadris runs for 1600 kms down the western edge to the southern most point of India. The hill resort in this area is Oatacamund which stands at the foot of the 8615 feet high Doda Betta Peak famous hill resort of Kodaikanal is located in the Palni Hills.

 

Some of the most exhilarating hill resorts in India include :

    Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh

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    Manali, Himachal Pradesh

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    Darjeeling, West Bengal

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    Mount Abu, Rajasthan

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    Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh

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    Mussourie, Uttar Pradesh

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    Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh

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    Nainital, Uttar Pradesh

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    Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

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    Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu

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Kulu, Himachal Pradesh

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    Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh

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    Lonavala & Khandala, Maharashtra

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    Panchgani, Maharashtra

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BEACHES  Explore the vibrant and picturesque beaches of India.

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Orissa beaches

Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

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Beaches in Karnatka
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Ajanta and Ellora, Maharashtraellora.jpg (11718 bytes)ellora-image.jpg (12711 bytes) Bdami, KarnatakaCave-Badami.jpg (27443 bytes)
Aurangabad, Maharashtraaurangabad.jpg (19093 bytes) Belur, Karnatakabelur.jpg (37994 bytes)
Elephant Caves, Maharashtraelephanta.gif (52477 bytes)elephanta1.jpg (26015 bytes) Buddhist Relics, Orissabuddha-orissa.jpg (6011 bytes)
Halebid, KarnatakaHalebid.jpg (108276 bytes) Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshKhajuraho-8.jpg (32489 bytes)chandela temple of khajuro
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Badhavgarh Nattional Park, Madhya Pradeshbndhv.gif (48173 bytes)  bandhavtigtxt.jpg (32915 bytes) Gir National Park and Sanctuary, Gujarat  girlion.gif (171718 bytes)
Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradeshkanhalake.jpg (25712 bytes) Bandipur National Park, Karnatakabandipurtiger.jpg (154715 bytes)
Bharatpur National Park Rajathanbharatpurb.jpg (24290 bytes)bharatBird.gif (82762 bytes) Kaziranga National Park, Assamkzrnga.gif (60943 bytes)kazirhino1.jpg (22171 bytes)
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Sunderban Tiger Reserve, West Bengalsunderboat.jpg (80414 bytes)sundertiger.jpg (9008 bytes) Ranthambore National Park,  Rajasthanranthgazelle.jpg (9596 bytes)ranthambore1.jpg (88419 bytes)ranthambore.jpg (17704 bytes)
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Keibul Lamja National Park Manipur
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EXOTIC PLACESWILD LIFE

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