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Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Maha Kumbh Mela, a holy event that comes after 12 years, is a very important Hindu pilgrimage. It is the largest congregation of people at one place in the world for the purpose of worship and the washing away of their sins. In 2013, the Maha Kumbh Mela is expected to garner around 10 million devote...
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Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur has a population of a little over 205,264 (2001 census) and is renowned for its famous carpet and brassware industry. It is a city with several spots around it including many hills such as Rajdari, Devdari, Lakhaniyadari, and Windom fall range and Sirs...
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Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra on the banks of River Yamuna, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian ...
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Sheesh Mahal, Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh, India
Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, India. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal. The Sheesh Mahal or Shish Mahal (Mirror Palace) is the royal dressing room featuring tiny mirror-like glass-mosaic decorations and drums built into the wa...
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Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, India. The fort is also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its much more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled palatial city. This was o...
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Remote temple in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
This is a remote temple in the midst of a river, 14 km from Allahabad. It is probably a Hanuman Mandir. It is at the confluence of the Ganga and the Prayag rivers....
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Benaras Ghats, Uttar Pradesh, India
Varanasi is symbolized by its ghats. There are as many as 81 ghats in Varanasi for different purposes. Some of them are related to a particular deity while others are simply to bathe. Some of the important ghats of Varanasi include Assi, Dasaswamedh, Manikarnika, Tulsi and Panch Ganga among others. ...
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Ramnagar Fort Palace, Varanasi, India
It is the ancestral home of the Maharaja of Banaras. Maharaja Balwant Singh built this fort-palace in the 18th century. The fort is built in red sandstone. The Ramnagar Fort has a temple and a museum within the grounds and the temple is dedicated to Ved Vyasa, who wrote Mahabharata, the great Indian...
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Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fatehpur Sikri is located in Uttar Pradesh, about 40km west of Agra. During the days of Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri was the capital of Mughal India. However after his death the city had been abandoned, due to water shortage. Fatehpur Sikri is now a ghost city, popular among both tourists and archeologists...
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Bara Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Bara Imambara is a large complex, which houses a mosque, courtyards, gateways and a 'baoli' or step-well used as a summer palace. The entrance hall of the Imambara is quite huge about 900 sqm and said to be largest hall in world without without any external support of wood, iron, or st...
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Kaiserbagh Baradari, Lucknow, India
The Kaiserbagh complex was built by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (ruled 1847-56) and was much damaged and looted in 1858. The Kaiserbagh Palace, Lucknow is remarkable for its architectural brilliance. At the center of the palace is the white stone structure named Baradari. Initially this structure was entir...
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