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Kakochang Waterfalls

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Kakochang Waterfalls is located about 13 km from Bokakhat in Jorhat District of Assam, India. It lies in between Kaziranga National Park and Bokakhat. It is an important picnic spot where tourists can enjoy picturesque views of the nature along with the forests and hills.

Humayun's Tomb

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Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her

Neermahal

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Neermahal is a former royal palace built by Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman of the erstwhile Kingdom of Tripura, India in the middle of the lake Rudrasagar in 1930 and was completed by 1938. It is situated in Melaghar, 53 kilometers away from Agartala, the capital of Tripura.

Nalanda

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Nalanda was an ancient Mahavihara, a large and revered Buddhist monastery, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha in India. The site is located about 95 kilometres southeast of Patna near the city of Bihar Sharif, and was a centre of learning from the fifth century CE to c. 1200 CE. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Juhu Beach

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Juhu is an upmarket neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is most famous for the sprawling Juhu Beach. It is surrounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Versova to the north, Santacruz and Vile Parle to the east, and Khar to the south. Juhu is among the most affluent areas of the city and home to many Bollywood celebrities. The nearest railway stations are Santacruz, Andheri and Vile Parle on the Western Line and Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.The nearest Metro Station is Versova. There are two minor B.E.S.T bus depots in Juhu

Bada Bagh

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Bada Bagh, also called Barabagh (literally Big Garden) is a garden complex about 6 km north of Jaisalmer on the way to Ramgarh, in the state of Rajasthan in India. Overlooking a mango grove sits a set of royal cenotaphs, or chhatris, of Maharajas of Jaisalmer state, starting with Jait Singh III (d. 1528), built by the son of the Rawal jait singh III, maharawal Lunkaran singh. Later, with time 104, members of royal family graves and their chattries were built. He(maharawal lunkaran singh) also completed the construction of jait bandh, a dam project that was started by his father Rawal jait singh III, this dam stand useful till date for conservation of water.

Mini Bharatpur

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Bhigwan is a small town on the border of Pune and Solapur district in Central Maharashtra, India. It is located on the Pune-Solapur Highway around 105 km from Pune on the backwaters of Ujani dam. Bhigwan is famous for birdwatching, especially flamingo and wildlife photography. It is also known as mini Bharatpur.

Buddhist Rocks

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Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda are two Buddhist rock-cut caves on adjacent hillocks, situated near a village called Sankaram, which is a few kilometres away from Anakapalle, Vishakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The sites are believed to date between 4th and 9th Century A.D, when the Jainism (Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana) flourished at Sankaram (Sangharam as it was called then). The real name of Bojjannakonda was actually Buddina Konda but the people can't pronounce it properly by telling the name repeatedly so it was changed to Bojjannakonda

Junagah Buddhist Caves

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Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups are located in Junagadh district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The so-called "Buddhist Caves" are not actually caves, but three separate sites of rooms carved out of stone to be used as monks’ quarters. These caves were carved from Emperor Ashoka's period up to 1st-4th century AD . 

Khandala Hill Station

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Khandala is a hill station in the Western Ghat mountains of Maharashtra, western India. It's home to vantage spots including Sunset Point and Rajmachi Point, with views of Rajmachi Fort. Kune Falls is a 3-tiered waterfall set in a dramatic valley. Waterfalls surround the Tamhini Ghat mountain pass.

Stok Kangri Mountain

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Stok Kangri (6,154 metres (20,190 ft)) is the highest mountain in the Stok Range of the Himalayas in the Ladakh region of north India. The peak is located in Hemis National Park,[2] 12 km southwest of the trailhead (3,610 metres (11,844 ft)) in the village of Stok and around 15 km southwest of the city of Leh, the capital of Ladakh.

Tawang a town in Arunachal Pradesh

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Tawang is a town in Arunachal Pradesh, situated at an elevation of 3,500 metres above sea level. Tawang is both historically and naturally endowed. The famous Monastery I'm Tawang is an important seat of Mahayana Buddhism and is the second largest monastery in Asia .

Pushkar Lake

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Pushkar Lake or Pushkar Sarovar is located in the town of Pushkar in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan state of western India. Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as "Tirtha-Guru" – the perceptor of pilgrimage sites related to a water-body and relate it to the mythology of the creator-god Brahma, whose most prominent temple stands in Pushkar. The Pushkar Lake finds mention on coins as early as the 4th century BC

JalMahal

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Jal Mahal (meaning "Water Palace") is a palace in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur city, the Capital of the state of Rajasthan, India. The palace and the lake around it were renovated and enlarged in the 18th century by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber.

Deviramma Temple

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Deviramma temple, Chikmagalur, Karnataka is in a serene surroundings nestled in the plains with the backdrop of the hills (Deviramma Betta)  Deviramma is a popular deity in the region. Many Deiviramma temples are present in the region. The one present on the peak of Deviramma hill close to Baba Budan Giri is popular. Devirammana Betta is one of the three major hills in the range. The Hill is very steep and pointed. Temple is open only on the first day of Diwali festival time. Lakhs of people trek to this temple. At Bindiga, a new temple of Deviramma is built, which is located at the foothill, 18 km north of Chikmagalur town, easily accessed by car. This temple is nice and location is serene with a background of three majestic peaks of western ghats, viz., Mullayanagiri, Baba Budan giri and Deviramma hills.

Jubilee Park

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Jubilee Park is an urban park located in the city of Jamshedpur in India. It is a popular destination for all those who wish to have an outdoor picnic, enjoy some outdoor activities and games or even just to have a relaxing day out with friends and family. Popular amongst joggers and cyclists, it is a gigantic park, recreation centre, fountains and a zoo, amongst other attractions

Dumboor Lake

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Dumboor Lake is a charming water body located in Gandacherra Sub Division 120 Km. away from Agartala, India. The look of the lake is like tabour shaped small drum, “Dumboor” of Lord Shiva from which the name “Dumboor” originates. A massive and breathtaking water body of 41 km2. with an unending spell of luxuriant green vegetation all around stands majestic for her exceedingly charming beauty and 48 islands in the midst of the lake.

Aru a tourist spot

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Aru is a tourist spot in the Anantnag District of Kashmir, India. It is located around 12 km from Pahalgam, 11 km upstream from the Lidder River. Noted for its scenic meadows, lakes and mountains, it is a base camp for trekking to the Kolhoi Glacier and Tarsar Lake. The village lies of the left bank of the Aru river, which is a tributary of the Lidder river.

Majuli Island

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Mājuli or Majoli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It had an area of 880 square kilometres at the beginning of the 20th century, but having lost significantly to erosion it covers 352 square kilometres as at 2014

Kadmat Island

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Kadmat Island, also known as Cardamom Island, is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India. Measuring 9.3 kilometres in length, the island has a lagoon with a width of 1.5 kilometres covering an area of 25 square kilometres

The Vanganga Garden

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One of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Silvassa, the Vanganga Garden is situated near Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India. Built in Japanese style, the garden is famed for housinga picturesque lake at its centre known as the Vanganga Lake. Visitors can enjoy a calming boat ride in the lake and spot different species of fish, ducks and turtles. One of the prime attractions of the garden is the evening musical fountain show.

Dholavira an archaeilogical site

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Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometre south of it. This village is 165 km from Radhanpur.  

Tiruchirappali Rockfort

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Tiruchirappalli Rockfort is a historic fortification and temple complex built on an ancient rock. It is located in the city of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is constructed on a 83 metres high rock. There are two Hindu temples inside, the Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort and the Thayumanaswami Temple, Rockfort. 

Kaziranga National Park

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Kaziranga National Park - a world heritage site in Assam, India, hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-Horned. Kaziranga also boasts the highest density of tigers among the protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is the home to large breeding populations of Elephants, wild water buffalo and swamp deer

The Falcon Capital of the World

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Nagaland's fierce headhunters have all disappeared, but today a very different kind of "hunters" is seen here. One million Amir Falcons roost in Nagaland during their annual migration to South Africa. This falcon roost, being the largest and most spectacular of its kind in the world, has earned Nagaland the proud name of 'The Falcon Capital of the World'

Dharamshala a city in Himachal Pradesh

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Dharamshala is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Surrounded by cedar forests on the edge of the Himalayas, this hillside city is home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile. The Thekchen Chöling Temple Complex is a spiritual center for Tibetan Buddhism, while the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives houses thousands of precious manuscripts.