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Buddhist Pilgrimage and tourist attractions in India

10 July 2012

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MAHABODHI TEMPLE The Mahabodhi Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in Bodh Gaya, where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. It is about 90km from Patna, Bihar. It is supposed to be one of the oldest brick structures to have survived in Eastern India. It is said to have been built by the [...]

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Ajanta Ellora Caves

14 June 2012

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Located in the heart of the Sahyadri hills near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, are the most beautiful rock-cut caves of India, the Ajanta and Ellora caves. Hewn into the hills almost 20 centuries ago by Buddhist monks, the Ajanta and the Ellora caves in 1983 were declared as a part of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. [...]

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Popular Forts in Rajasthan | Grandeur and Might of Rajput Maharajas

20 January 2012

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The Regal state of Rajasthan is one of the biggest tourist attractions in India. The abode of the traditional royalty of India, Rajasthan is blessed with numerous forts and fortresses. In the middle of deserts, on hill tops or in the middle of lakes, these forts and palaces are built almost everywhere in Rajasthan. These [...]

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