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| India |
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Delhi |
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Government buildings in the British built New Delhi. |
| India |
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Delhi |
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The garden in Birla House where Mohandas K Ghandi was assassinated - these are his final footsteps leading to where he was killed. |
| India |
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Delhi |
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A 15th century Afghan style tomb in a Delhi park. |
| India |
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Delhi |
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Nan maker in the old city of Delhi. |
| India |
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Delhi |
Jami Masjid |
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The Jami Masjid was built in 1658 by Moghul Emperor, Shah Jahan. |
| India |
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Delhi |
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Sikh procession in Old Delhi. |
| India |
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Delhi |
Humayan Tomb |
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The tomb of Moghul Emperor, Humayan is a forerunner of the Taj Mahal, completed in the16th century. |
| India |
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Delhi |
Qutab Minar |
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Gateway dating from 1310 next to the 73m high Qutab Minar, a Muslim victory tower. |
| India |
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Delhi |
Red Fort |
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The Marble Throne at Delhi's Red Fort. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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 Varanasi is the holiest city of Hinduism. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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The city is on the banks of the River Ganges, the holiest river for Hindus. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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The banks of the River Ganges are dotted with shrines and temples. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Varanasi is known as the City of Lights and the City of Learning. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Wood for funeral pyres. It is considered auspicious by Hindus to be cremated in Varanasi. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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The city has many ghats (bathing steps) leading down to the river. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Buildings by the river. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Temples dominate the riverside. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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People preparing to bathe in the river. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Hindu temple at the river edge. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Pilgrims on the bathing ghat. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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A group of pilgrims. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Pilgrims bathing in the Ganges in Hinduism's holy city, Varanasi. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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A sadhu (Hindu holy man). |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Narrow streets near the river. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Dentist. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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Flower sellers. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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A temple dedicated to Shiva. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
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The old city. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
Durga Temple |
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The Durga Temple is one of the most important Hindu temples in the city. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
Durga Temple |
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Temple bell that all prigrims clang. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
Durga Temple |
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Temple monkeys. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
Tulsi Manas Temple |
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The interior of the Tulsi Manas Temple which dates from 1964. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
Tulsi Manas Temple |
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The Ramayana, one of the holy texts of Hinduism written in Hindi. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah (1620), the oldest Moghul tomb made entirely of marble. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Intricate inlay work and carvings from the tomb. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Inlay detail from the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Agra Fort |
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Hall of Public Audiences. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Agra Fort |
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Sandstone carvings on Jehangir's Palace. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Agra Fort |
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Muslim couple at Agra Fort with the Taj Mahal in the background. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Taj Mahal |
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People visiting the Taj Mahal. The Taj is a Moghul tomb and is considered the world's most beautiful building. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Taj Mahal |
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The Taj Mahal, considered to be the world's most beautiful building, is the tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
Taj Mahal |
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Detail from a marble carving on the Taj Mahal. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Sikander |
Tomb of Akbar |
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The tomb of Moghul Emperor Akbar. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Fatehpur Sikri |
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The Gate of Victory. The city was built in 1586 and abandoned after 20 years. |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
Fatehpur Sikri |
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The Diwan-i-Khas palace. |
| India |
Punjab |
Amritsar |
Golden Temple |
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Sikh temple guards at the Golden Temple. |
| India |
Punjab |
Amritsar |
Golden Temple |
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The Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs. It was built in 1764. |
| India |
Punjab |
Amritsar |
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Shrine at Jalianwala Park commemorating the Amritsar Massacre of 1919. Hundreds of bodies were found in the well after Britsh soldiers shot unarmed demonstrators. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
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Street scene in Jaipur, the Pink City. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
City Palace |
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The City Palace. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
City Palace |
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Rajput guard in the City Palace. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
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Two Rajasthani women at a bangle shop. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
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The Palace of Winds (Hava Mahal) dates from 1799. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
Jantar Mantar |
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The Jantar Mantar is an observatory dating from 1728. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
Jantar Mantar |
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Jai Singh's astronomical observatory was built in 1728). |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
Jantar Mantar |
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Huge sun dial at Jai Singh's astronomical observatory. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
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View over Jaipur. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Amber |
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A plant covered lake containing the Jal Mahal. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Amber |
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Tibetan women at Amber Fort . |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Khanua |
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Old woman from the village. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Khanua |
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Total solar eclipse in the village of Khanua near Agra in October 1995. Venus can be seen below and to the left of the eclipsed Sun where the sky changes colour. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer |
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A Jain school converted into a mosque by the addition of a Persian style gate in 1192. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer |
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Carved Islamic writing. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer |
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Differently carved columns typical of Jain architecture. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
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Jodhpur is dominated by the huge Meherangarh, a fort built in 1806 on a rock 125m high. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
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Sandstone carvings adorn the windows of the palace on Meherangarh. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
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Jaswant Thada is a maharaja's tomb (1899). |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Udaipur |
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The City Palace was built by Udai Singh and dates from 1567. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Ranakpur |
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The dome of the Jain Chaumukha Temple (built 1439) is made of exquisitely carved marble. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Ranakpur |
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Adinath, the first Jain teacher in the 1439 all marble Chaumukha Temple. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Mount Abu |
Dilwara Temple |
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Interior of the Dilwara Temple. The exquisitely carved marble temple dates from 1081. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Mandore |
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Mandore is a city of gardens and temples. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaisalmer |
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The walled desert city of Jaisalmer, known as The Golden City, is on the edge of the Thar Desert. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaisalmer |
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The old city dates from 1156 and is a living museum. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaisalmer |
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The old city is famous for its highly decorated havelis (merchant houses). |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Jaisalmer |
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Finely carved window on the 300 year old Nathmal Haveli. |
| India |
Rajasthan |
Gadwala |
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The village of Gadwala in the Thar Desert. |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
Chamba |
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Old man in the hill station. |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
Chamba |
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Chamba is set on a ledge above the Ravi River. |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
Simla |
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Simla was founded by the British in 1822 as their summer capital. |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
Simla |
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Simla is a hill station dominated by its Anglican church. |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
Dharamsala |
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Dharamsala at 2000m is the centre of Tibetan culture and exiles. |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
Kulu |
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Kulu girls from the valley of the same name. |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
Manali |
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Houses in Manali, in the foothills of the Himalaya. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Jammu |
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A sikh in ceremonial dress. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Kashmir |
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The foothills of the Himalaya in Kashmir. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
Dal Lake |
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Srinagar is set on the beautiful Dal Lake. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
Dal Lake |
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The beautiful Dal Lake. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
Dal Lake |
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Shikharas (water taxis) and houseboats on Dal Lake. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
Dal Lake |
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Local transport on Dal Lake. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
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Srinagar is set on the Jhelum River and surrounded by mountains. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
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The wooden Shah Hamdan Mosque. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar |
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The old city of Srinagar is full of wooden buildings. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Sonamarg |
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Kashmiri girl at Sonamarg. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Ladakh |
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The sparkling Indus Valley in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Ladakh |
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The deserts of Ladakh with fertile vallies fed by streams. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Ladakh |
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Lamayuru and its monastery in the high altitude Himalayan region of Ladakh. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Ladakh |
Leh |
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Leh is dominated by its 16th century palace. It is the capital of the Tibetan style region of Ladakh. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Ladakh |
Leh |
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The Zanskar Mountains from Leh. |
| India |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Ladakh |
Leh |
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Mother and child in Leh, capital of Ladakh. |
