1.Ahmedabad is famous for gateways which appear on various roads in the central city. These gateways had served as an entrance to the walled city of Ahmedabad. The city encircled by a wall originally had twelve gates to which six more were added later. Astodia Darwaja is built of ashlars stone masonry. It lies on the southern side of the old citadel and is adorned with lotus medallions. It is datable to 15th-century A.D.doors of iron-plated timber, the gateway of three stone arches seventeen feet broad and twenty-five high with a platform 28×27, pierced for three guns.
2.Walk down the paths of antiquity and history at Akhnoor Fort, Jammu. Nestled on a cliff overlooking the swift Chenab river, the walls of this fort are witness to three major periods of history beginning from the Harappan Civilization.
3.Pari Mahal, also known as The Palace of Fairies, is a seven-terraced garden located at the top of Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking the city of Srinagar and the south-west of Dal Lake in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an example of Islamic architecture and patronage of art during the reign of the then Mughal Emperor khan Shah Jahan.
4.Madhya Pradesh, the land that hosts history through every bit of it! Hindola Mahal, is one of its richly carved T-shaped beauty that nestles in Mandu & fetches its name Hindola (swinging palace) from its unique design, which makes it seem like it's swinging. The minutely carved sandstone beauty dates back to 1425, and was used as a royal court back then.
5.Khajjiar is a hill station in the north of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dating from the 12th century, Khajji Nag Temple is dedicated to a serpent god. Nearby, the high-altitude Khajjiar Lake is surrounded by cedar forest. West, Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary is home to animals including deer and bears. Farther west, Dalhousie is a hill station with mountain views, dotted with temples and 19th-century British churches.
6. Nestled in the serenity of Jaintia hills, Krang Suri falls is amongst one of the most scenic waterfalls of Meghalaya, India. The falls is blessed with shimmering blue waters and lush green picturesque surrounding.
7.Lake Pichola, situated in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362 AD, named after the nearby Picholi village. It is one of the several contiguous lakes, and developed over the last few centuries in and around the famous Udaipur city.
8.A mist of magnificence and curiousity surrounds you as you stand adoring this uniquely built star shaped fort from 1792! Built in the beautiful Karnataka, India, the fort is named Manjarabad (Manju means fog in Kannada).
9.Ratneshwar Mahadev Mandir (also known as Matri-rin Mahadev,or Leaning temple of Varanasi) is one of the most photographed temples in the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple, while apparently well-preserved, leans significantly towards the back side (north-west), and its garbhagriha is generally below the water much of the year, except for a few months during the summer.
10.Dipor Bil, also spelt Deepor Beel, is located to the south-west of Guwahati city, in Kamrup district of Assam, India It is a permanent freshwater lake, in a former channel of the Brahmaputra River, to the south of the main river.
11.Located just a boat ride away from Hampi, the laidback Hippie Island, or Virupapur Gadde is separated from the historical Hampi by Tungabhadra River. A trip to UNESCO World Heritage site of the gorgeous ruins of Hampi is incomplete without a visit to the Hippie Island, deriving its name from the numerous Hippie foreign backpackers who come to stay and chill here. Hippie Island offers an utterly unique experience of relaxation through its scenic beauty, vast paddy fields, gorgeous lake and canals, unpolluted roads and unspoilt greenery.
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