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04/06/2012

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04/06/2012

7 Wonders of the World (HD)

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23/03/2012

Western Ghats, Eravikulam, Idukki, South India, Kerala, India

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Western Ghats, Eravikulam, Idukki, South India, Kerala, India

The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri (Marathi: सह्याद्री, Konkani: सह्याद्री, Kannada: ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ, Tulu: ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ, Malayalam: സഹ്യാദ്രി/സഹ്യപര്‍വതം, Tamil: மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலைகள்) is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea.

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23/03/2012

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram Town, Bihar, India

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Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram Town, Bihar, India

The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is in the Sasaram town of Bihar state, India. The tomb was built in memory of Emperor Sher Shah Suri, a Pathan from Bihar who defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri Empire in northern India. He died in an accidental gunpowder explosion in the fort of Kalinjar on 10th day of Rabi’ al-awwal, A.H. 952 or 13 May 1545 AD.

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23/03/2012

The Maharaja Railways of India, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

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The Maharaja Railways of India, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Maharaja Railways of India (GLR), emerged in the 19th century, as a remarkable initiative /enterprise in India; to establish railways without the involvement of the British rulers in India. The Gwalior Light Railway (GLR) is being proposed for inclusion in the tentative list for inscription as a World Heritage Site; as such an example of outstanding universal value. Indian Maharajas began thinking of constructing railways in the 19th century itself but the British Government in India did not permit their construction.

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23/03/2012

The Kangra Valley Railway, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, India

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The Kangra Valley Railway, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, India

The Kangra Valley Railway (KVR005) is a linear Property 163.720 Kilometers long and 0.762 meter wide, which runs from Pathankot (located at an elevation of 383.820 m) to Joginder Nagar (located at an elevation of 1184.160 m), in the Kangra Valley, in the states of Punjab (Gurdaspur District) and Himachal Pradesh (Kangra & Mandi districts), India. The difficult mountain terrain involved the bridging of ravines through which flow the mountain torrents and some of these are noteworthy as engineering marvels.

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23/03/2012

The Jantar Mantars – Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Jantar Mantars – Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja (King) Jai Singh II at his then new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1734. It is modeled after the one that he had built for him at the Mughal capital of Delhi. He had constructed a total of five such facilities at different locations, including the ones at Delhi and Jaipur. The Jaipur observatory is the largest and best preserved of these. It has been inscribed on the World Heritage List as “an expression of the astronomical skills and cosmological concepts of the court of a scholarly prince at the end of the Mughal period”.

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23/03/2012

The Jantar Mantars - Delhi, India

The Jantra Mantra (literally the ‘instrument and formula’ and often called the Jantar Mantar), is located in the modern city of New Delhi, Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards, and is one of five built by him, as he was given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables.

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21/03/2012

Taj Mahal, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Taj Mahal, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

The Taj Mahal (Hindi: ताज महल, from Persian/Urdu: تاج محل “crown of palaces”, also “the Taj”) is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.”

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21/03/2012

Sun Temple - Konârak, Orissa, India

Sun Temple - Konârak, Orissa, India

Konark Sun Temple (Oriya: କୋଣାର୍କ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମନ୍ଦିର) is a 13th century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Orissa. It was constructed from oxidized and weathered ferruginous sandstone by King Narasimhadeva I (1238-1250 CE) of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The temple is an example of Orissan architecture of Ganga dynasty . The temple is one of the most renowned temples in India and is a World Heritage Site. It is one of the Seven Wonders of India (as per the poll collected by NDTV). Legend has it that the temple was constructed by Samba, the son of Lord Krishna.

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21/03/2012

Sri Harimandir Sahib - Golden Temple, Rajan Khadwal, Amritsar, Punjab 143006, India

Sri Harimandir Sahib - Golden Temple, Rajan Khadwal, Amritsar, Punjab 143006, India

The Harmandir Sahib (Punjabi: ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ also Darbar Sahib (Punjabi: ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, IPA: [dəɾbɑɾ sɑhɪb]), also referred to as the Golden Temple, is a prominent Sikh gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. Construction of the gurdwara was begun by Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru, and completed by his successor, Guru Arjan Dev. In 1604, Guru Arjan Dev completed the Adi Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism, and installed it in the Gurdwara. In 1634, Guru Hargobind left Amritsar for the Shivalik Hills and for the remainder of the seventeenth century the city and gurdwara was in the hands of forces hostile to the Sikh Gurus.

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21/03/2012

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Bhimbetka, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Bhimbetka, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

The Bhimbetka rock shelters (Devanagari: भीमबेटका पाषाण आश्रय) are an archaeological World Heritage site located in Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Bhimbetka shelters exhibit the earliest traces of human life in India; a number of analyses suggest that at least some of these shelters were inhabited by man for in excess of 100,000 years. Some of the Stone Age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters are approximately 30,000 years old.

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