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Morsel of Thoughts

Morsel of Thoughts

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:29 AM PDT
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:28 AM PDT
HOGENAKKAL FALLS IS A WATERFALL IN SOUTH INDIA ON THE RIVER KAVERI. IT IS LOCATED IN THE DHARMAPURI DISTRICT OF THE SOUTHERN INDIAN STATE OF TAMILNADU, ABOUT 180 km FROM BANGALORE AND 46 km FROM DHARMAPURI TOWN. IT IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE NIAGARA FALLS OF INDIA. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:27 AM PDT
BIDAR FORT IS SITUATED IN BIDAR CITY OF THE NORTHERN PLATEAU OF KARNATAKA, INDIA. THE FORT, THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT ARE ALL AFFIXED WITH THE NAME OF BIDAR. SULTAN ALLAUDDIN BAHMAN OF THE BAHMANID DYNASTY SHIFTED HIS CAPITAL FROM GULBARGA TO BIDAR IN 1427 AND BUILT HIS FORT ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF ISLAMIC MONUMENTS. THERE ARE OVER 30 MONUMENTS INSIDE BIDAR FORT. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:27 AM PDT
Jog Falls, Gerosoppa Falls, or Joga Falls is the second highest  plunge waterfalls in India located in Sagara Taluk in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:27 AM PDT
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:26 AM PDT
The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brakish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast ( known as Malabar Coast ) of Kerala State in southern India. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:26 AM PDT
The Gateway of India is a monument built during the 20th century in Mumbai City of Maharashtra state in Western India. It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:25 AM PDT
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:25 AM PDT
GOL GUMBAD, is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan Bijapur. The tomb, located in Bijapur, Karnataka in India, was completed in 1656 by the architect Yaqut of Dabul. Gol Gumbad means " circular dome ". 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:25 AM PDT
Bhedaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated by the side of river Narmada. Its most famous sights are the Dhuandhar Falls, Marble Rocks, and the Chaunsath Yogini Temple. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:24 AM PDT
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:24 AM PDT
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:23 AM PDT
Mahabaleshwar is a city and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian State of Maharashtra. It is a hill station located in the Western Ghats range with one of the few evergreen forests of India. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:23 AM PDT
NALANDA, was an acclaimed Mahavihara, a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha ( modern-day Bihar ) in India. The site is located about 95 kilometres southeast of Patna near the town of Bihar Sharif, and was a centre of learning from the fifth century CE to c. 1200 CE. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:22 AM PDT
Nainital is a popular hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand in Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas situated at an altitude of 2,084 metres above sea level. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:22 AM PDT
Dalhousie is a hill station in Chamba district, in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dalhousie Town was named after Lord Dalhousie, who was the British Governor-General in India while establishing this place as a summer retreat in 1854. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:15 AM PDT
Munnar, literally meaning three rivers in Tamil, is one of the most popular hill station in India and situated at the merging point of three mountain streams, Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. It lies in Kerala at an altitude of 1524 meters. It is famous for its lush green surroundings, winding lanes, lakes, waterfalls, streams, reservoirs, forests and tea plantations. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:15 AM PDT
Fatehpur Sikri is a city in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. It served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:14 AM PDT
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:13 AM PDT
The Tajo Mahal ( Crown of Palaces ) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emporer, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 42-acre complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens  bounded on 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:13 AM PDT
Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau  22km long by 9 km wide. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:12 AM PDT
The Indian Himalayan Region is a range that spans  the states of India namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh as well as the hill regions of Assam and West Bengal. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:12 AM PDT
Kolkata, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is  the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:11 AM PDT
The JANTAR MANTAR monument of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, and completed in 1738 CE. It features the world's largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monument features masonry, stone and brass instruments that were built using astronomy and instrument design 
Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:11 AM PDT
JAIPUR, is the capital and largest city of the  Indian state of Rajasthan in Northern India. It was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amer after whom the city is named. Jaipur is also known as the Pink City of India. 
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