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Breathing Planet - Rajgarh Fort, Pune
BISNUPUR- looking towards the sky
BISNUPUR- terracotta temples
victoria memorial kolkata
Entry to Kakolat Cold water Falls
hinduism temples 17th,19th century
dutch cemetry at Chinsura,near Kolkata
french promenade Chandannagar(near Kolkata)
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The Buddha himself helped set spiritual tourism in motion 2,500 years ago when he encouraged followers to visit sites important to his life.... more
Article from NYT > Travel
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With the UK's first exhibition of Chola bronze statues from India about to open, Mark Oliver went to their homeland in Tamil Nadu with the exhibition's curator and discovered how they are still integral to daily worship... more
Article from Guardian Unlimited
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At an ashram in the ancient Indian city of Benares, Gini Alhadeff finds that her rich new surroundings give rise to some disquieting meditations... more
Article from Travel and Leisure
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In 1819, British officers hunting tigers in the hills north of Aurangabad, India, came upon a horseshoe-shaped cliff riddled with what they thought were caves.... more
Article from Seniors Go Travel
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India is often perceived as a country where women live in the shadow of male authority to make virtually all important decisions in their lives. Then….there are the Khasis. They are a tribal people with an ancient matrilineal culture that sweeps aside stereotypical images of subservient Indian womanhood.... more
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