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Punjab

Golden Temple Amritsar

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The Golden Temple of Amritsar

India’s Golden Temple Feeds 100000 People Every Day

The Golden Temple located in Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India is a place of great-beauty & sublime-peacefulness. A small lake in the middle of a quiet forest, the site has been a meditation-retreat for wandering mendicants & sages since deep antiquity. The Buddha is known to have spent time at this Golden Temple place in contemplation. 2000years after Buddha’s tim, another philosopher-saint came to live & meditate by the peaceful lake. This was Guru Nanak 1469 to 1539 the founder of the Sikh religion. After the passing away of Guru-Nanak his disciples continued to frequent the site over the centuries and it became the primary-sacred shrine of the Sikhs.

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Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

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Best Places to Visit in Varanasi

Best Places to Visit in Varanasi

The Varanasi known as Kashi & Banaras is one of the old continuously in habited city. It is Situated in Uttar Pradesh on the banks of river Ganga. Varanasi is among the most-revered religious tourist place in India. The Varanasi city gets its name from two rivers Varuna & Assi. which meet here. The word Kashi is derived from the word of ‘Kas’ which means to shine. Varanasi is famous for the bathing Ghats along the banks of river Ganga.

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Uttar Pradesh

Taj Mahal

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The Taj Mahal , Agra

The Taj-Mahal an immense-mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra (Uttar Pradesh) between 1631 & 1648 by order of the Mughal-Emperor Shah Jahan, is the jewel of Muslim art in India. Shah-Jahan, in order to perpetuate the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
The materials were brought in from all over India & central Asia & white Makrana-marble from Jodhpur. Precious stones for the inlay came from Baghdad, Punjab, Egypt, Russia, Golconda, China, Afghanistan, Ceylon, Indian Ocean & Persia. The uniqu- Mughal style combines elements & styles of Persian, Central Asian & Islamic-architecture.

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