| Bikaner
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 The
northern-most point on the Triangle of Desert cities. Bikaner
is the 15th century royal walled city. On the outskirts of the
city, the Camel farm makes an interesting visit, particularly
at sunset when herds of camels return from the dunes. Also worth
visiting are the Lalbagh palace to see the Red Sandstone carvings
and the hall of Audience with break tracking frescos gilded stucco
mouldings, floral patterns and crafts of incredibility delicate
patterns.
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 The
capital city of the Maharashtra is the commercial capital of the
country. It is the busiest metropolis in India and has an intriguing
mixture of extremes. Richness and poverty, traditions and modernity,
urban and suburban. |
| Capital
of Orissa and home of several thousand temples, Bhubaneshwar presents
a panorama of Orissa's art and history from the 3rd c. BC to the
16th c. AD. The sculpture on many of these temples is breathtaking
in its purity. |
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is one of the most holy places for Buddhists as the Buddha attained
Nirvana under the Bodhi tree in this small and peaceful place. Though
the original Bodhi tree here has been destroyed, the present tree
is the direct descendent of the original tree under which Buddha
sat, meditated and achieved enlightenment |
| Bhuj
is the major town of Kuchch district in Gujarat. It is an old, walled
city, and until recently the city gates were locked each night from
dawn to dusk. It can be called the Jaisalmer of Gujarat, a walled
city surrounding a lake and enclosing a lively and colourful bazaar.
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whispering corridors of Gol Gumbaz which amplify a sound many times
over and the medeival gun Malik-e-Maidan that requires 500
elephants to move it are echoes of the Adil Shahi dynasty which
ruled here |
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