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The Khalsa Heritage Center is a new museum of the Sikh people located on a 100-acre site in the holy city of Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India. Designed by Boston based Safdie Architects, the new museum assembly is dedicated to the Sikh people, commemorating 500 years of history besides the 300th anniversary of Khalsa, scriptures written by the prominent and final guru, Gobind Singh, founder of the modern Sikh faith. Overlooking the adjoining town, the 100-acre site is divided by a gorge and interconnected with a pedestrian bridge.

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New Delhi has given India some of the finest names in the field of art like Anita Dube, Abhishek Hazra and Jayanta Roy. The art and craft culture in the city encompasses paintings, handmade accessories, wooden handicrafts, items made from cane, bamboo, conch-shell, ivory and bell metal etc. The Delhi Art Gallery has become distinguished for its focus on 20th century Indian art. Its museum-like collections range from the early-moderns to the moderns, including all the masters and senior artists of the movement all the way to more recent contemporary art.

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The Kolkata Indian Museum is considered as the largest museum in India. Established on 2 February, 1814 at the cradle of the Asiatic Society Building, it is the earliest museum in the Asia Pacific region. Founded by Dr Nathaniel Wallich (a botanist from Denmark), the museum is included as an Institute of national importance in the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India (It is an independent institution funded by the Government of India). Placed in Italian architectural style building designed by Walter B Grawille, the Indian Museum has over 60 galleries and is divided into six main sectors.

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is one of the most famous museums of India. Founded in the early years of the 20th century by some prominent citizens of Bombay, the Prince of Wales Museum was built to represent the ancient and medieval architectural styles of western India. It is a place for research for Indians and foreigners. Located in the heart of South Mumbai, it is housed in a domed building in the Indo-Saracenic style. Designed by architect George Wittet, it is a major attraction for all visitors and residents of the city.

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The ancient Sthaneshwar Mahadev Tabernacle, dedicated to Noble Shiva is situated in Thanesar, a place townspeople in the Kurukshetra region of Haryana. The Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple is situated in the municipality of Thanesar in the order of Kurukshetra. Thanesar is the head municipality in the territory and gets its identify from the Tabernacle. No journeying to Kurukshetra is said to be whole without a meet to the Tabernacle. The Sannehit tank, meaning “facility of uncastrated ambit of tirthas”, commonly teems with lakhs of pilgrims during a solar overshadow.

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Thirunandikkara Cave Temple is a rock-cut undermine temple of Pallava art dated ordinal and ordinal century AD. It is portion of Thirunandikkara temple, which is set artificial Thiruvattar in Kanyakumari territory of Tamil Nadu commonwealth of Southeastern Bharat. According to the legends, this rock-cut enclosure was prefab by Jain ascetical named Veeranandi who came here from Thirunarunkondai Melappalli. Rock-cut temple itself is shrimpy, the frontage has two columns and two pilasters.

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Hotel Chrome is conveniently located in the heart of Kolkata, India perfectly located in the business district. Only a 10-minute walk from the Birla Planetarium and St. Paul’s Catherdral, Chrome Hotel is one of cities well known 5 star hotels known for its contemporary design and all imaginable modern day services. There are many great attractions near this hotel, including Victoria Memorial, Eden Gardens, Forum Shopping Mall and more.

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Enclosed by a graduate stratum and a trench, the Junagarh defence of Bikaner is an inviolable fortress. It’s exquisitely decorated interiors are in an fantabulous tell of saving. The defence was originally titled Chintamani and was renamed Junagarh or “Old Gather” in the premature 20th century when the ruling stock affected to Lalgarh Fortress extracurricular the inclose limits. This forgather was built by Aristocrat Rai Singhji, the sixth mortal of Bikaner, who ruled make 1571 to 1612 AD. The defence is real hot as an undefeated forgather strongbox date. The Junagarh gather is a huge thickening lodging a product of fascinating palaces.

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Jantar Mantar was shapely in 1724 by Raja Jai Singh II of Jaipur in Delhi. Jantar Mantar of City, is an large construction with masonry instruments. The canvas of this worthy astronomical observatory, Jantar Mantar way ‘help for preparation”. The toy is other high work of Amerind structure which shows the scientific acumen of ancient India. It has e’er attracted architects, historians and scientists from all over the man.

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Murud-Janjira is the localised gens for a meet situated on an island upright off the inshore community of Murud, in the Raigad govern of Maharashtra, Bharat. The forgather is chassis in the sea 2 km privileged of Murud. The forts is approached by sailboats from Rajapuri jetty. The meet, collective at the end of the 17th Century, is nearly entirely uncastrated straight today, despite the ravages of wander and course, a testimonial to the marvels of ancient room. Shivaji, Sambhaji and the Peshwas proven to deal over the meet. But the Marathas, Brits or European could never bewitch Janjira.

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