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The Nomadic Museum is a temporary structure used to house the “Ashes and Snow” photography and film exhibition by Gregory Colbert which travels the world photographing encounters between humans and large animals. Designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and engineers Buro Happold, the museum is made entirely from reusable materials. Actually this 45,000-square-foot mobile museum was designed to be disassembled and reconfigured to house the traveling exhibit.

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The Tareq Rajab Museum or Museum of Islamic Calligraphy is located at the main city area of Kuwait in one of the most beautiful buildings in the country. The Museum is the private collection of the Rajab family – Kuwait’s first minister of antiquities and his British wife. The collection was started in the early 1950s and after long tours of traveling and collecting articles, in 1980 they finally were able to open a museum for the public. The museum has the collection of above thirty thousand items, of which about ten thousand are permanently on for public display.

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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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Amaravati is a dinky town situated in the Guntur Govern of Andhra Pradesh, on the embankment of River Krishna. The past assets of Satavahana royalty, it came low the impact of Religion through the Kushanas of Mathura. One of the great attractions of Amravati consists of the relic of a 2000-year-old Buddhistic conclusion, along with the zealous Religionist stupa. Exclusive half its sculptures survived the careless dig of localised landowners, riches seekers, and inexpert archaeologists, and are now broken between museums of Author, Province, and Amaravati. Amaravati is around 65 kms from the municipality of Vijayawada and is visited by hundreds of tourists and pilgrims from all parts of the country.

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The Sri Dalada Maligawa or Tooth Temple is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy – one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. This temple is one of the most holy sites on the island in the same vein that the Basilica of Saint Peter of Vatican is to the Roman Catholic Church. Built between the years 1687 and 1707, the temple reputed to contain an actual tooth of the Buddha on his 2nd visit to Sri Lanka over 2000 years ago.

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Kushinagar is situated in an Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, near border of Nepal. The place is famous for the Mahaparinirvana (Great Nirvana or passing away) of Lord Buddha and is one of the main Buddhist pilgrimage site. Included in the famous Buddhist trail, Kushinagar is a very attractive for Indian and foreign tourists.

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The Maldives is an archipelago of small coral islands situated in the Central Indian Ocean 595 km south of India and 650 km southwest of Sri Lanka. It consists of an estimated 1,196 islands in 26 natural Atolls of which less than 200 islands are inhabited by a total population of 285,000 Maldivians.You could reach The Island Hideaway located in the North of the Maldives by a short picturesque photo-flight from the international airport at Male to Hanimaadhoo (Domestic) Airport followed by an exhilarating speedboat hop to Dhonakulhi Island.

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Situated in the middle of the island Landaa Giraavaru in Maldives and stretching down to sea, the spa complex is placed on a huge site, with 10 individual  treatment pavilions – four over water, three in a lush garden setting and three in the Ayurvedic Retreat.The crystal water pavilions have an attached steam room and deep bath that overlooks the ocean, while each garden treatment villa has a steam room and outdoor shower. Guests aged 16 and above are welcome to enjoy every spa procedure.

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A sandbar, palm trees, a blue lagoon—this is it. Cocoa Island is everybody’s dream, but even better. Located in the Maldive Islands, the Cocoa Islands are a prime example of a private island paradise. Small, private island resort designed for those seeking an easygoing, foot-in-the-sand experience. The rich, warm waters and bountiful coral also promise some of the world’s best beaches, snorkelling and diving. It is well known all over the world as a tropical destination for some of the world’s best beaches.

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Marigold and frangipani petals float in bowls of water, and the captivating smell of incense scents the humid air. At the Ayurveda Pavillions, the emphasis is on relaxation, which is to be found everywhere, from the meditative tinkling of water features to the curative treatments prescribed by in-house doctors. 

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