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Among the largest stepwells in #Gujarat, the sculptural wealth of Rani ki Vav surpasses all others. Built during the 11th century by the Solanki-dynasty Queen Udayamati to commemorate her husband Bhimadeva I, the stepwell is testimony to the exemplary craftsmanship of the time. Amazing click by @explorewithtejas

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Jatoli Shiv Temple - The temple is located 8 Km form #Solan on Rajgarh road. It is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva with an ancient lingam. #JatoliShivTemple is one of the popular holy destinations of Solan which attract a large number of pilgrims from all corners of the country. Amazing click by @mountaingirl_____

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The Srikanteshwara Temple also called #NanjundeshwaraTemple is an ancient temple in the Hindu pilgrimage town of #Nanjangud in the  Southern India. It is known for the ancient temple of the god Srikanteshwara another name for the god Shiva also known as #Nanjundeshwara. Amazing click by @life_of_karthik

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Bhringeswara Temple, #Dhauli, #Odisha. An ancient 12th century #ShivaTemple at the foothills of Dhauli. The Bhringeswara Shiva temple is situated on the foothills of Dhauli, #Bhubaneswar in the village #Khatuapada. The temple is facing towards west and the presiding deity is a circular yoni pitha with a hole at the centre. The temple is made of light grey sandstone. The temple is renovated one from bottom to the top by employing the earlier materials. Dhauli has been always an important landmark for Buddhist, Jainism and ancient Kalingan dynasties for worship which tells the glorious past. Amazing clicks by @jajabara.prateek 📷 #odishadiaries #travelrealindia #india_ig #capturedoncanon #coloursofindia #storiesofindia #thegenuineindia #thegenuineodisha #india_undiscovered #natgeoindia #lonelyplanetindia #travelgram #indiaclicks #odishaclicks #travelodisha #discover_india #ngtindia #mypixeldiary #indiapictures #incredibleindia #odishatourism #indianphotography #tripotocommunity #bbctravel #cnntravel

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#TringalwadiFort is located in the Igatpuri taluka of #Nashik district. It is located on the ancient trade route passing through Thal ghat. The fort is located near village Tringalwadi. The Tringalwadi irrigation dam which is close to the village was built in 1978. Amazing click by @aniruddha_patilll 🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹 👉🏻 Double Tap if you Like 💓 👉🏻 👉🏻 Do Tag your Friends in it. 💓💓 . . We pick pictures from our hashtag #FamousPlacesInIndia or #FPII so #TagUs and #FollowUs @FamousPlacesInIndia Thank you in advance 🙏 🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹

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Khirachora Gopinatha Temple is in Remuna, #Odisha, India. The name "Remuna" is from the word "Ramaniya" which means very good-looking. "Khirachora" in Odia means Stealer of Milk and Gopinatha means the Divine Consort of Gopis. The reference is to child Krishna's love for milk and milk products. #LordGopinatha, flanked by Sri Govinda and Sri Madana Mohana, is made of black stone. Sri Gopinatha stands in bas-relief. Govinda and Madana Mohana, who were brought from Vrindavana in about 1938 by a devotee named "Chaitanya Dasa Babaji", are standing freely. It is said that Sri Rama carved Gopinatha with His arrow and that Sita worshiped this deity in Chitrakuta. During vanavasa to show the next avatara vigraha to Sita. King Langula Narasingha Deva, the king of Utkala, brought this deity to Remuna in the 13th century from Chitrakuta. This king arranged to have dug the two big tanks, Brajapokhari and Kutapokhari.

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The #FrenchWarMemorial in #Puducherry, is a war memorial dedicated to residents of French India who died for the country during the First World War. It is on Goubert Avenue in Puducherry, located opposite to the Gandhi statue. Pondicherry would offer 800 recruits, send 500 combatants overseas and would see 75 deaths from this group. The monument was erected in 1937 and inaugurated on 3 April 1938 by governor Crocicchia. The memorial is decorated and illuminated yearly on Bastille Day (14 July) in honour of the soldiers from the colony who took part in World War I. French government officials visit the memorial on occasion and lay flowers at the foot of the monument. A "Defense and Citizenship Day" is held every November, offering students from the Lycée français de Pondichéry and other local schools the chance to attend presentations on the rights and duties of French citizen followed by presentations on national defense. They then attend a ceremony at the memorial on 11 November to honour the end of the First World War.

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