Indian Cities - Known and Unknown Facts.

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Dakshinachitra:

New place presented by the Chennai Crafts Foundation as a showpiece of different living styles in the South. You can admire traditional arts from Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and AndhraPradesh. Contains recreations of Brahmin, Chettinad, potters, a basket weaver's, a silk weaver's houses along with live representations of their craft. Similarly the Kerala section has a Syrian Christian house, a Menon house etc.

Don't miss this place when you visit Chennai!!!

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Rajahmundry

It is a city in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.
It is located in the banks of river Godavari. It is the Fifth Largest City in Andhra Pradesh. It is known as the Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh since it has a rich cultural past with a flourishing present and a promising future.

Its original name is "Rajamahendra Varam", as it is named after the the great king "Raja Raja Narendra", who ruled this place.

The places that are present to visit in Rajahmundry are:

1. Papi Kondalu
2. Patteseema.
3. Dhavaleswaram.
4. Cotton Museum.
5. Asia's largest rail-cum-road bridge on the river "Godavari"
6. Great Godavari.
7. Iscon Temple.
8. Konaseema and its traditional culture.

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Mattanchery near Kochi, Kerala.

It is the place where the first Synagogue (Jews Temple) was built in India.

Count 26: Agra

Agra:

#) The place which has the world's best monument and wonder, Taj Mahal.

#) Apart from Taj Mahal, the city is also famous for Agra Fort.

#) Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

#) The fort is also known as 'Lal Qila', Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra.

#) The city of Agra is well known for many monuments and thousands of tourists visit this place everyday.

#) The construction of Taj Mahal has a very long history.

I guess everyone wants to visit Taj Mahal, but you will be amazed to know that there is an option now to visit Taj Mahal from home.

You can visit Taj Mahal from home using the link below.

http://mustvisitplacesinindia.blogspot.com/search/label/Taj%20Mahal%20Construction

You can chose the "Virtual Tour Online " option in the above link, to visit Taj Mahal from home.

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Rajaraja Cholan, the Great Chola king built The Bragatheeswarar (Peruvudaiyar) Temple, also known as Big Temple. "In the twenty-fifth year of Rajaraja Cholan (A.D 1009-10) on the 257th day of the year the king handed over the copper pot for the finial at the top of the Vimana". It weighed about 235 lbs., and was overlaid with gold plate of weight of 292.5 Kalanju or nearly 35 lbs.

The main shrine of Sri Brihadisvara, the Great God - a Sanskrit rendering of the original tamil name Peruvudaiyar- stands at the western end of the main court. It comprises of five divisions -
1. Garbhagriha or the Sanctum Sactorum and the corridor around it
2. Ardhana-Mandapam
3. Maha-Mandapam with the open aisles
4. Stapana-Mandapam with the shrine of Sri Thyagarajar
5. Narthana-Mandapam for the temple paraphernalia and where the servant wait; and
6. Vadya-Mandapam and portico for the musicians.

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Ootty or Oottakamandal - A famous hill station in South India situated in Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu state.Ootty flowershow during May 2nd week is a world famous flowershow.

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Parthasarthi Temple:

It was built in the 8th century B.C. by the Pallava Dynasty and was dedicated to Lord Krishna. This temple was renovated in the 16th century by the Vijayanagara dynasty and continues to be in active use today.

Anu the information provided is educative.Thanks.But I think you forgot to say the location.

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Coimbatore is referred as "the Manchester of South India" in business circles, and has textile mills, factories, engineering firms, automobile parts manufacturers, health care facilities, and educational institutions.

Alappuzha - Famous for coir industry in India, is a town in Kerala.It is also known as the Venice of East.

In india, Red chillies are widely grown in Guntur and Warangal districts of AP.

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Gwalior history tells the saga of a royal past. The cave paintings and excavations of artifacts dating as early as the Iron Age and Stone Age portray the ancient history of Gwalior when the city was known as Gopadri or Gopgiri. However, the glorious journey of Gwalior as a princely state of India began in the 5th century AD when Suraj Sen, the Kachhwaha Rajput prince, founded the Gwalior Fort. Subsequently the kingdom of Gwalior has been ruled by Mihir Bhoj, Vrajdaman, Mangleraj, Kirtiraj and others.

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I would like to say few info about my native town Kumbakonam. The famous 'Mahamaham' festival is celebrated here which occurs once in 12 years.

It is also called "Temple town" as so many temples are available here.

Kumbakonam is also famous for betal leaves.

I have written an article about my native town here in boddunan when i first joined this site.

Please check out the link of that article below"

http://www.boddunan.com/people-a-places/49-historical-places/4843-kumbakonam-temple-town-of-south-india.html

Md. gajnavi come to my hometown when he invaded india...captured the fort

Chandigarh is one of the mot beautiful city In India.Chandigarh is one of the planned city of India.

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Thiruvananthapuram - The capital city of Kerala.It was the capital of King Marthanda Varmma who defeated a foreign power for first time.It was in Kulachal Battle he defeated the Duches.

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Jhansi : Jhansi fort was built by Raja Bir Singh Deo.
Jhansi fort in 1857

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Kuttanad:It is a place in Aleppy district of Kerala which is known as the Granery of Kerala.It is below sea level !!!!

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Kovalam: One of the most beautiful beaches in the world near Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala

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Hyderabad - It is the city of historic importance.Many monuments like Charminar,Mecca Masjid ,Golconda Fort and 7 tombs are tourist attractions.