Agra
Agra’s Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in the world, the mausoleum of Shah Jahan’s favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the world, and one of three World Heritage Sites in Agra.Completed in 1653, the T?j Mahal was built by the Mughal king Sh?h Jah?n as the final resting place for his beloved wife, Mumt?z Mahal. Finished in marble, it is perhaps India’s most fascinating and beautiful monument. This perfectly symmetrical monument took 22 years (1630-1652) of hard labour and 20,000 workers, masons and jewelers to build and is set amidst landscaped gardens.
Kerala backwaters
The Kerala backwaters are a chain of lagoons and lakes lying parallel to
the Arabian Sea coast in the Kerala state. The Kerala backwaters are
home to many unique species of aquatic life including crabs, frogs and
mudskippers, water birds and animals such as otters and turtles. Today,
houseboat tourism is the most popular tourist activity in the
backwaters, with several large Kettuvallams (traditional rice boats, now
converted into floating hotels)ply the waterways.
Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are rock-cut cave monuments dating from the 2th century
BC. The magnificent Ajanta caves were abandoned around 650 AD and
forgotten until 1819, when a British hunting party stumbled upon them.
Their isolation contributed to the fine state of preservation in which
some of their paintings remain to this day. The well preserved murals
depict everything from battlefields to sailing ships, city streets and
teeming animal-filled forests to snow-capped mountains. The city of
Aurangabad is the gateway to the Ajanta Caves as well as the equally
spectacular Ellora Caves.
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