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About 10 weeks ago Amazing ! Great Banyan Tree, Kolkatta, India

The Great Banyan tree is a Banyan Tree in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, Kolkatta, India. It is over 250 years old and in spread it is the one of the largest in the World. The Great Banyan looks more like a forest than an individual tree. The area occupied by the tree is about 14478.44 square metres. The present crown of the tree has a circumference of 1.08 kilometres and it has 2880 aerial roots reaching down to the ground.

And Banyan is the National tree of India !
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About 13 weeks ago Beautiful Hall of 1000 pillars, Madurai, India

The 1000 Pillar Hall is situated inside the Meenakshi Sundereswarar temple, Madurai, Tamilndadu, India. The hall was built by Ariyanatha Mudaliar in 1569 and it is a structure where the engineering skill and artistic vision are blended perfectly.  Each one of the pillar is a beautifully decorated and sculpted column that tells us about the excellent sculpture skills.

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About 13 weeks ago Taj Mahal, Agra, India

The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Shah Jahan, in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz, who died during the birth of their 14th child, in 1631.The construction of this monument took a time period of 22 years and a workforce of 20,000 laborers.

Taj Mahotsav is an annual event (from 19 to 28 February) at Shilpgram in Agra,India. Every year,  tourists from all over the world flock to Agra for this mega event. At Taj Festival, many artisans from different parts of the country display their exquisite works of art and a whole lot of cultural performances from artists, as well.

Enjoy the wonder and the festival !





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About 3 weeks ago Believe it or not, these are paintings and not photographs !

Yes, these are oil paintings by  Ilayaraja, an artist from Tamilnadu,
India.  Abstract art gallery helped out to put the collection together and the entire sales proceeds donated to an old age home.

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About 12 weeks ago Lotus, National Flower of India

Lotus is the National flower of India. Lotus is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture.

The Lotus symbolizes spirituality, fruitfulness, wealth, knowledge and illumination. It also symbolizes purity of heart and mind and represents long life, health, honor and good luck.

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About 11 weeks ago National Science Day, India

National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Sir C.V.Raman was an Indian physicist whose work was influential in the growth of science in India. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery, which is now called Raman scattering (Raman effect).

Indian scientists have pioneered several significant scientific discoveries, since the ancient period and they are a big inspiration to our younger generation and aspiring scientists.



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About 2 weeks ago Spectacular Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India

Below is the picture of Agatti Aerodrome,  located on the southern end of Agatti Island, in the union territory of Lakshadweep in India. It is the sole airstrip in the archipelago, which lies off the west coast of India.

Agatti Island has a breath taking spectacle of sparkling coral reefs, turquoise blue lagoons, silvery beaches and lush green coconut palms. It is one of world's most spectacular tropical islands



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About 12 weeks ago Great effort ! Jadav Payeng, India  - The man who made a forest !

Jadav Payeng, a man in his mid-fifties, has been instrumental in converting a sand bar in the middle of the river Brahmaputra in Assam, India, into a huge forest. He started his project 30 years ago when he was still a teenager. "Mulai", as he is known among locals, started work on the land in 1980. A scheme was launched at that time by the social forestry division of the district, involving the planting of trees on only 200 hectares. The project was completed after 5 years and all the laborers left, except Mulai. Dedicated to the forest, he stayed on and single-handedly looked after the trees. He not only looked after the plants, but continued to plant more trees on his own effort slowly transforming the area into a big forest. Total area of the forest is about 1000 hectares and now it is known as Mulai forest.

He has been honored by Jawaharlal Nehru University on Earth Day for his remarkable achievement.It’s tr
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About 7 weeks ago Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India

The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, India, is a Bahai House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flower-like shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city. The Lotus Temple has won numerous architectural awards and it’s the most visited building, attracting more visitors than the Taj Mahal.

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About 9 weeks ago Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh, India - Mini Switzerland

Khajjiar  is a hill station in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, India, near Dalhousie. The hill station is surrounded by green meadows and dense forests. It is about 6,500 feet above sea level in the foothills of the Dhauladhar ranges of the Western Himalayas.

Mr. Willy t. Blazer, Vice Counselor and Head of Chancery of Switzerland in India brought Khajjiar on the world tourism map by christening it Mini Switzerland. It has a rare combination of three ecosystems: lake, pasture and forest, all in one place.

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