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Gateway of India :Mumbai's most famous landmark, The Gateway of India, is situated at Apollo Bunder in bombay. It was designed by George Wikket in 1911.
It consists of a central hall with great archways, and side halls which can accommodate 600 people. The design, by the English architect Wittet, is based on the 16th century Gujarat style.

Haji Ali:This mosque is located in the causeway protruding into the Arabian sea. The white mosque is the tomb of Saint Haji Ali. Haji Ali was a wealthy Muslim who renounced the world and proceeded to Mecca. It is said that he died in Mecca and the casket miraculously drifted and came to the spot where the mosque is built toady. The mosque can only be approached during low tide.

Flora Fountain :This marvellous fountain was built in 1869, in honor of Sir Henry Bartle and Edward Frere. It is situated in the heart of the Mumbai city at a junction of five streets. The fountain has a figure of "Flora", the Roman Goddess of Flowers at the top.

Mahalaxmi Temple : This temple is situated very close to the sea off Mahalaxmi. This temple has three beautiful images of Hindu goddesses, Mahalaksmi, Mahasaraswati and Mahakali which are made of gold. During Navaratri festival, devoted Hindus throng this temple in great numbers to offer coconut, flowers and sweets to the goddesses.

The Mysore Palace, built is Indo-Saracenic style with domes turrets, arches and colonnades; the palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world.

This sanctuary is famous for its Nilgiri Tahr, an endangered animal. Actually this was set up especially for the preservation of this Nilgiri Tahr. Now the number of Tahrs has increased and they constitute the largest known.

Tirupati City is located in the southeastern part of Andhra Pradesh State. It lies about 152-km northwest of Chennai in the Palkonda Hills.Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu god Venkateshwara.

Kettuvallom (House Boat) is a country boat that was used in the early days for the transport of goods from the isolated interior villages to the towns with the advent of roads, bridges and ferry services.

Kerala's rivers, little lakes and backwater lagoons give this landscape a green and silver appearance. They stretch along the costal strip from Quilon to Cochin. Experience the magic where local ferries from Kollam.
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This internationally famous beach is just 16 Km south of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala. It is an ideal spot for sun bath on the silver sands. The sea coast is silvery sand bordered on one side by..
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Most of the beaches in India are exotic and present spectacular effects and memorable experiences to a cross section of people from all over of the world along the vast peninsular Indian coastline.
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