Friday 28 December 2012

Mumbai (2010)


Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Boat Rides in Lake

Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), previously Borivali National Park, is a large protected area in the northern part of suburban Mumbai city in Maharashtra State in India. It encompasses an area of 104 km2 (40 sq mi) and is surrounded on three sides by India's most populous city. It is notable as one of the major national parks existing within a metropolis limit and is one of the most visited parks in the world.

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Rajabai Clock Tower in Oval Maidan

The Rajabai Clock Tower is a clock tower in South Mumbai, India. It is located in the confines of the Fort campus of the University of Mumbai. The tower stands at a height of 85 m (280 ft).

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The Oval Maidan is a large Grade I recreational ground situated in South MumbaiIndia. It is named because of its oval shape and is situated just south of Churchgate. It is a popular recreation ground and most popular sports being played there are cricket and football. The ground measures 22 acres (0.089 km²) in area. Political rallies and religious functions are banned in the maidan.

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Hutatma Chowk & Flora Fountain in Fort

Hutatma Chowk is the official name of a square in South MumbaiMaharashtraIndia.

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Flora Fountain, at the Hutatma Chowk (Martyr's Square), is an ornamentally and exquisitely sculpted architectural heritage monument located at the southern end of the historic Dadabhai Naoroji Road, called the Mile Long Road, at the Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai,MumbaiIndia. Flora Fountain, built in 1864, is a fusion of water, architecture and sculpture, and depicts the Roman goddess Flora. It was built at a total cost of Rs. 47,000, or 9000 pounds sterling, a princely sum in those days.

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Priyadarshani Park in Nepean Sea Road

Nepean Sea Road is an upmarket neighbourhood near Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.

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Thursday 27 December 2012

Qutb Minar, Delhi

Qutb Minar

The Qutb Minar is an array of monuments and buildings at Mehrauli in DelhiIndia. The construction of Qutb Minar was intended as a Victory Tower, to celebrate the victory of Mohammed Ghori over Rajputking, Prithviraj Chauhan, in 1192 AD, by his then viceroy, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of Mamluk dynasty. After the death of the commissioner, the Minar was added upon by his successor Iltutmish (aka Altamash) and much later byFiroz Shah Tughlaq, a Tughlaq dynastySultan of Delhi in 1368 AD.

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Thursday 20 December 2012

Red Fort, Delhi

Red Fort


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The Red Fort (usually transcribed into English as Lal Qil'ah or Lal Qila) is a 17th century fort complex constructed by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in the walled city of Old Delhi (in present day DelhiIndia) that served as the residence of the Mughal Emperors. The fort was the palace for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's new capital, Shahjahanabad, the seventh city in the Delhi site. He moved his capital here from Agra in a move designed to bring prestige to his reign, and to provide ample opportunity to apply his ambitious building schemes and interests. It served as the capital of the Mughals until 1857, when Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled by the British Indian government.

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Wednesday 19 December 2012

National Zoological Park, Delhi



White Tiger


The National Zoological Park (originally Delhi Zoo) is a 176-acre (71 ha) zoo near the Old Fort in Delhi, India. The zoo is home to about 1350 animals representing almost 130 species of animals and birds from around the world. 
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