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India is a land of cultural diversity that has managed to preserve its time-honored traditions while absorbing new customs, trends and ideas from invaders and immigrants. This fusion of culture is quite evident in languages, festivals, cuisines and attires of different regions of India. Indian Architecture is one of the finest examples of fusion of Indian culture as it boasts of some of the best specimen of different styles of architecture. These architectural landmarks are the result of traditions that combined elements from several parts of the country and abroad. Grand tombs, forts, palaces, temples and cities built by different dynasties, are living lessons about the history and culture of an earlier golden era
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Bodh Gaya, famous for being the place of attainment of Buddha’s enlightenment, is a town in Gaya district of Bihar. For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha. In 2002, Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya was listed as the World Heritage Site. |
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Temples in Bhubaneswar , the capital city of Orissa, is famous for several Hindu temples built in typical Orissan Architectural styles. The important ones are the Lingaraja Temple (11th century), Muktesvara Temple, Parasurameswara Temple , Raj Rani Temple, Brahmeshwara Temple and Vaital Deul Temple. |
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Puri is a city in the state of and Orissa and is famous for Jagannath Temple built in the late 11 th century. Puri is one of the oldest cities in the eastern part of the country and is the site of the Govardhana Matha, one of the four cardinal institutions established by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Puri is also famous for its annual Ratha Yatra or Festival of Chariots when the deities Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra are brought out of the temple and placed in a chariot procession. |
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Konark is a small town in the state of Orissa. It is the site of the renowned 13 th century Sun Temple also known as the Black Pagoda because of the black granite. It was built by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The Sun Temple was listed as the World Heritage Site in 1984. |
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