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Borobudur temple seen from eastern gate.79

Borobudur Temple, The Pride of Indonesia

BOROBUDUR TEMPLE, THE PRIDE OF INDONESIA Borobudur temple is better known than Prambanan temple. But where is its exact location ? Borobudur temple is located in the district of...

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Unsurpassed Girls and Wonders of India

India has, since ancient times, been regarded the world over for its remarkable wonders. The Indian sub continent has been the birthplace for some of the most ancient civilizations of the world. For more...

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SATAVAHANAS

They were the subordinate rulers of Ashoka and later on of Sungas. They asserted their independence in the first century B.C. Pulamavi-I, a Satavahana ruler, killed the last Kanva ruler Susarma and ended the...

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Pashupatinath Temple

The capital of Nepal Katmandu (Kathmandu) is placed at a height of 4521 feet surrounded by a valley that is laced by green terraced hills. The capital is further surrounded at a distance away by some of the...

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1. Sri Maha Bodhi, the Sacred Fig tree in Anuradhapura.77

Anuradhapura, Ancient Capital City of Sri Lanka.

Anuradhapura is the oldest capital city of Sri Lanka. This is situated about 205 km. notrh of Colombo the present capital of the country. Anuradhapura was established in 4th century BC and continued upto the...

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Assortment of small stupas around the big stupa at Boudhanath.79

Swayambhunath, Mountaintop Buddhist temple in Kathmandu

The Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, is way up on a hill or rather a small mountain, and when the travel agent and I reached the top of the steps, guards in uniforms stood under a dark red archway...

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Traveling from Lhasa to Gyantse

The driver and the tour guide sat in the front seat of the jeep, and I sat in the back seat with my eyes glued to the window, as we traveled from Lhasa to a small town called Gyantse. We saw prayer flags...

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Butter lamps, a Tibetan tradition, sit in a window.72

Boudhanath, the Giant Stupa in Kathmandu

In the morning the travel agent Naresh and a driver first took me to the Boudhanath Stupa, which Samaya, one of the people with whom I had stayed in Dharamsala, India, had told me is “full of spiritual...

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Ajanta Caves – A tourist’s delight

Ajanta Caves, a part of UNESCO world heritage list, one of the greatest historical monuments in this world is located in the state of Maharashtra, in India. There are 30 caves in all of which 9th, 10th, 19th,...

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Travel with Hafeez: Myanmar - Part II

After staying for two days at Mandalay, I was ready to move. Generally, I do not stay at one place longer than two to three days. Some make fun of me for such a rapid travel. But it is the only way to see a...

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