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Imphal: you may take a bus from Guwahati. The road journey, though a little tiring and time consuming, brings to you unspoilt scenes, limitless greens, virgin forests and crisp air. However, if you wish to travel by road, keep a passport-size photograph handy because you will required to get an Inner Line Permit - a mere formality for traveling through Nagaland to reach Imphal.
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Imphal: You can reach either through Calcutta or Guwahati by any fast train or fly down to either of these places and then to Imphal. The airfare in the northeastern sector is highly subsidized and is just a little more than the first-class railway fare.
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Eight kilometers from Imphal, at the foot of the pine-covered hillocks, you will find a wealth of rare birds, animals and reptiles at the Manipur Zoological Gardens. In the zoo's sylvan surroundings, you will even get a glimpse of one of the rarest species of deer in the world, the graceful brow-antlered thamin deer.
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Lying at the center of Manipur valley, Imphal is one of the most ancient towns in the Indian subcontinent and has much to offer to a discerning tourist. Khonghampat Orchidarium that has more than a hundred rare varieties of orchids.
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The new India is an emerging economic power. The nation’s wealth — its world-class companies, its enviable growth rates, its army of enterprising and educated young technical workers — is concentrated in the cities.
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In 1901, 11 percent of Indians, just 26 million people, lived in cities and towns. Today, India has one of the fastest growing urban populations in the world. Around 30 percent of the country, more than 300 million people, now lives in the cities.
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Delhi is a city of ruins and none is more elegantly preserved than Humayun’s Tomb, a precursor to the Taj Mahal. Built in the 1560s for Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, the domed mausoleum has an elaborate garden, potted with red sandstone tombs, gates and a mosque
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Take in the uninterrupted life of the walled city of Emperor Shah Jahan - Old Delhi. Every street is a world unto its own. One of the liveliest is Kinari Bazaar, a crafters’ paradise bursting with haberdasheries, bead shops and vendors of bright red wedding turbans, alongside crumbling mansions.
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For a nightcap, you could head across the dark courtyard to Kuki (E-7 Masjid Moth Complex, Delhi; 91-11-2922-5241), a tony disco where the cover charge ranges from zero to 2,000 rupees a couple, and on Fridays and Saturdays, “gents” without arm candy are turned away.
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Humayuns Tomb - The city’s pièce de résistance, also its green lung, is this free, quiet sanctuary for parakeets and lovers. There are also 100-plus species of trees and the tombs dating back to the 1400s.
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Don't miss Fatehpur Sikri, which is in Agra. It is the original fort built by Akbar the Great. Fatehpur Sikri is much less touristy than the Red Fort in Agra, but more majestic!
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The Baha'i House of Worship (New Delhi), otherwise known as the Lotus Temple, one of the most beautiful and visited buildings in the world. Opened in 1986.
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Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, is a scientist and the architect of the country's missile programme.
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India is an extremely hospitable country. Here, most of the people believe in the old phrase “Atithi Devo Bhava”. It means that a guest is reflection of God.
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Vallamkali, the famous Snake Boat Race are spectacles enacted on the onset of the Onam season. The backwaters of Alleppey come alive with the rivers becoming flush after the rainy season.
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Discover Athirampally and Vazhachal Waterfalls, Trichur District, Kerala
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Discover Athirampally and Vazhachal Waterfalls, Trichur District, Kerala, India. These waterfall is one of the best places in India to re-capture a real sense of the classical idea of the "Picturesque"...not just calm and sweet, but something wild and natural. #wildlife
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Kovalam #Beach in #Kerala : Kovalam, more popular among backpacking travelers, is a western cultural dot on a traditional and orthodox Kerala physique.
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Tiger, Sambhar, Bison, Spotted Deer, Leopard, Malabar Flying Squirrel, Stripe-necked Mangoose
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Thekkady (a.k.a Periyar) The great attraction are the herds of wild elephants that come down to the lake to frolic in the waters. Tiger, Sambhar, Bison, Spotted Deer, Leopard, Malabar Flying Squirrel, Stripe-necked Mangoose can also be spotted in the forest. #wildlife
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50 greatest places of a lifetime in the world by national geographic magazine
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#Kerala has been mentioned as one of the 50 greatest places of a lifetime in the world by national geographic magazine. Kerala the spice capital of world.
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Kerala - abundant wildlife, paddyfields, a land burstling with cashew, coconut and rubber plantations.
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Enclosed within is a criss cross of mossed backwaters, abundant wildlife, paddyfields, a land burstling with cashew, coconut and rubber plantations and a variety of spices like cardamom, pepper, turmeric and ginger, making #Kerala the spice capital of world. #wildlife
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Tucked away in the south west corner of India, #Kerala is a narrow strip of coastal territory sloping down from the Western Ghats. Kerala boasts of a rich tradition and a deep historical background.
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Peruse New Delhi's outstanding museums and monuments: shining stars include the National Museum, Humayun’s tomb, Gandhi Smriti and Crafts Museum
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Marvel at India’s largest mosque, the majestic Jama Masjid, which can hold a staggering 25, 000 worshippers.
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Qutb Minar in South Delhi, a soaring victory tower built to proclaim the arrival of Islam in India
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