Fort Aguada is a 400 year old Portuguese-built fort in Goa. It overlooks the Arabian Sea where River Mandovi flows into it. It is a prime travel destination in Goa and draws many visitors from India and outside. …
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Singrauli is the energy capital of India. The area has one billion tonnes of coal reserves. Consequently huge thermal power plants have sprung up here. Coal mining is the major income earner.
It is fast emerging as the power hub of India, especially for electrical power and coal. Therefore locally it is also known as Urjanchal (a Hindi word meaning land of energy). …
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Old Goa is the location for Basilica of Bom Jesus which is perhaps the most famous church in India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Jesuit church holds the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier. Bom Jesus means Good Jesus or Infant Jesus. …
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St. Peter’s Basilica is the largest church in the world. It is supposedly built over the burial site of the apostle St. Peter, the first bishop of Rome. The interiors are vast and filled with art treasures. Michelangelo designed the dome. Opposite the church is St. Peter’s Square. On special occasions such as Easter, up to 400,000 people turn up at the big square. And there is a regular stream of faithfuls who travel to Rome to visit the church.
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Kerala is India’s unruffled and beautiful state. Its varied landscape forms a narrow strip- nearly 600 km of coastline along the Arabian Sea, a network of sparkling backwaters and the tea covered hills of Wayanad and Munnar. Arabian Sea provides a crucial link between the neighbouring areas of Iran, the Arabian Peninsula (including Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates), Pakistan, the Horn of Africa nations and India. …
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