Places of Tourist Interest in India

1. Hyderabad: Salar Jung Museum, Balaji Temple, Golconda Fort, Nehru Zoo, Planetarium (Andhra Pradesh). 

2. Bangalore: Capital of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Lalbagh, Nehru Planetarium, Electronic City, Sir M. Visveswaraiah Industrial and Technological Museum, Govt. Museum, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Big Bull Temple.

 3. Belur (Karnataka): Channakeshava temple of the Hoysala style with its beautiful carvings.

 4. Shravanabelagola (Karnataka): Famous for its Gomateshwara statue of 58 feel height carved in single stone. 1000 years old. 

5. Ajanta: Near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Buddhist cave temples, caves carved with paintings. 

6. Bombay (Mumbai): Capital City of Maharashtra.. Gateway of India, beautiful beaches, Turaporewala Aquarium, Victoria Gardens, Prince of Wales Museum.

 7. Amritsar: Pilgrim centre for Sikhs Golden temple. 

8. Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu): Rock temples, Pandava chariots, Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station is very much near to this place.

 9. Konarak (Orissa): Sun Temple 

10. Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh): Famous for temples. 

11. Calcutta: Capital City of West Bengal. Botanical Gardens, India Museum, Victoria Memorial, Birla Planetarium, Alipur Zoo, Belur math, Dakshineshwar Temple.

 12. Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu): Famous for its very big Nataraja temple, a Shaiva pilgrim centre. 

13. Chennai: Capital of Tamil Nadu, Anna Tower, Fort, Adyar Kalakshetra, Golden Beach, Museums, Parthasarathy temple.

 14. Vishakapatnam (Andhra): Ship building yard. 

15. Mantralayam (Andhra): Famous pilgrim centre. 

16. Rajagirh: Famous pilgrim centre for Buddhists.

17. Amarnath (Jammu & Kashmir): Pilgrim centre for hindus, Lord Shiva temple. 

18. Badrinath: Pilgrim centre to Hindus. Badr Narayana Temple. 

19. Benaras: Also called Varanasi - pilgrim centre for Hindus - Kashi Vishwanatha temple, Benaras Hindy University, Birla temple 

20. Bijapur (Karnataka): Famous monuments like Gol gumbaz, Ibrahim Roja, Barakaman. 

21. Ajmer (Rajasthan): Tomb of Khawaja Muin- uddin Chisti. 

22. Mount Abu: Hill station, Pilgrim  Centre  for Jains, Dilwara temple. 
 
23. Allahabad: Famous for Anand Bhavan, Triveni Sangam. 

24. Agra: World famous city because of Taj Mahal built by Shah-Jehan, the Mughal emperor. 

25. Bhuvaneshwar: Capital of Orissa, Lingaraj temple. 

26. Bhopal: Capital of M.P. BHEL factory, Bharat Bhavan.

 27. Puri (Orissa): Jagannath Temple. 

28. New Delhi (Capital of India): Red Fort, Teen Murti Bhavan, Doll's Museum, Birla Temple, Chandini Chowk. 

29. Cape Camorin: The southern most tip of India. Kanyakumari Temple, Vivekananda Statue, confluence of three oceans.

 30. Fathepur Sikri : Near Agra. Famous for Buland Darwaja, Panch Mahal, Radhakrishna Temple. 

31. Aihole (Karnataka): Chalukya style temples 

32. Jog Falls (Karnataka): World famous water falls created by the river Sharavathy. 

33. Kodal Kanal: Famous Hill Station. Observatory is worth seeing. 

34. Lucknow: Capital of U.P. Imambara, Chattar Manzil.

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