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The palace for the head queen

Tamarind is a state run hotel, right on the edges of the Ashtamudi Lake

The elegant Friday prayer mosque

Foreign nationals require a visa to visit India

India is a mysteriously diverse country

The jewel house or the Palace of Unitary Pillar The Fatehpur Sikri – Diwan-i-Khas is also known as the Ekstambha Prasadam or the Jewel house and eve as the Palace of a Unitary Pillar

Hubli to Badami road distance is about 100km

Ashtamudi literally means , eight branches, depicting the complex topography of this sprawling backwaters.

Estuaries, lagoons, lakes and a network of interconnecting canals make the bulk of its backwater tourism. Kerala has plenty of backwater tourism hotspots, however some backwater destinations are immensely popular.

This grandiose temple in north malabar region of Kerala is dedicated to Lord Shiva, however the temple is popularly known after Maha Ganapathi.

There are a handful of hotels, guesthouses and lodges in Fatehpur Sikri aimed at the budget travelers

Cauvery has many fishing camps

Let's divide the Madikeri sight seeing into two lists

Agra Fort , Uttar Pradesh ; Ajanta Caves , Maharashtra ; Airavatesvara Temple, (Great Living Chola Temples), Tamil Nadu ; Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh ; Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat ; Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , Maharashtra ; Churches and Convents of Goa ; Elephanta Caves , Maharashtra ; Ellora Caves,  Maharashtra ; Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh ; Brihadeeswarar Temple, (Great Living Chola Temples), Tamil Nadu ; Group of Monuments at Hampi , Karnataka ; Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu ; Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Karnataka ; Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple, (Great Living Chola Temples), Tamil Nadu ; Humayun's Tomb, Delhi ; Kaziranga National Park, Assam ; Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan; Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh ; Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bihar ; Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam ; Mountain Railways of India ; Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttaranchal ; Qutub Minar and its monuments, Delhi ; Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh ; Red Fort, New Delhi ; Konark Sun Temple, Orissa ; Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal ; Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh Western Ghats, Kerala,Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Maharashtra

What you see today as the 'Bangalore Fort' is actually a tiny remain - rather a gateway portion - of an otherwise sprawling fort that stood as the prime landmark in the old days of Bengaluru.

In memory of the holy saint