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Ellora Caves(Ellora Gufaao) Maharashtra State Dist. Aurangabad

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The Ellora caves, locally known as ‘Verul Leni’ is located on the Aurangabad-Chalisgaon road at a distance of 30 km north-northwest of Aurangabad, the district headquarters. The name Ellora itself inspires everyone as it represents one of the largest rock-hewn monastic-temple complexes in the entire world. Ellora is also world famous for the largest single monolithic excavation in the world, the great Kailasa (Cave 16). The visit to these caves is enjoyed maximum during monsoon, when every stream is filled with rainwater, and the entire environ is lush green. The monsoon is not only a season of rains in this part, the local visitors are attracted to visit these ideal locations to have a glimpse of the mother nature in full bloom. Location India Maharashtra State

Saputara Hill Station,Gujarat

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 picturesque hill station is perched on a plateau at an altitude of about 1000m in the Dang forest area of the Sahyadari Range. It has a cool bracing climate, the highest temperature even in the summer months not exceeding 28 degrees Centigrade. Saputara is situated 160 kms from Surat. Legend has it that Lord Rama spent 11 years of his exile in these very forests. 'Saputara' means the 'abode of serpents' and a snake image on the banks of the river Sarpagana is worshipped by the 'adivasis' (tribals) on festivals like Holi Location India Gujarat Dang District Saputara

Collectors of Wild Honey

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Honey Collect Is Very Hard Work Watch This

Le viaduc de Millau Bridge,France

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 This contest is also special in a way, that the bridges to be build have a real life archetype: The Viaduc de Millau! The level is a model of the original landscape and the distances between the anchor points are scaled to fit to the real ones. The real Viaduc de Millau has a length of 2,460 m and is based on seven piers of the following heights: P1: 94.50 m; P2: 244.96 m; P3: 221.05 m; P4: 144.21 m; P5: 136.42 m; P6: 111.94 m; P7: 77.56 m. The bridge is cable stayed with pylons of 87 m height, placed on top of each pier. The width of each span is 342 m. Well, enough numbers, just watch

Ajanta Caves(Maharashtra, India )(Ajanta Gufaao)

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 Ajanta is famous for its Buddhist rock-cut cave temples and monasteries with their extraordinary wall paintings. The temples are hollowed out of granite cliffs on the inner side of a 20-meter ravine in the Wagurna River valley, 105 km northeast of Aurangabad, at a site of great scenic beauty. About 30 caves were excavated between the 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE and are of two types, caityas ("sanctuaries") and viharas ("monasteries"). Although the sculpture, particularly the rich ornamentation of the caitya pillars, is noteworthy, it is the fresco-type paintings that are the chief interest of Ajanta. These paintings depict colorful Buddhist legends and divinities with an exuberance and vitality that is unsurpassed in Indian art Location Maharashtra, India Ajanta Ellora

Kruger National Park's Photos

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Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in South Africa. It covers 18,989 square km (7,332 sq mi) and extends 350 km (217 mi) from north to south and 60 km (37 mi) from east to west. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere, an area designated by the United Nations Education and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) as an International Man and