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== Natural Wonders of India ==
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Akal Fossil Wood Park, Jaisalmer Rajasthan.
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Armarnath Cave - Ice Lingam of Lord Shive - a stalagmite formation created from water drops from the roof of the cave that freeze
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Athirappilly Waterfall - Kerala
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Balancing Rock - Mahabalipuram - Krishna's Butter Ball that stands on a hill
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Banni Grasslands Reserve - (Kutch) - Dancing lights believed to be created from methane oxidation
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Barren Island (Andamans) - Home to South Asia's only active volcano
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Belum Caves - Stalctite and Stalagmite formations
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Borra Guhalu - The Borra Caves are called Borra Guhalu,located in the Ananthagiri hills of the Araku valley on the East Coast of India. Borra Caves are the deepest cave in India and house of bats,golden gecko,fulvous fruit bat and Insects.
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Chitrakot Waterfall - Chhattisgarh
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Columnar Basaltic Lava - Karnataka - St.Mary's Island and Coonut Island
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Courtallam Waterfall - Tamil Nadu
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Dhuandhar Waterfall - Madhya Pradesh
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Dudhsagar Falls - Monsoon brings the Sea of Milk or the magnificent Dudhsagar Waterfall from the high peaks of the Western Ghats. Dudhsagar Falls is listed among the top 10 highest water falls in India and one of the most beautiful in the world.
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Dudhsagar Waterfall - Goa
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Dzhatinga Valley - Assam
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Floating Lake - Loktak Lake - The only Floating lake in the world known as Loktak Lake of Manipur is the largest freshwater in North -East India and the only home to endangered sangai or brow-antlered deer. Loktak Lake is rich biodiversity with habitat for 57 species of waterbirds and another 14 species of wetland associated birds.
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Gersoppa Waterfall
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Girsky Forest
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Gurudongmar Lake - Located in Sikkim it is among the highest lakes in the World.
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Hide and Seek Beach - Orissa
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Himalayas
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Hoggenakal Falls -
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Hot water Spring - Manikaran
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Indroda Diosaur & Fossil Park - Indroda Gujarat
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Jog Waterfall - Karnataka
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Khandadhar Waterfall - Orissa
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Living Root Bridge - The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji are also known as Double Decker Living Root Bridge are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica tree, located in the Indian state Meghalaya.
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Lonar Crater Lake - The third largest crater which is two kilometer in radius and about 100 meter deep is located near Mehkar in Buldana of Maharashtra. Lonar crater lake is the world’s oldest meteoric crater and the only one formed in basalt rock.
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Magnetic Hill (Ladakh) - Area where the landscape is situated in such a way that it creates an optical illusion when you put your vehicle in neutral and it seems to be rolling up hill
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Majuli Islands - The largest river island in the world is known as Incredible Majuli island, located in the banks of Brahmaputra River in Assam. Majuli is a hotspot for flora and fauna and home to many rare and endangered avifauna species.
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Marble Rocks - The Marble Rocks located near Jabalpur MP India are a canyon or gorge on Narmada River. Holy Narmada river has carved the soft marble, creating a beautiful gorge of about 3 km in length and one of the most popular Indian tourist destination.
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National Fossil Wood Park
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National Fossil Wood Park in Sattanur, Perambalur District in Tamil Nadu
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Needle Hole Point - Mahabaleshware - Natural rock formation that looks like an elephant's trunk
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Nellitheertha Cave - Nellitheertha, Krnataka
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Nohsngithiang waterfall (Seven Sisters) Meghalaya
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Rann of Kutch - Largest salt desert in the world
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River Yamuna -
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Sambhar Salt Lake - Largest desert inland salt lake in India located west of Jaipur
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Siachen glacier - Kashmir
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Sundarbans Mangroves - The Sundarbans mangrove forest is the largest such forests in the world and one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests and Sundarbans Mangroves provides a unique ecosystem and a rich wildlife habitat.
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Talakona Waterfall - Andhra Pradesh
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Thoseghar Waterfall - Maharashtra
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Valley of Flowers - The flower valley of Uttarakhand is known for its beautiful meadows of endemic alpine flowers, variety of flora and stunning landscape. Valley of Flowers National Park is also home to rare and endangered animals and birds.
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Wildlife Corridor - The Mudumalai Sanctuary is the meeting point of the Western ghats and Eastern Ghats, Situated at the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka on the North Eastern Slopes of the Nilgiris hills.
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== Rock Cut Caves of India ==
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rcc-Ajanta Caves - Jalgaon in Maharashtra
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rcc-Badami Cves -- Badami, Karnatiaka
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rcc-Bagh Caves Madhya Pradesh
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rcc-Barabar Caves - Gaya district of Bihar
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rcc-Belum Caves -- Andhra Pradesh
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rcc-Bhimbetka caves Vidish
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rcc-Borra Caves -- Anatagiri Hills (Araku valley - Vishakapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh
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rcc-Dandak Caves - near Ambikapur
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rcc-Edakkal Caves - Ambukuthyy Hills - Vayanad Derala
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rcc-Jogimara Cave - and Sitagenga Cave are connected via a tunnel called Hatipal Ramgarh hills near Ambikapur - Surguja district
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rcc-Kailash Guffa - near Ambikapur
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rcc-Khadagiri Caves-- Bhubaneswar, Orissa
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rcc-Kutumsar cave - near Ambikapur
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rcc-Masroor Rock Cut Temple - himachal Pradesh
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rcc-Mawsmai Caves - Cherrapunji - Meghalaya
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rcc-Narthamalai cave - Tamil Nadu
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rcc-Sitagenga Cave - and Jogimara caves are connected via a tunnel called Hatipal
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rcc-Sittanavasal cave - Tamil Nadu
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rcc-Sonbhandar caves - Gaya district of Bihar
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rcc-Sudama caves - Gaya district of Bihar
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rcc-Udayagiri Caves -- Bhubaneswar, Orissa
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rcc-Udaygiri caves in Vidish
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rcc-Undavalli caves -- Andhra Pradesh
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rcc-Varaha Cave (Boar Cave) Mahabalipuram - Chennai -- Tamil Nadu (UNESCO)