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* Besides having the possibility of hidden markers - it is also possible to add a marker to an image as well as an image for the map marker (POI)
* Besides having the possibility of hidden markers - it is also possible to add a marker to an image as well as an image for the map marker (POI)
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| [[File:Mehrangarh Fort.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=black|name=Mehrangarh Fortin in [[Jodhpur]]|lat=26.29784|long=73.01845|image=Mehrangarh Fort.jpg}}]] ||style="text-align:left;"| '''Mehrangarh Fort''' dominates the city of [[Jodhpur]] and is the largest fort in all [[Rajasthan]]. Founded in 1458 as the site of Rao Jodha's new capital — hence the name, Jodhpur — the city has grown around it, and in the 500 years that have passed the fort has never been taken by force. It's easy to see why: it occupies the entire top of a 150 m hill with commanding views all around, with some three kilometers of massive ramparts built around the edges. An English owned company 'Flying Fox' operate a zip tour out of the beautiful Chokelao Gardens within the fort.
| [[File:Mehrangarh Fort.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=black|name=Mehrangarh Fortin in [[Jodhpur]]|lat=26.29784|long=73.01845|image=Mehrangarh Fort.jpg}}]] ||style="text-align:left;"| '''Mehrangarh Fort''' dominates the city of [[Jodhpur]] and is the largest fort in all [[Rajasthan]]. Founded in 1458 as the site of Rao Jodha's new capital — hence the name, Jodhpur — the city has grown around it, and in the 500 years that have passed the fort has never been taken by force. It's easy to see why: it occupies the entire top of a 150 m hill with commanding views all around, with some three kilometers of massive ramparts built around the edges. An English owned company 'Flying Fox' operate a zip tour out of the beautiful Chokelao Gardens within the fort.
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== UNESCO World Heritage List (India) ==
== UNESCO World Heritage List (India) ==
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| [[File:Agra Fort Entrance Gate.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=[[Agra Fort]]|lat=27.179542|long=78.021101|image=Agra Fort Entrance Gate.jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"| '''Agra Fort''' is similar in layout to the Red Fort in Delhi, but considerably better preserved, as much of Delhi Fort was razed by the British after the Mutiny. As much as palace as a defensive structure, it is also constructed mainly from red sandstone.
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| [[File:Agra Fort Entrance Gate.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=[[Agra Fort]]|lat=27.179542|long=78.021101|image=Agra Fort Entrance Gate.jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;
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"| '''Agra Fort''' is similar in layout to the Red Fort in Delhi, but considerably better preserved, as much of Delhi Fort was razed by the British after the Mutiny. As much as palace as a defensive structure, it is also constructed mainly from red sandstone.
Emperor Akbar, king at 14, began consolidating his empire and, as an assertion of his power built the fort in Agra between 1565 and 1571, at the same time as Humayun's Tomb in Delhi. Emperor Shah Jahan added to the fort and ended up a prisoner in it. The fort has a beautiful view of his masterpiece, the Taj Mahal, on a clear day.
Emperor Akbar, king at 14, began consolidating his empire and, as an assertion of his power built the fort in Agra between 1565 and 1571, at the same time as Humayun's Tomb in Delhi. Emperor Shah Jahan added to the fort and ended up a prisoner in it. The fort has a beautiful view of his masterpiece, the Taj Mahal, on a clear day.
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Basilica
of Bom Jesus 2012
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jpg
|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=
Churches
and
Convents in
[[
Old Goa
]]|lat=
15
.
50238
|long=
73
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911746
|image=
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of Bom Jesus 2012
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jpg
}}]] || style="text-align:left;"|
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| [[File:
Stupa
Sanchi
.
JPG
|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=
Buddhist
Monuments
at
[[
Sanchi
]]|lat=
23
.
47941
|long=
77
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739616
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Stupa
Sanchi
.
JPG
}}]] || style="text-align:left;"|
The Great Stupa at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India. '''Vidisha''' (city in [[Madhya Pradesh]]) was the capital city of the ancient Malwa Kingdom. Over the years, many Buddhist monuments were constructed within a 20 kilometre radius of Vidisha.
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| [[File:
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Sanchi
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Buddhist
Monuments
at [[Sanchi
]]|lat=
23
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47941
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739616
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Stupa
Sanchi
.JPG}}]] || style="text-align:left;"|
The Great Stupa at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India. '''Vidisha''' (city in [[Madhya Pradesh]]) was the capital city of the ancient Malwa Kingdom. Over the years, many Buddhist monuments were constructed within a 20 kilometre radius of Vidisha.
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Top
of Pavadagh hill
.JPG|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=
[[Champaner-Pavagadh
Archaeological
Park
]]|lat=
22
.
483333
|long=
73
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533333
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Top
of Pavadagh hill
.JPG}}]] || style="text-align:left;"|
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| [[File:Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus).jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in [[Mumbai]]|lat=18.9398|long=72.8355|image=Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus).jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
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Humayun's Tomb in [[Delhi]]
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28.59302
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77.24884
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Humayun South.JPG
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'''Humayun's
Tomb''' has immaculately maintained gardens in the Persian ''Char Bagh'' (four corners) style. As you enter the complex, the first major structure on your right is the bulbous, octagonal '''tomb
of
Iza
Khan''',
a court noble who built it in his own lifetime
,
some 20 years before Humayun's tomb. As you pass through the first gate
,
you
will glimpse the dome of the tomb and enter a floral path leading to the second (West) gate
,
which now acts as the entrance to the giant central garden. - The centrepiece is the eponymous '''tomb of Humayun'''
,
the second Mughal emperor. Built starting in 1562, it was the first major Mughal structure in the city
and
has been described as a predecessor or prototype of
[[
Agra
]]
's Taj Mahal. The structures are similar, although Humayun's Tomb is built from red sandstone, not white marble, and was built by a wife grieving for her husband, not the other way around. You can climb up to the second level (the stairs on the west side are very steep, those on the south side less so), and on the south side you will find the entrance into the main crypt where Humayun is buried. Before you leave, be sure to visit the South Gate, the original royal entrance. In the southeast corner is the '''Barber's Tomb''', also built in the same style. Historians do not know who is buried in this picturesque tomb made of red and grey sandstone.
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| [[File:
Flag
of India
.
svg
|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=|lat=|long=|image=}}]] || style="text-align:left;"|
Hill
Forts
of
[[Rajasthan]]
@
[[Chittorgarh]]
,
[[Kumbhalgarh]]
,
[[Sawai
Madhopur]]
,
[[Jhalawar]]
,
[[Jaipur]]
and [[
Jaisalmer
]]
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| [[File:Humayun South.JPG|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=Humayun's Tomb in [[Delhi]]|lat=28.59302|long=77.24884|image=Humayun South.JPG}}]] || style="text-align:left;"| '''Humayun's Tomb''' has immaculately maintained gardens in the Persian ''Char Bagh'' (four corners) style. As you enter the complex, the first major structure on your right is the bulbous, octagonal '''tomb of Iza Khan''',built some 20 years before Humayun's tomb. As you pass through the first gate, you will glimpse the dome of the tomb and enter a floral path leading to the second (West) gate, which now acts as the entrance to the giant central garden. - The centrepiece is the eponymous '''tomb of Humayun''', the second Mughal emperor. Built starting in 1562, it was the first major Mughal structure in the city and has been described as a predecessor or prototype of [[Agra]]'s Taj Mahal. The structures are similar, although Humayun's Tomb is built from red sandstone, not white marble.. You can climb up to the second level (the stairs on the west side are very steep, those on the south side less so), and on the south side you will find the entrance into the main crypt where Humayun is buried. B sure to visit the South Gate, the original royal entrance. In the southeast corner; built in the same style, is the '''Barber's Tomb'''.
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| [[File:India-5692 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=Khajuraho Group of Monuments|lat=|long=|image=India-5692 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"| This is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in [[Khajuraho]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.
| [[File:India-5692 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=Khajuraho Group of Monuments|lat=|long=|image=India-5692 - Flickr - archer10 (Dennis).jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"| This is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in [[Khajuraho]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.
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| [[File:Mahabodhitemple.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=Mahabodhi Temple Complex at [[Bodh Gaya]]|lat=24.696004|long=84.991358|image=Mahabodhitemple.jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"|
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| [[File:Capped langur in manas.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=[[Manas National Park]] |lat=26.716666666667|long=90.933333333333|image=Capped langur in manas.jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"| '''[[Manas National Park]]''' or '''Manas Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a habitat for rare and endangered wildlife such as the golden langur, pygmy hog and hispid hare. The Asian elephant, water buffalo, black panther, sloth bear and sambar deer are but a few of its residents. This sanctuary is also host for several endangered bird species both resident and migratory.
| [[File:Capped langur in manas.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=[[Manas National Park]] |lat=26.716666666667|long=90.933333333333|image=Capped langur in manas.jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"| '''[[Manas National Park]]''' or '''Manas Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a habitat for rare and endangered wildlife such as the golden langur, pygmy hog and hispid hare. The Asian elephant, water buffalo, black panther, sloth bear and sambar deer are but a few of its residents. This sanctuary is also host for several endangered bird species both resident and migratory.
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| [[File:Darjeelinghimalayanrailway.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rail travel in India|Mountain Railways of India]]{{marker|type=see|zoom=13|name=|lat=|long=|image=Darjeelinghimalayanrailway.jpg}}]] || style="text-align:left;"|
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* Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
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* Nilgiri Mountain Railway
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| [[File:Red Fort, Delhi by alexfurr.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13| name=Red Fort in [[Delhi]]|lat=28.65523|long=77.24097|image=Red Fort, Delhi by alexfurr.jpg}}]] ||style="text-align:left;"| The '''Red Fort''' located in [[Delhi]], this is a brilliant red sandstone fort built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (who also built Agra's [[Taj Mahal]]) as his ruling palace. Completed in 1648, the years since have not treated the buildings kindly: the rooms have long since been stripped of all objects, the marble inlays are long gone and quite a few buildings are off limits. Still, the scale remains imposing and the gardens are kept lush and green even in midwinter.
| [[File:Red Fort, Delhi by alexfurr.jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13| name=Red Fort in [[Delhi]]|lat=28.65523|long=77.24097|image=Red Fort, Delhi by alexfurr.jpg}}]] ||style="text-align:left;"| The '''Red Fort''' located in [[Delhi]], this is a brilliant red sandstone fort built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (who also built Agra's [[Taj Mahal]]) as his ruling palace. Completed in 1648, the years since have not treated the buildings kindly: the rooms have long since been stripped of all objects, the marble inlays are long gone and quite a few buildings are off limits. Still, the scale remains imposing and the gardens are kept lush and green even in midwinter.
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| [[File:Valley_of_flowers_National_Park%2C_Uttrakhand_India..jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13| name=[[Valley of Flowers National Park]]| lat=30.7333 |long=79.6333| image=Valley of flowers National Park, Uttrakhand India..jpg}}]] ||style="text-align:left;"| The '''[[Valley of Flowers National Park]]''' located in [[Uttarakhand]] is famous for its outstanding natural beauty, endangered animals and endemic alpine flowers. This valley comes under the national park category of India. It is spread over an area of around 88 sq. km.
| [[File:Valley_of_flowers_National_Park%2C_Uttrakhand_India..jpg|thumb|left|{{marker|type=see|zoom=13| name=[[Valley of Flowers National Park]]| lat=30.7333 |long=79.6333| image=Valley of flowers National Park, Uttrakhand India..jpg}}]] ||style="text-align:left;"| The '''[[Valley of Flowers National Park]]''' located in [[Uttarakhand]] is famous for its outstanding natural beauty, endangered animals and endemic alpine flowers. This valley comes under the national park category of India. It is spread over an area of around 88 sq. km.
Beautiful waterfalls, landscapes and meadow add more stars to the beauty of Valley of Flowers. This national park is surrounded by forests.
Beautiful waterfalls, landscapes and meadow add more stars to the beauty of Valley of Flowers. This national park is surrounded by forests.
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