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Qutub Minar The Iconic Structure

Qutub Minar The Iconic Structure

Qutub Minar Delhi has been center of many dynasties and been capital of Independent India. Qutub minar is a famous monument and I guess every Indian would know about it. This time I got a chance to see it and one thing stood out was that many of the pillars used in the structure around Qutub Minar were part of Hindu/Jain temples and this is very much evident from whatever has remained there. So this made me dwell a little…

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A Visit to Bodhi Tree Temple Complex of Bodh Gaya Bihar

A Visit to Bodhi Tree Temple Complex of Bodh Gaya Bihar

I was heading out to a place called Aurangabad in Bihar and nearest Airport was Bodh Gaya. Now I had about 2-3 hours in my hand as this trip was a real quick one. But I knew that I can’t miss going to the tree where Siddhartha became Buddha and I have to say it was worth the time. All this was a long time back in the month of February when the world was very different and nobody could…

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