AMAIZING INDIA

JANTER MANTER

The Jantar Mantar located in the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, is a historical monument containing architectural astronomical instruments meant for observing the movement and positions of celestial bodies with naked eyes. Built in the eighteenth century, by Sawai Jai Singh or Jai Singh II, the Rajput ruler of Amber, the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is now designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Manyof these instruments are the largest of their kind in the world. The name originally derives from the words "jantar", meaning "instrument" and "mantar", meaning "formula" or "calculation". So, the name literally stands for "calculation instrument".

TAL MAHAL

The Taj Mahal is a white marble built by Mughal emperor ShahJahan in memory of his third wife, MumtazMahal.In Arabic,theTajMahal is known as"crown of palaces".

NIL GIRI

Every 12 years, the Nilgiri(literally meaning blue mountain) hills of southern India turn blue as the flowers that give the range its name are in full bloom. Kurinji or Neelkurinji is a shrub that is found in the shola or montane forests of Western Ghats and blossom once in every 12 years.

KRISHNA'S BUTTER ROCK

Krishna's Butterball (also known as Vaan Irai Kal and Krishna's Gigantic Butterball) is a gigantic granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical town of Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India.The boulder is approximately 6 meters high and 5 meters wide and weighs around 250 tons. It stands on an approximately 1.2-meter (4 ft) base on a slope, and is said to have been at the same place for 1200 years.

GREAT BANYAN TREE

The Great Banyan Tree facts. It is also believed that the tree was born by the poop of a bird and it started as an epiphyte on a date palm. The host tree was gradually killed as the strong roots of banyan tree sabotaged its growth. The number of aerial roots touching the ground is over 2,880.

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