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India fact: India is home to the largest earthen dam in the world
The Hirakud Dam built on the Mahanadi River in Orissa is the world's largest earthen dam and the longest dam in India. It also creates the biggest artificial lake in Asia.
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26. May 2010
India fact: The largest mosque in India is Jama Masjid
India fact: Jama Masjid in New Delhi is the largest mosque in India. It was built in 1656 by Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal.
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12. May 2010
India fact: The most visited holy place in the world
India is home to the reportedly most visited place of worship in the world, the Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupati, Andhra Prades
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5. May 2010
India Fact: Leh’s Magnetic Hill
At an altitude of 14,000 feet, there is a place in Leh which gives new meaning to the phrase “magnetic attraction.” In this famous spot you will find the usual laws of gravity are defied by a strange phenomenon.
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20. April 2010
India fact: The world’s first granite temple
India fact: In Tamil Nadu’s city of Tanjavur you can find the world's very first Granite Temple. It is called the Brihadeswara Temple and was built during the rule of the Chola Dynasty
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14. April 2010
India fact: The world’s highest cricket ground
Built in Cheil, towards the end of the 19th Century, by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, is the world’s highest cricket ground.
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16. June 2010
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