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List of World Heritage Sites in India

Cultural Heritage sites in India

1 Agra Fort Uttar Pradesh

2 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra

3 Ellora Caves Maharashtra

4 Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh

5 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu

6 Sun Temple, Konârak Orissa

7 Churches and Convents of Goa Goa

8 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh

9 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka

10 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh

11 Elephanta Caves Maharashtra

12 Great Living Chola Temples 12 Tamil Nadu

13 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka

14 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh

15 Humayun's Tomb Delhi

Delhi
16 Qutb Minar and its Monuments

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Mountain Railways of India (Includes Darjeeling Himachal

17 Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Pradesh, Sikkim,
the Kalka-Shimla Railway) Tamilnadu

18 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar

19 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh

20 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria

21 Mumbai
Terminus)

22 Red Fort Complex Delhi

23 The Jantar Mantar Jaipur, Rajasthan

Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh,

24 Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort and Rajasthan
Jaisalmer Fort)

25 Rani-ki-Vav at Patan Gujarat

Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda

26 Bihar
University)

Capitol Building Complex - The Architectural Work of Le

27 Chandigarh
Corbusier

28 Historic City of Ahmadabad Gujarat

Mumbai,
29 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles
Maharashtra

Natural Heritage sites in India

1 Kaziranga National Park Assam

2 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan

3 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam

4 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal

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Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National

5 Uttarakhand
Parks

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

6 Western Ghats
and Maharashtra

Great Himalayan National Park

7 Himachal Pradesh
Conservation Area

Mixed Heritage site in India-

1 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim

List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

Name of the State Name of the Bird Sanctuary

Atapaka Bird Sanctuary

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Sri Peninsula Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary
Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary

Bordoibam Beelmukh Birds’ Sanctuary

Assam Deepor beel bird sanctuary
Panidihing bird sanctuary

Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary

Bihar
Nakti Dam Bird SanctuaryBhimband Wildlife Sanctuary

Delhi Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary

Goa Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary

Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
Gujarat
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
Thol Lake

Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Haryana
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh Gamgul

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Attiveri Bird Sanctuary

Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary
Bonal Bird Sanctuary
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
Karnataka Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary
Magadi Bird Sanctuary
Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary
Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka)
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
Kerala
Pathiramanal Kerala
Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Mayani Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary

Mizoram Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary

Odisha Chilika Lake

Punjab Harike bird sanctuary

Keoladeo National Park

Rajasthan Khichan Bird Sanctuary
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary

Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary
Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Vellode Birds Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

Bakhira Sanctuary
Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
Okhla Sanctuary
Uttar Pradesh
Patna Bird Sanctuary
Saman Sanctuary
Samaspur Sanctuary
Sandi Bird SanctuaryThasrana Bird Sanctuary

Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary

West Bengal
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary

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List of Famous Temples in India

No. Famous Temple Location Nearest River/Lake

1. Badrinath Temple Badrinath, Uttarakhand Alaknanda River

2. Kedarnath Temple Kedarnath, Uttarakhand Mandakini River

3. Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganga River

4. Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab Ravi River

5. Amarnath Temple Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir Amaravati River

6. Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu & Kashmir Devika River

7. Akshardham Temple New Delhi Yamuna River

8. Konark Sun Temple Konark, Odisha Chandrabhaga River

9. Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

10. Lingaraj Temple Bhubaneshwar, Odisha -

11. Somnath Temple Saurashtra, Gujarat -

12. Jagannath Temple Puri, Odisha Chilika Lake

13. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra River

14. Shani Shingnapur Temple Ahmednagar, Maharashtra -

15. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Shirdi, Maharashtra -

16. Dilwara Temples Mount Abu, Rajasthan Banas River

17. Khajuraho Temples Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh -

Tirupati Balaji Temple

18. Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh Pushkarini River
(Tirumala Venkateshwara)

Virupaksha Temple
19. Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River
(Pampapathi temple)

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Siddhivinayak Temple-
20. (Dedicated to Lord Mumbai, Maharashtra Bhima River
Ganesha)

21. Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai River

22. Vitthala Temple Hampi, Karnataka Tungabhadra River

23. Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Rameswaram

24. Airavateswara Temple Darasuram, Tamil Nadu Kollidam River

25. Sanchi Stupa Raisen, Madhya Pradesh -

26. Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Yamunotri River

27. Bahai Temple New Delhi -

Padmanabhaswamy
28. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -
Temple

29. Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly River

Kandariya Mahadeva
30. Madhya Pradesh -
Temple

Gomateshwara Bahubali
31. Hassan district, Karnataka -
Temple

32. Nataraja Temple Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu -

33. Sabarimala Temple Pathanamthitta, Kerala Pamba River

34. Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra River

35. Dwarkadhish temple Dwarka, Gujarat Gomti River

IMPORTANT DAMS WITH RIVERS

Some Facts about dams-
• Longest dam in the world- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Longest dam in India- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
• Highest dam in India- Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)
• Highest straight gravity Dam in India- Bhakra dam
• First dam of India-Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) on river kaveri (Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu)

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LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA

State Dam River

Andhra Pradesh Srisailam Dam
Polavaram Project Godavari
Somasila Dam Penna

Ranganadi River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra

Arunachal Pradesh Ranganadi Dam River
Bihar Nagi Dam Nagi
Kohira Dam Kohira
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango
Chhattisgarh Dam Hasdeo
Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi
Gujarat Ukai Dam Tapti
Kadana Dam Mahi
Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada
Karjan Dam Karjan
Mitti Dam Mitti
Aji Dam Aji
Sipu Dam Sipu
Himachal Pradesh Pong Dam Beas
Bhakra Dam Satluj
Kol Dam Satluj
Chamera Dam Ravi
Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam Satluj
Jammu and Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab
Salal Dam Chenab
Uri Dam Jhelum
Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar
Nimoo Bazgo Dam Indus
Kishenganga Dam KISHANGANGA
Jharkhand Panchet Dam Damodar
Maithon Dam Barakar
Tenughat Dam Damodar
Konar Dam Konar
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North Koel North Koel

Karnataka Krishnarajasagar Dam Cauvery
Basava Sagar Dam
(Narayanpur Dam) Krishna
Hemavathy Dam Hemavathy

Kabini Dam Kabini

Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra
Hidkal Dam Ghataprabha
Almatti Dam Krishna

Bhadra Dam Bhadra

Supa dam Kalinadi

Lakhya Dam Lakhya hole

Kerala Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni

Kakki Dam Kakki

Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar

Idukki Dam Periyar

Kulamavu Dam Kilivillithode

Madhya Pradesh Ban Sagar Dam Son

Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal

Indira Sagar Dam Narmada

Omkareshwar Dam Narmada
Tawa Dam Tawa
Maharashtra Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa and chorna

Koyna Dam Koyna

Warna Dam Varna

Ujjani Dam Bhima

Aruna Dam Aruna

Upper Wardha Dam Wardha

Odisha Hirakud Dam Mahanadi
Indravati Dam Indravati
Kapur Dam Kapur

Podagada Dam Podagada

Rengali Dam Brahmani

Upper Kolab Dam Kapur

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Haladia Dam Haladia

Lower Indra Dam Indra

Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi

Rajasthan Bisalpur Dam Banas

Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal
Jaswant Sagar Dam Luni

Jakham Main Dam Jakham (Mahi)

Sikkim Rangit III Dam Ranjit

Tamilnadu Bhavani Dam Bhavani

Mettur Dam Kaveri

Sholaiyar Dam Sholaiyar

Pillur Dam Bhavani

Telangana Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Srisailam Dam Krishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)

Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira

Musi Dam Musi

Singur Dam Manjira

Sri Rama Sagar (Pochampadu

Project) Godavari

Uttarakhand Jamrani Dam Gola

Lakhwar Dam Yamuna

Koteshwar Bhagirathi

Ramganga Dam Ramganga

Tehri Dam Bhagirathi

Uttar Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand

West Bengal Kangsabati Kumari Dam Kasai

LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks

Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park -

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Sri Venkateswara National Park -

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Arunachal
Pradesh Mouling National Park -
Namdapha National Park -
Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
Assam Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur
Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage
Manas National Park Site
Nameri National Park -
Orang National Park -
Bihar Valmiki National Park -
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park -
Kanger Valley National Park -
Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay)
National Park -
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Goa Mollem National Park -
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Gujarat Gir Forest National Park Asiatic lion
Blackbuck National Park Black Buck
Marine National Park, Gulf of
Kutch -
Vansda National Park -
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary
Haryana Kalesar National Park -
Sultanpur National Park -
Himachal
Pradesh Pin Valley National Park -
Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
Inderkilla National Park -
Khirganga National Park -
Simbalbara National Park -

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Jammu &
Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag
Hemis National Park -
Kishtwar National Park -
Salim Ali National Park -
Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison
Karnataka Dandeli National Park -
Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv
Gandhi National Park) -
Bandipur National Park -
Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear
Kudremukh National Park -
Anshi national park -
Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park -
Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats)
Mathikettan Shola National Park -
Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats)
Anamudi Shola National Park -
Periyar National Park -
Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park -
Pench National Park -
Kanha National Park -
Panna National Park
Madhav National Park -
Mandla Plant Fossils National
Park -
Pench National Park -
Sanjay National Park -
Satpura National Park -
Van Vihar national park -
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park -
Chandoli National Park -
Navegaon National Park -
Tadoba National Park -
Gugamal national park -
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Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the

Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park world
Sirohi National Park -
Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda
Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Mizoram Murlen National Park -

Phawngpui Blue National Park -

Dampa Tiger Reserve

Nagaland Ntangki National Park -

Odisha Similipal National Park -

Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile

Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sariska National Park -

Ranthambore National Park -

Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National

Park -
Desert National Park Great Indian bustard
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer
Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park -
Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr
Indira Gandhi (Annamalai)
National Park -
Guindy National Park -
Gulf of Mannar Marine National
Park -
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Telangana National Park -
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali
National Park -
Mrugavani National Park -

Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

Tripura Bison(Rajbari) National Park -

Clouded Leopard National Park -
Uttarakhand Rajaji National Park -
Jim Corbett National Park -
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Gangotri National Park -

Valley of Flowers National Park -
Govind Pashu Vihar -
UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World
Nanda Devi National Park Biosphere Reserve, Snow Leopard (Himalayan region)
Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park -
West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers
Jaldapara National Park Indian rhinoceros
Buxa National Park -
Neora Valley NationalPark -
Singalila National Park -
Gorumara National Park -
Andaman and Mahatama Gandhi Marine
Nicobar (Wandoor) National Park -
Middle Button Island National
Park -
Mount Harriett National Park -
North Button Island National
Park -
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park -
Saddle Peak National Park -
South Button Island National
Park -
Campbell Bay National Park -
Galathea Bay National Park -

LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

1. Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian
award of the India. The award was given for
outstanding achievements in the arts,
literature, science and public services but the
government expanded the criteria to include
"any field of human endeavour". The number
of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of
three in a particular year.
2. Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize is widely
regarded as the most prestigious award
available in the fields of literature, medicine,
physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.
3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award
was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla
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Foundation. It is an annual award given for
outstanding prose or poetry literary works in
any 22 Indian languages.
4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was
instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by
the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the
Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the
newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual
award given for outstanding prose or poetry
literary works in any 22 Indian languages.
5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award
annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in
recognition of the Hindi literary work published
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6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari
Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K.
Birla Foundation. The award is named after the
famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an
outstanding work published in Hindi or
Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer.
7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an
annual literary award in India presented by the
Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work
which emphasizes Indian philosophy and
culture.
8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual
award for the best original novel, written in the
English language, and published in the UK
literary award
9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award
(Cinema/Films): It is India's highest award
in cinema. It is presented annually at the
National Film Awards ceremony by the
Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation
set up by the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting.
10. Arjuna Award (sports): Outstanding
performance from the sportspersons in sports
and games.
The Government has modified the format of
Arjuna Award very recently and as per the
revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson
must have very good consistent performances
for the previous 3 years at the international
level to be considered as eligible for the Award.
11. Dronacharya Award (eminent coaches of
any particular sport): The award is named
after the very famous archery coach,
mentioned in the epic of India known as the
Mahabharata. This very award is not related
with the sportspersons who are still playing in
the field; instead this is related to those
eminent coaches of any particular sport.
12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award
that is given to the veteran sportspersons of
India for their lifetime achievement in their
NUCLEAR & THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA
Andhra Pradesh
• Simhadri Super Thermal power plant
• Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah Thermal power plant
Assam
• Bongaigon Thermal power plant
Bihar
• Barauni Thermal Power Station
• Kahalgon super thermal power plant
• Barh super thermal power station
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respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan
Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in
Sports and Games.
13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the
highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson
for his/her achievements in India.
14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for
Science & Technology): It is a science award
in India given annually by the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for
notable and outstanding research, applied or
fundamental, in biology, chemistry,
environmental science, engineering,
mathematics, medicine and Physics.
15. Kalinga Prize (Science): It is an award given
by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting
scientific ideas to lay people.
16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award
for achievements in newspaper and online
journalism, literature, and musical composition
in the United States.
17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an
international prize awarded annually by the
Government of Norway to one or more
outstanding mathematicians.
18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by
the National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences of the United States to recognize
outstanding achievement in the music industry.
19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal
Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a
British prize for excellence in architecture.
20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an
architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV
in 1977. It aims to identify and reward
architectural concepts that successfully
address the needs and aspirations of Islamic
societies in the fields of contemporary design,
social housing, community development and
improvement.
21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded
annually "to honour a living architect.
Chhattisgarh
• Korba Super Thermal power plant
• Sipat Thermal power plant
• Bhilai Expansion Power plant
• Hasedo Thermal Power plant
Gujarat
• Mundra Thermal power plant
• Ukai Thermal power plant
• Sikka Thermal Power plant
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• Karkapar Nuclear Power plant • Essar Mahan Power Plant

• Akirmota Thermal power station
Haryana
• Deenbandu Chhotu Thermal power plant
• Rajiv Gandhi Thermal power plant
• Gorakhpur Atomic Power plant
Himachal Pradesh
• Girinagar Hydel Project
• Binwa Hydel Project
• Shong tong Hydel Project
Jammu & Kashmir
• Salal Hydro Electric Power plant
Jharkhand
• Patratu Thermal power plant
• Bokaro Thermal power station
• Chandrapura Thermal power station
• Koderama Thermal power station
Karnataka
• Udupi Thermal power plant
• Bellary Thermal power plant
• Raichur Thermal Power plant
• Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant
Kerala
• Kayamkulam power station
• Brahmapuram power station
• Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant
Madhya Pradesh
• Vindhyachal Super Thermal power plant
• Sant Singaji Thermal power plant
• Satpura Thermal Power Plant
• Amarkantak Thermal Power station
• Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project
Manipur
• Loktak Hydro Electric Power plant
Maharashtra
• Tirora Thermal power plant
• Chandrapura super Thermal power plant
• Khaperkhada Thermal Power station
• Tarapur Atomic Power Station
• Jaitapur Nuclear Power project
Nagaland
• Dikhu Hydro Electric power plant
Odisha
• Talcher super Thermal power plant
• Hirakund Hydro Electric Power plant
Punjab
• Gurgobind Singh Super Thermal power plant
Rajasthan
• Chabbra Thermal power plant
• Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant
Sikkim
• Rangit Hydro Electric Power Project
• Teesta Hydro Electric Power plant
Tamil nadu
• Mettur Thermal power plant
• Neyveli Thermal power plant
• Tuticorin Thermal Power plant
• Kundankulam Nuclear power plant
Uttar Pradesh
• Narora Nuclear Power Plant
• Obra Thermal Power Station
• Anapara Thermal Power Station
• Rosa Thermal Power Plant

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES

Airport City State

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati Assam
Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Gujarat
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur Maharashtra
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata West Bengal

Agatti Airport - Lakshadweep (UT)
Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Bihar
Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur Chhattisgarh
Dabolim Airport Goa
Raja Bhoj Airport Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
Dimapur Airport Dimapur Nagaland
Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur Rajasthan
Andaman and
Veer Savarkar International Airport Nicobar
Jolly Grant Airport Or Dehradun Airport renamed
after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee Dehradun Uttarakhand

LIST OF STATE, FOLK DANCE, AND CLASSICAL DANCE

State Folk Dance Classical Dance

Andhra Pradesh Changu Kuchipudi
Assam Bihu Sattriya
Bihar Jat-Jatin
Gujarat Garba
Jammu and Kashmir Dumhal
Kerala Padayani, Chakyar Koothu Kathakali, Mohiniyattam
Karnataka Dollu Kunitha, Veeragase
Maharashtra Lavani
Madhya Pradesh Gaur, Grida, Maanch
Manipur Manipuri
Odisha Chhau, Goti Pua, Ghumra Odissi
Punjab Bhangra, Giddha
Rajasthan Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Tera Tali
Tamil Nadu Karagam, Kolattam, Thappattam, Bharatanatyam
Bommalattam
Uttar Pradesh Rasleela Kathak
West Bengal Gambhira, Nacni, Domni, Chow
Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham
Goa Fugdi
Himachal Pradesh Nati
Haryana Dhamal Dance, Manjira Dance
Mizoram Cheraw dance

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUMS AND PLACE

International Cricket Stadiums Place

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi
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Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra

Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha
Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh
JSCA International Cricket Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand
Holkar Cricket Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara, Gujarat
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Cricket Stadium
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra
Barsapara Stadium Guwahati, Assam

LIST OF SPORTS AND TROPHIES/CUPS

Sports Trophies/ Cups

Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy,
Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani
Cricket Trophy, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia
Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay
Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga khan Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup,
Hockey Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup,
Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup
Rovers Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation cup, DCM Trophy,
Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA world
Football Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup,
Subroto Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal
Trophy, UEFA Champions League
Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim
Badminton Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian
Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women)
Table Tennis Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), Bama Belleck Cup
Lawn Tennis Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup
Golf Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters
Horse Racing Derby
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LIST OF SPORTS AND TERMINOLOGY

Sports Terminology
Badminton Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.
Baseball Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out.
Billiards Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off.
Boxing Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch.
Bridge Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.
Chess Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.
Cricket LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, follow on, Googly, Gulley,
Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, no ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease,
Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling.
Football Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Trick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper
Golf Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.
Hockey Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, under cutting, Scoop,
Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.
Horse Racing Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.
Lawn Tennis Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive.
Rifle Shooting Bull's eyes.
Swimming Stroke.

LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

January
4th January World Braille Day
9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day)
10th January World Hindi Day
World Laughter Day
12th January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
15th January Army Day
24th January National Girl Child Day
25th January National Voters Day
National Tourism Day
26th January India’s Republic Day
International Customs day
29th January National Immunization Day
February
1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day
2nd Feb World Wetland Day
4th Feb World Cancer Day
10th Feb National Deworming Day
13th Feb World Radio Day

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21st Feb International Mother Language Day

28th Feb National Science Day
March
1st March Zero Discrimination Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day
National Defence Day
8th March International Women’s Day
14th March Pi Day (Greek letter “π”)
15th March World Consumer Rights Day
20th March World Sparrow Day
International Day of Happiness
21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21st March World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz
21st March International Day of Forests
World Down Syndrome Day
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day
24th March World Tuberculosis Day
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic
25th March Slave Trade
27th March World Theatre Day
28th March Earth Hour
April
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day
International Children’s Book Day
5th April National Maritime Day
6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7th April World Health Day
18th April World Heritage Day
21st April National Civil Services Day
22nd April World Earth Day
23rd April World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day
24th April National Panchayati Day
Women’s Political Empowerment Day, India
25th April World Malaria Day
26th April World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day)
29th April World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30th April International Jazz Day
Anti-Child Labour Day

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May
1st May International Labour Day
May Day
Maharashtra Day
3rd May World Press Freedom Day
International Sun Day
International Energy Day
World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second
08th May World War
08th May World Thalassaemia Day
11 th May National technology day
12th May International Nurses Day
17 th
May World Tele-communication and Information Society Day,
Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day,
International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
20 th
May World Meteorology Day
21th May National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
22th May International Day for Biological Diversity
24 th
May Commonwealth Day
31th May World Anti Tobacco Day

June
01 Jun World Milk Day
05 Jun World Environment Day
08 Jun World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
12 Jun World Day Against Child Labor
14 Jun World Blood Donor Day
3rd Sunday of
June World Father’s Day
20 Jun World Refugee Day
21 Jun World Music Day
International Yoga Day
International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows
23 Jun Day
International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in
26 Jun support of Victims of torture

July
01 Jul International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day

07 Jul World Chocolate Day

11 Jul World Population Day

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12 Jul International Malala Day

18 Jul International Nelson Mandela Day

26 Jul Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day

28 Jul World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day

29 Jul International Tiger Day

August
06 Aug Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day
09 Aug Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
12 Aug International Youth Day
14 Aug Pakistan’s Independence Day
15 Aug India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
19 Aug World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain
20 Aug Akshay Urja Diwas

23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
September
05 Sep National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
08 Sep World Literacy Day
14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
16 Sep World Ozone Day
World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World
21 Sep Alzheimer’s Day
27 Sep World Tourism Day
28 Sep World Rabies Day
October
1st Monday of
October World Habitat Day
01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Nonviolence
03 Oct World Nature Day
04 Oct World Animal Day
05 Oct World Teacher’s Day
06 Oct World Wildlife Day
08 Oct Indian Air Force Day
09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day
10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day
11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child

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13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

16 Oct World Food Day
17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication
20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
28 Oct International Animation Day

November
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
06 Nov Armed Conflict
10 Nov World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
11 Nov National Education Day
12 Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
14 Nov Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day
International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy
17 Nov day
19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
20 Nov Universal Children’s Day
26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day
30 Nov National Flag Day
December
01 Dec World AIDS Day
02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
04 Dec Indian Navy Day
07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
09 Dec The International Anticorruption Day
10 Dec World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting
11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India)
16 Dec Vijay Diwas
18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
23 Dec National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
25 Dec Good Governance day

LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES

Country Name Capital Currency

1. Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
2. Algeria Algiers Dinar
3. Angola Luanda New Kwanza

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4. Argentina Buenos Aires Peso

5. Armenia Yerevan Dram
6. Australia Canberra Australian dollar
7. Austria Vienna Euro (formerly schilling)
8. Azerbaijan Baku Manat
9. Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar
10. Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
11. Belarus Minsk Belorussian Ruble
Euro (formerly Belgian
12. Belgium Brussels
franc)
13. Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum
La Paz
14. Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano
Sucre (judicial)
15. Botswana Gaborone Pula
16. Brazil Brasilia Real
Bandar Seri
17. Brunei Brunei dollar
Begawan
18. Bulgaria Sofia Lev
19. Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc
20. Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
21. Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar
22. Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc
23. Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc
24. Chile Santiago Chilean Peso
25. China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi
26. Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso
27. Cuba Havana Cuban Peso
28. Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound
29. Czech Republic Prague Koruna
30. Denmark Copenhagen Krone
31. Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc
32. Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso
33. Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar
34. Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound
35. El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar
36. Eritrea Asmara Nakfa
37. Estonia Tallinn Kroon
38. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
39. Fiji Suva Fiji dollar
40. Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka)
Euro (formerly French
41. France Paris
franc)
42. The Gambia Banjul Dalasi
43. Georgia Tbilisi Lari
44. Germany Berlin Euro
45. Greece Athens Euro
46. Guinea Conakry Guinean franc
47. Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar

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48. Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde

49. Hungary Budapest Forint
50. India New Delhi Rupee
51. Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
52. Iran Tehran Rial
53. Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
54. Ireland Dublin Euro
55. Israel Jerusalem Shekel
56. Italy Rome Euro
57. Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar
58. Japan Tokyo Yen
59. Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar
60. Kazakhstan Astana Tenge
61. Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling
62. Korea, North Pyongyang Won
63. Korea, South Seoul Won
64. Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar
65. Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som
66. Laos Vientiane New Kip
67. Latvia Riga Lats
68. Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound
69. Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar
70. Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar
71. Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc
72. Lithuania Vilnius Litas
73. Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro
74. Macedonia Skopje Denar
75. Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc
76. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit
77. Maldives Male Rufiya
78. Mali Bamako CFA Franc
79. Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya
80. Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee
81. Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
82. Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik
83. Montenegro Podgorica Euro
84. Morocco Rabat Dirham
85. Mozambique Maputo Metical
Naypyidaw or
86. Myanmar Kyat
Nay Pyi Taw
87. Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee
Amsterdam; The
88. Netherlands Hague (seat of Euro
government)
89. New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar
90. Nigeria Abuja Naira
91. Norway Oslo Norwegian krone
92. Oman Muscat Omani rial
93. Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee

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94. Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar

95. Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina
96. Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)
97. Philippines Manila Peso
98. Poland Warsaw Zloty
99. Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo)
100. Qatar Doha Qatari riyal
101. Romania Bucharest Leu
102. Russia Moscow Ruble
103. Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
104. Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee
105. Sierra Leone Freetown Leone
106. Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar
107. Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling
Pretoria
(administrative);
Cape Town
108. South Africa Rand
(legislative);
Bloemfontein
(judiciary)
109. South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound
110. Spain Madrid Euro
111. Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee
112. Sudan Khartoum Dinar
113. Sweden Stockholm Krona
114. Switzerland Bern Swiss franc
115. Syria Damascus Syrian pound
116. Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar
Dar es Salaam;
117. Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling
(legislative)
118. Thailand Bangkok baht
119. Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar
120. Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)
121. Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat
Vaiaku village,
122. Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar
province
123. Uganda Kampala Ugandan new shilling
124. Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna
125. United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham
126. United Kingdom London Pound sterling
127. United States of America Washington D.C. dollar
128. Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso
129. Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum
130. Vatican City Vatican City Euro
131. Venezuela Caracas Bolivar
132. Vietnam Hanoi Dong
133. Yemen Sanaa Rial
134. Zimbabwe Harare -
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LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTER

International Organizations Headquarter

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Beijing, China
New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank Shanghai, China
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mandaluyong, Philippines
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US
World Bank Washington DC, US
United Nations Organization (UN) New York, US
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) New York, US
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) New York, US
United Nations Conference on Trade & Development Geneva, Switzerland
(UNCTAD)
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland
World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland
World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland
World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland
World Intellectual Property Organisation Geneva, Switzerland
International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation Paris, France
(UNESCO)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development Paris, France
(OECD)
International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria
Amnesty International London, UK
International Maritime Organisation London, UK
Commonwealth of Nations London, UK
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Kathmandu, Nepal
Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta, Indonesia
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Brussels, Belgium
International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE
Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, Italy
International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland,
Vaud, Switzerland
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Dhaka, Bangladesh
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

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City River
Agra, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Saryu
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganges
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Gomti
Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sabarmati
Surat, Gujarat Tapi
Vadodara, Gujarat Vishwamitri, Mahi, Narmada
Bhagalpur, Bihar Ganges
Patna, Bihar Ganges
Gaya, Bihar Falgu (Neeranjana)
Dibrugarh, Assam Brahmaputra
Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra
Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly
Pune, Maharashtra Mula, Mutha
Nashik, Maharashtra Godavari
Cuttack, Odisha Mahanadi
Rourkela, Odisha Brahmani
Bengaluru, Karnataka Vrishabhavathi
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Chambal
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Narmada
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra
Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cooum, Adyar
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Noyyal
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra River
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Krishna
New Delhi Yamuna
Haridwar, Uttarakhand Ganges

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Hyderabad, Telangana Musi

Kota, Rajasthan Chambal
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum

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