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Hampi

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Locat ednear byHos pett owni nKar nat akas t at eofSout h I ndi at hi sex cel l entt r aveldes t i nat i oni ncor por at esf abul ous ar chi t ect ur als t ays , r oyalpavi l i ons , bas t i ons , r oyalpl at f or ms , t r eas ur ybui l di ngst oget hers i deever yl i t t l et hi ngr el at edt o hi ghhome.

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I t ’ sanout s t andi ng i mmer s i veexper i ence.

Bes toft hecas hgener at edbyt het ouri sgoi ngt obes har ed t oget herwi t hoft hevi l l ager s , andwhi chi ndi cat esyou’ r e pl anni ngt obehel pi ngi mpr ovet hei rl i vel i hood.

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Koval am Koval am i nKer al ahasf or cedi ti nt ot hel i s tper hapsnotbecaus eoft hi sent hus i as m ofal lDi wal i her e, however , becaus e Di wal i i s n’ tj us tas i gni ficantf es t i vali nt hi sdes t i nat i on.

Ast heent i r enat i onpar t i ci pat esi nt hecel ebr at i onoft hi sf es t i valofl i ght s , par t i esi nKer al aar enotcr uci al .

Ther ef or e, i fyou’ dl i ket ohaveanes capef r om t hehus t l e bus t l eofDi wal i par t i es , Koval am i st hepl acet obe.

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I tmi ghtper hapsnotbeoneamongt hever yor di nar ypl aces t owat chDi wal i .

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Thear coft hi sQueen’ sneckl aces t i pul at esanex cel l ent backdr opwhi l et hebur s t i ngfir ewor ksr epr es ent edbyt he s par kl i ngwat er soft hi sbay.

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Event heRaj put sr ul edt hi sl i t t l et owni nRaj as t hanal ongwi t h al s ot hei ri nfluences t i l li spr es enti nt hevar i ouss t r uct ur est hat t heyl ef t .

Muchl i keal lpl acesus i ngapr os per ousci vi l i zat i on, f es t i val s havecel ebr at edwi t hi nt hei runi quet echni ques . gar hi snotanydi ffer ent .

Kumbhal Tr adi t i oni senor mousi nr egar dst ot hi sRaj put s .

Nat ur al l y, Di wal i bei ngappar ent l yoneoft hefir s tf es t i val scel ebr at ed wi t hf ant as t i cpompar oundt heer s t whi l eRaj putKi ngdom, f or exampl e, Kumbhal gar h–Oneoft hemus tvi s i t edf or t sofRaj as t han.

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