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Rajasthan
Rajasthan (Hindi: 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India.
It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population.
It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
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Indian Himalayas #3
Badrinath is a town and nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu holy place, and is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and gets its name from the Badrinath Temple.
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Indian Himalayas #2
The Himalayan mountain system developed in a series of stages 30 to 50 million years ago. The Himalayan range was created from powerful earth movements that occurred as the Indian plate pressed against the Eurasian continental plate.
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Indian Himalayas #1
During our 3 weeks visit in the region, we visited places such as:
New Delhi, Rishikesh, Auli, Malari, Badrinath.
This is Part 1. Enjoy…