Category
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Brindavan Gardens
The Brindavan Gardens is a garden located in the Mandya District near the city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka, India
Hauz-i-Shamsi
Hauz-i-Shamsi (literally "sunny water tank"), also known as Shamsi Talab, is a water reservoir built by Iltutmish of the Slave Dynasty in 1230 CE. According to legend, its location was revealed to him in a dream by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. A palace known as the Jahaz Mahal was constructed on the eastern edge of the same reservoir during the Lodi dynasty in the 16th century, serving as a retreat or inn for pilgrims. At the edge of Hauz-i-Shamsi stands the tomb of Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi, a 17th-century Persian writer at the Mughal court. The monuments are situated in the sprawling environs of M