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In Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is associated with the princely court of Oudh and then with the British, both traditions enduring on in the city whose best monument is the Bara Imambara. Further east, Varanasi is the oldest city in India. A significant centre of Hindu pilgrimage, it is understood that those who die in Varanasi will be released from the cycle of rebirth. Devout Hindus still come to Varanasi to spend their last days, living in Spartan communities run by a multitude of spiritual trusts. |
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| Agra, the city of the peerless Taj Mahal is now a learning and business centre-known for its craftsmen & handiwork. Marble and soft stone engrave work, carpet and leather goods are some central traditional crafts of the city Agra, and of the nearby city of Fatehpur Sikri. The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandra, Ram Bagh and Itmad-ud-Daulah are all tourist attractions. |
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