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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Angor Vat
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Anuradhapuram
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Borobudur
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Bamiyan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th-century monumental statues of standing Buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gandhara Art The Buddhas of Bamiyan were an example of the Gandhara style of art.
Detailed explanation-3: -Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis deepens under Taliban control. BAMIYAN, Afghanistan-The Taliban’s destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in early 2001 shocked the world and highlighted their hard-line regime, toppled soon after in a U.S.-led invasion.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Buddha statue (Daibutsu) is one of the popular stops on the Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist routes in Bodh Gaya, Bihar (India).