Largest Cave in India

Amarnath Cave in Jammu & Kashmir is the largest cave in India. The width of the cave is around 40 yard, its height is about 75 feet; and the cave slopes 80 feet deep down inside the mountain. Amarnath Cave is an important pilgrimage shrine for the Hindus. The cave is famous for the image of Shiva, in the form of a lingam that is formed naturally of an ice-stalagmite, and which waxes and wanes with the moon.

Amarnath Cave is situated at an altitude of 3888m and is 45 km from Pahalgam. The trek from Pahalgam to Amarnath cave is on an ancient peregrine route. The 45-km distance is covered in four days, with night halts at Chandanwari, Sheshnag and Panchtarni.

Highest Gateway in India

Buland Darwaza is the highest gateway in India. Buland Darwaza was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1601 A.D. at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. Buland Darwaza is 53.63m high and 35 meters wide. The structure is approached by 42 steps.

Buland Darwaza is made of red and buff sandstone, decorated by carving and inlaying of white and black marble. The Buland Darwaza is semi octagonal in plan and is topped by pillars and chhatris. It is adorned with calligraphic inscriptions from the Quran. There are thirteen smaller domed kiosks on the roof, stylized battlement and small turrets and inlay work of white and black marble. An inscription on the central face of the Buland Darwaza displays Akbar's religious broad mindedness. It is attributed to Jesus Christ and reads, "The World is but a bridge, pass over but build no houses on it." A Persian inscription on eastern arch way of the Buland Darwaza records Akbar's conquest over Deccan in 1601 A.D.

Worlds Greatest Man-Made Lakes

Name of Dam Location Million cubic metres Year completed Owen Falls Uganda 204,800 1954 Kariba Zimbabwe 181,592 1959 Bratsk CIS 169,270 1964 High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali) Egypt 168,000 1970 Akosombo Ghana 148,000 1965 Daniel Johnson Canada 141,852 1968 Guri (Raul Leoni) Venezuela 136,000 1986 Krasnoyarsk CIS 73,300 1967 Bennet W.A.C Canada 70,309 1967 Zeya CIS 68,400 1978 Cabota Mozambique 63,000 1974 La Grande 2 Canada 61,720 1982 La Grande 3 Canada 60,020 1982 Ust-IIimsk CIS 59,300 1980 Volga-V.I. Lenin CIS 58,000 1955 Caniapiscau Canada 53,790 1981 Pati (Chapeton) Argentina 53,700 - Upper Wainganga India 50,700 - Sao Felix Brazil 50,600 - Bukhtarma CIS 49,740 1960 Ataturk (Karababa) Turkey 48,000 - Cerros Colorados Argentina 48,000 1973 Irkutsk CIS 46,000 1956 Tucurui Brazil 36,375 1967 Sanmenxia CIS 35,900 1960 Hoover China 35,400 1936 Sobridinho Navada / Arizona 35,154 1981 Glen Canyon Brazil 34,200 1964 Jenpeg Canada 31,790 1975

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