India: A Rich Culture and a Touch of Spice

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Whatever your passions, India offers an overwhelming variety of vacation experiences, from cultural and culinary to the active and adventurous.

A great place to begin exploring India is in New Delhi where you will find a vast display of imperial Mughal monuments and bustling urban villages. The Mughal (formerly known as the Mogul Empire) began as rulers of the Indian subcontinent in 1526. The Mughal emperors were descendants of Turkistan and at the height of the power in India around 1700.

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India: A Rich Culture and a Touch of Spice

Not-to-be missed sights in New Delhi include the lush Lodi Gardens, a popular park near the dramatic 15th-century domed tombs of the Lodi sultans; Humayun's Tomb, an enormous red sandstone monument dedicated to India's second Mughal emperor; and the fabulous marble shrine of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auli...

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