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**Where do you think we should go?**

**Your group should research the places to visit in your country. In our class activity you will discuss and present the best places to visit and //why they are important//. Think about these questions while doing your research, discussion, and writing:** = = **Why is this place important? Why should we visit it?** **What is its cultural or historical value?**

**Please write a paragraph summarizing IN YOUR OWN WORDS the top three places to visit in your country. Please answer at least one of the questions above in your paragraph.** = = =**When you visit India you should visit 3 places.**= =**First, you must go to the Taj Mahal.**= =**The reason is that the Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage." Also Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish and Indian architectural styles.**= =**Second, you should visit Ganges River.**= =**The Ganges is** **a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh.**= =**The Ganges basin is the most heavily populated river basin in the world, with over 400 million people and a population density of about 1,000 inhabitants per square mile (390 /km2). Also**= =**The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus and is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. It is worshiped as the goddess //Ganga// in Hinduism.**= =**At last, you have to vist the sarnath.**= =**Sarnath is a trans-boundary river of India and bangladesh. Moreover the sarnath****is the deer park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna. Sarnath is located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Singhpur, a village one km away from the site, was the birth place of Shreyansanath, the eleventh Tirthankara of Jainism, and a temple dedicated to him, is an important pilgrimage site.**=

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