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cities products geographical points landmarks culture books Other Media States Hyderabad, "rice bowl of " , , Hyderabadi cuisine, Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji) Dances of India , vol 4 , River, Tirumala temple dance, , Seshendra (poet Eastern , Belum nominated for Nobel caves, Borra caves prize in 2004), Burra Katha (storytelling)

Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar, Tawang agriculture (jhum), , broadleaf Ledo-Burma Road, Inner Line Permits Fables and Folk Tales of Arunachal Pradesh (Firma KLM) forest products forests Tawang Buddhist (ILP), 30-50 Monastery, Kameng languages, tribes Elephant Reserve

Assam Dispur tea, silk, petroleum, Kaziranga and Manas festivals, cane Folk Tales of Assam (Mira Pakrasi) animal conservation (braided river) (World Heritage and bamboo crafts, (rhinoceros, tiger, sites), Rang Ghar Hastividyarnava elephant pavillion, Mauryan illustrated Stupas manuscript, Gamosa, dance

Bihar Patna, Bodh Gaya service, litchi Grand Trunk Road, Mahabidhi Temple Magadha (Mauryan Dances of India , vol 5 River (UNESCO World Empire), Gupta Heritage site), Dynasty, Sher Shah Buddhist Vihara, Suri (rupee), Nalanda & Champaran Vikramshila Satyagraha, Rajendra Universities Prasad, Madubani painting, Bismillah Khan, Buddhism

Chhattisgarh Raipur minerals (iron ore, , Wildlife sanctuaries Kosa silk, Padavani steel, aluminum) River, folk songs Godavari River ( tales)

Goa , Vasco da rice, coconut, , Wildlife sanctuaries, Portuguese, St Francis The Magic Of (Nandita da Cunha) Gama, bamboo; ; Sonsogor mtn; Bom Jesus Basilica Xavier, Lata iron ore Mandovi, Zuari, and convents (World Mangeshkar (singer), Terekhol & Chapora Heritage site), Tiatr dramas rivers Fontainhas, Mangueshi Temple, Naval Aviation Museum

Gujarat Gandhinagar, cotton, cement, salt, Lothal, Dholavira, Dwarakadheesh Gandhi, Parsis, Bhavai Gandhi (Primo Levi) Gandhi (movie) Ahmedabad, milk Great Rann of Kutch, temple, Palitana Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India: A Photographic Journey (Sooni Dances of India , vol 6 Vadodara, wildlife sanctuaries temples, Somnath Taraporevala) Porbandar, Rajkot temple, Modhera Sun Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji) temple, Shankheshwar temples, Sidi Saiyyid mosque, , Laxmi Vilas Palace Haryana Chandigarh, Panipat, foodgrain, milk, River, Mahabharata at Mahabharata (Namita Gokhale) Gurgaon vehicle Ghaggar (seasonal) Kurukshetra and manufacturing river Panipat(epic battles), Dhaj Ror Kumar, Swami Ramdev (), Kalpana Chawla (astronaut), Puri (actor)

Himachal Pradesh Shimla hydro-electricity, Satluj, Beas, Ravi, 12 national parks and Anglo-Sikh Plain Tales from the Hills (Rudyard Kipling) tourism, agriculture, Chenab and Yamuna sanctuaries, War/British Punjab handicrafts rivers, Himalayas, Chintpurni broadleaf forests Jammu and Kashmir Jammu, Srinagar agriculture, silk Himalayas, Pir Panjal Vaishno temple, semi-autonomous, Salima Lives in Kashmir (Anna Riwkin-Brick) farms, saffron, mts, Karakoram-West Amarnath caves, shikara boats, sapphire Tibetan Plateau alpine Gulmarg resort, steppe,Jhelum, Indus, Shalimar gardens Tawi, Ravi and Chenab rivers

Jharkhand Ranchi, Jamshedpur, minerals, forest Jharikhanda (forest), Betla National Park, Folktales of Jharkhand (Rachna Bhola) Dhanbad, Bokaro resources Chhota Palamau Tiger Steel City Plateau; Koel, Reserves, Hazaribag Damodar, Brahmani, Wildlife Sanctuary, Kharkai and Bokaro Steel City Subarnarekha rivers

Karnataka Bangalore, Hampi, manufacturing, Sharavathi river, Jog Mallikarjuna and Carnatic and Folktales of (Rachna Bhola) Dances of India, vol 4 Belur, biotechnology, falls, western ghats, Kashi Vishwanatha Hindustani music Shrevanabelagola flowers/plants, silk Mullayanagiri hills, temples, Hampi (), (World Heritage dance sites), Thiruvananthapuram, emigrants (sending Lakshwadeep Sea, Agasthyamalai and Koodiyattom theater, Krishna and the Ducks, Turtle Tales, Sethu Learns to Smile, Dances of India, vol 6 Palakkad, Malabar, money home), Western Ghats, Nilgiri Biosphere theater Birdman, Mallika and the Cobra, Unni's Story, Living Dreams, Kochi (Cochin) agriculture wetlands (Ramsar Reserves, {aradesi Tiger Charmer, When the Mountains Laughed (all by Vinitha Convention), Pamba Synagogue, Ramchandani - Kerala Mystique) River Padamanabhapuram Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji) Fort Bhopal (capital), soybeans , Sanchi Stupa, Mauryan Dynasty - Ashoka (Anant Pai) Asoka (2001 Bollywood film) Indore , Khajuraho, Ashoka Dances of India, vol 6 Vindhya Range, Bandhavgarh National Park; Devi Jagadambi Temple, Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (World Heritage sites)

Maharashtra (capital), business capital of Ajanta Caves, hill Gateway of India, Bollywood The Road to Mumbai (Ruth Jeyaveeran) Pune, Nagpur, India, Bollywood stations, , Aurangabad, Sangli Manipur Imphal, Shree Govindajee Ras Lila dance, mukna Fables and Folktales of Manipur (G K Ghosh) Dances of India , vol 5 Temple (wrestling) , potato, rice Khasi, Jaintia, Garo rainfall record, Fables and Folktales of Meghalaya (Firma KLM) Hills; , Adivasi Krem Liat Prah cave, Mizoram Aizawl (capital), bamboo, agriculture Chhimtuipui River, majority Christian Fables and Folktales of Mizoram (G K Ghosh) Dances of India , vol 6 Lunglei Palak Lake (highest percentage)

Nagaland Kohima (capital), agriculture (rice, Naga Hills, Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji) Last One Standing (re Aki Kiti) Dimapur, corn), forestry Brahmaputra Valley Fables and Folk Tales of Nagaland (Ghosh Shulka) Orissa Bhubaneshwar coal, iron ore, Mahanadi River, , , Six Acres and a Third (Fakir Mohan Senapati) Dances of India , vol 3, 4 and 5 (capital), Cuttack, Chilka Lake Jagannath Temple, dance, Chhau dance The Little Book of Hindu (Sanjay Patel) Puri, Paradip Konark Sun Semple : Divine Loophole (Sanjay Patel) Punjab Chandigarh (capital), wheat "Land of Five Rivers", Harmandir Sahib, Sikh majority, Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji) Dances of India , vol 5 Ludhiana, Amritsar, Siwalik Range Anandpur Sahib, Bhangra The Warrior Princess 1&2 (Harjit Singh) Jalandhar Harappa Sikh Stories (Anita Ganeri) Kim (Rudyard Kipling) Tales of the Punjab (Flora Annie Steel) Rajasthan Jaipur (capital), Wheat, cotton, Thar Desert, Aravalli Mehrangarh Fort, Rajputs, Ghoomar Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji) Dances of India , vol 6 Jodhpur, Chittorgarh tobacco, food oil, Range, , Chittorgarh Fort, dance, The Reluctant Rajput (Richard Moverley) polyester fiber , Umaid Bhawan Finders Keepers? (Robert Arnett) Ghaggar River Palace, Kalibanga ruins Sikkim Gangtok cardamom Kangchenjunga Mtn, Rumtek Monastery The Black Hat Dances (Luree Miller) Himalayas, Teesta and Rangeet Rivers, Tsongmo Lake, hot springs , rice, mango, banana, South Western Ghats, Madurai Meenakshi Dravidian Village Life in India (Steve Brace) Dances of India , vol 3 and 6 Mahabalipuram, flowers Temple, Rathas, architecture, Carnatic Madurai, Coimbatore Srivilliputtur Andal music, Temple, Shore dance Temple, Brihadeshwara Temple Tripura Agartala rice, tea, rubber Ujjayanta Palace Fables and Folk Tales of Tripura (G K Ghosh) The Prince and the Polestar (Kosa Ely) Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Kanpur, agriculture, tourism Vindhya Hills, Ganges Taj Mehal, Agra Fort Ravi Shankar, Mughal The Illustrated Premchand: Selected Short Stories Dances of India , vol 1 and 2 Agra, Delhi, Aligarh River Empire, dance The Foolish Men of Agra (Rina Singh) Indian Tales (Shenaaz Nanji) Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haldwani, Himalayas, Ganga and Jageshwar temples, Nainital Yamuna rivers Har ki Pauri, Valley of Flowers National Park

West Bengal Kolkata, jute, rice Ganges River, Tipu Sultan Mosque, Gopal Bhar, The Oxford India Illustrated Children's Tagore Dances of India , vol 5 Sundarbans Dakshineswar Rabindranath Tagore, forest Temple Mother Teresa

Union Territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair rice, coconut 2004 Tsunami Death in the Andamans (M M Kaye) Persistent Rumours (Lee Langley) Chandigarh architecture Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep coconut atolls and reefs National Capital Territory of Delhi Red Fort, Qutb Minar, Grk Smells a Rat (Joshua Doder) Humayun's Tomb, Akshardham Temple, Jama Mosque

Puducherry God's Mischief (M Mukundan) A House in Pondicherry (Lee Langley) Life of Pi (Yann Martel)