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December 27, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: India Packing Round 1. Although New Delhi is India's capital, this other city has the largest population. BOMBAY (MUMBAI) 2. These are all among India's many official languages except ARABIC . 3 The national animal of India is the TIGER . 4. India is home to the world's largest FILM industry. 5. The most widely practiced religion in India is HINDUISM . 6. Members of this lowest level of the caste system were formerly called "untouchables". DALIT Picture: NO PICTURE Departure Round 1. This dish of curried lentils is an Indian staple. DHAL 2. President Bush and Indian PM Singh reached an unprecedented agreement on NUCLEAR co-operation. 3. A record 300,000 Indian extras appear in the FUNERAL sequence of the movie "Gandhi". 4. This 28,008-foot peak in the Himalayas is the highest mountain in India. KANCHENJUNGA 5. The Nehru Cup SNAKE Boat Races are held annually on Bembanada (???) Lake in Alappuzha. Picture: NO PICTURE On Tour 1. An estimated 16,000 people in and around Bhopal died as a result of a GAS LEAK in 1984. 2. This famous beach in Mumbai (Bombay) is a good place to get a head rub. CHAWPATTY 3. The Bundi Palace is most famous for its MURALS . 4. The snow leopard can be seen at PIN VALLEY National Park in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh. 5. This city, on the banks of the Ganges River, is one of India`s holiest places. VARANASI 6. The "Khadi" emporiums found all over India primarily sell TEXTILES . 7. Mother Theresa, who died in 1997, formed this order of nuns to serve India's poor. MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY Picture: NO PICTURE 8. Jaipur is nicknamed "The PINK City" because of the color of its old town buildings. 9. The primary attraction of Goa for western visitors is its BEACHES . 10. This city in the Kangra Valley is home to the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader. DHARAMSALA 11. The city of Chandigarh created in the 1950`s is the work of this modern architect. LE CORBUSIER 12. Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Bharatpur is known for its World Heritage listed BIRD SANCTUARY . Bonus Question One The Red Fort is one of the main tourist attractions in Old DELHI . Bonus Question Two Where on the map of India is New Delhi found? Area 2 (NO MAP) Picture: NO PICTURE Slide Show 1. India`s most famous landmark the "Taj Mahal," was the project of this Mughal emperor. SHAH JAHAN 2. This great mosque in Old Delhi is the largest in all of India. JAMA MASJID 3. This is considered the most architecturally perfect of the famous temples of Khajuraho. KANDARIYA MAHADEV 4. The BAHAI Temple in Delhi is shaped like a lotus flower. Clues for next destination: Slots Desert Luxor Strip |