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India
Capital: New Delhi
- India has 45 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ranging from ancient rock-cut caves and forts to temples and monuments.
- Hawa Mahal in Jaipur was built in 1799 for Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh and designed by Lal Chand Ustad. Its five-storey facade has 953 small windows called jharokhas.
- Kerala's backwaters form a waterway network of more than 900 km. Over 2,000 converted rice barges, called kettuvallam, ply it as houseboats.
- Pani puri, a hollow fried shell filled and dipped in flavored water, goes by more than six regional names across India and Nepal.