Utter Pradesh: Explore The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh!

Uttar Pradesh makes people curious because it has some of the best man-made building structures and natural wonders in the world.

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Agra

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Fatehpur Sikri

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Mathura

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Varanasi

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Prayagraj

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Shravasti

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Vrindavan

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Kushinagar

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Sarnath

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Ayodhya

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