10 TRIPS TO TAKE IN INDIA THIS DECEMBER

17 NOVEMBER, 2023 Dristi Sharma

last month of the year

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1. Ooty, Tamil Nadu

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2. Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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3. sikkim

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4. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

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5. Auli, Uttarakhand

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6. Darjeeling, West Bengal

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7. Munnar, Kerala

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8. Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

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9. Pondicherry

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10. Andaman and Nicobar

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