Crooked tree

Not really tall but could have been taller if the tree was straight.

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Gateway at Ibrahim Roza

At Bijapur, Ibrahim Roza is the next most important monument to Gol Gumbaz. The complex includes a mosque and a tomb of one of the queens of the Adil Shah dynasty. This monument is known for it's artistic creativity in stones and paintings in vegetable colors. The most notable piece of work is the pair of stone pendants which hang from the mosque's ceiling.

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40 meters high

BSNL tower at KC Park Exchange


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Upli Buruj, Bijapur

A watch tower built during Adil Shah's reign.

The tower gives a clear view of miles around it. There are two cannons at the top. The name has two different stories behind it. One story is that it was known as Upri Buruj which is supposed to have come from Upar meaning up or high in Hindi. The other is that it's named after an old woman by the name Upli. What ever it is the tower was an important security feature of Bijapur of those days.

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Tower of Light

Deepastamba at Rameshwar temple, Jamkhandi.

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Hydro Tower

...at non-functional Bhoruka Textiles Limited factory at Rayapur, Dharwad - Hubli Road



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Colors of Drepung Loseling Monastery Temple Door

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