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Delhi
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Andhra
Pradesh
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Arunachal
Pradesh
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Assam
I
Bihar
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Chhattisgarh
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Goa |
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Gujarat
I Haryana I
Himachal
Pradesh
I
Jammu
&
Kashmir
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Jharkhand
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Kerala |
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Karnataka
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Madhya
Pradesh
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Maharashtra
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Manipur
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Meghalaya
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Mizoram |
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Nagaland
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Orissa
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Punjab
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Rajasthan
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Sikkim
I
Tamil
Nadu |
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Uttar
Pradesh
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Uttaranchal
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West
Bengal |
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 Goa,
on
the
west
coast
of
India
is a
land
of
swaying
palms,
miles
of
golden
sands,
lush
greenery,
an
incredible
cultural
heritage,
magnificent
churches,
temples
and
monuments
and
a
unique
cultural
synthesis
of
the
east
and
west. |
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Goa
is
India's
smallest
state
in
terms
of
area
and
the
fourth
smallest
in
terms
of
population.
Located
on
the
west
coast
of
India
in
the
region
known
as
the
Konkan,
it
is
bounded
by
the
state
of
Maharashtra
to
the
north,
and
by
Karnataka
to
the
east
and
south,
while
the
Arabian
Sea
forms
its
western
coast. |
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Panaji
is
the
state's
capital.
Vasco
da
Gama
is
the
largest
city.
The
historic
city
of
Margao
still
exhibits
the
influence
of
Portuguese
culture.
Portuguese
first
landed
in
Goa
as
merchants,
in
the
early
16th
century,
and
conquered
it
soon
thereafter.
The
Portuguese
overseas
territory
existed
for
about
450
years,
until
it
was
annexed
by
India
in
1961. |
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Renowned
for
its
beaches,
places
of
worship
and
world
heritage
architecture,
Goa
is
visited
by
hundreds
of
thousands
of
international
and
domestic
tourists
each
year.
It
also
has
rich
flora
and
fauna,
owing
to
its
location
on
the
Western
Ghats
range,
which
is
classified
as a
biodiversity
hotspot. |
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