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Cricket is the most popular sport in the city. There are
several cricket grounds (locally known as maidan) across
Delhi. The local Delhi cricket team is one of the top cricket
teams in the Ranji Trophy, India's top domestic cricket
tournament. One of the oldest cricket grounds in India to be
granted international status, the Feroz Shah Kotla, is
situated in Delhi. But other sports, particularly soccer,
tennis, golf, badminton, swimming, kart racing, weightlifting
and table tennis are becoming more popular. Field Hockey is
also popular, even though cricket has overtaken it by a long
way in terms of popularity.
Delhi
has hosted several domestic and international sporting events.
New Delhi was the venue of the First and the Ninth Asian
Games. The city is known for its excellent sports
infrastructure. The Nehru Stadium and the Indira Gandhi Indoor
Stadium are one of the largest sports complexes in South Asia.
Delhi will be the site for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the
largest multi-sport event ever held in the city. The Delhi
Development Authority and the Indian Olympic Association are
constructing several stadiums and other sporting facilities
across the city for the event at a cost of 1.15 billion.
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Red
Fort
The Delhi Fort, also
known as the Red Fort, is one of the popular
tourist destinations in Delhi. The Delhi Fort is
located in Delhi, India. It is also known as Lal
Qil'ah and the Red Fort. ..
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Akshardham
Temple
Swaminarayan
Akshardham in New Delhi epitomises 10,000 years of
Indian culture in all its breathtaking grandeur,
beauty, wisdom and bliss. It brilliantly showcases
the essence of India’s ancient architecture,
traditions and timeless spiritual messages.
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Laxminarayan
Temple
Laxminarayan Temple as
viewed from the street The Laxminarayan Temple,
(also called the Birla Mandir), in Delhi, India,
is a temple built in honor of the Hindu goddess of
wealth, Laxmi, and of her consort, Lord Vishnu
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Qutub
Minar
Qutub Minar is the
tallest brick minaret in the world, and an
important example of Indo-Islamic Architecture.
The tower is in the Qutb complex at Delhi, India.
The Qutub Minar is 72.5 metres high and requires
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Safdarjung's
Tomb
Wazir
ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan, Asaf Jah, Jamat ul-Mulk,
Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Abu'l Mansur Khan Bahadur,
Safdar Jang, popularly known as Safdarjung was the
second Nawab of the Awadh dynasty.
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Humayun's
Tomb
Humayun's tomb is a
complex of buildings of Mughal architecture
located in Nizamuddin East, New Delhi. It
encompasses the main tomb of the Emperor Humayun
as well as numerous others, including the Barber's
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