Take a trip around the world and learn about new countries. This month we’re in India!
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The Taj Mahal is a gigantic mausoleum, or tomb, made of white marble. It took more than 20,000 workers 22 years to build it!
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Matheran has some of the largest celebrations for the Hindu festival Holi. People throw colorful powders called gulal, which are about 95% cornstarch.
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At the Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard, elephants get royal treatment at a supersized spa. It’s part of an elephant sanctuary. Workers bathe up to 59 elephants at a time.
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A sari is a traditional Indian garment made of cotton or silk. Most saris are made in factories. But more than 2.6 million people in India still weave them by hand!
