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Feb 2025
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OpinionPOD: 'Go see India’s Stonehenge, ...

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Megalithic structures in India are often overlooked. There is so much waiting to be explored between these stones and their shadows. Over 3,000 megalithic sites have been documented across the Indian subcontinent—from Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala and from Nagaland to Tamil Nadu—with a heavy concentration in Central and Peninsular India.

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