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The Kanheri Caves are a group of monuments cut into the rock in Sanjay Gandhi National Park on the western outskirts of Mumbai, India.

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According to legend, kissing The Blarney Stone (built into Blarney Castle of Ireland, pictured above) gives the kisser the "gift of gab."
On the Giza Plateau found on the outskirts of Cairo rest the Great Pyramids, the only ancient Wonder still in existence.
Located in Maiji Mountain, The Maiji Grottoes are one of four large groups of grottoes in China.
Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, this mountain monument will commemorate Native American warrior Crazy Horse.
The Kanheri Caves are a group of monuments cut into the rock in Sanjay Gandhi National Park on the western outskirts of Mumbai, India.
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