2. Kannauj: Kannauj is an ancient city, in earlier times the capital of Emperor Harshavardhan.
The city's name is traditionally derived from the term Kanyakubja (The city of the hunchbacked maidens).
It is known for distilling of scents and perfume market. Kannuaj remained a focal point for the three powerful dynasties, namely the Gurjara Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas, between the 8th and 10th centuries.
3. Kalibangan: It is a major provincial capital of the Indus Valley Civilization.
The identity of Kalibangan as a pre-historic site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori, an Italian Indologist.
Kalibangan is distinguished by its unique fire altars and "world's earliest attested ploughed field".
4. Somnath: Located on the western coast of Gujarat, it is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of God Shiva.
As per Shiv Mahapuran, once Brahma (the Hindu God of creation) and Vishnu (the Hindu God of protection) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.
To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the jyotirlinga.
The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears.
