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Discover 27 unusual ruins in India. Atlas Obscura is your guide to the world's hidden wonders.
Introducing archaeological sites of India, from ancient forts in Rajasthan to the oldest universities. Here an Indian writer suggests seven to start with.
Indus civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 bce, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium bce.
The ancient India city of Dwarka, is said to have sunk beneath the Arabian Sea. Now, underwater archaeologists are looking for the foundations of its city walls to prove its existence.
In the magnificent monuments of various ages, several cultures have thrived for centuries. The land of beauty is home to the world’s greatest architectural wonders, from ancient rock-cut caves to bronze age civilisation, great university buildings or fortresses in several kingdoms and empires.
Some notable archaeological sites in India include Rakhigarhi, an archaeological site located in the state of Haryana, India. Mohenjo-Daro [5] and Harappa are also ancient archaeological sites that were once a part of India, but now lie within the borders of Pakistan.
A stepped path cut into finely grained sandstone connects four ancient cave temples. Surendra Kumar Shiva dances across the walls of Ravana Phadi, or Ravana’s Rock, a cave temple in Aihole.
The one-time capital of an ancient Hindu kingdom, Hampi was abandoned in the 16th century, and today the ruins have become a site of pilgrimage. Story and photographs by Francesco Lastrucci...
Here are some of the most beautiful ancient temples in India that uphold the country’s rich cultural heritage. Here’s A List Of The Oldest Temples In India 1. The Temples Of Hampi, Karnataka. Located in the southern state of Karnataka, Hampi is world-renowned for its historical ruins and heritage.
Recognition of the antiquity of their presence in India has been largely due to the fairly late archaeological interest in the area as, unlike work in Mesopotamia and Egypt, western excavations in India did not begin in earnest until the 1920s.