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India accepted the convention on 14 November 1977, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] There are 43 World Heritage Sites in India. Out of these, 35 are cultural, seven are natural, and one, Khangchendzonga National Park, is of mixed type, listed for both cultural and natural properties. India has the sixth-most sites worldwide.
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.
Three Ancient Mounds: N-RJ-52 Ancient Mounds Manak: Hanumangarh Upload Photo: N-RJ-53 Ancient Mounds Munda: Hanumangarh Upload Photo: N-RJ-54 Ancient Mounds Peer Sultan: Hanumangarh Upload Photo: N-RJ-55 Ancient Mounds Pilibangan: Hanumangarh Upload Photo: N-RJ-56 Two Ancient Mounds Mathula: Ganganagar Upload Photo: N-RJ-57 Ancient Mounds Chak ...
Stok Palace - built in 1820 by the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh in Stok, Ladakh.Today it houses a popular museum and a boutique heritage hotel. Leh Palace - is a former royal palace overlooking the town of Leh, Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas.
Eran archaeological site map, 1880 sketch. Eran is located on the south bank of Bina River in Madhya Pradesh. [1] It is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-northeast of the ancient Vidisha-Sanchi-Udayagiri site, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Sagar, and about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Bhopal.
Water tank and stacked ruins. The site was visited and its ruins reported by Alexander Cunningham in 1882 as a "collection of more than 100 temples large and small to the southeast of Paravali Padavali", the latter with a "very fine old temple". [6] Bateshwar was notified by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a protected site in 1920.
The Jogimara and Sitabenga Caves are unlike all other ancient caves found in India both in design and decoration. The other sites always include religious icons and symbols. For example, the Buddhist caves include a stupa or symbols thereof, with later ones adding Buddha-related reliefs and images.