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The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India, which is the alleged place of enlightenment of the Buddha. It remains one of India's most important archaeological sites. Archaeology in India is mainly done under the supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India.
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.
Church ruins in India (3 P) Pages in category "Ruins in India" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 ...
It is connected by India's national highway 130, then a small spur road that climbs up into the Ramgarh hills (also called the Ramgiri hills or Devapahari), giving this site the alternate name of Ramgarh caves. Midst the two forested hills, the spur road reaches Ram Janaki temple and nearby Hindu temple ruins.
Gupta terracotta of the personified Ganges, 5th-6th century CE, National Museum, New Delhi. [1]Ahichchhatra or Ahikhet (Sanskrit: अहिच्छत्र, IAST: Ahicchatra) or Ahikshetra (Sanskrit: अहिक्षेत्र, IAST: Ahikṣetra), near the modern Ramnagar village in Aonla tehsil, Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh, India, was the ancient capital of Northern Panchala, a ...
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Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint Buddhism in India had greatly declined, and Hinduism was predominant, and religious and secular building styles had taken on forms, with great regional variation, which they largely retain even after some forceful changes brought about by the arrival of first Islam, and then Europeans.