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Somnathpur Star Temple

February 20, 2014December 24, 2015

A beautiful temple with intricate carvings.

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Ajanta Ellora

March 26, 2013December 24, 2015

So upon deciding to give a shot to the UNESCO challenge we started to decide what would be the first place we would kick start …

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Virupaksha Temple located in Hampi

November 29, 2012February 26, 2016

ancientart: The Virupaksha Temple�located in Hampi, southern India.�7th century Photo courtesy�Arun Varadarajan

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Brihadisvara temple, Tanjavur

April 4, 2012February 26, 2016

The celebrated Saiva temple at Thanjavur, appropriately called Brihadisvara and Daksinameru, is the grandest creation of the Chola emperor Rajaraja (AD 985-1012). Architecturally, it …

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The Mahabodhi Temple

April 1, 2012February 26, 2016

is a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, the location where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, is said to have attained enlightenment. In approximately 250 BCE, …

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The Khajuraho Group of Monuments

March 6, 2012February 26, 2016

The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu …

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Monuments at Pattadakal

February 26, 2012February 26, 2016

The group of 8th century CE monuments in Pattadakal are the culmination of the earliest experiments in the vesara style of Hindu temple architecture. …