India is full of beautiful monuments which attract a number of foreign tourists every year. Sanchi is a small village in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India, and is famous for the old beautiful monuments present there. Sanchi is located 46 km north east of Bhopal, and 10 km from Besnagar and [...]
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Khajuraho
June 30th, 2010 
prav Khajuraho, an Indian village in Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. It has the largest collection of Hindu and Jain temples and is famous for their erotic sculptures. It is also considered to be one of the seven wonders of India and is listed in UNESCO [...]
Kamakhya Temple
June 25th, 2010 prav Situated in the Nilachal Hill, Assam, Kamakhya or shakti temple is dedicated to various forms of mother goddess. Hindu and tantric pilgrims often consider this place an important destination. Chilarai from the Koch dynasty constructed this temple in 1565. The original old structure was believed to be destroyed by Kala Pahar but the current structure [...]
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No Comments »Golconda
May 20th, 2010 prav Golconda is one of the important monuments of India. Golkonda is located 11 km west of the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India. Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali, the fourth Qutb king was the builder of Golkonda, situated west of Hyderabad. Hyderabad is a ruined city of south-central India and capital of ancient Kingdom [...]
Lotus Temple
May 13th, 2010 prav Lotus Temple so called due to its flower like shape is a Baha’i House of Worship and is one of the most important attractions in Delhi. It was completed in 1986. Lotus Temple serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has won numerous architectural awards. The Baha’i laws emphasize that the House [...]
Jantar Mantar of Delhi
May 8th, 2010 prav Jantar Mantar is one of the most known and Famous Monuments in Delhi. The real name of Jantar Mantar is Yantra Mantra which literally means the instrument and formula and is located in the modern city of New Delhi. This mind blowing construction consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II [...]
Hawa Mahal
April 27th, 2010 prav Hawa Mahal is a beautiful palace in the heart of the city Jaipur, which is also called as pink city of India. This beautiful and fantastic piece of art was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799 and was designed by Lal Chand Usta. The palace was called Hawa Mahal which means palace of [...]
GOLDEN TEMPLE
April 22nd, 2010 prav Golden Temple is one of the oldest and most Important Sikh Gurdwaras, located in the city of Amritsar. It was established by Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth guru of the Sikhs. Harmandir Sahib is considered the holiest shrine by Sikhs and so the Golden Temple is also known as Harmandir Sahib. The important part [...]
Red fort
March 16th, 2010 prav Red fort located in the walled city of Delhi is a pride for India as every year on Independence Day, Prime Minister of India, unfurls the National flag of India. The Red fort or Delhi Fort is also known as Lal Qil’ah, or Lal Qila and had became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. [...]
History about Red Fort
March 16th, 2010 prav The occupying British destroyed a number of Mughal buildings and constructed their barracks. Red fort was also among one of them. Mughal Emperor Shahjahan started construction of the massive fort in 1638 and work was completed in 1648. The Red Fort was originally referred to as “Qila-i-Mubarak” (the blessed fort), because it was the residence [...]
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