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 »Architecture of Red Fort
March 16th, 2010 prav Red Fort showcases the very high level of art form and ornamental work. The art work in the Fort is a synthesis of Persian, European and Indian art which resulted in the development of unique Shahjahani style which is very rich in form, expression and colour. Red Fort, Delhi is one of the important building [...]
Important buildings of Fatehpur Sikri
February 22nd, 2010 prav The Buildings of Fatehpur Sikri show a synthesis of various regional schools of architectural craftsmanship such as Gujarati and Bengali. This was because indigenous craftsmen from various regions were used for the construction of the buildings. Influences from Hindu and Jain architecture are seen hand in hand with Islamic elements. The building material predominantly used [...]
Layout of the Meenakshi Temple
February 13th, 2010 prav Meenakshi temple is in the heart of the ancient and religious city Madurai. This temple is the geographic and ritual center of the city. The temple walls, streets and finally the city walls (ancient) were built around the temple in concentric squares. Ancient Tamil classics mention that the temple was the center of the city [...]
Thousand Pillar Hall of Meenakshi Amman temple
February 11th, 2010 prav Thousand Pillar hall of Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple was built with the oldest Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunleveli as a model. The Thousand Pillar Hall, also called as The Aayiram Kaal Mandapam, contains 985 (instead of 1000) carved pillars. This Hall is considered culturally important and is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Thousand Pillared [...]
Shrines and Ashta Shakthi Mandapam in the Meenakshi Temple
February 11th, 2010 prav This temple contains many deities. The Shiva shrine lies at the centre of the complex, suggesting that the ritual dominance of the goddess developed later. Outside the Shrine, lies huge scultpture of Lord Ganesh carved of single stone and there is a shrine for a giant Ganesh temple, called the Mukuruny Vinayakar. This idol is [...]
Design of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
January 25th, 2010 prav Various Indian designs were also added to the building. These included several circular stone basins on the top of the palace, as water features are an important part of Indian architecture. There was also a traditional Indian chujja or chhajja, which took the place of a frieze in classical architecture; it was a sharp, thin, [...]
Layout of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
January 25th, 2010 prav Being very big and the biggest residence of any Head of the State in the world, Rashtrapati Bhavan has seperate wings for the Viceroy and guests. The viceroy’s wing is a separate four-storey house in itself, with its own court areas within. This wing was so large that the first president of India decided not [...]
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