Sanchi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for the Buddhist Stupa, at Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh, India. Sanchi Stupa The Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi contains the relics of Gautham Buddha. The Great Maurya Dynasty emperor …
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Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram was the Ashram established by the Great Indian independence movement leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, fondly called Mahatma Gandhi, on the banks of River Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state of India. Gandhiji’s Charkha and …
Continue readingPadmanabhapuram Palace of Erstwhile Travancore Kingdom
Padmanabhapuram Palace was the palace of the erstwhile rulers of the kingdom of Travancore. It is situated at Padmanabhapuram near Nagercoil Town. The place complex is part of Kerala state, inside Tamilnadu state. Padmanabhapuram Palace …
Continue readingGol Gumbaz, The Largest Dome in India at Bijapur
Gol Gumbaz is the largest dome ever built in India. It is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, the famous Adil Shahi dynasty ruler. Gol Gumbaz is situated at Bijapur, in Karnataka state, India. Vijayapura …
Continue readingSherabling Monastery or Palpung Monastery in Himachal Pradesh
Sherabling Monastery, alias Palpung Monastery, is a Buddhist Monastery near Bir in the Himachal Pradesh state of India. Palpung Monastery was founded by the 8th Kenting Tai Situpa, Chokyi Jugne, in 1727. The image was …
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