Hidimba Devi Temple (or Hadimba temple), which is also known as Dhungari Temple is located in Manali , a hill station town in the state of Himachal Pradesh in north India. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimba Devi, a forest-dwelling demoness who was also the wife of Bhima, an important figure in the Indian Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Hidimba Devi Temple
The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Srirangam in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple, as the name suggests, is dedicated to Ranganatha, a form of Lord Vishnu, who is the creator according to Hinduism. Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple is said to have been built in around the 894 AD. In the later years under the rule of different rulers in the region (including Vijayanagar dynasty, Hoysalas, Mysore Wodeyars, Hyder Ali etc.), the temple went through various structural changes and expanded considerably, finally resulting in the size and structure that it
Nehru Science Centre
Nehru Science centre is one of the largest science centres in India. It is located in the Worli area of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is the largest “interactive” science centre in the country - with more than 500 hands-on and interactive science exhibits on the topics of energy, sound, kinematics, mechanics, transport, etc.
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a small city in the Agra district and a famous tourist attraction. It was built by the third Mughal Emperor of India – Akbar, and houses some famous monuments like Jama Mosque and Buland Darwaza, among others. It was also officially declared a UNESCO world heritage site. It is known to be the pride of Mughal Empire.
Ellora Caves
Ellora caves are a group of ancient rock-cut caves located in the Aurangabad district of the west Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known to be one of the largest rock-cut cave temples in the world. It particularly features carvings and art related to Hindu religion and a few Buddhist and Jain monuments.The Ellora caves date back to the 600–1000 CE period. These are intricately carved from mountain rocks, and are known to have served as lodgings to travelling Buddhist and Jain monks besides being a site for the trade route.
Elephanta Caves
Elephanta caves are a collection of cave temples, most of which are dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. They are situated on Elephanta Island, also called Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves"), which is in the Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres (about 6.2 miles) east of Mumbai (India’s financial capital city) in the west Indian state of Maharashtra . The Elephanta island consists a total of five Hindu caves and a few Buddhist stupas that date back to the 2nd century BCE! It also consists of two Buddhist caves with their own water tanks.
Caves at Badami
Badami cave temples are a group of rock-cut Hindu and Jain cave temples located in Badami, a town in the northern part of the south Indian state of Karnataka, India. These caves are situated on the bank of a man-made lake with an earthen wall and stone steps leading to it, and is on two sides by forts that were built in the later years.The Badami caves temples date back to 6thcentury AD. Between 6th and 8th centuries A.D, Badami had been the capital of the Chalukya dynasty, which ruled most of the land that is Karnataka today, during the time.
Amer Fort
Amer Fort is an ancient fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres, located very near to Jaipur, the capital city of the west Indian state of Rajasthan.The Amer Fort, as it stands now, was erected over the remnants of an earlier structure that was built during the reign of Raja Man Singh who was the King of Amer; and was established by Raja Alan Singh Meena who was a ruler belonging to Meenas - a tribe found in Rajasthan, in 967 CE.
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar is a victory tower that is part of the Qutb complex in the Mehrauli area of New Delhi, India. It is one of the highest minarets in India with a height of 73 metres, and is also the tallest brick minaret in the world. Qutub Minar was added to the list of World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. It is one of most visited tourist spots in Delhi.
India Gate
India Gate is a war memorial located, near Rajpath in New Delhi. It was formerly called Kingsway. It is one of the most politically and historically significant places in Delhi and stands as a memorial to around 70,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who died in between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and the third Anglo-Afghan War. The names of around 13,300 servicemen including some soldiers and officers from the United Kingdom, are inscribed on the gate.