| Kajuraho Temples | | | | reflects little of its original Magnificence. |
| The temple of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to | | | | Ellora Cave Temples |
| the world, the representing , as they do , a paean to | | | | The cave temple and monasteries at Ellora , |
| life ,love , to joy – perfect in execution and | | | | excavatd out of the vertical face of an escarpment, |
| sublime in express . Life in every from and mood has | | | | the 34 caves contain Buddhists Chaityas , or |
| been capture in stone. | | | | halls of worship , and monasteries , Hindu and Jain |
| | | | Temple . Spanning a period of about 600 years |
| Konark Sun Temple | | | | between the 5th and 11th centuries AD. |
| The temple was built by King Narasimha of the | | | | LISTING OF CAVES. |
| Ganga dynasty in the 13 century AD. The temple | | | | JANIN CAVES: Caves 30 to 34 at the north end, 9th |
| conceived as a chariot hauling the Sun God. It also | | | | century to 11th century AD. |
| represents the seven days of the week and the 24 | | | | HINDU CAVES: Caves 13 to 29 in the middle, 8th |
| hours of the days in its concepts. The temple was | | | | century to 10th century AD. |
| built on the sea front with water lashing its wall but | | | | BUDDHIST CAVES: Caves 1 to 12 at the southern |
| now the sea has receded and the temple is little | | | | end, 5th century to 7th Century AD. |
| away from the beach. The temple stands upon its | | | | Sanchi Stupas |
| enormous 24 intricately carved wheels .The walls of | | | | The oldest stone structure in India , 36.5 m in |
| this magnificent ruin have exquisite sculpture covering | | | | diameter and 16.4 m high, and with a massive |
| many aspect of life. The temple is protected by | | | | hemispherical dome , the stupa stans in eternal |
| UNESCO as a world heritage site. | | | | majesty, the paved procession path around it |
| Golden Temple | | | | worn smooth by centuries of pilgrims . Carved |
| The home of the world famous Golden Temple | | | | with stories of the Buddha's past and present lives |
| founded by Guru Ramdas, the fourth Guru of the | | | | and with incidents from the subsequent history of |
| Sikhs, in 1579 and completed by Guru Arjun Dev who | | | | Buddhism, the gateways are the finest specimen of |
| also enshrined in it the holy book of his successor | | | | early classical art which formed the seedbed for the |
| Sikhs the Guru Granth Sahib. In 1803 , the renowned | | | | entire vocabulary of later Indian art. |
| Maharaja Ranjit Singh , covered the lower half of | | | | Ranakpur Jain Temples |
| the temple with marble and the upper half was | | | | One of the five main holy places of Jain. The most |
| encrusted later with pure gold leaf which has | | | | distinctive feature are the 29 halls of the temple |
| given the name golden temple . The interiors of the | | | | which contain 1444 pillars of which not even two are |
| temple, decorated with inlay work using semi – | | | | alike everyone being in a different styles.Rising in |
| precious stones present a delicate floral pattern. | | | | three storeys it has subsidiary shrine with a total of |
| Meenakshi Temple | | | | 80 ‘ spuies' supported by 420 columns.There are |
| The temple designed in 1560 by Vishwanatha Nayak | | | | also 24 mandapas and spires. |
| and subsequently built during the reign of Trimalai | | | | Thanjavur Temple |
| Nayak. A splendid example of Dravidian architecture. | | | | Thanjavur once the capital of the Chola Kings The |
| There are four entrances to the temple with an | | | | glorious Choala legacy have left behind not less than |
| area of six hectares . Each of its 12 towers has the | | | | 74 temple in and around Thanjuavur itself. Its know |
| height of 45 to 50 meters. The temple museum has | | | | as the ‘ Rice Bowl ‘ of tamil Nadu and for |
| 985 richly carved pillars and each one surpasses the | | | | its exquisite handicrafts, bronzes and south Indian |
| other in beauty. | | | | Musical Instruments, |
| Somnath Temple | | | | Brihadeshwara Temple & Fort |
| One of the most sacred and renowned Hindu | | | | Built by great Chola king in the 10th century and is |
| pilgrimage centers being one of the 12 Jyortirlingas of | | | | listed in World heritage. On the top of the apex of |
| lord Shiva . The temple derives its name from | | | | 63 meter high, a dome is said to be single |
| Somraj, the Moon God, who is originally said to have | | | | construcated from single piece of granite, weighing |
| built this temple out of gold. However the present | | | | an estimated 81 ton. |
| temple resurrected and rebuilt as late as 1950 | | | | |