Janapada Loka – An open air museum
The Janapada Loka complex is idyllically located in the midst of a vast, expansive green belt, and houses museums of
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Borobudur, Java, Indonesia
Borobudur, the famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built
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Gandhi Smriti: A museum dedicated to the Father of the Nation
This national memorial honours the virtues of truth, non-violence, unit and equality. The hallowed house, which treasures many cherished memories
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Mahabalipuram: The Abode of Ancient Monoliths
The city of Mamalla is named after the title of great Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman-I (AD 630-668). Famous for its ancient
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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya : An Open-Air Museum
The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya or the Museum of Mankind is situated in the sprawling complex of Shamla hills,
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The Art of Block Printing on Textiles
Block printing is a technique of creating designs on plain fabric using beautifully patterned blocks. The process involves the use
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HAMPI: Fascinating ruins of the 15th century Vijayanagara kingdom
The fascinating ruins of the 15th-century city of Vijayanagara, near the village of Hampi, are set in an extraordinary landscape
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Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari
The Vivekananda memorial is on a rocky island about 400m offshore Kanyakumari. Here Swami Vivekananda meditated in 1892 before setting
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Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
The establishment of the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum at Itanagar, the capital town of Arunachal Pradesh was sponsored by the
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Rock-cut Shelters of Udayagiri and Khandagiri, Orissa
Despite having been a formidable maritime empire, with trading routes down into Indonesia, the history of Orissa, formerly Kalinga is
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Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa
The majestic Sun Temple at Konark is one of India’s World Heritage site recognised by UNESCO. Originally nearer the coast
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Amer Fort: A historical window to the city of Jaipur
The Amber or Amer Fort was built by Raja Man Singh in the 16th century and completed by Sawai Jai
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Nagaland State Museum : A window to the material and socio-cultural world of the Naga tribes
The Nagaland State Museum has a rich collection of Naga cultural and tribal artefacts giving a glimpse of the history
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Ross Island: Ruins of the Colonial Past
Marine Surveyor Sir Daniel Ross was the first British officer to discover the Ross Island. He discovered the island when
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The Cellular Jail or Kalapani
The Cellular Jail, also known as Kalapani (Black Water), was a colonial prison situated on South Andaman Island, one of
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Thaora Dol, Sivasagar, Assam
Thaora Dol (1683-1685), Dol meaning temple, was built by Alan Burha Dihingia Barbarua during the reign of Ahom king Gadadhar
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Vajra Tara – The Goddess Unrivalled
Buddhist iconography has been an important source of study for scholars since long. Iconography of Buddhist sculptures comprising of Buddha
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Material and Socio – Cultural life in Arunachal Pradesh
PHOTO 1 Nokte wooden figure Source: Khonsa Museum( Arunachal Pradesh) The Nokte tribe of Arunachal Pradesh resides in the Khonsa
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Jyoti Bharati Museum (Poki), Tezpur, Assam
Poki, presently the Jyoti Bharati Museum, was the ancestral home of Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, the doyen of Assamese culture.
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Tezpur District Museum, Assam
In Assam there are 12 district museums, each providing an insight to the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the
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Adalaj Stepwell, Gujarat
The Adalaj stepwell or Vav, as it is called in Gujrati was built in Samvat 1555 (AD. 1498) by Ruda,
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