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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Matiabag Palace, Rajbari, Gauripur, Assam
The historic palace is situated on a hillock called Matiabag near the bank of river Godadhar in Gauripur under Dhubri
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Doul Govinda Temple, Assam
Temples are a symbolic body where the deity presides which is designed to bring humans and gods together. A temple
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Temple of Ashwaklanta
On the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra in North Guwahati lies a temple built by the great Ahom king Siva
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Fort Museum, Chennai
This structure for containing warehouses and officers mess on the ground floor and above them the exchange together with a
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Merapi Volcano Museum
A mini museum, converted out of a house completely damaged by the hot cloud ashes from the volcano of Mount
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The Sarthebari Bell-Metal Industry of Assam
The bell-metal industry of Assam is the second largest handicraft sector after bamboo craft. Bell-metal is an alloy of copper
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The tradition of Indian Lacquered Toys
The tradition of making miniature models of animals and human figures in the form of dolls and toys for the
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Gola Ghar, Sivasagar
The Gola Ghar or the ammunition store house of the Ahoms is situated near the Talatal ghar in Sivasagar district
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Unakoti, a mystical abode
Tripura situated in the extreme north-eastern part of India is a uniquely variant cultural hub which has kept hidden many
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Indian Rail Museum, New Delhi
Discover the 163 years of rich Indian Railway’s historic heritage in the company of rare steam, diesel and electric locos,
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The Unique Mask Tradition of Bharigaan
The wooden theatrical mask of the Rabhas of Assam is associated with the performance of Bharigaan, a lesser known theatrical
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Jhoti: Traditional folk art of Orissa
The folk art of Orissa is bound up with its social and religious activities. In the month of Margasira (November-December),
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