Top Heritage Stations In India
| Heritage Site Name | Speciality |
|---|---|
| Tamilnadu | |
| Mahabalipuram | The town has a collection of 7th and 8th century religious monuments that has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site |
| Tanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Darasuram | The Great Living Chola Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for a group of Chola dynasty era Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu the monuments include the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram. The Brihadishvara Temple complexe built by Raja Raja Chola I between 1003 and 1010 AD |
| Karnataka | |
| Belur and Halebidu | Belur is home to a Vishnu-related Hoysala Hindu temple complex from the 12th century called the Kesava Temple at Belur. This temple along with Hoysaleshwara Temple and Jain temples in Halebidu (which is in a distance of 17Kms) have been proposed as UNESCO world heritage sites. |
| Srirangapatna | The religious history of Srirangapatna dates back to 9th century AD when the Gangas ( Ganga dynasty ) ruled this region from their capital at Talakkadu. They built the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in this island and hence the name Srirangapatna. The monuments on the island town of Srirangapatna has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
| Aihole, Badami and Pattadakal | Pattadakal, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka. Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalakote district, this UNESCO World Heritage site is 23 km from Badami and about 9.7 km from Aihole, both of which are historically significant centres of Chalukya monuments. The monument is a protected site under Indian law and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). UNESCO has described Pattadakal as "a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India" and an illustration of "eclectic art" at its height |
| Hampi | The Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in east-central Karnataka, India. It became the centre of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire capital in the 14th century. |
| Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur | The history of Gulbarga dates to the 6th century. Sharana Basaveshwara Temple, Buddha Vihar, Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah and Gulbarga Fort
Bidar Fort is situated in Bidar city of the northern plateau of Karnataka, India. The fort, the city and the district are all affixed with the name Bidar. Sultan Alla-Ud Din Bahman of the Bahmanid Dynasty shifted his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in 1427 and built his fort along with a number of Islamic monuments. There are over 30 monuments inside Bidar fort. Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of king Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura (formerly Bijapur), Karnataka, India, was started in 1626 and completed in 1656. The name is based on Gola gummata derived from Gol Gombadh meaning "circular dome". It follows the style of Deccan architecture. |
| Rajasthan | |
| The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur | The Jantar Mantar monument in Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, and completed in 1734. It features the world's largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
| Maharastra | |
| Ajanta Caves | The Ajanta Caves are 30 (approximately) rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district . The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotion through gesture, pose and form. The Ajanta Caves is a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Ellora Caves | The Ellora caves is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Aurangabad district. It is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600-1000 CE period. Cave 16, in particular, features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the Kailasha temple, a chariot shaped monument dedicated to Shiva. The Kailasha temple excavation also features sculptures depicting the gods, goddesses and mythologies found in Vaishnavism, Shaktism as well as relief panels summarizing the two major Hindu Epics. There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the basalt cliffs in the Charanandri Hills, 34 of which are open to public. These consist of 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12), 17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves. |
| Elephanta Caves | Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. They are located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally "the city of caves") in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres to the east of the city of Mumbai. The island, located offshore about 2 kilometres west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, consists of five Shaivite caves and a few Buddhist stupa mounds that date back to the 2nd century BCE, as well as a small group of two Buddhist caves with water tanks. |
| Telengana | |
| The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad | The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad which consists of Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar, Char Kaman and Taramati Baradari |
| The Collection of the Kakatiya era Gateways and Temples | This is a collection of the Kakatiya era Gateways and Temples of 1163AD which consists of Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, Warangal Fort, Ramappa Temple and Thousand Pillar Temple |
| Gujrath | |
| Rani ki vav (The Queen's Stepwel), Patan | Rani ki vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, one of the World Heritage Sites in India, is a famous stepwell It is famous for its size and sculpture. The length of Rani ki Vav is more than 64 m (210 ft) long, 20 m (66 ft) wide and 27 m (89 ft) deep and there are more than 500 sculptures of god. Most of the sculptures are in devotion to Vishnu, in the forms of Dus-Avatars Kalki, Rama, Mahisasurmardini, Narsinh, Vaman, Varahi and others representing their return to the world. |