Temples Dedicated To characters Of Mahabharata. Here Are 12 Such Unusual Temples
We often consider texts like Ramayana and Mahabharata as religious and sacred texts and that is why it is not surprising that we consider characters from these epics like Rama, Krishna or Hanuman as Gods. While they have hundreds and thousands of temples dedicated to them yet you would be quite surprised to know that they are not the only Gods to have More...
1000-year-old Hindu temple excavated in Dinajpur | The Independent
A group of archaeologists has recently unearthed a rare Vishnu temple with a unique ‘nava-ratha’ architecture at Madhabgaon village in Kaharol upazila of the northern district of Dinajpur. Archaeologists from More...
Parvati temple found buried in Odisha sand
Buried artefacts of the 8th Century are emerging during renovation work of the Bateswar temple near Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district of Odisha. The temple is located on the coastal sand dunes around eight More...
Meenakshi Amman Temple – Madurai, India | Atlas Obscura
The Meenakshi Amman Temple is the heart of the ancient city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. A religious and mythological symbol dating back 2,500 years, the temple’s 14 towers are each covered in thousands More...
Ruin of India by British Rule by Henry Mayer Hyndman, 1907
Hyndman: Report on India of the “Social Democratic Federation” (Great Britain), Stuttgart (1907) Ruin of India by British Rule Source: “Reports of the Social Democratic Federation, Ruin of India by More...
Grateful to President Obama for returning India’s stolen cultural heritage, says PM Modi | The Indian Express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Monday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with President Barack Obama to review bilateral ties and address a joint session of the US Congress. Modi arrived More...
India’s disappearing musicians – photo essay | The Guardian
The dance troupes of Karnataka, the formidable hunting tribes of Nagaland, the revered qawwali singers of Rajasthan – these musical groups, once essential to and symbolic of their regions, are dying out and may More...
Kamakhya Temple among 100 under Swachh Tourist Destinations |Northeast Today
The legendary Kamakhya temple at Guwahati is among a hundred iconic spiritual and cultural places in the country that will witness a special clean-up initiative under the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission. The aim More...
Puri temple finds place in Swachh destination – The New Indian Express
BHUBANESWAR: The Jagannath temple in Puri has been selected as one of 10 places in the country that will be developed as a ‘Swachh Tourist Destination’ by the Central Government. As a part of this, a special More...
Did Climate Change Kill The Indus Civilisation? – Swarajya
The Times of India tells us that it’s time to rewrite the history books. New evidence has surfaced which claims that the Indus Valley Civilisation is much older than we initially thought. Even older than the More...