The Turkish government, in a statement, said it expects that record to be broken in 2022. Turkiye Tourism Gobeklitepe Temple: The nearly 12,000-year-old Gobeklitepe Temple in Turkiye recorded a record attendance of 5.67 lakh last year. The temple is one of the most important settlements of the Neolithic age across the world and has therefore […]
Following worldwide recognition, the temple, located at Palampet in Mulugu district, was selected for development under the Union Ministry of Tourism’s ‘Prasad’ (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme. After the state government submitted its project concept for the proposed development, a team led by Director General of the Ministry of Tourism, G Kamala Vardhana […]
Although the prairie state has many unique aspects, from its cities to its attractions to its natural beauty, some of its architecture is unlike anywhere else in the country. Located in Oak Park, you will find the most remarkable temple in Illinois. It’s a place that means so much that […]
Fanjingshan Temple must be one of the most extreme temples in the world and the one worth visiting in China! Just as one thinks one has found the most extreme and located monastery in the world (like the eye-catching Katskhi Pillar in the Republic of Georgia), one finds another that defies belief. Fanjingshan Mountain is […]
Nepal’s iconic Pashupatinath Temple, the 5th century Hindu holy shrine, will reopen from today for worshipers which was closed due to the recent wave of Covid-19 in the Himalayan nation. The revered Hindu holy shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva has been closed for three weeks following the third wave of COVID-19 infection. The temple will […]
Telangana’s newest spiritual tourist attraction – a sprawling 45-acre temple complex, with a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya at its center – has a Karnataka connection. While the four entrances to Sriramanujacarya Samata-kendram are in the form of an ornate Kakatiya-style thoranam, right next to the archways are two “Hampi-rathas”. These sandstone chariots are inspired by […]
The Story Behind is a CNT series that shines a light on lesser-known landmarks across Incredible India Three hours from Hampi, the Malaprabha River flows between the sandstone cliffs and sunflower fields of northern Karnataka. En route is Pattadakal, a group of 10 riverside temples, built in the 7th and 8th centuries, with their stones […]
Archaeologists have found carvings of hybrid camels in the Temple of Allat as part of an ongoing project to restore the site in Iraq. According to the study, published in the journal Antiquity, the temple was badly affected by decades of neglect and, between 2015 and 2017, intentional vandalism by the Islamic State. Recent findings […]
A team of geologists from IIT Kharagpur recently suggested that the Shikhara collapse of the famous Sun Temple at Konark may have a possibility of neotectonic activity behind it. The findings, which were published in the Journal of Earth Science System, hint at significant slow motions on subsurface faults due to the northward movement of […]
With an enormous amount of cultural and architectural sites, museums and festivals galore, quirky traditions and rituals, dense beaches and forests, delicious spicy Mexican cuisine and the city’s diversity, Mexico is an amalgamation of all the gravitational elements together. Here’s a full itinerary of what to see, starting at ruins near Mexico City. Chichen Itza […]
Massive. Staggering. Magnificent. Impressive. Gift from ancient India to World Heritage. The Konark Sun Temple is about 750 years of history and 120 years of conservation. It represents the culmination of the architecture of the temple of Odisha. Even in its current state of disrepair, it is one of the most astonishing examples of religious […]
Every passionate about Indian history must have visited the cultural center of Gwalior in the heart of the country. Once ruled by the Rajput dynasty of the Tomars, it was passed down to the Mughal Empire during the reign of Babur in the early 16th century. The city was also home to the musician and […]
The Archaeological Survey of India is working on a preliminary roadmap to safely remove sand from within Odisha Sun Temple, which was filled in by the British 118 years ago to keep it from collapsing. A formal decision on this has not yet been taken. But a recent presentation by ASI (Bhubaneswar Circle) leader Arun […]
Express news service BHUBANEWAR: More than a century after the British filled the towering architectural marvel with sand to prevent it from collapsing, the process of evacuating the sealed Jagamohan (Mukhasala) from the Sun Temple in Konark will likely begin the month next. The archaeological wonder is Odisha’s only World Heritage Site (WHS). The Archeological […]
The temple of Puri Jagannath | Photo: Manisha World | The imprint Text size: A- A + Puri, Odisha: Facing the temple of Jagannath, with his hands raised above his head in obedience, a young devotee, Ankit, sings, “Jai Jagannath”. He’s late for his train, but just had to have a darshan of Lord Jagannath, […]
On Sunday, Prime Minister Imran Khan shared images of a Takht-i-Bhai Buddhist temple, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The images have gained popularity on social media. Taking to Twitter, he uploaded the images of historic temples, possibly in a bid to promote the area. “The ancient ruins of a Buddhist temple in Takhtbhai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, are part […]
Korean tripitaka wood engravings in Haein-sa. On whc.unesco.org the Korean tripitaka, a collection of Buddhist scriptures carved from more than 80,000 wooden printing blocks and reputed to be the oldest and largest extant collection of its kind, will be open to the public from the end of the month, announced the Korean temple housing sacred […]
From koreaherald.com Officials from the Tongdo Temple in South Korea enshrined a bronze statue of the Buddha donated by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in a ceremony Sunday in the city of Yangsan, some 420 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The occasion was attended by temple monks and Indian Ambassador to South Korea Sripriya Ranganathan. […]
Borobudur temple in Indonesia. Borobudur Temple Borobudur is a massive Buddhist monument, the largest in the world, located in Central Java, Indonesia. Borobudur Temple is 42 km northwest of Yogyakarta. The structure of the temple is influenced by Gupta and post-Gupta style of Indian art. The monument was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in […]
About 80 minutes south of Osaka on the Nankai Koya express train is Koyasan, a place considered one of Japan’s holiest sites. With 117 Shingon Buddhist temples, the mountainous region was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004. As if that were not enough, 52 of the temples allow visitors to stay overnight. […]