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''Sreepadam Palace'', Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala - 255 year old structure...
Sreepadam palace, T.V. Puram, Kerala thehinduimages.comSreepadam palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala wikimapia.orgThe SW state of Kerala has many places of beauty and simplicity and the Kerala...
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The Tomb of Pazhassi Raja, Mananthavady, Kerala - a protected monument.
oooTomb of pazhassi Raja -kudeeramarchaeology.kerala.gov.inHailing from the Kottayam (North Malabar) Royal family, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja was not only a great administrator of his kingdom but...
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Konni, Elephant training center, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
In the SW Indian state of Kerala, elephants are being widely used in the periodic temple festivities, rituals and other social functions, besides the lumber industries. You may be tempted to say...
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Mumbai Colaba’s Wellington Fountain in honor of Duke Wellington - now restored
Wellington fountain, colaba, Mumbai.victorianweb.orgAbove image: Restored in its original form at a cost of about Rs12 lakh in February 2017 the 152-year-old iconic Wellington Fountain, was one...
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Mulji Jetha water Fountain of 19th century, Mumbai - restored
Mulji Jetha Fountain, Mumbai 19th-C drawingupload.wikimedia.orgMulji Jetha water Fountain, a heritage structure on Mint street (Ballard estate) in Fort, Mumbai was designed by architect Frederick...
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Deccan college, Pune - a Victorian gothic style structure needs conservation
Deccan college, Pune, MH esakal.comDeccan college behance.netAbove image: Deccan College Pune, Maharashtra. It is one of the oldest Victorian Period institution with a big campus. Made of dressed...
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St. Martha Hospital, first civil hospital of Bangaluru, a heritage site - a...
.St. Martha hospital Bangaluru, KA justdial.com/ St. Martha Hospital of Bangaluru city, Karnataka, one of the oldest hospitals in the princely state then was founded by the highly spirited Good Shepard...
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''Victoria Hospital'' of Bengaluru, a legacy of Mysore royal family
Victoria Hospital, BangaluruVictoria Hospital, Bangaluru. en.wikipedia.orgThe Wodeyar royal family members, for a long period of time, were great rulers of Mysore kingdom, Being charitable and...
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Bhaja rock-cut caves near Lonavala, Maharashtra - a fascinating tourist...
Door archway, Bhaja Caves, Lonavala, Pune MH commons.wikimedia.orgBhaja caves, Maharastra mysteryofindia.comDating back to the 2nd century BC this group of 22 rock-cut Bhaja caves located in Pune,...
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The Kailasa rock-cut temple: of Ellora - a UNESCO World Heritage Site-
Kailasa temple, Ellora near Aurangabad, MH.commons.wikimedia.orgIn the realm of rock-cut man made temples, the Kailasa temple, one among the 34 temples and monasteries, at Ellora near Aurangabad,...
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Queen Victoria's statue near the Senate House, Wallajah road, Chennai, a...
There is no dearth of Queen Victoria statues across the globe as she was the longest female monarch in the annals of British history as the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the historians call...
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Kailasa temple - Ellora cave complex - 10 interesting facts
Among the numerous rock cut temples of ancient India the most popular and elaborate one is the cave complex at Ellora near Aurangabad city, Maharashtra. Kailasa temple, Ellora, MH...
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Queen Victoria's Bronze statue in Agra vandalized in 2014 - anger over...
Six years before the Black Lives Matter protests in the US and Europe in 2020, Indian government started slowly removing colonial statues from public places because vandalism had already begun to show...
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Elihu Yale Pub., Wrexham, UK changed it name because of Yale's link with...
The Elihu Yale, pub, Wrexham leaderlive.co.ukThe Elihu Yale pub Wrexham dailypost.co.ukAbove image: The Elihu Yale pub in Wrexham, Wales, UK was renamed due to Yale's links with the East India...
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''Vilakkuthoon police station'', Madurai - oldest in S. Tamil Nadu pulled down
Time and again heritage structures across India face demolition because at one point of time they become too damaged, far beyond conservation. The main reasons are: poor interest in heritage...
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Amazing Pipe organ of St. John's Baptist church, Secunderabad
pipe organ St. John's Baptist church, Secunderabad, medium.comSt. John's Babtist church, Seconderabad, Telengana .tripadvisor.inAbove image: A historical and heritage church in India, presently,...
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''Vilakkuthoon'' (lamp). Madurai city , a historical site now restored
Vilakkuthoon (lamp). Madurai city commons.wikimedia.org Vilakkuthoon (lamp). Madurai city hehindu.comAbove image: Villakkuthoon (lamp)- In honor and gratitude of an English Collector John Blackburne...
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St. John's of Kolkata - why does this old Anglican church attract lots of...
St. Iohn's Cathedral Church, Kolkata wlog.thefourdy.comSt. Iohn's Cathedral Church, Kolkata noisebreak.comSt. John’s Church, Kolkata designed by James Agg 1784-87 of the Bengal Engineers (with a blend...
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Christ Church, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra - an old early colonial church
Christ Church of Ahmednagar,Maharashtra ahmednagarlive.inChrist Church of Ahmednagar, built on a plot of 4.9 acre of land across the cantonment office in Camp Bhingar is one of the oldest Christian...
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