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Pillared Cupola ''Smith' Folly'' at Qutub Minar Complex of Delhi is back to...
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Ammaveedu and their link with the Royal family of Travancore - historical...
Arumana Ammaveedu Thiruvananthapuramsahapedia.orgAbove image: . Arumana Ammaveedu at Perumthanni, Thiruvananthapuram, is now a heritage hotel (Courtesy: Amiya Jemeemah...
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The Thanjavur Amma Veedu , Thiruvananthapuram and its inspiring link with a...
Thanjavur Ammaveedu, Thiruvanathapuram facebook.comAbove image: Thanjavur Ammaveedu, Thiruvananthapuram. ettukettu structure mostly made of wood. Note the gable on either side on the slanting tiled...
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Anantha Vilasam palace, Thiruvananthapuram, a legacy of Maharajah Vishakam...
The fort and other areas closer to the main temple once haqd numerous palaces mostly built in native style and only to ward the end of 18th century with the influence of the English rule in the then...
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Ramanamadam Buildings of Thrissur, Kerala takes back to the glorious days of...
Constructed during the 17th and 18th centuries, during the reign of the Cochin royal family Ramanamadam Buildings of Thrissur city are a fine example of Kerala's native design style and architecture...
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Madurai Chithirai festival and exciting chariot run (therottam) held on 3...
Wooden chariot platform Meenakshi temple, Madurai. commons.wikimedia.org/Among the Hindu temple festivals of Tamil Nadu, Madurai city has a unique place because between April and May every year...
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Why does Briolette, the oldest diamond in the world of India origin, attract...
Oldest diamond in the world, briolette in.pinterest.comMan's quest for wealth and fame is limitless and there is no end on the horizon. So was the quest for expensive sparkling diamonds, particularly...
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The Briolette of India, oldest diamond in the world - its origin mired in...
famousdiamonds.tripod.com There is vice saying in ''Tamil'' ''Panam yendral pinam kooda vayai thirakkum'' - meaning the very mention of ''money'' will make the dead open its mouth wide (perhaps with...
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90-carat Briolette of India diamond necklace - exciting auction in Dubai this...
90-carat Briolette of India diamond necklace rabnews.comIn the last few decades when there is an auction on famous jewelry pieces or artifacts conducted by auction houses like Sotheby's or...
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Shah Jahan's 17th-century Jade hilted dagger with designs inlaid in gold...
Shah Jahan's Jade-hilted dragger wbur.org/nprShah Jahan's Jade-hilted dragger robbreport.comAbove image: Jade-hilted dragger owned by Shah Jahan:1620-1630, With carved jade hilt and watered-steel...
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Thanjavur ''Big Temple Therottam'' None of local politicians turned up! Is it...
Thanjavur big temple dedicated to god Shiva. ndia.comWhen it comes to world famous Thanjavur Big temple (Brihadiswara temple) dedicated god Shiva, among the Netas (politicians) or Arasialvathis of any...
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Kallazhagar entering the Vaigai river, Madurai 2023 - the festival attracts...
Lord Kallazhagar entering the Vaigai river in Madurai, The HinduAcross India only fewer than three or four cities have the distinction of celebrating two festival in the same Tamil month of...
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Thousand Pillar temple (860 year old), Hanamakonda, Telangana: an epitome of...
India is endowed with tens of thousands of historical Hindu, Buddhist and Hindu temples, besides Muslim and colonial heritage buildings and maintaining them by the state and central government...
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The 1000 pillar temple, Hanamkonda, Telangana once plundered by Delhi...
Sri Rudreshwara Swamy Temple Telangana . sanskritimagazine.comThe 1000-pillar temple with a ceremonial covered pavilion and three sanctums dedicated to Gods Shiva, Vishnu and Surya in Hanamkonda...
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Ramappa temple, Warangal with outstanding sculpted stone brackets to support...
Stone brackets in the form of dancing girls Ramappa temple .reddit.comYali brackets Ramappa temple warangal .theweek.in/Ramappa temple warangal whc.unesco.org/en/list/1570/Above images: Ramappa...
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Nandi (Shiva's vahana) stone sculptures of Kakatiya Temples, Telangana - a...
Nandi in 1000 pillar temple, .picxy.comRamappa Temple, Warangal Telangana : flickriver.comRamappa Temple Warangal Telangana in.pinterest.comKakatiyas of Kakatiya dynasty (1149 AD - 1323 AD) are...
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A few masonry Nandi sculptures of Tamil Nadu temples
Seldom will you see a Shiva temple without his favorite vahana Nandi (Sanskrit meaning bull) often referred to as Nandikeshwara or Nandideva. He is always placed in a sitting posture in front of...
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Tipu Sultan's Bedchamber Sword - Why did it get the record high price at...
Tipu Sultan's bedchamber sword indiatimes.comTipu Sultan's bedchamber sword trending/news Above image: Tipu Sultan's bedchamber sword personally owned by the famous ruler of Mysore (Mysuru). ''The...
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Adalaj ni Vav (stepwell) – symbolizes ancient way of rain-harvesting in an...
Commonly found across large swaths of arid or semiarid regions of Gujarat and part of Rajasthan in western India are the eye-catching and awe-inspiring nicely ornamental Stepwells (also known as vavs...
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Amazing stone bracket damsels of Chennakesava Temple, Belur, Karnataka
stone brackets of Madanikas below the eaves, Belur temple, KAen.wikipedia.orgThe Chennakesava Temple (Also Chennakeshava) of Belur in the Hassan district, Karnataka symbolizes the nuances of Hoysala...
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