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Brihadeeswara temple, Thanjavur - many interesting facts about preparations...
The preparations for the consecration which is scheduled to take place on 5th February at Brihadeeawara Temple (dedicated to Lord Shiva) in Thanjavur city, Tamil Nadu are a tough undertaking by the...
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Dragging the name of former Maratha rulers of Thanjavur by the fringe Tamil...
Marata rulers of Thanhavur. gopixpic.comThe unfortunate and unsavory demand by the so called Tamil Nationalists groups indirectly backed by some anti-Hindu political parties in Tamil Nadu of the...
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Indo-Saracenic styled buildings of colonial India!!
Indo-Saracenic style was widely adopted by the British architects in India during their rule and you can draw many examples from different parts. Also called Indo-Gothic, Mogul-Gothic, and formerly...
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Indo-Saraceni styled buildings built in colonial India - 02
Indo-Saracenic styled Chennai central station. flicker com The Indo-Saracenic architectural style followed by British architects in the late 19th century British India drew inspirations from native...
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Hanging pillar of Lapakshi, Andhra - a technical wonder of bygone-era!!
Hanging/ floating piller at lepakshi temple, AP shutterstock.comVeerabhadra temple lepakshi, AP, en.wikipedia.org. It is needless to say that many historical Hindu temples of India, in particular,...
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Some interesting features of 16th century Lapkshi Veerabadra temple, AP
16th century, Lapakshi temple, AP. /mytriphack.comThe temple dedicated to Veerabhadra in Lapakshi, AP is popular destination for the tourists for many reasons. The temple built in the 16th century...
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Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur, TN - grants made by king Raja Raja and other...
idols of Raja Raja and his consort stolen 60 years ago returned in March 2018 dtnext.inBrihadeeswara temple, Thanjavur, TN economictimes.indiatimes.comentrance towers, Brihadeeswara temple, Thanjavur....
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Fr. Ephrem de Nevers, first French priest of ''Colonial Madras'' (Chennai)
Capuchin Franciscan priest Ephrem de Nevers/wikivisually.comA Capuchin Franciscan priest, the first Christian missionary in Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India Fr. Ephrem de Nevers was the one who...
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French priest Fr. Ephrem de Nevers started first English medium school (1642)...
First English school in India,Plan of Fort St.George Madras-1746 wikivisually.comA preponderance of educated people in India have no idea whatsoever about the person who, in the by-gone era, was...
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Shock treatment from the Supreme Court awaiting criminal Indian politicians!!
Criminal Netha in the can. awsisto.comWhy are so many politicians facing criminal charges still getting elected to parliament and state assembles? Across India people express their deep concern over...
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Historical Duffein Clock Tower, Mysore city, Karnataka - a legacy of Mysore...
Historical Dufferin Clock Tower, Mysore city. /en.wikipedia.orgHistorical clock towers that stand odd in the urban landscape never fail to get the attention of passers-by. Clock towers form a...
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Fasinating Tereschenko diamond - famous blue diamond stolen from India's...
Tereschenko diamond gem-a.com/news-publications/news-blogsTereschenko diamond indianetzone.comAmong the valuable gem stones, diamonds, the hardest of all, are expensive and they rule the roost in...
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''Queen of Holland diamond'' - once owned by the well-known cricket player...
From Kollur mines. Queen of Holland diamond. spendlikeaking.blogspot.com/Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. en. wikipedia org. The famous Queen Holland diamond, the legacy of the royal family of Holland, is...
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Thanjavur big temple, Why are politicians afraid to enter the heritage temple...
outer and inner entrances, Thanjavur big temple, TN ancient.eu/image/Thanjavur Brihadeewara temple, TN main send entrance on east side. thehindu.comThough India made a big stride in modern technology...
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Chittorgarh Fort, (first built in 7th C), Rajasthan - steeped in poignant...
Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan. patrika.com/Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan. Chetan Meena/Getty Image.tripsavvy.comThis formidable fort may look impressive and imposing, but if you turn the dusty pages of...
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The ''Vijaya Stambha'', Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, built in mid 15th...
Vijaya stambha, Chattigarh Fort, Rajasthan/journals.worldnomads.com/Vijaya stambha, Chattigarh Fort, Rajasthan.ancientpages.com/The Vijaya Stambha, an imposing victory monument within Chittorgarh Fort...
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Kengal Hanumanthaiah, a dynamic second CM of Karnataka - responsible for...
Vidhana Soudha, facade Bangaluru, Karnataka.deccanherald.comVidhana Soudha, facade Bangaluru, Karnataka. en.wikipedia. orgA visit to the sprawling garden city of Bangalore, a well-known IT center in...
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World's oldest living elephant ''Vatsala'' of Panna Tiger Reserve, MP, India!!
90 to 100 year old female elephant, MP, India. newindianexpress.comageing eleohant. wisdomofage.net/blogWhenever we go to the Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu and, in particular Kerala, it is a great sight...
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Damaged Aldeen House, Serampore, West Bengal - the birth place of earliest...
Aldeen House, where Serampore College was born,.telegraphindia.com/ Among the Indian cities, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai (Bombay) have a large number of historical colonial monuments- buildings, halls,...
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Soot from the start of industrial revolution in Europe at top of the Himalayas?
Pollution from industrial revolution, Europe in the Himalayas. theprint.inCan you imagine that soot produced during the industrial revolution in England was transported as far as 10300 km by winter...
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