Caves, Tombs and Temples of India

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Caves, Tombs and Temples of India
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●●Caves and Rocks and Location

1) Ajanta Caves (WHS)–Aurangabad, Maharashtra
2) Amarnath Cave—Anantnag, Kashmir
3) Elephanta Caves (WHS)—Mumbai, Maharashtra
4) Ellora Caves (WHS)—Aurangabad, Maharashtra
5) Bhimbhetka Rock Shelters (WHS) —Raisen, M.P.
6) Borra Caves— Visakhapatnam, A.P.

●●Tombs and Location

1) Taj Mahal (WHS) — Agra
2) Akbar’s Tomb Sikandara, Agra
3) Itmaad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb— Agra
4) Humayun’s Tomb (WHS) —New Delhi
5) Bibi ka Maqbara —Aurangabad
6) Gol Gumbaz— Bijapur
7) Tomb of Sher Shah Suri— Sasaram

●●Temples and Location

1) Cheena Kesava Temple —Belur, Karnataka
2) Black Pagoda or Sun Temple— Konark (Orissa)
3) Brihadiswara Temple (WHS) —Thanjuvur, Tamilnadu
4) Brihadiswara Temple (WHS) — Gangaikondacholisvaram, TN
5) Airavatesvara Temple (WHS) — Darasuram, Tamilnadu
6) Hazara Rama Temple (WHS) — Hampi, Karnataka
7) Virupaksha Temple (WHS) — Pattadakal, Karnataka
8) Golden Temple— Amritsar, Punjab
9) Jagannath Temple— Puri, Orissa
10) Kailasa Temple — Ellora, Maharashtra
11) Mahabaleshwar Temple —Ujjain (M.P.)
12) Minakshi Temple— Madurai, Tamilnadu
13) Shore Temple —Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu
14) Somnath Temple —Junagarh, Gujarat
15) Tirupati Temple— Chittor, Andhra Pradesh
16) Sabarimala— Pathanamthitta, Kerala
17) Dilwara Temple— Mt.Abu
18) Kamakhya Temple— Guwahati, Assam
19) Zeishta Devi Temple— Srinagar, J & K

●●Gate and Location

1) Gateway of India —Mumbai
2) India Gate —New Delhi
3) Buland Darwaza —Fatehpur Sikri

●●Towers/Minars and Location
1) Charminar—Hyderabad
2) Kirti Stambha (Tower of Fame) — Chittorgarh
3) Jai Stambha (Tower of Victory) — Chittorgarh
4) Tower of Silence— Mumbai
5) Qutab Minar Delhi
6) Shaking Minarets Sidi Bashir Mosque, Ahmedabad