Heritage Sites and Architectural Marvels - India

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Adham Khan Tomb, Delhi

Adi Varaha Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Afsarwala Tomb and Mosque, Delhi

Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Airavateswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Akhnoor Fort, Jammu and Kashmir

Alai Darwaza, Delhi

Alai Minar, Delhi

Alauddin Khalji's Tomb, Delhi

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Amareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Amar Mahal, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Ambaran, Jammu and Kashmir

Amir Mahal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ananta Basudev Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Anna Square,  Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Anna Statue, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Anticipparai Rock-cut Temple, Gangaikondan, Tamil Nadu

Arcot Lutheran Church, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Arjuna Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Armenian Cemetery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Atiranchanda Mandapa,  Near Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Avudayar Koil, Aranthangi, Tamil Nadu

Avvai Home, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ayyangarkulam, Near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Ayyankulam Mural Paintings, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 

Azeempet Arch, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

 
Azhim Khan's Tomb, Delhi

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Baba Budan Giri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Baitul Deula Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Bakresvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Bangalore Museum and Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore, Karnataka

Bangalore Palace, Bangalore, Karnataka

Beehive Buildings, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Best Cycle Importing Company, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Bhabani Shankar Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Bhaskaresvar Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Bharatesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Bharathiar Illam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Bhima Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Bhoromdeo, Near Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Bommai Chattiram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Brahmesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Broadway Theatre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Bolgatty Palace, Kochi, Kerala

Brick Temple near Tiger's Cave, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Buddha  of Kanchi, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 

Bylakuppe Golden Temple, Coorg, Karnataka

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Capuchins Cemetery, Puducherry

Central Railway Station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Central Theatre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Char Minar, Hyderabad, Telangana

Chausathi Yogini Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Chennai Central Jail, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Chennai GPO, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Chepauk Palace, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Chinese Fishing Net, Kochi, Kerala

Chitrakarini Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 

Chitra Sabha Temple, Courtallam

Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad, Telangana

Clarinda Church, Palayankottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Common Wealth Cemetery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Cosmopolitan Club, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

CSI Tamil Wesleyan Church, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Cupola in Fort St. George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Dalmadal Canon of Bishnupur, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Dare House, Chennai

Dargah Qutb Sahib, Delhi 

Delhi Gate, Arcot

Dhabaleswar Temple, Dhauli, Orissa

Dharmaraja Mandapa (Old Article), Mamallapura, Tamil Nadu

Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Dhrmaraja's Throne, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Dhauli, Orissa

Draupadi's Bath, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Draupadi Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Dutch Palace - Kochi, Kerala

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Egmore Museum, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Egmore Railway Station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Esplanade Boundary Pillar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Five Rathas (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Fort Museum (Old Post), Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Gandhak Ki Baoli, Delhi

Gandhi Mandapam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Gandhi Statue, Egmore Museum, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Ganesha Ratha (Old Article), Mamallapura, Tamil Nadu

Gangaikonda Choleeswara Temple, Koozhampandal, Tamil Nadu

Gateways of Bishnupur, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Gateway of India - Mumbai, Maharashtra

Gokhale's Statue, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Golkonda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana

Goschen Library, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Gumbaz, Srirangapatna, Karnataka

Gumgarh, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Gymkhana Club, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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HAL Museum, Bangalore, Karnataka

Heritage Buildings of Mount Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Heritage Buildings of NSC Bose Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Heritage Museum, Wayanad, Kerala

Higginbotham's Book Store, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Hindu Theological School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Hiremagalur Kodanda Ram Temple, Hiremagalur, Karnataka

Howrah Bridge, Kolkata, West Bengal

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

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ICF Railway Museum, Chennai

Iltutmish's Tomb, Delhi

Imam Zamin's Tomb, Delhi

India Gate (Old Article), Delhi

Indian Museum, Kolkata, West Bengal

Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, Delhi

Irattai Paalam, Tirunelveli

Iron Pillar, Delhi

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Jaganmohana Palace, Mysore

Jahanpanah, Delhi

Jahaz Mahal, Delhi

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Jantar Mantar, Delhi

Jew Cemetery, Cochin, Kerala

Jina Kanchi, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Jor Bangla Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Jor Mandir, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Jumma Masjid, Srirangapatna, Karnataka

Junagadh, Gujarat

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KAJ Schmidt Memorial, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Kalachand Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Kalaiyar Kovil, Tamil Nadu

Kamaraj Illam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Kamaraj Statue, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Kanheri Caves, Near Mumbai, Maharashtra

Kapilesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Kargil War Memorial, Puducherry

Kedar Gauri Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Keshava Temple, Somnathpur, Karnataka

King Edward VII Memorial, Palayankottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Kirti Narayana Temple, Talakad, Karnataka

Kolkata Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal

Konark, Orissa

Kodikal Mandapa (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Koneri Mandap, Mamallapura, Tamil Nadu

Kotitirtheswara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Krishna's Butter Ball (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Krishna's Mandapa (Old Article), Mamallapura, Tamil Nadu

Krishnaswami Aiyer's Statue, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Kuranganilmuttam Cave Temple, Near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Kuthira Malika - Trivandrum, Kerala

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Labeshwara and Kusheshvara Temples, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Lakshmanesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Lalji Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Lal Kot, Delhi

Light House, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Lockhart Tea Museum, Munnar, Kerala

Lodi Gardens, Delhi

Lodi Period Tomb, Delhi

Lourdunathan Statue, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

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Maadi Poonga, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Madan Mohan Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Madras Christian College

Madras Harbour

Madras High Court, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Madras Progressive Union School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Madras Race Club, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Madras United Club, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Madras War Cemetry - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Magistrate Court, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Mahendravadi Cave Temples, Near Arakonam, Near Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Mahisasuramardini Cave (Old Article), Mamallapura, Tamil Nadu

Maitreswara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Malleswar Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Mamandur Cave Temple, Near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Maraimalai Adigal Bridge, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Marble Palace, Kolkata, West Bengal

Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Marwari Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Matangesvara Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

MDT Hindu School, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Medai Police Station, Palayankottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Megheswar Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Memorial Hall, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

MGR Memorial, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

MGR Square, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Minerva Theatre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Mini Durga Shrine, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Mini Yazhi Mandapa, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Minor Elephant Panel, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Modhera, Gujarat

Mohini Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Mrinmoyee Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Mubarak Mandi Palace, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Mughal Gardens, Delhi

Mughal Mosque, Delhi

Mughal Serai, Delhi

Muhammadan Public Library, Tiruvallikkeni, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Muktesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Mukunda Nayanar Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Munro Statue, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Museum, Thrissur, Kerala

Museum, Trivandrum, Kerala

Museum Theatre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Muthialpet School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Mysore Palace  (Old Article) - Mysore, Karnataka

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Nagesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Nandalal Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Narayani Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

National Science Centre, Delhi

Nehru Statue, Chennai, India

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Olakkaneshwara Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Oomaithurai Gallery, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Ottraivadai Theatre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Pachaiyappa's Hall, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram, Tamil Nadu

Palace de Wales, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Pallava Cave Temples of Trichy, Tamil Nadu

Pallava Cave Temple, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Pallavaram Sandhai, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Pamban Bridge, Ramesvaram, Tamil Nadu

Pancha Pandava Mandapa (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Papanasini Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Paradesi Synogogue , Kochi, Kerala

Parasuramesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Parvati Theatre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Patan, Gujarat

Perinba Vilas Theatre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Peshwa Museum, Parvati Hills, Pune, Maharashtra

Pidari Rathas, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Piravadeeswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Poornakala Theatre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Poosimalai Kuppam Palace, Arani, Tamil Nadu

Popular Theatre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Porbandar, Gujarat

Pothys', Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Prabhat Theatre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Purana Qila, Delhi

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Qila Rai Pithora, Delhi

Quli Khan's Tomb, Delhi

Qutb Complex, Delhi

Qutb Minar, Delhi

Quwwatul-Islam Masjid, Delhi

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Radha Gobind Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Radha Madhav Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Radhe Shyam Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Raj Ghat, Delhi

Raja Annamalai Mandram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Raja Rani Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Rajaji Statue, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Raja's Seat, Coorg, Karnataka

Raja's Tomb , Coorg, Karnataka

Rajah Sir Ramaswamy Mudeliar Choultry, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu

Rajon Ki Baoli, Delhi

Ramanuja Mandap, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Ramesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Ras Mancha, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Rayar Gopuram, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Red Fort, Delhi

Rhenius Tomb, Palayankottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Ripon Building, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

RmKV, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Rober Kelly's Memorial, Arani, Tamil Nadu

Royal Talkies, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Royapuram Railway Station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Sadras, Tamil Nadu

Safdar Jung's Tomb, Delhi

Sahadeva Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Samanar Malai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Sanderson's Sundial, Delhi

Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh

Sari Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Sassoon Dock, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Satthianandhan Memorial Hall, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Satya Vijaya Nagaram Palace, Arani, Tamil Nadu

SBI Heritage Building, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Schaffter School, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Schaffter Western Block, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Science Center, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Seafarer's Club, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Senate House, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Shadulia Palace, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Shaheed Minar, Kolkata, West Bengal

Shanivar Wada, Pune, Maharashtra

Shanku Mark Lungis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Shanti Niketan University, West Bengal

Shanti Stupa, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Shatrughanesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Shaw Wallace Building, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Shenbaganar Museum of Natural History, Kodaikanal

Shore Temple, Mamallapuram

Shyamrai Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Siddhesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Sisiresvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Sivaji Ganesan Memorial, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Smith's Cupola, Delhi

Sri Ratna Theatre, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Statue of King George V, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Statues at R K Beach, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

St. Francis Xavier's Church, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

St. George's Bridge, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

St. John's College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

St. Law's Bridge, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

St. Mary's Cemetery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

St. Patrick's Cemetery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

St. Philomena's Church, Mysuru, Karnataka

St. Stephen's English Church Cemetery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

St. Xavier's College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Subarna Jaleswara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Subramanya Aiyar's Statue, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Suka Sari Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Sulochana Mudaliar Bridge, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Sushnesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Swarnajalesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

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Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Talesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Tamil Nadu Police Museum,  Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur Maratha Palace, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Than Thondreeswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

The Battlefield of St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Bible Society of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Cupola of Sam Dalrymple, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi

The Government Museum, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

The Government Stationery Depot, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Grange, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Grave of Ashe, Palayankottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

The Great Penance Panel (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

The Hero Stones of Ilavelangal, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

The Memorial of Robert Ashe, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Southern Railway Headquarters, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Statue of Dr. Rangachari, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The Statues of Church Gate, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Unfinished Bas-Relief Panel (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

The Unfinished Mandapa, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

The Unfinished Ratha and Stone Couch,  Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Theosophical Society, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Teen Murti Bhavan, Delhi

Tiger's Cave (Old Article)  - Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Tilakar Thidal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Tipu's Memorial, Srirangapatna, Karnataka

Tipu's Summer Palace, Bangalore, Karnataka

Tirumaiyam Fort, Tirumaiyam, Tamil Nadu

Tirumalai Jain Complex, Near Arani, Tamil Nadu

Tirumalai Nayakkar Mahal Palace, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Tirunelveli Town Arch, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Tondai Mandalam Tuluva Velalar School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Trimurti Caves (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Tucker Church, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Tughlaqabad Fort, Delhi

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Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, Near Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Upper Clapton School, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Uttaresvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

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Vaidyanatheeswara Temple, Talakad, Karnataka

Valaiyankuttai Ratha, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Vallam  Pallava Cave Temples (Old Article), Tamil Nadu

Valluvar Kottam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Varaha Mandapa (Old Article), Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Varaha Well, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

Varnasi, Uttar Pradesh

Vasant Vihar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Vellore Fort, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Vellore Government Museum, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Venkatachalapti Temple, Krishnapuram

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, West Bengal

Victoria Public Hall, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Victory at Sea Memorial, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Victoria Memory Hall, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Victory War Memorial, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Vidhan Soudha, Bangalore, Karnataka

Visakha Museum, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Vishrambaag Wada, Pune, Maharashtra

Viswesaraya Museum, Bangalore, Karnataka

Vivekananda House, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Wesleyan Chapel, Boradway, Chennai

West Gate, Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

White Town, Puducherry

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Yamesvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

YMCA Building, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Zafar Mahal, Delhi

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