Wonders of India

Meenakshi Temple Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple situated in the holy city of Madurai, India. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva – who is here known as Sundareswarar or Beautiful God and his consort, Parvati- known as Meenakshi. The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2500-year-old city of Madurai. The…

Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas on the Nepal side of the Nepal-China (Tibet) border. Its massif includes neighboring peaks such as Lhotse (8516 m), Nuptse (7855 m), and Changtse (7580 m). In…

Ajanta Caves Ajanta caves are 29 rock-cut cave monuments dating from the 2nd century BCE. The caves contain Buddhist religious art (which depicts Jataka tales) as well as murals and paintings and sculptures reminiscent of Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka. The caves were constructed in two phases, which began around 200 BCE, the second group…

The Bengal Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger is a tiger subspecies native to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan and is classified as endangered by IUCN as the population is estimated to be less than 2,500 individuals with declining trends. Any Tiger Conservation Landscape within Bengal's Tiger Border is not enough to support the size of…

Backwaters of Kerala Kerala backwaters are a series of brackish lagoons and lakes parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala state (known as Malabar coast) in South India. The network consists of five large lakes connected by canals, which are both man-made and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and span nearly half the length…

Jaisalmer Fort (Golden Fort) Jaisalmer, The Golden City is a town in Rajasthan. It is located 575 km from the state capital Jaipur. It was once known as the state of Jaisalmer. The city stands on a fort of yellow sandstone, which is decorated with a fort, which houses a palace and several ornate Jain…

Rajasthan is the largest state of the Republic of India according to area. It encompasses most of the large, inaccessible Great Indian Desert Thar Desert, with one border of the Sutlej Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan. Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the state. Geographical features include the end of…

EROTIC KAMASUTRA TEMPLE OF KHAJURAHO An erotic Kamasutra temple in Khajuraho, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in Chhattarpur district, about 620 km southeast of New Delhi, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for its erotic sculpture. A…

Holy River Ganges The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of India. The 2,525 km river flows in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India. The Ganges is the holiest river for Hindus and also a lifeline for millions of Indians who…

Taj Mahal is one of the world's most famous buildings, the mausoleum of Shahjahan's favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the seven new wonders of the world, and one of the three world heritage sites in Agra. The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal King Shah Jahan as the last resting place for…