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Landmarks & history in India

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stepwell

Adalaj Stepwell

Gujarat
fortressAgra Fort

Agra Fort

Uttar Pradesh
stepwell

Agrasen ki Baoli

Delhi
temple group

Aihole

Karnataka
temple

Airavatesvara Temple

Tamil Nadu
sufi shrine

Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Rajasthan
tomb

Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra

Uttar Pradesh
temple complex

Akshardham Temple

Delhi
monastery

Alchi Monastery

Ladakh
buddhist site

Amaravati Stupa

Andhra Pradesh
fortressAmber Fort

Amber Fort

Rajasthan
cave temples

Badami Cave Temples

Karnataka
temple

Badrinath Temple

Uttarakhand
temple

Baidyanath Temple

Jharkhand
temple

Baijnath Temple

Himachal Pradesh
palace

Bangalore Palace

Karnataka
monument

Bara Imambara

Uttar Pradesh
rock-cut caves

Barabar Caves

Bihar
church complex

Basilica of Bom Jesus and Old Goa

Goa
sea fort

Bekal Fort

Kerala
monastery

Belur Math

West Bengal
ruined town

Bhangarh Fort

Rajasthan
temple and sanctuary

Bhimashankar

Maharashtra
tomb

Bibi Ka Maqbara

Maharashtra
fort

Bidar Fort

Karnataka
temple town

Bishnupur

West Bengal
modernist ensemble

Capitol Complex, Chandigarh

Chandigarh
archaeological park

Champaner-Pavagadh

Gujarat
monumentChand Baori at Abhaneri

Chand Baori at Abhaneri

Rajasthan
fort ruins

Chapora Fort

Goa
royal burial mounds

Charaideo Maidams

Assam
monument

Charminar

Telangana
monumentChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Maharashtra
temple

Chidambaram Nataraja Temple

Tamil Nadu
hill fort

Chitradurga Fort

Karnataka
fort

Chittorgarh Fort

Rajasthan
palace

Chowmahalla Palace

Telangana
fort

Chunar Fort

Uttar Pradesh
temple

Dakshineswar Kali Temple

West Bengal
monumentDarjeeling Himalayan Railway

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

West Bengal
hill fort

Daulatabad Fort

Maharashtra
archaeological site

Dholavira

Gujarat
sea fort

Diu Fort

Daman and Diu
rock shelters

Edakkal Caves

Kerala
archaeological siteFatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri

Uttar Pradesh
lighthouseFort Aguada and its Lighthouse

Fort Aguada and its Lighthouse

Goa
old townFort Kochi

Fort Kochi

Kerala
fort

Fort St George

Tamil Nadu
temple

Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Tamil Nadu
temple town

Gangotri

Uttarakhand
monument

Gateway of India

Maharashtra
hill fort

Gingee Fort

Tamil Nadu
sacred hill

Girnar Hill

Gujarat
mausoleum

Gol Gumbaz

Karnataka
fort

Golconda Fort

Telangana
sikh temple

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

Delhi
fortressGwalior Fort

Gwalior Fort

Madhya Pradesh
sufi shrine

Haji Ali Dargah

Maharashtra
ruinsHampi

Hampi

Karnataka
historic complex

Hauz Khas Complex

Delhi
palace

Hazarduari Palace

West Bengal
monastery

Hemis Monastery

Ladakh
sikh shrine

Hemkund Sahib

Uttarakhand
monumentHumayun's Tomb

Humayun's Tomb

Delhi
tomb

Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb

Uttar Pradesh
temple

Jagannath Temple, Puri

Odisha
temple cluster

Jageshwar Temples

Uttarakhand
old townJaipur, the Pink City

Jaipur, the Pink City

Rajasthan
old townJaisalmer and the Thar Desert

Jaisalmer and the Thar Desert

Rajasthan
mosque

Jama Masjid

Delhi
fort

Jhansi Fort

Uttar Pradesh
fort

Junagarh Fort

Rajasthan
temple

Kamakhya Temple

Assam
fort

Kangra Fort

Himachal Pradesh
cave monastery

Kanheri Caves

Maharashtra
temple

Kapaleeshwarar Temple

Tamil Nadu
cave temples

Karla and Bhaja Caves

Maharashtra
temple

Karni Mata Temple

Rajasthan
temple

Kedarnath Temple

Uttarakhand
fortressKumbhalgarh Fort

Kumbhalgarh Fort

Rajasthan
buddhist site

Kushinagar

Uttar Pradesh
monastery

Lamayuru Monastery

Ladakh
palace

Leh Palace

Ladakh
temple

Lepakshi

Andhra Pradesh
temple

Lingaraj Temple

Odisha
archaeological site

Lothal

Gujarat
house of worship

Lotus Temple

Delhi
temple

Mahabodhi Temple

Bihar
ruined city

Mandu

Madhya Pradesh
rock-cut temples

Masroor Rock-Cut Temples

Himachal Pradesh
fortressMehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

Rajasthan
archaeological park

Mehrauli Archaeological Park

Delhi
temple

Modhera Sun Temple

Gujarat
palace

Monsoon Palace

Rajasthan
sea fort

Murud-Janjira Fort

Maharashtra
temple and statue

Murudeshwar

Karnataka
palaceMysore Palace

Mysore Palace

Karnataka
castle

Naggar Castle

Himachal Pradesh
archaeological site

Nalanda

Bihar
lake palace

Neermahal

Tripura
monumentNilgiri Mountain Railway

Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Tamil Nadu
temple island

Omkareshwar

Madhya Pradesh
historic town

Orchha

Madhya Pradesh
temple group

Osian Temples

Rajasthan
wooden palace

Padmanabhapuram Palace

Tamil Nadu
temple

Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Kerala
temple city

Palitana Temples

Gujarat
sea bridge

Pamban Bridge

Tamil Nadu
sacred hill

Parasnath Hill

Jharkhand
fort

Purana Qila

Delhi
fort palace

Qila Mubarak, Patiala

Punjab
necropolis

Qutb Shahi Tombs

Telangana
hill fort

Raigad Fort

Maharashtra
temple

Ramanathaswamy Temple

Tamil Nadu
temple

Ramappa Temple

Telangana
temple

Ranakpur Jain Temple

Rajasthan
monumentRani ki Vav, Patan

Rani ki Vav, Patan

Gujarat
statue park

Ravangla Buddha Park

Sikkim
rock temple

Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu
colonial ruins

Ross Island

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
monastery

Rumtek Monastery

Sikkim
garden tomb

Safdarjung's Tomb

Delhi
buddhist site

Sarnath

Uttar Pradesh
palace fort

Shaniwar Wada

Maharashtra
stupa

Shanti Stupa, Leh

Ladakh
jain site

Shravanabelagola

Karnataka
buddhist site

Shravasti

Uttar Pradesh
hill fort

Sinhagad Fort

Maharashtra
archaeological site

Sirpur

Chhattisgarh
historic town

Sivasagar

Assam
temple

Somanathapura Temple

Karnataka
temple

Somnath Temple

Gujarat
temple city

Srirangam Temple

Tamil Nadu
temple

Srisailam

Andhra Pradesh
mosque

Taj-ul-Masajid

Madhya Pradesh
sikh shrine

Takht Sri Patna Sahib

Bihar
monastery

Tawang Monastery

Arunachal Pradesh
archaeological siteThe Ajanta and Ellora Caves

The Ajanta and Ellora Caves

Maharashtra
monumentThe Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

The Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

Tamil Nadu
palaceThe City Palace of Udaipur

The City Palace of Udaipur

Rajasthan
archaeological siteThe Elephanta Caves

The Elephanta Caves

Maharashtra
monumentThe Golden Temple, Amritsar

The Golden Temple, Amritsar

Punjab
monumentThe Great Stupa at Sanchi

The Great Stupa at Sanchi

Madhya Pradesh
bridgeThe Howrah Bridge

The Howrah Bridge

West Bengal
monumentThe Hoysala Temples of Belur and Halebidu

The Hoysala Temples of Belur and Halebidu

Karnataka
monumentThe Khajuraho Temples

The Khajuraho Temples

Madhya Pradesh
monumentThe Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

The Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

Tamil Nadu
archaeological siteThe Monuments of Mahabalipuram

The Monuments of Mahabalipuram

Tamil Nadu
monumentThe Qutb Minar

The Qutb Minar

Delhi
fortressThe Red Fort, Delhi

The Red Fort, Delhi

Delhi
archaeological siteThe Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

Madhya Pradesh
monumentThe Sun Temple at Konark

The Sun Temple at Konark

Odisha
monumentThe Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal

Uttar Pradesh
archaeological siteThe Temples of Pattadakal

The Temples of Pattadakal

Karnataka
monumentThiksey Monastery

Thiksey Monastery

Ladakh
temple

Thousand Pillar Temple

Telangana
temple

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

Andhra Pradesh
fort ruins

Tughlaqabad Fort

Delhi
temple and meadow

Tungnath and Chopta

Uttarakhand
rock-cut caves

Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves

Odisha
rock-cut sanctuaries

Udayagiri Caves

Madhya Pradesh
palace museum

Ujjayanta Palace

Tripura
palace

Umaid Bhawan Palace

Rajasthan
rock carvings

Unakoti

Tripura
cave shrine

Vaishno Devi

Jammu and Kashmir
old townVaranasi and the Ganges

Varanasi and the Ganges

Uttar Pradesh
church

Velankanni Basilica

Tamil Nadu
museum

Victoria Memorial

West Bengal
fort ruins

Warangal Fort

Telangana
temple

Yamunotri

Uttarakhand

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