South India is a goldmine of holy architecture, colourful rituals, and divine energy. If you are a spiritual tourist, a ...

Many historically and culturally significant places in India, which is already home to 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

Constructed in the 11th century by Raja Raja Chola I, this temple in Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu stands as one of India’s Great Living Chola Temples and was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage ...

The temple entered the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1987 and is also a part of "Great Living Chola Temples". The temple turned 1000 years old in 2010. The temple, which is the tallest in ...

The Great Living Chola Temples were built by kings of the Chola Empire, which stretched over all of south India and the neighbouring islands. The site includes three great 11th- and 12th-century ...

Curious about India’s rich past? Then pack your bags and visit these 7 places in the country that unveil everything, from ancient temples to colonial landmarks.

The emergence of the Chola power from obscurity, its rise to an important position and its conflicts, first with the Rashtrakutas from beyond the Tungabhadra and later with their successor ...

2. Inscribes the Great Living Chola Temples, India on the World Heritage List, on the basis of cultural criteria (i) and (iv), in addition to existing cultural criteria (ii) and (iii): Criterion (i): ...

Pudukkottai: Archaeology enthusiasts discovered sculptures, construction remains, and inscriptions from a Chola-era temple in Manthangudi village near Perungalur along the Pudukkottai-Thanjavur NH ...