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Amer Fort stands amidst wooded hills overlooking the Delhi-Jaipur highway, with its forbidding ramparts reflected in the still waters of the Maota Lake.
One of the finest examples of Rajput architecture, it was the ancient capital of the Kachhawah rulers. The original palace was built by Raja Man Singh and additions were made later by Sawai Jai Singh.
Within the palace are the Diwan-e-Aam or the “Hall of Public Audience”, the Diwan-e-Khas or the “Hall of Private Audience” and the Sukh Niws where a cool breeze blows across channels of water for the purpose of air-conditioning. Continue reading Amer Fort, Jaipur
Beginning with the 2nd century B.C., and continuing into the 6th century A.D., the paintings and sculptures in the caves of Ajanta and Ellora, inspired by Buddhism and its compassionate ethos, unleashed a surge of artistic excellence unmatched in human history. These Buddhist and Jain caves are ornately carved, yet seem quiet and meditative and exude a divine energy and power.
Continue reading Ajanta and Ellora, Maharashtra
Fort of Agra. This powerful fortress of red sandstone encompasses within its 2.5-km-long enclosure walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers.
Continue reading Agra Fort, Agra
Built in 427 AD and predates Oxford, Bologna, Harvard and the rest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda
Reconstructing Nalanda | By Sashi Tharoor | The Hindu | 24 Dec 2006
AS 2006 draws to a close, it is interesting that a year that began with the eruption of the hugely divisive reservation controversy is ending with the impetus being given, inspired by President Abdul Kalam himself, to the endeavour of reconstructing the oldest and greatest of India’s meritocratic universities, Nalanda. Continue reading Nalanda University, Bihar
Location: Amritsar, Punjab, India
Built: 1585 AD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmandir_Sahib
Mount Girnar, Junagadh, Gujarat
Photo: holidayiq
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meenakshi_Amman_temple
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmanabhaswamy_temple
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