Arunachalesvara Temple also called Annamalaiyar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva located at the base of Arunachala hill in the town of Tamil Nadu India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements the Pancha Bhoota Stalas and specifically the element of fire or Agni.

Location: Thiruvannamalai, #TamilNadu

The #FrenchWarMemorial in #Puducherry, is a war memorial dedicated to residents of French India who died for the country during the First World War. It is on Goubert Avenue in Puducherry, located opposite to the Gandhi statue.

Pondicherry would offer 800 recruits, send 500 combatants overseas and would see 75 deaths from this group.

The monument was erected in 1937 and inaugurated on 3 April 1938 by governor Crocicchia.

The memorial is decorated and illuminated yearly on Bastille Day (14 July) in honour of the soldiers from the colony who took part in World War I. French government officials visit the memorial on occasion and lay flowers at the foot of the monument. A "Defense and Citizenship Day" is held every November, offering students from the Lycée français de Pondichéry and other local schools the chance to attend presentations on the rights and duties of French citizen followed by presentations on national defense. They then attend a ceremony at the…

Khirachora Gopinatha Temple is in Remuna, #Odisha, India. The name "Remuna" is from the word "Ramaniya" which means very good-looking. "Khirachora" in Odia means Stealer of Milk and Gopinatha means the Divine Consort of Gopis. The reference is to child Krishna's love for milk and milk products.

#LordGopinatha, flanked by Sri Govinda and Sri Madana Mohana, is made of black stone. Sri Gopinatha stands in bas-relief. Govinda and Madana Mohana, who were brought from Vrindavana in about 1938 by a devotee named "Chaitanya Dasa Babaji", are standing freely. It is said that Sri Rama carved Gopinatha with His arrow and that Sita worshiped this deity in Chitrakuta. During vanavasa to show the next avatara vigraha to Sita. King Langula Narasingha Deva, the king of Utkala, brought this deity to Remuna in the 13th century from Chitrakuta. This king arranged to have dug the two big tanks, Brajapokhari and Kutapokhari.

#TringalwadiFort is located in the Igatpuri taluka of #Nashik district. It is located on the ancient trade route passing through Thal ghat. The fort is located near village Tringalwadi. The Tringalwadi irrigation dam which is close to the village was built in 1978.

Bhringeswara Temple, #Dhauli, #Odisha.

An ancient 12th century #ShivaTemple at the foothills of Dhauli.

The Bhringeswara Shiva temple is situated on the foothills of Dhauli, #Bhubaneswar in the village #Khatuapada. The temple is facing towards west and the presiding deity is a circular yoni pitha with a hole at the centre. The temple is made of light grey sandstone. The temple is renovated one from bottom to the top by employing the earlier materials.

Dhauli has been always an important landmark for Buddhist, Jainism and ancient Kalingan dynasties for worship which tells the glorious past.

The Srikanteshwara Temple also called #NanjundeshwaraTemple is an ancient temple in the Hindu pilgrimage town of #Nanjangud in the  Southern India. It is known for the ancient temple of the god Srikanteshwara another name for the god Shiva also known as #Nanjundeshwara.

Jatoli Shiv Temple - The temple is located 8 Km form #Solan on Rajgarh road. It is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva with an ancient lingam. #JatoliShivTemple is one of the popular holy destinations of Solan which attract a large number of pilgrims from all corners of the country.

Among the largest stepwells in #Gujarat, the sculptural wealth of Rani ki Vav surpasses all others. Built during the 11th century by the Solanki-dynasty Queen Udayamati to commemorate her husband Bhimadeva I, the stepwell is testimony to the exemplary craftsmanship of the time.

The Vidyashankar Temple built in the 14th century 1338 is dedicated to #LordShiva. #Sringeri also written as #Shringeri is a hill town and Taluk headquarters located in #Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka It is the site of the first matha Sringeri Sharada Peeta established by Adi Shankara Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy in the 8th century CE It is located on the banks of the river Tunga and also a historical Temple 1200 years.
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Location: #VidyashankarTemple, Sringeri, Chikmagluru, #Karnataka

Pangong Tso Lake, high grassland lake also referred to as Pangong #Lake is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4350 m. It is 134 km long and extends from India to the #Tibetan Autonomous Region #China

Location: #Ladakh, #JammuKashmir

📍𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 🌲 Jakhu Temple, #Shimla, #HimachalPradesh, India.

🍁𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : Set amidst the lush green background of the Shivalik hill ranges on #JakhooHill, the highest point in Shimla, the #JakhuTemple is an ancient site dedicated to the Hindu god - Hanuman. Jakhu Temple has the world's largest Hanuman statue, which is visible from most parts of Shimla.

Shanti Stupa is the major attraction in #Leh. Perched on the mountain top, this religious place also offers a panoramic view of the city and the surroundings, and thus is a must-see.

This attraction in Leh was built at a part of the Peace Pagoda Mission by Japanese Buddhist Bhikshu. Underneath the stupa is the relic of the Buddha. Sunrise and sunset are considered to be the best time of the day to visit the Shanti Stupa when views from this place to visit in Leh are spectacular.

#Auli is a #Himalayan ski resort and hill station in the north Indian state of #Uttarakhand. It’s surrounded by coniferous and oak forests, plus the Nanda Devi and Nar Parvat mountains.

#Leh Palace was built during the 17th century by the ruler King Sengge Namgyal. Its construction is on the same lines as the construction of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. This palace had to be deserted by the royal family in the middle of the 19th century, because of the taking over of #Ladakh by Dogra forces. After this the royal family is living in-exile in the popular Stok Palace. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is restoring some of the ruined portions of this nine-storey palace. While the store rooms were on the lower floors, the royalty resided on the upper floors. The roof of this palace offers an excellent view of the valley.

It served as the regal residence of the Namgyal dynasty until the mid 19th century, after which the royal family permanently shifted to Stok. In present times, the palace is the administrative office of the Archaeological Conservation Organisation that is owned by the Indian Government.

This 9-storey royal edifice is…

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Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple is located on the serene island of #Rameswaram in #TamilNadu. The structure of this temple is believed to have been built during 12th century CE by the Pandya rulers.

The temple is also acknowledged for housing the longest corridor hall in India made of almost 1000 intricately carved granite pillars. A colossal statue of Nandi 6 metres tall also grabs the attention of many.

A visit to the #RamanathaswamyTemple not only provides you with an unmatched spiritual experience but also gives you an opportunity to witness the grandeur and opulence of the kings in the times gone by.

The #HawaMahal is a palace in the city of #Jaipur, India. Built from red and pink sandstone, the palace sits on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur, and extends to the Zenana, or women's chambers.

The Vijaya Stambha is an imposing victory monument located with in #ChittorgarhFort in #Chittorgarh, #Rajasthan. The tower was constructed by the Mewar king Rana Kumbha in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji. The tower is dedicated to Vishnu.

#StatueOfEquality - 216 Feet statue of Bhagavad Ramanuja is located in outskirts of #Hyderabad, the statue commemorates 1000 years birth anniversary of Ramanuja and will be inaugurated by PM Modi in 2022

#NarwarFort - #MadhyaPradesh

Perched on top of an irregular hill 500 feet above the town, Narwar Fort is 70 km south-west of #Gwalior in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. I have struggled to find much information regarding this fort, so almost all the information here will come from the Archaeological Survey of India Volume II 1864-65 by Alexander Cunningham. Clearly Narwar Fort is not visited very frequently if I’m having to rely on a document that is 155 years old 🙂

The history of Narwar seems to extend back a very long time, all the way to mythology in fact. Traditionally said to have been the capital of Raja Nala from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, the town below the fort was called Nalapura until the 12th century.

Archaeological evidence would seem to suggest that Narwar was ruled by the Naga rulers from 0 AD to 225 AD under a succession of nine Naga kings. Curiously, for the next eight centuries the archaeological record falls silent with no coins…

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