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79Great Temple of Thanjavur - An Architectural Masterpiece of Chola Rule in South India
Thanjavur was the capital of Chola Kingdom during 9th to 13 centuries in Tamilnadu. As the kingdom became powerful the kings patronised arhitects and artisans. This period was one of the important phases in...
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81Anuradhapura, Ancient Capital City of Sri Lanka.
Anuradhapura is the oldest capital city of Sri Lanka. This is situated about 205 km. notrh of Colombo the present capital of the country. Anuradhapura was established in 4th century BC and continued upto the...
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66Ancient Sculptures of Pallava Period, Tamilnadu, India
Pallavas ruled Tamilnadu from 6th century AD to 9th century AD. Budhism and Jainism were the main religions before this period started fading away during Pallava rule. Hinduism had a great revival during this...
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67Global Village, Dubai
Originally Global Village has been started as part of the month long Shopping Festival in Dubai. Several countries from allover the world participated and established stalls selling various goods from their...
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81Vesak Celeberation in Sri Lanka
"Vesak" is the festival, which is celebrated with high enthusiasm and elaborate preparations. Basically this is a religious festival commemorating the birth of Buddha the founder of Buddhism. This festival is...
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69How They Carved Temple in a Rock?
The first examples of stone temples in India are Rock Cut. These are created by carving large rocks. Carving rocks are harder than working with wood, the material used for building temples prior to the...
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79Palaces of South India
South India has a long history. Currently, South India is part of India includes four states namely, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala. In the past this region had been broken into many small...
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72Dravidian Architecture
Dravidian Architecture is an Architectural style of South India, which evolved around 6th century A.D. and developed for about 10 centuries. This style has produced number of magnificient buildings. This...
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63Frescos of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Sigiriya is a well known archaeological site in Sri Lanka. This consists of a large rock rising almost vertically to about 600 feet. The top of the rock is has a flat area of nearly 3 acres in extent. This...
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