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| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
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Varanasi |
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Pilgrims on the bathing ghat. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
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|
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A group of pilgrims. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
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|
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Pilgrims bathing in the Ganges in Hinduism's holy city, Varanasi. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
|
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A sadhu (Hindu holy man). |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
|
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Narrow streets near the river. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
|
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Dentist. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
|
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Flower sellers. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
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|
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A temple dedicated to Shiva. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
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|
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The old city. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
Durga Temple |
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The Durga Temple is one of the most important Hindu temples in the city. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
Durga Temple |
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Temple bell that all prigrims clang. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
Durga Temple |
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Temple monkeys. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
Tulsi Manas Temple |
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The interior of the Tulsi Manas Temple which dates from 1964. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
|
Tulsi Manas Temple |
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The Ramayana, one of the holy texts of Hinduism written in Hindi. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
Sarnath |
|
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Sarnath, a suburb of varanasi, is one of the four holiest Buddhists sites in India. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
Sarnath |
|
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Some of the structures date from 200 BCE. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
Sarnath |
|
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The Dhamekh Stupa dominates the site. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
Sarnath |
|
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Sarnath is considered the place where the Buddha gave his first sermon. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Varanasi |
Sarnath |
|
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The Dhamekh Stupa is covered with decorations. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
|
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Agra is a spread out city that was once a Moghul capital and is the city of the Taj Mahal. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
|
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Bullock cart. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Gateway to the Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The gateway is sandstone with marble inlay. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Sandstone with marble inlay. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah is the oldest Moghul tomb made entirely of marble. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb is a forerunner of the Taj Mahal and was completed in 1628. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The British used the tomb as a barracks and covered it in whitewash. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Unlike the Taj Mahal, this tomb has inlay work on the minarets. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of the minaret. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The inlay work is superior to the Taj Mahal. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The tomb is surrounded by four sandstone gateways. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The tomb entrance. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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A riot of detail. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Intricate inlay work and carvings from the tomb. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Persian style window. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Wall decoration. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Marble screen with hexagons. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of the hexagons on a marble screen. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Marble screen with inverted hexagons. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of the inverted hexagons on a marble screen. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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View of the tomb from one of the gateways. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The tomb is by the river. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Geometric inlays surrounded by flower patterns. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of geometric inlays. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of flower surrounded by geometric inlays. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Inlay detail with flowers. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of the inlay work. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The screen work is very intricate. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of flower pattern inlays. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Every cetimeter of the tomb is covered with inlay work and carving. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Artisans from Europe and Persia worked on the tomb. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Detail of the inlay work. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The interior of the tomb. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Flower paintings in the tomb interior. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The tomb interior. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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Interior painting. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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View of the inlaid minaret from the upper level. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The tomb chamber. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Itimad-ud-Daula Tomb |
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The cenotaph of Mirza Ghiyas, the grandfather of Mumtaz, the lady of the Taj. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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The great gateway of Sikander. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Sikander is a Moghul tomb complex in the suburbs of Agra. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Entrance portal. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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The complex is the size of a small town. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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The gateway is covered in decoration. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Inlays of different coloured stone. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Sandstone and marble. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Sandstone screens. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Marble with black stone. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Entrance portal decorations. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Window and balcony. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Painted ceiling in the interior. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Arabic inscription. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Detail of the flowery decoration. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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The top of the gateway. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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The tomb of the third Moghul Emperor, Akbar. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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The main part of Akbar's tomb has a Persian style gate. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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The tomb dates from 1605. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Marble with sandstone. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Relief work. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Decorated column. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Sandstone screen. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Marble screens. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Sikander |
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Akbar's cenotaph. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Agra Fort was begun in sandstone by Akbar (1565) and embelished with marble by his grandson, Shah Jahan. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Agra Fort was originally a sandstone fortress. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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The entrance. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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The outer walls are two and a half km long. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Amar Singh Gate. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Rajasthani visitors passing through the Amar Singh Gate. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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The 10m wide moat and the Yamuna River. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Inside the Amar Singh Gate. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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The immense inner walls. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Jehangir's Palace is a blend of Central Asian and Hindu styles. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Jehangir's Palace is sandstone with marble inlays. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Hindu style carvings in Jehangir's Palace. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Sandstone carvings on Jehangir's Palace. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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The courtyard of Jehangir's Palace. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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The interior of Jehangir's Palace. |
1995 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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Carvings on the outside wall of Jehangir's Palace. |
1983 |
| India |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Agra |
|
Agra Fort |
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The walls of the fort. |
1983 |
were added from 11 December 2021.