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| India |
Karnataka |
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Aihole |
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Durga Temple |
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Circular carved window. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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Ladh Khan Temple |
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The Ladh Khan Temple dates from 450. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Ladh Khan Temple |
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The temple is named after a Muslim prince who converted it to his residence. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Ladh Khan Temple |
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Elegantly carved screen wth circular flowers. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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The 5th century Gowda Temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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A Jain temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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The 8th century Suryanaraya Temple is dedicated to the Sun. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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Modern Hindu temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Rath |
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A rath made of wood and hay. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Rath |
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A rath is a temple car used to carry deities during festivals. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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A multi-stepped water tank. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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Some of the 120 temples in Aihole. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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People live among the abandoned temples. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Konti Temple |
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The Konti Temple is slightly below ground level and dates from the 5th century. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Konti Temple |
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An inscription in old Kannada. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Konti Temple |
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Carved column. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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The temples of Aihole date between the 4th and 7th centuries. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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The temples were built by the Chalukyas. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Meguti Temple |
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The Meguti Temple dates from 634. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Meguti Temple |
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The temple is Jain and is built over two storeys. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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Women drying cows' dung for use as a fuel. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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Houses among the ruins. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Ravanphadi Cave Temple |
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The 6th century Ravanphadi Cave Temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Ravanphadi Cave Temple |
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The entrance to the cave temple, excavated from a small hill. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
Ravanphadi Cave Temple |
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Relief of Shiva dancing with the elephant headed Ganesh. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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Hilltop temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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Woman walking from the fields. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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Children playing. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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The site is very extensive. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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Pyramidal shaped shrines. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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The Hucchimalli Temple was built in the 5th century. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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Road through the village. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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A group of temples. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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The Banashankari Tower. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
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|
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Landscape around the village. |
1989 |
| India |
Karnataka |
|
Aihole |
|
|
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Landscape around Aihole. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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Panaji has been capital of the small state of Goa since 1843. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Goa was a former Portuguese colony. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
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Typical house in Panaji. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Narrow street in old Panaji. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Bars. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Church of the Immaculate Conception |
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The Church of the Immaculate Conception is typical of the Portuguese era churches in the city. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Church of the Immaculate Conception |
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The church dates from 1540. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Church of the Immaculate Conception |
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The interior with a full congregation. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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Street scene in the city centre. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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A row of shops on a Sunday. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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An elegant villa. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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Pretty southern European style balconies. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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House plaque in Portuguese. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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The commercial centre. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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The Secretariat building was once a palace. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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European style steps. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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Elegant windows. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Hotel building. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Holi |
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During the Holi Festival people throw coloured powder over each other. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Holi |
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Celebrating Holi. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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Pastel coloured houses in the narrow streets of the old city. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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Much of the old city is hilly. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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Quiet street. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Large colonial building. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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The town is very picturesque. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Decorated wooden porch. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Catholic shrine. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Hilly street. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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The upper town. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Hindu temple over the rooftops. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
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|
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Houses in the hills. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
|
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Panaji is on the Mandovi estuary. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Mandovi Estuary |
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The Mandovi Estuary. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Mandovi Estuary |
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Colourful fishing boat. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Mandovi Estuary |
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The modern port was built by the Portuguese. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Mandovi Estuary |
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Cargo boat. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Panaji |
|
Mandovi Estuary |
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The estuary. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
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|
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Old Goa, once the colonial capital, is now a small village dotted with Portuguese architecture. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Church of St Francis of Assisi |
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The Church and Convent of St Francis of Assisi. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Church of St Francis of Assisi |
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The building dates from 1661. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Church of St Francis of Assisi |
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The elaborate interior of the church. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Church of St Francis of Assisi |
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The altar is reached via a flight of steps. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Se Cathedral |
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The Se Cathedral in Old Goa. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Se Cathedral |
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The Se Cathedral is the largest in Old Goa. Its second tower collapsed in 1776 and was never rebuilt. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Se Cathedral |
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The cathedral took a hundred years to build, from 1562 to 1653. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Se Cathedral |
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The beautifully carved entrance. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Se Cathedral |
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The main altar is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Se Cathedral |
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Painting of St Christopher. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Se Cathedral |
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The Chapel of the Cross of Miracles. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
|
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The Viceroy's Arch is the only remnant of pre-Portuguese Old Goa. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Basilica of Bom Jesus |
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The Basilica of Bom Jesus dates from 1605. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Basilica of Bom Jesus |
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The building is made of red brick. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Basilica of Bom Jesus |
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People asleep in the outer cloister. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Basilica of Bom Jesus |
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The inner cloister and courtyard. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Basilica of Bom Jesus |
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The lavish interior. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
Basilica of Bom Jesus |
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The tomb of St Francis Xavier (died Macao, 1552) was designed by Florentine sculptor, Giovani Batista Foggini. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
St Cajetan Church |
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St Cajetan Church was built in 1640 on the site of a Hindu temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
St Cajetan Church |
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The classical style entrance. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
St Cajetan Church |
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The large and decorated altar. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
|
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Ruins of a Portuguese church. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
St Monica's Church |
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St Monica's Church and Convent was built in 1627. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
St Monica's Church |
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The convent at the rear of the church. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Old Goa |
|
|
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Women from Karnataka. |
1989 |
| India |
Goa |
|
Margao |
|
|
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Margao is a small market town. |
1989 |
were added from 11 December 2021.