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Year
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| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
Junagarh Fort |
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The buildings are decorated with the carved sandstone that is typical of the region. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
Junagarh Fort |
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The palace courtyard. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
Junagarh Fort |
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The interior of the palace is covered with gilded decoration. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
Junagarh Fort |
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Painted wall. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
Junagarh Fort |
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Ceramic style ceiling. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
Junagarh Fort |
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View across the palace. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
Junagarh Fort |
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View of the palace grounds. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Bikaner |
|
|
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Memorial to one of the maharajas. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
|
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Mount Abu is a 1200m high hill station close to the border with Gujarat. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
|
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A group of Gujaratis. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
|
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Gujarati shops. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
|
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Local transport. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
|
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Street scene at the hill station. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
|
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Indian tourists. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Abu is famous for the Dilwara Temples. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The Dilwara Temples are made from marble and date from 1230. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The temples are smaller than the temple at Ranakpur but are more delicate. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The temples are made of carved marble. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The temples are Jain. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The outer cloister is a riot of carved marble. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The ceilings are superbly and delicately carved. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Interior of one of the five Dilwara Temples dating from 1081. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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All of the carved marble columns are different. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Detail of one of the carved columns. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Decorated dome. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Delicately carved ceiling dome. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The marble carving is of the highest quality. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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The decorated ceiling is almost transluscent. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Detailed carving. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Female figures decorate one of the domes. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Arches. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Ceiling with geometric carvings. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Mount Abu |
|
Dilwara Temples |
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Jainism is a religion from India that was contemporary with Buddhism. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The walled desert city of Jaisalmer, known as The Golden City, is on the edge of the Thar Desert. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The walled city is a living museum. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The old city dates from 1156. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The city is famous for its elaborately carved houses and mansions. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The old city contains several Hindu and Jain temples. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Carved houses. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Three children. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Four women. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Some of the 99 bastions on the 80m high hill. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The old town and the desert visible from the old city walls. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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View of the old town. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The City Palace. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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A group of 12th to 15th century Jain temples. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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A typical decorated house in the fort area. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Street scene in the old city. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The old city has narrow streets. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The old city is built from sandstone. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The old city is famous for its highly decorated havelis (merchant houses). |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Many of the mansions are over 300 years old. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The architecture of Jaisalmer is very attractive. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
Nathmal Haveli |
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Window of decorated sandstone on Nathmal Haveli. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
Nathmal Haveli |
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Finely carved window on the 300 year old mansion. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
Nathmal Haveli |
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The building is in two halves designed by brothers. The two parts are not quite identical. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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A decorated shop. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The streets of the old city are narrow and car-less. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Decorated balconies and windows. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Badal Vilas Palace. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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The city walls. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
Gadi Sagar |
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The Gadi Sagar is a resevoir for the city. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
Gadi Sagar |
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Temples by the Gadi Sagar. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
Gadi Sagar |
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The gate of Garisar has a Krishna temple on top. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Shopping for pots. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
|
|
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Vegetable seller. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
Thar Desert |
|
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The Thar Desert close to Jaisalmer. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
Thar Desert |
|
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Ladruva village. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
Thar Desert |
|
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A group of men. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
Thar Desert |
|
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Amar Sagar. |
1983 |
| India |
Rajasthan |
|
Jaisalmer |
Thar Desert |
|
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Cenotaphs are scattered through the desert. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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The Himalaya foothills near Chamba. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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The town of Chamba. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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Chamba is set on a ledge above the Ravi River. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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Chamba is a hill station. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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The town is set among fertile hills. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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The region has many nomadic tribes. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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The main green is used as a cricket ground. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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Chamba has many temples which are distinctive to the region. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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The Hindu temples of Chamba are very ornate. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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People of Himachal Pradesh. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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Family group. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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People on the green. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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Local transport. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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Three boys. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Chamba |
|
|
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Old man in the hill station. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Dharamsala at 2000m is the centre of Tibetan culture and exiles. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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The town is at 2000m. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Stone houses. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Tibetan monastery. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Tibetan stupa. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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The residence of the Dali Lama, the Tibetan leader who has been in exile in Dharamsala since 1959. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Tibetan political poster. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Dharamsala has many Tibetan exiles. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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A group of Tibetans. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Market. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Tibetan woman and two Hindu men. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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British gravestone. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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The region around Dharamsala is very forested. |
1983 |
| India |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Dharamsala |
|
|
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Woman with sheep. |
1983 |
were added from 11 December 2021.