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Architectural Heritage

Ammapalli Temple: Tollywood’s Favourite Shoot Location!

Ammapalli Temple. Long Long ago, before Lord Rama met Hanuman during the course of events set out in the Ramayana...Well, thats the time that...

Alampur: South India’s City of Moksh

The temple town of Alampur in the Mahbubnagar district of Telangana is renowned for its Ashtadasa Shakti Peetham, the Jogulamba Temple. But there is more...

A Heritage Walk through The Walled City of Udaipur

Think Rajasthan and immediately pops into your head a picture of undulating waves of sand shimmering golden in the sun and a row of...

7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2017

It is that time of the year again. When I look back at my year and see what is the one thing that I...

Great Living Chola Temples – Vol II: Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Second on UNESCO's list of The Great Living Chola Temples, is the Brihadeeswara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram. In a tiny village lost in time, is...

Streets of Pondicherry – Part II: Architecture

They say if you can’t afford a ticket to Europe, travel to Pondicherry instead. Stroll through the white part of town and be transported...

Armoor: Of Rocks and Hidden Temples

In Nizamabad, is a temple. Though not quite as legendary as the Dichpally Ramalayam, but just as historic. Popularly known as Armoor Siddula Gutta,...

North meets South in Sitaram Bagh

Tucked away in a quiet corner of the old city of Hyderabad is the Sitaram Bagh Temple. Built by a banker Mr. Puranmal Ganeriwal in 1832,...