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India accepted the convention on 14 November 1977, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] There are 43 World Heritage Sites in India. Out of these, 35 are cultural, seven are natural, and one, Khangchendzonga National Park, is of mixed type, listed for both cultural and natural properties. India has the sixth-most sites worldwide.
The state of Bihar (Hindi: बिहार) in eastern India, is one of the oldest inhabited places in the world with a history going back 3000 years.The rich culture and heritage of Bihar is evident from the innumerable ancient monuments that are dotted all over the state.
Located in the premises of Shri Chamundeshwari Basavappanavara Temple in Gowdagere, this statue is the world's tallest statue of Goddess Chamundeshwari who is considered to be one of the forms of the Goddess Durga or Adishakti. [42] 2021: Gomateswara: Bahubali: Sravanabelagola: Karnataka: 18 59: Tallest free–standing monolithic statue in the ...
West Bengal is a state in the eastern] region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. [1] It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. [1] It is bordered by the countries of Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, and the Indian states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam.
On occasion of 75 years of the Independence of India, the Ministry of Jal Shakti constituted a committee to identify the heritage water sites. Total 421 nominations were received from the states, union territories, central government agencies and people.
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
Famous for the hoard of 148 bronze images excavated in 1930, [3] now in the Patna Museum. Some Pala period sculptures and architectural fragments, including the Buddha statue illustrated, were collected by Major Markham Kittoe in the nineteenth century and are now in the British Museum .
This is a list of words in the English language that originated in the languages of India. Hindi or Urdu see: ...