Beautiful Places in India

Shravanabelagola

The 17.8 m monolith of Jain prophet Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali, which was engraved out approximately 983 C.E and is situated in Shravanabelagola, India, is anoint with saffron each 12 years by thousands of devotees as part of the Mahamastakabhisheka festival. The huge monolithic statue of Gomateshwara, also called as Bahubali the Jain saint, formed approximately 983 C.E by Chamundaraya, a minister of the Ganga King, Rachamalla is situated at the top of Chandragiri hill, close to the town of Shravanabelagola in Karnataka state. This sculpture is supposed to have been engraved out of a single block of fine-grained white granite and is considered of enormous religious worth because Jains consider Bahubali was the first to achieve moksha. The image stands on a lotus. It has no support up to the thighs and is 60 feet tall with the face measuring 6.5 feet. The statue is entirely in the nude, in the Jain tradition and is visible from a distance of 30 km.with the calm appearance on the face of the image, its curled hair with charming curls, its proportional anatomy, the monolith size, and the mixture of its artistic quality have led it to be called the mightiest accomplishment in sculptural art in medieval Karnataka. It is the biggest monolithic statue in the world. The neighboring areas of Shravanabelagola, apart from the Gomateshwara statue, have Jaina bastis and several images of the Jaina Thirthankaras. Every 12 years, thousands of devotees congregate here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony in which the thousand-year-old statue is anointed with milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins. The anoint previously took place in February 2006, and the subsequent ceremony will take place in 2018.

Golden temple or Harmandir Sahib

It is located in the city of Amritsar, which was established by Guru Ram Das, the fourth guru of the Sikhs and the city that it was built in, is also due to the shrine known as Amritsar.

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal, built in the remembrance of the queen Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal, the peak of Mughal India explanation was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in recall of his queen Mumtaz Mahal.

Hampi

The 14th century ruins nestle within them with almost every highlight of classical Indian architecture. Palaces, temples, marketplaces, stables, baths and monoliths lie sprinkled amidst huge boulders, which go together the rough look and remarkable experience of the place. It Hampi was the previous capital of the Vijayanagar Empire, which was well-liked by the travelers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Its birthright of sculpture, structural design and painting unfair the progress of the arts long after the territory came to a conclusion.

Konark

Konark Sun temple, was built in black granite by King Narasimhadeva of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. The temple is designed in the nature of a colossal chariot with 24 wheels drawn by seven horses and, carrying the Sun god, Surya, across the heavens. It is a eye-catching monument of spiritual structural design.

Nalanda

The Nalanda, situated in the Indian State of Bihar, was a Buddhist center of education from 427 C.E to 1197 C.E partly under the Pala Empire. It has been called "one of the first great universities in recorded history." According to historical study the University of Nalanda was established 450 C.E under the support of the Gupta emperors.

Khajuraho

Lakshmana, panchayatana temples at Khajuraho located in India. Khajuraho has the major group of medieval temples of Hindu and Jain religious conviction. There is wonderful fusion of structural design and carving at this temple complex, famous for their erotic statuette.