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What the Salt Wind Has Done to the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram

Thirteen centuries of salt air have left their signature on every surface of the Shore Temple. The granite is original, the same stone the Pallava craftsmen cut in the late seventh and early eighth centuries, but the detail is not. Faces on the smaller shrines have softened into suggestions of…

MyLifeXP · 13h ago

How to Climb Badami's Four Cave Temples in Order

Badami sits in a sandstone gorge in northern Karnataka where the rock is the colour of dried turmeric and the cliff face holds four temples carved directly into it, not built against it. The caves were cut by the early Chalukya kings between roughly the sixth and seventh centuries, and…

MyLifeXP · Nov 12

Lonar Crater Lake: Why the Water Is Salty, Green, and Unlike Any Other in India

Lonar sits in Buldhana district in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, roughly equidistant from Aurangabad and Nagpur. The crater was formed by a meteorite impact, not volcanic activity, which makes it one of only four confirmed impact craters in basaltic rock anywhere on the planet. The other three are geologically older and…

MyLifeXP · Nov 10

No order issued by ASI to close Jantar Mantar heritage site on October 10: Sources

Jantar Mantar's historic observatory, constructed in 1724, remained open despite heavy police restrictions during a protest. The security measures involved over 30,000 personnel and closure of multiple access points in central Delhi. The Archaeological Survey of India did not issue orders to close the site. Visitors were allowed in small…

The Economic Times · Oct 10

The Stepwell Trail Through Madhya Pradesh: A Guide to India's Forgotten Baoli Architecture

Why Madhya Pradesh, and Why NowMost people chasing stepwells head to Rajasthan. Rani ki Vav in Patan gets the UNESCO plaque and the Instagram queue. But Madhya Pradesh has been quietly holding a parallel inventory of baoli architecture, older in some cases, less restored in others, and almost entirely free…

Times Life · Aug 7

Gyanvapi Mosque Security Heightened Post ASI Report Release

Security measures have been beefed up outside the Gyanvapi mosque, a day after the ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex revealed there "existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure". Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 26, 2024

Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath Temple: ASI survey report to be made public; both sides to receive hard copy

The Varanasi district Court on Wednesday asked that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report be made public today and the hard copy be provided to both sides. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 24, 2024

Gyanvapi mosque survey | Varanasi court allows both parties to have access to ASI report

A Varanasi district judge allowed all parties to get the certified copy of the report of Archaeological Survey of India survey done at the Gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu · Jan 24, 2024

ASI assures to send note to UNESCO over inclusion of Srimukhalingam temple in Andhra Pradesh in world heritage structures’ list

Historic Srimukhalingam temple’s chief priest Naidugari Rajasekhar urged Archaeological Survey of India’s Director General Kishore Kumar Basa to use his good offices for the inclusion of the temple in the world heritage structures’ list of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to get special recognition and funds for…

The Hindu · Dec 29, 2023

Gyanvapi mosque: UP court grants extension of another week to ASI to submit survey report

VARANASI: Granting time of one more week to Archaeological Survey of India, Varanasi district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha on Monday asked the agency to file report of scientific study and survey of Gyanvapi mosque on December 18.

The Times of India · Dec 11, 2023