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Madhya Pradesh

Satdhara – Remembering Buddhist Glories

Satdhara (सतधारा) is located on the eastern bank of the Halali River, in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated about 14...

Saru-Maru Caves – Ashoka’s Sojourn

The Saru-Maru Buddhist complex is located near the village of Pan Guradia in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh. The caves of Saru-Maru and...

Sakour – Shiva Temple

Sakour is a small village in the Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh. The town's antiquities were first described by Henry Cousens who spelled the...

Pawaya – Glamour of the Ancient Padmavati

Pawaya is a small village in the Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh. The village is situated on the west bank of the Sindh River....

Panagar – Kher Mai Mandir

Panagar (पनागर) is a town in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The 1870 gazetteer mentions it as a growing town containing 1,303 houses...

Omkareshwar – A Shapeless Manifestation of the Non-Manifest

Omkareshwar or Mandhata is a riverine island on river Narmada in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. The island is situated between river Narmada...

Chhattisgarh

Karnataka

Nagamangala – With Serpent’s Blessings

Kambadahalli – The Pillar, the Namesake

Basaralu – Mallikarjuna Temple

Introduction – Basaralu is a large village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Its old name was Basurivala as evident from inscriptions found here. The...

Hosaholalu – Lakshminarayana Temple

Introduction - Hosaholalu is a village in Mandya district of Karnataka. Not much is gleamed about this village from old gazetteers. The earliest inscription...

Nagalapura – Twin Hoysala Temples

Introduction – Nagalapura is a small village situated in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district of Karnataka. This otherwise ordinary town has two Hoysala period...

Aralaguppe – Preserves The Best Specimen of Sculptural Art

Introduction – Aralaguppe is situated in Tiptur taluk, in Tumkur district of Karnakata. Not much  is known about the early history or legends associated...

Tamilnadu

Sittanavasal – The Legacy of Chitrasutra

Introduction – The history of Sittanavasal or Pudukkottai region can be traced from very ancient times as many burial sites are found in nearby...

Narthamalai – An Enigma of Art

Narthamalai lies in the Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, situated about 17 km from the district headquarters. Malai (மலை) means hill or mountain in...

Srinivasanallur – Koranganatha Temple

Srinivasanallur is a village situated in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. It is located about 50 km from the district headquarters. The region is...

Odisha

Lalitagiri – The Fountainhead of Buddhism in Odisha

Lalitagiri hills, also known as Naltigiri, is located in the Cuttack district of Odisha. Lalitagiri, with Udayagiri and Ratnagiri, constitutes the famous Diamond Triangle...

Udayagiri – The Sunrise Hill

Udayagiri, with Lalitagiri and Ratnagiri, constitutes the famous Diamond Triangle of the Buddhist Heritage Sites in Odisha. The hill emerging almost from Jajpur has...

Ratnagiri – Preserving the Buddhist Heritage

Association of Odisha with Buddhism goes long way back, to the early days of Buddha, as evident by the Buddhist texts mentioning how the...

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