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ANCIENT WONDERS OF INDIA

DELIGHTFUL DILWARA

The Dilwara Temples are Jain temples in Mt. Abu
(Rajasthan) built by the Chalukya Dynasty. It is
said, the artisans were paid on the accumulated
dust, encouraging them to carve even more
intricately.
Charvi Soni, VII D, Maharana Mewar Public School,
North, South, Udaipur; Diya Gurung, IX B, Pine Hall School, Dehradun
East to West,
Ancient Ladakh
architecture at Jammu & Kashmir
its best! MARTAND TEMPLE
ETERNAL SHRINE SOMNATH SHANKARACHARYA
Illustration By: Rithik Rajan, IX B, Royal Park Matric Hr. Hr TEMPLE
Sec. School, Salem Himachal Pradesh
The Somnath Temple in Saurashtra (Gujarat) is called MASRUR TEMPLE
the ‘Eternal Shrine’ because it was remade each time
BEAUTIFUL CHAND BAORI invaders destroyed it. The myth says that the fi rst RUPNAGAR Utta
Punjab
It is India’s deepest stepwell found in the version was made by the Moon God in gold, then by Haryana KATARMA
KEDAR
village of Abhaneri, Rajasthan. It is named Ravana, followed by Krishna in wood, and fi nally a RAKHIGARHI BAD
after a local ruler called Raja Chanda. This stone edifi ce by Bhimadeva! CHANETI STUPA
square stepwell was built between 8th and Vihan P. Kukadia, VI A, Bhavan’s Shri A.K. Doshi Delhi
9th centuries CE. Vidyalaya, Jamnagar
Rajasthan
Rudrakshi Dave, IX, PUSHKAR TEMPLE
Central Public Sr. Sec. DILWARA TEMPLE
School, Udaipur AMAZING AJANTA CHAND BAORI
The Ajanta Caves date back to 200 BCE and are
found in Aurangabad (Maharashtra). They Gujarat
are one of the UNESCO World Heritage DHOLAVIRA
Sites. There are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist RANI KI VAV Madhya Prad
SOMNATH TEMPLE SANCHI STU
caves and the paintings depict Jataka tales.
CAPTIVATING KANHERI G. Stefey Rakkini, IX A, Royal Park Matric Hr. Sec. KHAJURAH
Built in the 1st century CE, these caves School, Salem;
Poornima Bansal,
are located in the Sanjay Gandhi
VIII C, Scholars Maharashtra
National Park in Mumbai. They are Home Sr. Sec. AJANTA & ELLORA CAVES
109 caves made School, Dehradun KANHERI CAVES
ELEPHANTA CAVES
of basalt. There
are about fi fty Telan
inscriptions in THOUSAN
diff erent scripts, Illustration By: TEM
Samruddhi, Army Public
including Brahmi.
School, Ambala Cantt.
Sara Bhargava, VII D, Goa
Modern School, Vasant Andhra Pra
AMARAVA
Vihar, New Delhi Karnataka THOTLAKO
CHARMING CHERAMAN MOSQUE PATTADAKAL
AIHOLE
Found in Kerala, the BADAMI CAVES
ST. THOMAS SYRO- Cheraman Juma
mosque was built in
MALABAR CHURCH 629 CE by Malik Bin Kerala Tamil Nad
Dinar, a propagator CHERAMAN MAHABALIPU
This church was built in 52 CE in Palayur MOSQUE CHOLA TEMP
of Islam. It was SABARIMALA
(Kerala) and is the fi rst church of India. It
later destroyed and ST THOMAS
was built by St. Thomas, who was one of CHURCH
rebuilt in the 16th
the seven apostles of Jesus Christ.
century.

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