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MYSTICAL MONASTERY STUNNING SURAJkUND

lamayuru Monastery is one built in the 10th century, Surajkund
of the oldest monasteries in is an ancient water reservoir. it is a
ladakh. it was originally built man-made lake located in Faridabad.
as a complex of five large it was also known as the ‘Peacock
buildings. at present, only lake’ because of its breathtaking
one building has survived the beauty. literally it means the ‘sun lake’. This place is also
test of time. it serves as a living space for almost 150 known for its annual fair “surajkund international Crafts
buddhist monks. Mela” which is held in the month of February.
Sanskriti I. and Anika, IXH, D.A.V. Public School, Sector-14, Faridabad

HOLY SHRINE
The Hazratbal Shrine made of marble ST. PAUL’S CHURCH, AMBALA
is located on the banks of Dal lake in
srinagar. a relic of Prophet Mohammad The St. Paul’s Church was built in year
in the form of a ‘strand of hair’ is housed 1857 as a cathedral for the british army
in this shrine. hazrat means ‘respected’ in stationed in ambala Cantonment. This
urdu and bal means ‘a place’ in Kashmiri is also known as the ‘bombed Church’
language, hence the name hazratbal. as the Pakistan army dropped bombs
on this church during the war of 1965.
The architecture is in gothic style.
MIGHTY MASROOR

The Masroor Temple COLOSSAL QUTUB COMPLEX
is located in himachal Qutub Minar, the highest stone
Pradesh. it is temple tower in india, is a uNesCO world
complex of 15 monolithic Illustration by: Akshansh, IX, DAV Sr. Sec. heritage site. in 13th century,
rock-cut temples. according Public School, Kangra Qutub ud-Din aibak laid its
to a legend, the Pandavas foundation. it is made in red and
built this temple during their exile from their kingdom. grey sandstone. The entire minaret
Abhay Bharti, IX, D.A.V. Senior Secondary Public School, Kangra came up over centuries, where the
succeeding dynasties contributed
to the construction.
BEAUTY OF BIRLA
The alai darwaza in the complex Illustration by: C. Sriram
Birla Mandir in Kurukshetra, haryana is made of white was built by ala-ud-din Khilji of the Kalyan, XC, Bharatiya Vidya
Bhavan’s Public School,
marble. in the temple garden, there is a chariot made of Delhi sultanate. The magnificent Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
marble. a chariot is depicted being drawn by four horses gateway is made in red sandstone
with lord Krishna holding and is decorated with intricate inlay work on marble
its reins with arjuna seated decorations and inscriptions.
on it. There is one couplet Ritika Sharma, VIIIA, Shikha Mangwana, VIII, Pine Hall School, Dehradun;
from each of the 18 chapters Jatin Latwal, Rotary Public School, Sector-22, Gurgaon; Poorva Narang,
VIIIG, St. Marks Senior Secondary Public School, Meera Bagh, Delhi
of the srimad bhagwat gita
inscribed on the sides of the
chariot.

Garima Manocha, VIIIB, Saraswati
Public School, Jagadhri, Yamunanagar

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