A brief knowledge about the heritage places in India. These places are really interesting and should be visited once in a lifetime.

1. INDIAN HERITAGE SITES
A small presentation for a brief
knowledge about famous places
in
INDIA.

2. India is one of
the well
known
countries in
the world for
its culture.
So, let’s have
a look on the
heritage sites
of India.

3. As given by UNESCO, India has
32 heritage sites.
In which,25 are cultural
and 7 other are natural

4. 1)TAJ MAHAL,
AGRA
One of the Seven Wonders
of the World.
 It was built by
Emperor ShahJahan in memory
of his third wife Begum
Mumtaz Mahal who had died in
1631.
. It is set amidst vast Mughal
Gardens, which cover 17
hectares (42 acres)
It was inscribed in the
UNESCO World Heritage
List in 1983.

5. GROUP
MONUMENTS,
HAMPI,
KARNATAKA
. Hampi subsumes the ruins
of Vijayanagara, which was the
former capital of the
powerful Vijayanagara Empire.
These won the admiration of
travellers between the 14th and
16th centuries.
It was entered in the world
heritage list under category
(i),(iii) and (iv).

6. KAZIRANGA
WILDLIFE
SANCTUARY,
ASSAM
 It was first established as a
reserved forest in 1908 to
protect the dwindling species of
rhinoceros.
 It was renamed Kaziranga
Wildlife Sanctuary in 1950, and
declared a national park in 1974.
The park, which covers an area
of 42,996 hectares (106,250
acres).
It is home for large population
of Indian one-horn rhinoceros.

7. HUMAYUN’S
TOMB,
DELHI
It was built in 1569–1570
by the second Mughal
Emperor Humayun’s widow
Biga Begum .
 Its Mughal architectural
style has been acclaimed as
the “Necropolis of
the Mughal dynasty" for its
double domed elevation.
Apart from the tomb of
Humayun, this funerary
also has 150 tombs of
various members of the
royal family.
It was built in 1570 and
was inscribed as a UNESCO
World Heritage Monument
in 1993 for its cultural
importance.

8. CHURCHES AND
CONVENTS,
VELHA GOA
These churches and
convents were built by
the Portuguese colonial
rulers of Goa between
16th and 18th
centuries.
The most significant
of these monuments is
the Basilica of Bom
Jesus, which enshrines
the tomb containing
the relics of St.
Francis Xavier.
These monuments of
Goa, known as the
"Rome of the Orient,"
were established by
different Catholic
religious orders.
 These monuments
are inscribed by
UNESCO under the
World Heritage List in
1986 as cultural
property, under
criteria (ii),(iv) and (vi).

9. FATEHPUR SIKRI,
UTTAR PRADESH
Fatehpur Sikri,
"the City of
Victory," was built
during the second
half of the 16th
century by
the Mughal
Emperor Akbar. It
was the capital of
the Empire only
for 14 years.
 It was
abandoned due to
the two main
reasons of lack of
water and unrest
in north-west
India, leading the
emperor to shift
the capital
to Lahore.
This city
contains the Jama
Masjid, the Buland
Darwaza,
the Panch Mahal,
and the Tomb of
Salim Chishti.
The English
traveller Ralph
Fitch considered
the city as
'considerably
larger than London
and more
populous.' in the
year 1585.
It was in the
World Heritage
List in the year
1986.

10. SUNDERBANS
NATIONAL PARK,
WEST BENGAL
The Sundarbans National Park, is the
largest estuarine mangrove forest in
the world.
This National Park is a tiger reserve,
by UNESCO World Heritage Site .
The Sundarbans as a whole
encompasses 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
of land and water, about
5,980 km2 (2,310 sq mi) in India and
the balance is in Bangladesh.
On May 4, 1984 it was declared a
National Park.
 It was inscribed on the
UNESCO World Heritage list in 1987
as a natural property under category
(ix) and (x).

11. BUDDHIST MONUMENTS,
SANCHI,
MADHYA PRADESH
Buddhist Monuments at
Sanchi, are a group of Buddhist
monuments dated between 200 BC
and 100 BC.
This site was been developed in
the 3rd century BC, when Emperor
Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire ruled.
 These Buddhist sanctuaries were
active Buddhist religious monuments,
which flourished till the 12th
century.
 It was inscribed as a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO on
January 24, 1989 for its unique
cultural importance.

12. RANI KI VAV,
GUJARAT
Rani-ki-vav, (Queen’s
stepwell), was
constructed by a king of
Solanki Dynasty in 1304
A.D.
The stepwell was later
flooded by the nearby
Saraswati River and silted
over until the late 1980s.
It was added to the list
of UNESCO's World
Heritage Sites on 22 June
2014.

13. GREAT HIMALAYAN
NATIONAL PARK,
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Great Himalayan National
Park at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, is
characterized by high alpine peaks,
alpine meadows .
 The Great Himalayan National Park
has about 90,540 ha property which
includes the upper mountain glacial
and snow melt water source origins of
several rivers.
 The GHNPCA protects the
monsoon-affected forests and alpine
meadows of the Himalayan ranges.
This is the last Heritage site of
India which was added in the list of
World Heritage by UNESCO in 2014.

14. Guys, now I’ll show some more places
which are more interesting and more
important than these places, but are not
added in the World Heritage List by
UNESCO.

15. HARMANDIR SAHIB,
AMRITSAR,
PUNJAB
The Harmandir Sahib literally means
the Temple of God. The gurdwara was
completed in 1604. Guru Arjan installed
the Guru Granth Sahib in it .
The construction of Harmandir Sahib
was intended to build a place of worship
for men and women from all walks of life
and all religions to come and worship God
equally.
The four entrances (representing the
four directions) to get into the
Harmandir Sahib also symbolize the
openness of the Sikhs towards all people
and religions.
Over 100,000 people visit the holy
shrine daily for worship, and also partake
jointly in the free community kitchen and
meal (Langar) regardless of any
distinctions.

16. VENKATESWARA
TEMPLE, TIRUMALA,
ANDHRA PRADESH
The Tirumala Hills are part of
Seshachalam Hills range, which
contains seven hills.
It is the richest temple in the
world in terms of donations
received and wealth.
 The temple is visited by about
50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily
and the number of pilgrims shoots
up to 500,000, making it the most-
visited holy place in the world.

17. KASHI VISHWANATH
TEMPLE,
VARNASI,
UTTAR PRADESH
The temple stands on
the western bank of
the holy river Ganga,
which is one of the
twelve Jyotirlingas, the
holiest of Shiva
temples.
It is one of the
oldest temples in India.
This temple was
destroyed about 3
times by the Mughal
invaders.

18. THANK YOU

19. ANY QUESTIONS?

20. SOURCE
All the
information and
the pictures used
in this
presentation is
taken from
WIKIPEDIA and
GOOGLE.

21. PREPARED BY:-
BAKHSHISH PREET SINGH
(15X41A0308)