Photo of 5 amazing monuments of India with their specialties.

1. 5 Amazing Monuments
of Ancient India

2. Nalanda
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3. 490m Long 290m Wide
Area of 12 ha or 30 acres
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4. The great library of Nalanda University was so
vast that it is reported to have burned for three months after the invaders set fire to it.
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5. Xuanzang (also known as Hiuen Tsang) travelled around India between the years of 630 and 643 CE
and visited Nalanda first in 637 and then again in 642, spending a total of around two years at the monastery.
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6. Inspired by the journeys of Xuanzang, the pilgrim, Yijing (also known as I-tsing),
after studying Sanskrit in Srivijaya, arrived in India in 673 CE.
He stayed there for fourteen years, ten of which he spent at the Nalanda Mahavihara.
When he returned to China in 695, he had with him 400 Sanskrit texts which were subsequently translated.
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7. Teaching Platforms
By Photo Dharma from Penang, Malaysia - 043 Teaching Platform, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37197473

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9. Vijaynagar Empire, Hampi
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10. The Vithala temple complex at Hampi in state of Karnataka has 56 musical pillars,
which are constructed such that when stuck, each one emits a unique musical tone.
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11. The Virupaksha temple, site of the ancient city of Vijaynagar, is the main centre of pilgrimage at Hampi.
It has three towers, which rise to a height of 160 feet and are nine tiered.
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12. The Stone Chariot at Vittala temple
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16. Iron pillar
Standing rust free from 4 A.D
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17. Image courtesy: Dennis Jarvis
Top of iron pillar

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Height:- 7.21m
Lower Diameter:- 420mm
Upper Diameter:- 306mm

19. Detail showing the inscription of King Chandragupta II
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20. Ajanta & Ellora Caves
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Kailash temple is constructed by cutting single rock

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The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India are about 29 rock-cut Buddhist
cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE

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Kallanai Dam

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Length:- 329m
Base width:- 20m
Height:- 5.4m

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One of the earliest water regulation structure

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