Aditya Sathe's Blog, page 13

Xuan Zang Memorial Hall – Honoring the travelling wisdom seeker

Medieval India attracted a lot of foreign travelers from all around the world. They documented their experiences in chronicles for the coming generations to read and enjoy the travelling experience in both time and space through their eyes. Today we are visiting a memorial hall built in honor of one such traveler. Xuan Zang Memorial Hall built in Nav Nalanda Mahavihara.

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Warangal Fort – Capital of Kakatiyas

During the 12th century, Kakatiyas from Telangana rose to power and established their empire. Kakatiyas ruled from the Fort in the city of Warangal. Today we are visiting the ruins of this Warangal Fort.

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Vikramshila – The Knowledge House of Medieval India

Medieval India had witnessed very powerful centres of learning spreading light of knowledge. Today we are visiting ruins of one of those knowledge hubs. Vikramshila is one of the two important Mahavihara of the 8th century.

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Udaipur City Palace – Regal Gem of Mewar Dynasty

Rajasthan is full of monuments, palaces and forts related to medieval Rajput royalty. Generations of these royal families created these magnificent forts, palaces and monuments. Today, we are visiting one such royal palace in the capital city of the Mewar Dynasty. The City Palace, Udaipur.

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Thiksey Monastery – A Lighthouse of Buddhism in Ladakh

Ladakh is one of the beautiful regions of India. And Buddhism is an integral part of Ladakhi life. There are many Gompas (monasteries) scattered all across the region. Today we are visiting one of the glorious and important Gompa of Ladakh. Thiksey Gompa, situated on top of the hill in Thiksey near Leh. This monastery is attached to the Gelug sect of Tibatian Buddhism.

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Sun Temple – Homage to an Ancient Indian God

In the Vedic tradition of Hinduism, people worshiped forces of nature in the form of various deities. The Sun god Surya was one of the important deities of the era. However, Indians built many temples to worship this god. Today we are visiting the most prominent sun temple out of many in India. We are going to Konark to see the ruins of one of the oldest Sun temples of India which once was a magnificent temple complex.

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Rashtrapati Bhavan – Palace of the President of India

Today, let's visit to the place of pinnacle of the power in India. Rashtrapati Bhavan The palace of the President of India which was known as Viceroy Palace in colonial era. To know more about this, please read this post.

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