Ahilya Ghat is a sacred and scenic place on the Narmada river, located near Omkareshwar Temple on Mandhata Island in Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh. It is named after Ahilyabai Holkar, a famous queen and ruler of Malwa region in the 18th century. She was a devout follower of Shiva and built many temples and ghats along […]
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Gauri Somnath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, located near Omkareshwar Temple on Mandhata Island in Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the biggest and oldest temples in Omkareshwar, and is known for its huge shivlinga made of shining black stone. The temple also has a statue of Nandi (the
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Mamleshwar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located on the south bank of the Narmada river opposite to Omkareshwar Temple in Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh. It is also known as Amleshwar or Amareshwar Temple. It is considered as the other half of the Jyotirlinga of Omkareshwar, one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva
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Omkareshwar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Mandhata, nearby Khandwa city in Khandwa district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva, where Shiva is worshipped as the supreme lord of the sound Om. Omkareshwar temple is situated on an island shaped
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Agrsen ki Baoli is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical stepwell in New Delhi, India. Located on Hailey Road, near Connaught Place and Jantar Mantar, it was designated a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958. Although there are no known historical
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Humayun Tomb, Delhi is a magnificent and majestic mausoleum that was built by the Mughal Emperor Humayun’s widow, Empress Bega Begum, in 1570. It is the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and a precursor of the famous Taj Mahal. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as it showcases the rich and diverse
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Have you ever wondered how the ancient Indians measured the time, position and movement of the heavenly bodies? How did they make accurate predictions of the eclipses, equinoxes and solstices? How did they improve their calendar and astrology? The answer lies in Jantar Mantar, an old observatory that was built by a great king and
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Jama Masjid, also known as Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, is one of the largest and most beautiful mosques in India. It is located in Old Delhi, the historic city of Shahjahanabad, which was the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1648 to 1857. It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1650 and 1656, as
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Rashtrapati Bhavan, also known as the President House, is the official residence of the President of India at the western end of Rajpath in New Delhi, India. It is a splendid and magnificent building that epitomizes India’s strength, its democratic traditions and secular character. Rashtrapati Bhavan was designed by architects of exceptional imagination and masterfulness,
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Akshardham, also known as Swaminarayan Akshardham, is a Hindu temple and spiritual-cultural campus in Delhi, India. The temple is close to the border with Noida. Akshardham Temple is a magnificent display of traditional and modern Hindu culture, spirituality and architecture. Inspired by Yogiji Maharaj and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it was constructed by BAPS
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