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Piero Scaruffi | Notes

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By State
(click on the name of the city to see all the photos)

Ladaq:


Leh: Thiksay monastery (15th c)

Kashmir:


Srinagar: Jamia mosque (1402)

Punjab:


Amritsar: Harimandir Sahib/ Golden temple (1601)

Chandigahr: High Court (1952)

Imachal Pradesh:


Sarahan: Bhimakali temple (11##)

Delhi:


Delhi: Lotus Temple (1986)

Delhi: Red Fort (1648)

Delhi: Humayun's Tomb (1570)

Delhi: Qutb Minar (12##)

Madhya Pradesh:


Khajuraho temples (10th c)

Sanchi: Great Stupa (2nd c BC)

Uttar Pradesh:


Agra: Taj Mahal (1648)

Fatehpur-Sikri: Panch Mahal (1585)

Gwalior: Gwalior Fort (1516)

Lucknow: Bara Imambara (17##)

Sarnath: Dhamekh stupa (4##)

Varanasi temples (17th-18th c)

Rajastan:


Jaipur: Hawa Mahal (1799)

Amber: Fort (16##)

Mount Abu: Dilwara temples (1045-1230)

Jodhpur: Meherangarh Fort (1459)

Udaipur: Jag Niwas (1751)

Jaisalmer: Fort (1156)

Jaisalmer: Jain temples (15##)

Jaisalmer: Patwon Ki Haveli (1855)

Ranakpur: Adinatha temple (1439)

Tamil Nadu:


Chennai/Madras

Mamallapuram: Panch Ratha (7th century)

Mamallapuram: Shore temple (7th century)

Mamallapuram: Relief of Arjuna (7th century)

Mamallapuram: Relief of Krishna (7th century)

Mamallapuram: Sacred hill (7th century)

Kanchipuram: Kailasanatha temple (720)

Kanchipuram: Ekambareshvara (1506)

Kanchipuram: Devarajaswami (15##)

Tiruchirapalli (Trichy): rock temple (8th c)

Shrirangam: Ranganatha temple (13th-17th c)

Shrirangam: Jambukeshvara (16## AD)

Thanjavur: Brihadiswara temple (1000)

Chidambaram: Nataraja temple (9th century)

Darasuram: Airavateshvara temple (11##)

Madurai: Minakshi Sundareshvara (1659)

Madurai: Thirumalai Naick palace (1636)

Kerala:


Kochin and Thrissus

Karnataka:


Somnatpur: Keshava temple (1268 AD)

Mysore/Maisur: Henry Irwin's Amba Vilas Palace (1912)

Belur: Chennakeshava temple (1117)

Halebid: Hoysaleshvara temple (1150)

Hampi: ruins of Vijayagar capital (15##)

Badami: Caves (6th century)

Badami: Temples of the hill (7th century)

Badami: Temples of the lake (11th-13th century)

Pattadakal: ruins of ancient capital (8th century)

Aihole: ruins of ancient capital (6th-8th century)

Bijapur: Gol Gumbad (1656)

Bijapur: Ibrahim Roza mausoleum (1620)

Goa:


Old Goa

Maharashtra:


Mumbai

Elephanta caves (6th century)

Karla caves (1st century BC)

Bhaja caves (1st century BC)

Ellora caves (600-950)

Ajanta caves (450-650)

Aurangabad caves (6th-8th c)

Gujarat:


Modhera: Sun Temple (1026)

Palitana: Shatrunjaya sanctuary (16th century)

Mt Girnar

Ahmedabad

West Bengal:


Kolkata/Calcutta

Orissa:


Konark: Sun Temple (11th century)

Puri: Jagannath temple (12th century)

Bhubaneswar: Lingaraja temple (1104#)

Bhubaneswar: Mukteshvara temple (100# AD)

Bhubaneswar: Parashurameshvara temple (65# AD)

Bhubaneswar: Rajarani temple (100# AD)

Bhubaneswar: Brahmeshvara temple (1075 AD)

Bhubaneswar: Vaital Deul (65#)

Andhra Pradesh:


Udayagiri caves (1st century BC)

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