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Adopt a Heritage Project - List of Adarsh Monuments

Monument Mitras are invited under the Adopt a Heritage project for selecting/opting monuments from the below list of Adarsh Monuments under the protection of Archaeological Survey of .

As provided under the Adopta Heritage guidelines, a prospective Monument Mitra needs to opt for monuments under a package. i.e Green monument has to be accompanied with a monument from the Blue or Orange Category. For further details please refer to project guidelines at https://www.adoptaheritage.in/pdf/adopt-a-Heritage-Project-Guidelines.pdf

Please put forth your EoI (Expression of Interest) for selected sites, as prescribed in the format available for download on the Adopt a Heritage website: https://adoptaheritage.in/

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The Veerabhadra is in Lepakshi in the Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Virabhadra Temple, Pradesh. Built in the 16th century, the architectural Lepakshi Dist. features of the temple are in the style 1 Orange Anantpur, Andhra with profusion of carvings and paintings at almost Pradesh every exposed surface of the temple. It is one of the centrally protected monumemts of national importance.

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Nagarjunakonda is a historical town, now an located near Sagar in Guntur district of , 2 the Indian state of , near the state Orange Andhra Pradesh border with . It is 160 km west of another important historic site .

Salihundam, a historically important Buddhist Bhuddist Remains, monument and a major tourist attraction is a village 3 Salihundum, Andhra lying on top of the hill on the south bank of the Orange Pradesh . It is about 9 miles from .

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The is a two-storeyed building which once served as the royal sports-pavilion where Rang Ghar, Sibsagar, Ahom kings and nobles were spectators at games 4 Blue like buffalo fights and other sports at Rupahi Pathar particularly during the Rongali festival in the Ahom capital of Rangpur.

Vaishali or Vesali was a city in present-day , India, and is now an archaeological site. It is a part – Kolhua, of the Tirhut Division. It was the capital city of the 5 Orange Bihar Vajjian Confederacy of (Vrijji mahajanapada), considered one of the first examples of a republic around the 6th century BCE.

The tomb of Sher Suri is in the Sasaram town of Bihar state, India. The tomb was built in memory Sher Shah’s Tomb, 6 of , a Pathan from Bihar Blue Sasaram, Bihar who defeated the and founded the Suri Empire in northern India.

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Nalanda was an ancient Mahavihara, a revered Buddhist monastery which also served as a renowned centre of learning, in the ancient kingdom Excavated Remains at of (modern-day Bihar) in India. The site 7 Blue , Bihar is located about 95 kilometres southeast of near the city of Bihar Sharif, and was one of the greatest centres of learning in the world from the fifth century CE to c. 1200 CE.

Sirpur is a village in Mahasamund district in the state of 35 km from Mahasamund city Lakshman Temple, and 78 km away from on the banks of the Sirpur, Dist. 8 river Mahanadi. Sirpur was capital of Panduvanshi Blue Mahasamund, dynasty in ancient times. The village hosts the Chhatisgarh Sirpur Group of Monuments consisting of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain and monasteries.

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Archaeological was one of the southernmost cities of the Remains of a ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in the 9 Orange Harappan Port Town, Bhāl region of the modern state of Gujarāt. Lothal, Construction of the city began around 2200 BCE.

Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of , in the state of , Kutch 10 Gujarat in , which has taken its name Orange District., Gujarat from a modern-day village 1 kilometre south of it. This village is 165 km from Radhanpur.

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The Diu Fortress, is a Portuguese-built located on the west coast of India in Diu. The Diu Fort, Daman & 11 fortress was built as part of 's Orange Diu defensive at the eastern tip of the island of Diu during the 16th century.

Sheikh Chilli's Tomb is complex of structures ShikhChilli’s Tomb, located in city, , India. It includes 12 Blue Haryana two tombs, a madarsa, mughal gardens and various subsequent features.

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The Jal Mahal, also known as the Jal Mahal of Narnaul or the Water Palace, is a late 16th century Jal Mahal, Narnual, palace, fortification, and artificial lake located in 13 Orange Haryana Narnaul, Haryana. Built by a Mughal governor of Narnaul, the structure currently serves as a tourist attraction.

The Masrur Temples, also referred to as Masroor Temples or Rock-cut Temples at Masrur, is an early Masrur Rock Cut 8th-century complex of rock-cut Hindu temples in 14 Temple, Himachal Blue the Kangra Valley of Beas River in Pradesh, India. The temples face northeast, towards the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas.

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The Martand Temple is a dedicated to and built during the 8th century Martand Temple , CE. Martand is another synonym for 15 , & Orange Surya. Now in ruins, the temple is located five miles Kashmir from in the Indian of Jammu and Kashmir.

Pari Mahal, also known as The Palace of Fairies, is a seven-terraced garden located at the top of Pari Mahal, , 16 Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking the city of Orange Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar and the south-west of Dal Lake in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Ramanagar is a historical small town Situated in District of J & K. Ramnagar is named Ram Nagar Palace, after its last ruler, King Ram Singh of Ramanagar. 17 Blue Jammu & Kashmir He was a brave dogra king. The King' Palace is also in the town. It has been taken over by ASI for maintenance and preservation.

Being adjacent to indicates the rule of a king in Benesagar. Excavation work is currently underway. To find out the history here, it has to be Ancient Tank and understood by connecting it with the history of excavated remains, Odisha. The discovery of the pond in the remains 18 Orange Benisagar, Dist. found so far from the excavation indicates that there Singhbhumi, Odisha must have been an advanced civilization there. The idols of , Surya Bhairav, , Kubera and which are a symbol of Hindu culture, it seems that the king here will be a Hindu.

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Pattadakal, also called Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern . Located on the west Group of Temples, bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalakote 19 Green Pattdakal, Karnataka district, this UNESCO World Heritage site is23 km from and about 9.7 km from , both of which are historically significant centres of Chalukya monuments.

Daria Daulat Bagh is a palace situated in the city of , near in southern India. It is Dariya Daulat Bagh, mostly made out of teakwood. Srirangapatna is an 20 Shrirangpattnam, island in the river , about 14 km from Blue Karnataka Mysore. In Srirangapatna is the Dariya Daulat Palace that is set amidst beautiful gardens called .

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Aihole is 35 km from Badami and about 9.7 km from , both of which are major centres of historically important Chalukya monuments. Aihole, along with nearby Badami (Vatapi), Group of Temples, 21 emerged by the 6th century as the cradle of Green Aihole, Karnataka experimentation with temple architecture, stone artwork, and construction techniques. This resulted in 16 types of free-standing temples and 4 types of rock-cut shrines.

Bidar Fort is a fort situated in the , Karnataka, India. The fort, the city and the district are all Fort Bidar, Dist. Bidar, affixed with the name Bidar. Sultan Alla-Ud Din 22 Orange Karnataka Bahman of the Bahmanid Dynasty shifted his capital from to Bidar in 1427 and built his fort along with a number of Islamic monuments.

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Gol Gumbaz at Vijayapura is the mausoleum of king Muhammad Adil Shah, Adil Shah Dynasty. Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura, Gol- Gumbaz, , 23 Karnataka, India, was started in 1626 and Blue Karnataka completed in 1656. The name is based on Gola gummata derived from Gol Gombadh meaning "circular dome".

Halebidu is a town located in , Sacred Ensembles of Karnataka, India. (which used to be called 24 the Hoysalas, Belur & Green Dorasamudra or Dwarasamudra) was the regal Helebidu, Karnataka capital of the in the 12th century.

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Kudakkallu Parambu is a prehistoric Megalith burial site situated in Chermanangad of Thrissur KudakaliuParabmu, District of . The site has 69 megalithic 25 Orange Thrissur, Kerala monuments spread over a small area. Different types of burials in this area include Topikkal, Kudakkal, multiple hood stones and stone circles.

St. Angelo Fort is a fort facing the , situated 3 km from Kannur, a city in Kerala state, St. Anjelo Fort, 26 . The Saint Angelo Fort is also known Orange Kannur, Kerala as the Kannur Fort. This was built by the Portuguese Viceroy Don Francesco de Almada, built in 1505

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Mandu or Mandavgad is an ancient city in the present-day Mandav area of the district. It is Royal Palace, Mandu, located in the Malwa region of western Madhya 27 Blue Pradesh, India, at 35 km from Dhar city. In the 11th century, Mandu was the sub division of the Tarangagadh or Taranga kingdom

Sanchi Stupa is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Budhhist Monuments Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Town in 28 at Sanchi, Madhya District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is Green Pradesh located in 46 kilometres north-east of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh.

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Amarkantak is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The region is a unique natural heritage area Group of Temples at and is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the 29 Amarkantak, Madhya Satpura Ranges, with the Maikal Hills being the Orange Pradesh fulcrum. The ancient temples of Kalachuri period are in the south of Narmadakund, just behind it. These were built by Kalachuri Maharaja Karnadeva (1041–1073 AD.)

The Bhojeshwar Temple is an incomplete Hindu temple in Bhojpur village of Madhya Pradesh, Shiva Temple, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it houses a 7.5 feet high 30 Bhojpur, Madhya Orange in its sanctum. The temple's construction is Pradesh believed to have started in the 11th century, during the reign of the Paramara king Bhoja.

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Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Aurangabad district of , India. It is , one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave 31 Green Maharashtra complexes in the world, featuring Hindu, Buddhist and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600–1000 CE period.

Vangchhia is a menhir site of . There are amost 180 menhirs of different sizes in this place. The largest menhir is 1.5 m (width) × 30cm Vangchhia Group of (thickness). These menhirs are fully carved and 32 Orange Monuments, Mizoram embossed with different forms. Rows of human figures, heads of mithun, deers, other animals, circles probably gongs, weapons and other designs are engraved in these menhirs.

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The Kachari Ruins are a set of ruins located in Remains of a fort Dimapur, Nagaland, . Their history 33 (Dimapur Ruins), dates back to the 10th century when they appeared Orange Dimapur , Nagaland during the Kachari civilization. The Kachari Ruins is a series of mushroom domed pillars.

Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, formerly called Kattaka Caves or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, Udaygiri-Khandgiri, historical and religious importance near the city of 34 Blue Caves, Odisha Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri, mentioned as Kumari Parvata in the .

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Serai Nurmahal or Mughal Serai is an inn of historical importance located at Nurmahal, near Jalandhar. Nurmahal is situated 16 miles south of Noar Mahal ki Sarai, Jalandhar, 25 miles east south-east of Sultanpur and 35 Orange 13 miles west of Pahlor. The serai was constructed on the orders of Noor Jahan, wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir under the supervision of Zakariya Khan in 1618AD, then Governor of the

Nakodar is home to two 17th century architectural gems, the beautifully maintained Mughal-era tombs Tombs of Mohammad of court musician Mohammad Momin, a tanpura 36 Momin and of Haji maestro, and his student Haji Jamal. The tomb of Orange Jamal, Punjab Mohammad Momin has striking pointed , carved screens, intricate glazed tiles and plaster walls with painted designs.

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Sanghol is a historical village located in Sahib Districtof Punjab, India predating to Harrapan civilisation. It is also known as Uchha , Ropar, 37 Pind Sanghol. It is about 40 km from Chandigarh Orange Punjab on the way to Ludhiana and approximately 10 km from Dholewal. This place holds a special position on the archaeological atlas of India.

Dakhni sarai is one of the finest and best preserved specimens of mughal caravan sarais built along the old highway. It stand in the village Dakhni on the Nakodar- Kapurthala road, about 12 km from 38 Dakkani Sarai, Punjab Orange Nakodar. The sarai is said to have been built by the well known Mughal noble Ali Mardan Khan during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan about AD 1640.

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Deeg Palace is a palace 32 km from Bharatpur in Deeg Palace, , , India built in 1772 as a luxurious 39 Blue Rajasthan summer resort for the rulers of Bharatpur State. The palace was in active use till the early 1970s.

Ranthambore Fort lies within the Ranthambore National Park, near the city of , the park being the former hunting grounds of the Ranthambhore Fort, 40 Maharajahs of Jaipur until the time of India's Green Rajasthan Independence. It is a formidable fort having been a focal point of the historical developments of Rajasthan.

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In a group of temples known as Hanumangarhi is located Nilakantha Mahadeva temple, besides other Arthuna Group of 41 shrines and a stepped Kunda. There are three Siva Orange Temples, Rajasthan temples. The place was associated with the Lakulisa sect of Saivism.

The Sahasra Bahu temples or Sasbahu Temples, at Nagda, Rajasthan, are a pair of late 10th-century Sas Bahu Temple, 42 Hindu temples dedicated to . They share a Orange Nagda, Rajasthan platform, facing the temple tank, and are similar in style, but one is rather larger than the other.

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Brihadishvara Temple, also called Rajarajesvaram or Peruvudaiyār Kōvil, is a Hindu temple dedicated Brihdeshwara Temple, to Shiva located in South bank of Kaveri river in 43 , Tamil Thanjavur, , India. It is one of the Green Nadu largest South Indian temples and an exemplary example of a fully realized . It is called as Dhakshina Meru (Meru of south).

Vellore Fort is a large 16th-century fort situated in heart of the city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, , Tamil India built by Vijayanagara kings. The fort was at 44 Orange Nadu one time the headquarters of the Aravidu Dynasty of the . The fort is known for its grand ramparts, wide and robust masonry.

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Sittanavasal Cave is a 2nd-century Jain complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district Caves, Sittannavasal, of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name is a distorted form 45 Blue Tamil Nadu of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, a Tamil word which means "the abode of great saints". The monument is a rock-cut monastery or temple.

Gingee Fort or Senji Fort in Tamil Nadu, one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It Fort , Tamil 46 lies in Villupuram District, 160 kilometres from the Blue Nadu state capital, , and is close to the Union Territory of Puducherry.

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Muvarkoil with Moovar Koil or "The Three temples" is a Hindu surrounding sub- temple complex situated in the village of shrines, stone Kodumbalur, 36 kilometres from in 47 Blue enclosure and stone Tamil Nadu, India. These temples were constructed well in the north-east by the Chola feudatory and Irukkuvel chieftain corner , Tamil Nadu Boothi Vikramakesari as per the inscription.

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The Kanchi Kailasanathar temple is the oldest structure in . Located in Tamil Nadu, Kailash Nath Temple, India, it is a Hindu temple in the Tamil architectural 48 Kanchipuram, Tamil style. It is dedicated to the Lord Shiva, and is known Nadu for its historical importance. The temple was built from 685-705 AD by a Rajasimha ruler of the .

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The famous bas sculptures of Unakoti carved on vertical rock cliffs, contains colossal sculptures Sculptures and rock- of Siva-head (more than 6m high), , group of cut relief of Unakuti 49 rock-cut figures along with two standing , Unakuti Range, images of elephant headed figures found in Tripura association with an image of Vishnu and the remains can be ascribed to c.8th-9th century CE.

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Fatehpur Sikri is a small city in northern India, just west of , founded by a 16th-century Mughal emperor. Red sandstone buildings cluster at its , Uttar 50 center. Buland Darwaza gate is the entrance to Jama Pradesh Masjid . Nearby is the marble Tomb of . Diwan-E-Khas hall has a carved central pillar.

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Shravasti was a city of ancient India and one of the six largest cities in India during 's lifetime. The city was located in the fertile Gangetic Sravasti, Uttar 51 in the present-day district of the same name, Pradesh , that belongs to of near , some 175 kilometres north-east of .

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Sarnath is a place located 10 kilometres north-east of city near the confluence of the and the rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. The 52 , Uttar Pradesh deer park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the , and where the Buddhist came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna.

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Jhansi Fort or ka Kila is a fortress situated on a large hilltop called Bangira, in Uttar Pradesh, Rani , 53 Northern India. It served as a stronghold of the Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Chandela Kings in Balwant Nagar from the 11th through the 17th century.

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The Residency, also called as the British Residency and Residency Complex, is a group of several Residency, Lucknow, buildings in a common precinct in the city of 54 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It served as the residence for the British Resident General who was a representative in the court of the .

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Orange Kalinjar (: कािलंजर) is a fortress-city in the region of . Kalinjar is located in Banda District of Uttar Pradesh state, , Uttar near the temple-city and World Heritage Site of 55 Pradesh . The fortress is strategically located on an isolated rocky hill at the end the , at an elevation of 1,203 feet (367 m) and overlooks the plains of Bundelkhand.

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Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. It was the main residence of the of , Uttar the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital 56 Pradesh was shifted from Agra to . Before capture by the British, the last Indian rulers to have occupied it were the Marathas.

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Akbar's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal emperor . This tomb is an important Mughal Akbar’s Tomb, Agra, architectural masterpiece. It was built in 1605–1613 57 Uttar Pradesh by his son Jahangir and is situated in 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a sub of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah (I'timād-ud-Daulah ) is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Itimad-Ud-Oaula’s Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often 58 Tomb, Uttar Pradesh described as a "jewel box", sometimes called the "Bachcha Taj", the tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the .

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Piprahwa is a village near in district of the Indian state of Uttar Site, Stupa & Pradesh. Kalanamak rice, a scented and spicy Monastery of the variety of rice is grown in this area. It lies in the 59 Sakyas, Priprahwa, heart of the historical Buddha's homeland and is 12 Uttar Pradesh miles from the world heritage site of that is believed to be the place of Gautama Buddha's birth.

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Located at a distance of about 6 km from Cantt. Railway station, near Rajghat Bridge, Rajghat, Varanasi, U.P Though Varanasi is a famous and holy city for the , this place also boasts of a Lal Khan Tomb, 60 few tombs and mausoleums built during the Muslim Rajghat, Varanasi reign. Tomb of Lal Khan, Varanasi is one such site which is classified under the category of Muslim Monuments in Varanasi. It is characterized by a monument of Islamic architecture.

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Kushinagar is a town in the district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Kushinagar, Uttar Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe 61 Pradesh Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana after his death. It is an international Buddhist pilgrimage centre.

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Jageshwar Temples, also referred to as Jageswar Temples or Valley Temples, are a group of over 100 Hindu temples dated between 7th and Jogeshwara Temple, 62 12th century near , in the Himalayan Indian state of Uttarakhand. The valley has a number of temple clusters such as the Dandeshwar and Jageshwar sites.

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Lakhamandal is an ancient Hindu temple complex, situated in the Jaunsar-Bawar region of , district in the state of Uttarakhand. The temple is 63 Uttarakhand dedicated to lord Shiva. This temple is popular among the Cult, who believe that a visit to this temple shrine will end their misfortunes.

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Katarmal is known for a relatively rare Surya temple, constructed by the Katyuri Kings in the 9th , century CE. Katarmalla, a Katyuri king constructed 64 , Uttarakhand this temple, which has 44 smaller temples around the main of Surya, which called as Burhadita or Vraddhaditya

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Baijnath Temple is a Nagara style Hindu temple situated in a small town of Baijnath located in , Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, India, and was 65 Himachal Pradesh built in 1204 A.D. by two local merchants named Ahuka and Manyuka. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Vaidyanath, ‘the Lord of physicians’.

Blue Bishnupur was ruled under the Gupta period by local Hindu kings who paid tribute to Samudra Gupta. Most of the exquisite terracotta temples for which town is justly famous were built during this Temples at Bishnupur, period. There are many such temples that stand 66 West testimony to the exquisite craftsmanship of the artisans of the region. The temples were crafted from the local laterite and brick. The temples are covered with terracotta tiles depicting scenes from the epic .

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The Adina Mosque is a historical largest mosque in India located in , , India. Adina Masjid, Malda, The mosque was the largest mosque in the Indian 67 West Bengal subcontinent. It was built during the Bengal Sultanate as a royal mosque by Sikandar Shah, who is also buried in the mosque.

Blue Hazarduari Palace , earlier known as the Bara Kothi, is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat in Murshidabad, in the Indian state of West Bengal.It is situated near the bank of river Ganga. It was built in the nineteenth century by architect Duncan Hazardwari Palace, 68 Macleod, under the reign of Nawab Nazim West Bengal Humayun Jah of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (1824– 1838). The palace has now been transformed into a which houses collections from the like priceless paintings, furniture, antiques and so on.

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Blue The Palace built by Maharaja Nripendranarayan in 1887 situated within a vast enclosure had sprawling gardens on all sides and some tanks. The palace designed by an architect Mr. F. Barckley is well proportioned, with the main building, turrets and Kooch Bihar Palace, spires in red brick, with the caps and bases of 69 West Bengal pilasters and archivolt mouldings and key stones in buff -terracotta, while the dome is of Iron. It is designed after the classical style of architecture. The wooden staircases, vestibule, ladies gallery at the first floor giving a view to the happenings in the Durbar Hall are the added attractions of the palace.

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