Indian Historical Places

India has so many temples that it might take you more than a lifetime to visit all the temples. A major factor that has contributed to the large number of temples in India is the number of deities that are worshiped by the population. There are not just a hundred or thousand, but more than a million deities that Indians worship. Although there is only a single force that drives the universe, the names and the avatars segregate and elaborate the existence of the combined force. One prominent deity worshiped by a majority of people is Surya or the Sun God. Like every other deity, Sun has its own share of temples in India, out of which one is in the Modhera town of Gujarat. The Sun Temple in this town has been in existence for around thousand years and is one of the major tourist attractions of Gujarat state. Location The temple is at the bank of Pushpavati river in Modhera, which is at a distance of around 102 kilometres from the city of Ahmadabad, the largest city and the former ca...

Human life is beautiful; it gives joys, sorrows, friends, foes, lessons, memories, and at the end of it, the soul departs, leaving the body defunct. Keeping aside the preachings of people who define body as a medium for the soul, the human race has valued the defunct bodies as a memorabilia of the soul that once lived within and was a part of mutual co-existence that was the result of genetic or sociological ties. Since the beginning of time, the bodies have been buried or preserved according to a standard procedure defined by the religion or creed the dead belonged to in their life. Some of the graveyards were made in the form of tombs that have now gained the stature of a historical monument. One prominent name in this list includes the Qutb Shahi Tombs of Hyderabad. Location Built near the Golkonda fort in Hyderabad, the headquarters of the rulers of Qutb Shah Dynasty, the Qutb Shahi Tombs are equally famous and attractive as the fort is. The tombs are at the Ibrahim Bagh, anot...

Human life is beautiful; it gives joys, sorrows, friends, foes, lessons, memories, and at the end of it, the soul departs, leaving the body defunct. Keeping aside the preachings of people who define body as a medium for the soul, the human race has valued the defunct bodies as a memorabilia of the soul that once lived within and was a part of mutual co-existence that was the result of genetic or sociological ties. Since the beginning of time, the bodies have been buried or preserved according to a standard procedure defined by the religion or creed the dead belonged to in their life. Some of the graveyards were made in the form of tombs that have now gained the stature of a historical monument. One prominent name in this list includes the Qutb Shahi Tombs of Hyderabad. Location Built near the Golkonda fort in Hyderabad, the headquarters of the rulers of Qutb Shah Dynasty, the Qutb Shahi Tombs are equally famous and attractive as the fort is. The tombs are at the Ibrahim Bagh, anot...