Ancient & archaeological sites in India
Detourmap maps 96 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in India — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Nalanda Mahavihara. All of them are listed below. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Nalanda Mahavihara
Ancient & megalithic · Renowned
Ancient Hindu-Buddhist monastery in present-day Bihar, India
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Hampi
Ancient & megalithic · Renowned
Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
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Konark Sun Temple
Ancient & megalithic · 13th century · Renowned
13th century Surya Temple and UNESCO world heritage site in Odisha, India
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Lothal
Ancient & megalithic · 24th century BC · Renowned
Prominent city of the ancient Indus valley civilization (present-day Gujarat, India)
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Pattadakal Group of Monuments
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century · Renowned
World Heritage site with 7th and 8th century temples
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iron pillar of Delhi
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century · Renowned
7.2 m pillar in the Qutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India, erected in the 5th century CE
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Vaishali
Ancient & megalithic · Renowned
Ancient Buddhist pilgrimage and archaeological site (Ashoka pillar, Stupa and Swastika Monastery) associated with significant events in Lord Buddha's life; in…
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Qutb complex
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Monuments and buildings from the Delhi Sultanate at Mehrauli, Delhi, India
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Vijayanagara
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Now ruins, previously the capital of Vijayanagara Empire founded in the 14th century
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Mandu
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Uninhabited ancient city in the present-day Mandav area of the Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Anand Bhavan
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
Historic house museum in Prayagraj, India
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Nagarjunakonda
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
A Buddhist archaeological site in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Bhangarh
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Historical village and archaeological site (fort complex) in Rajasthan, India
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Chandraketugarh
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in West Bengal, India
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Burzahom archaeological site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site located in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
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Nachna-Kuthara
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Village and archaeological site with 5th to 9th century monuments
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Usgalimal rock engravings
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in South Goa District, India
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Khirasara
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Nakhatrana Taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
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Sirpur Group of Monuments
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Historical and archaeological site in Chhattisgarh
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Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Tamil Nadu, India
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Chandavaram Buddhist site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Donakonda mandal, India
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Stone circles of Junapani
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Historic site in Dist. Nagpur, Maharashtra
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Saraswati Mandir
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Writer's house museum, historic site in Gujarat, India
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Madaksira hill fort
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Hill fort in Madaksira in Anantpur District in Andhra Pradesh
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Saint Paul's College, Goa
Ancient & megalithic · 16th century · Hidden gem
Defunct Jesuit school in Portuguese Goa
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Beejamandal, Khajuraho
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Ruins of an 11th century Hindu temple, archaeological site
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Hirapur dolmen
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Megalithic burial site in Chandrapur district in Maharashtra
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Pandu Rajar Dhibi
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century BC · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in West Bengal, India
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Kawtchhuah Ropui
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Kawtchhuah Ropui (literally The Great Entranceway in the Mizo language) is an archaeological heritage site located near Vangchhia village in Champhai district,…
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Hebbal Kittaya Inscription
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century · Hidden gem
Inscription stone in Bangalore
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Malleshwaram inscriptions and hero stones
Ancient & megalithic · 17th century · Hidden gem
Inscription stone in Bengaluru
