The Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid, and Somnathapura

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Hoysala Temples In Karnataka Nominated For World Heritage List 2022-2023

The Culture Ministry said that the Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid, and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalized as India’s nomination for World Heritage List 2022-2023. The 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala' have been on the UNESCO tentative list since April 2014. "Once the submission is made, UNESCO will communicate back by early March," read the note. The nomination was successfully submitted to UNESCO Director of World Heritage,… read-more

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 - 03:55 PM / by Madhvi Jha

Tags: India, Hoysala Temple, Karnataka, World Heritage, UNESCO

Courtesy: ANI

UNESCO and Durga Puja

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UNESCO Accords World Heritage Status To Kolkata's Durga Puja Festival

As a good news to India, the United National Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) gave the world heritage status to Kolkata's Durga Puja festival on December 15. According to the announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ''Kolkata's Durga Puja is an experience everyone must have". ''Proud moment for Bengal! To every Bengali across the world,'' tweeted CM Mamata Banerjee. Reportedly, UNESCO's 16th Committee took the… read-more

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 - 09:44 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: UNESCO, Kokata, Durga Puja, World Heritage, Paris

Courtesy: The Economic Times

Shalimar Bagh Mughal Garden in Kashmir

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400 Yr Old Garden In Kashmir To Be Tagged As World Heritage Site

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Jammu and Kashmir authorities with a non-public agency for the conservation of the Six gardens. The move is to enroll the Mughal Gardens of Kashmir for the UNESCO's World Heritage site. Horticulturists, architects, historians, and conservationists are coming together from all around to conserve the gardens. The government said that being a World Heritage site will boost tourism in the state.

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 - 09:00 AM / by Prateek Chakradhar

Tags: Mughal Garden, Kashmir Valley, UNESCO, World Heritage

Ganga ghats of Varanasi

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites' Tentative List Adds 6 Indian Locations

The culture ministry on May 19 announced that six of the nine proposed Indian places submitted to UNESCO were added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The locations are: Satpura Tiger Reserve, ganga ghats in Varanasi, Megalithic site of Hire Benkal, Maratha Military Architecture (Maharashtra), Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley- Jabalpur and Temples of Kanchipuram. The Archaeological Survey of India has made the… read-more

Thu, 20 May 2021 - 07:02 PM / by Anvitha Shetty

Tags: UNESCO, World Heritage, India, Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey Of India