🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Heliodorus Pillar
Late Sunga (Indo-Greek–Sunga contact) c.125–75 BCE · Indo-Greek (Taxila) → Sunga (Vidisha)
Indo-Greek Garuda pillar 113 BCE — Heliodorus dedication to Vasudeva (earliest Greek Hindu inscription).
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🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Late Sunga (Indo-Greek–Sunga contact) c.125–75 BCE · Indo-Greek (Taxila) → Sunga (Vidisha)
Indo-Greek Garuda pillar 113 BCE — Heliodorus dedication to Vasudeva (earliest Greek Hindu inscription).
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Solanki Chaulukya 1022–1063 CE · Gujarati / Solanki Hindu (Maru-Gurjara)
Jewel-box stepwell (1022–1063 CE) built by Queen Udayamati in memory of Bhima I, 64 m long with seven descending galleries and 500+ principal sculptures.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Late classical: Kalachuri, Chalukya, Rashtrakuta periods 600–1000 CE · Buddhist, Hindu (Shaiva), Jain under Rashtrakuta patronage
Largest rock-cut monastery-temple complex in world with 34 caves carved 600–1000 CE into basalt Charanandri Hills: 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu, 5 Jain, including monolithic Kailasa Temple (Cave 16)…
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Southern Neolithic 3000–1200 BCE → Megalithic–Iron 1000 BCE–100 CE · Southern Neolithic → Megalithic (Bellary)
Ballari granite hill Neolithic–Megalithic village (3000 BCE–100 CE) with burnished ware and iron cists on dolerite axe ridge.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Lower Paleolithic 100,000 BCE to Early Historic 1st c BCE (Mesolithic art 10,000–5000 BCE) · Early Indian hunter-gatherer to Mesolithic
Seven hills of Vindhyan sandstone with >750 painted rock shelters spanning Lower Paleolithic to Historical (100,000 BCE–1st c BCE), including Auditorium Cave with cupules and Zoo Rock.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Eastern Ganga 1243–1255 CE · Odia / Kalinga Hindu (Surya)
13th-century (1243–1255 CE) Kalinga-style Sun temple built as colossal 30-m high chariot of Surya with 24 giant stone wheels (9.5 ft sundials) pulled by seven horses, originally 68 m shikhara…
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Southern Neolithic 3000–1400 BCE → Megalithic 1000 BCE–300 CE · Southern Neolithic Ash Mound Culture (Karnataka–Andhra)
Southern Neolithic ash mound (3000–1400 BCE) in Tumkur granite — 12 m burnt dung vitrified ash with cattle pen sequence.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–1000 BCE) · Southern Neolithic
Hallur — Karnataka Iron Age in Karnataka, Haveri, India is a Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–1000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Southern Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Early Historic (200 BCE–300 CE) · Satavahana
Kesanapalli — Guntur Stupa in Andhra Pradesh, Guntur, India is a Early Historic (200 BCE–300 CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–500 BCE) · Eastern Neolithic / early Jamshedpur
Kuchai — Singhbhum Neolith and Megalith in Jharkhand, India is a Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Eastern Neolithic / early Jamshedpur.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
South Indian Neolithic (2500–1000 BCE) · South Indian Neolithic pastoralist
Piklihal — Lingasugur Ash Mound in Karnataka, India is a South Indian Neolithic (2500–1000 BCE) megalithic attributed to South Indian Neolithic pastoralist.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Iron Age megalithic (1000 BCE–300 CE) · Vidarbha megalithic
Junapani — Nagpur Stone Circle Field in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age megalithic (1000 BCE–300 CE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha megalithic.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Iron Age (800–300 BCE) · Vidarbha megalithic
Bhagimohari — Nagpur Megalith Field Extension in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age (800–300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha megalithic. 42 stone circles spread over 2 ha with sarcophagus.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Royal Rajasthan Platform Outer — Rajasthan, Jaipur (54-07) at Rajasthan, Jaipur, India is a Early Historic (regional) megalithic of the Early Historic tradition, built c.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Upper Rajasthan Necropolis Inner — Rajasthan, Jaipur (54-13) at Rajasthan, Jaipur, India is a Neolithic (regional) megalithic of the Neolithic tradition, built c.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Old Rajasthan Sanctuary A — Rajasthan, Jaipur (54-37) at Rajasthan, Jaipur, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) megalithic of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Neolithic to Early Historic (1000 BCE–200 CE) · Southern Neolithic / Maurya
Brahmagiri — Chitradurga in Karnataka, Chitradurga, India is a Neolithic to Early Historic (1000 BCE–200 CE) megalithic attributed to Southern Neolithic / Maurya culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Early Historic (300 BCE–400 CE) · Satavahana-Ikshvaku
Nelakondapalli — Khammam Stupa in Telangana, Khammam, India is a Early Historic (300 BCE–400 CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana-Ikshvaku culture.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Hydraulic Reservoir Asia 27 — India Region 3 in India Region 3, India is a Bronze Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
South Indian Neolithic (3000–1400 BCE) · South Indian Neolithic
Maski — Ash Mound and Megalith Extension in Karnataka, India is a South Indian Neolithic (3000–1400 BCE) megalithic attributed to South Indian Neolithic.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Pallava Dynasty 580–728 CE (Mamalla and Rajasimha phases) · Tamil / Pallava Hindu (Shaiva/Vaishnava)
Pallava (7th–8th c CE) coastal temple town with 40 rock-cut shrines: Shore Temple granite seaside, Five Rathas monolithic chariot-temples cut from single boulders, Arjuna's Penance 27 m bas-relief,…
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Iron Age (700–400 BCE) · Vidarbha megalithic with iron technology
Naikund — Vidarbha Iron Smelting Mound in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age (700–400 BCE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha megalithic with iron technology.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Iron Age (700–300 BCE) · Vidarbha megalithic
Mahurjhari — Vidarbha Megalithic Tombs in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age (700–300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha megalithic. Stone circles with capstone cists and horse bits at Mahurjhari.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Iron Age (800–300 BCE) · Vidarbha
Takalghat — Asolamendha Stone Circle in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age (800–300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha.
