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Somnath Temple Gujarat
Chaulukya 11th c. reconstruction; current 1951 · Gujarati Hindu (Chaulukya/Solanki)
Somnath Jyotirlinga – 12 shrines legend first jyotirlinga, at Prabhas Patan Triveni sangam. Chalukya 11th c.
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Chaulukya 11th c. reconstruction; current 1951 · Gujarati Hindu (Chaulukya/Solanki)
Somnath Jyotirlinga – 12 shrines legend first jyotirlinga, at Prabhas Patan Triveni sangam. Chalukya 11th c.
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Rashtrakuta c.756–773 CE · Rashtrakuta Hindu (Ellora)
Kailasa (756–773, Krishna I Rashtrakuta) – world's largest monolithic rock-cut temple, excavated top-down from 200,000 tonnes basalt: 33m shikhara, surrounding courtyard 98×48m, two-storey gopura,…
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Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Vihara Cell Group West in Tamil Nadu, India is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Mughal 1571–1585 CE · Mughal (Akbar)
Mughal imperial city founded 1571 by Akbar as capital to honor Sufi Salim Chishti, combining Persian, Timurid and Gujarati-Rajasthani architecture in red sandstone.
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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…
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Chandela period 950–1050 CE · Chandela / Bundelkhand Hindu and Jain
Eighty-five (25 surviving) sandstone temples (950–1050 CE) of Chandela dynasty, celebrated for Nagara shikharas rising in clustered peaks and intricate sculptures.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Hinayana Buddhist, Satavahana period 2nd c. BCE – 2nd c. CE · Buddhist (Theravada) merchants and Satavahana dynasty
India's largest Buddhist chaitya hall (45 m) with original timber ribs, 1st c. BCE–CE.
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Karkota dynasty (Kashmir Hindu, 625–855 CE) · Kashmiri Shaiva–Saura (Surya) with Gandhara–Greek syncretism
Lalitaditya 725–56 Kashmir's greatest: 84-column peristyle on Mattan Karewa, Greco-Buddhist limestone, Miri-sacked.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Early Medieval Indian (Vakataka–Chalukya Buddhism) · Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist monastic (Sopara branch)
Kanheri northern 11-cave rainy-season retreat 500–700 CE with chaitya and channel cisterns.
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Pala Period (750–1161 CE) · Pala Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhist (Bengal)
Great Pala university (770–1200 CE)—330×330 m quadrangle, 208 cells, cruciform temple with 3-m Buddha.
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Mauryan 3rd c BCE → Sunga 2nd c BCE → Gupta 5th c · Mauryan Buddhist sangha → Sunga
Sanchi mandala outlier 10 km SW — 8 stupas (Stupa 2 relic casket, Brahmi) on Betwa ridge.
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Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Khajuraho Lakshmana Temple West Shrine in Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
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Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Mahabalipuram Shore Temple South Shrine in Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇳 India · Cave
Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic
Ajanta Cave 17 Veranda Mural in Maharashtra, Ajanta, India is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.
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Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Hampi Vitthala Temple Musical Pillars East in Karnataka, Hampi, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Sanchi Great Stupa West Torana in Madhya Pradesh, Sanchi, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Early Medieval (Gupta–Kalchuri) · Shaivite Brahminical after Buddhist vihara phase
Mumbai megalithic 6th-c Hindu cave 47×32 m with 6 pillars, largest Jogeshwari early Shiva adaptation.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Chalcolithic 1200–600 BCE → Sunga 200 BCE → Gupta 4–6 c. CE · Chalcolithic → Sunga → Gupta (Vakataka-Hunas)
Gupta temple city Airikina on Bina river (600 BCE–600 CE) — home to 2.66 m Varaha boar (510 CE) and earliest Sati inscription.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
New Khajuraho Hilltop East — Khajuraho (60-28) at Khajuraho, India is a Early Historic (regional) archaeological wonder of the Early Historic tradition, built c.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Upper Khajuraho Enclosure Central — Khajuraho (60-04) at Khajuraho, India is a Neolithic (regional) archaeological wonder of the Neolithic tradition, built c.
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Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Lower Rajasthan Mound A — Rajasthan, Jaipur (54-41) at Rajasthan, Jaipur, India is a Neolithic (regional) temple complex of the Neolithic tradition, built c.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Classical (regional) · Classical
Great Khajuraho Citadel II — Khajuraho (60-08) at Khajuraho, India is a Classical (regional) archaeological wonder of the Classical tradition, built c. 800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Northern Khajuraho Terrace A — Khajuraho (60-38) at Khajuraho, India is a Medieval (regional) archaeological wonder of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 CE for terrace and associated settlement.
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Kushan to Gupta · Buddhist / Kushan
Sanghol Stupa Monastery Punjab at Punjab, Sanghol, India is a Kushan to Gupta temple complex of the Buddhist / Kushan tradition, built c. 100 CE for buddhist stupa 15 m with monastery.
