🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Skeith Standing Stones
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Skeith Standing Stones in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.
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🇮🇳 India · Earthwork
Tekkalakota — Bellary
Neolithic (3000–1500 BCE) · Southern Neolithic
Tekkalakota — Bellary in Karnataka, Bellary, India is a Neolithic (3000–1500 BCE) earthwork attributed to Southern Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Sanchi Great Stupa and Temple Complex
Maurya to Gupta (3rd c. BCE–5th c. CE; Great Stupa core 260 BCE, gateway 1st c. BCE) · Mauryan, Sunga, Satavahana, Gupta Buddhist
Great Stupa No.1 at Sanchi – Ashoka's 3rd c. BCE relic mound enlarged to 36m hemispheric brick-and-stone anda, 16m high stone torana gateways (Satavahana 1st c.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bhaja Caves
Shunga–Satavahana Early Buddhism · Hinayana (Theravada) Buddhist
One of India's earliest rock-cut Buddhist complexes (220 BCE–300 CE) on Sahyadri scarp above Indrayani River, with 22 caves.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha
Gupta Classical Golden Age 320–550 CE · Brahminical Hindu (Vaishnava) with Jain retain
Gupta imperial rock-cut shrine cluster (4th–5th c. CE) on Vidisha sandstone ridge, 20 caves including Cave 5 — colossal 4 m monolithic Varaha (boar) avatar rescuing Bhudevi, symbolising Gupta king…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Kedarnath Temple Himalaya
Early medieval c.8th c. legend; current 12th–17th c. rebuilds · Himalayan Hindu (Adi Shankara tradition)
Kedarnath – 12 Jyotirlinga at 3,583m on Mandakini headwater below Kedarnath peak (6,940m). Kate stone temple (north-facing with conical lingam and seated Nandi) attributed 8th c.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Pattadakal Temple Complex
Early Chalukya 7th–8th century CE, peak 740–760 CE · Hindu (Shaiva, Vaishnava) under Chalukya Vikramaditya II
Chalukya structural temples laboratory fusing Nagara and Dravida shikhara styles.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Tumulus Cemetery Temple 32 — India Region 8
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Tumulus Cemetery Temple 32 — India Region 8 in India Region 8, India is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Port Royal Submerged Street North — Dwarka Coast (Dwarka)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Port Royal Submerged Street North in Dwarka Coast, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Dolmen Avenue Temple 59 — India Region 11
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Dolmen Avenue Temple 59 — India Region 11 in India Region 11, India is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Kalyani Stepped Well East
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Kalyani Stepped Well East in Rajasthan, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Chaitya Arch Facade South
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Chaitya Arch Facade South in Tamil Nadu, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Dune Covered Structure North
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Dune Covered Structure North in Ganga Plain, India is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Pharos Foundation Block East
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Pharos Foundation Block East in Dwarka Coast, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kayatha — Ujjain Chalcolithic Type Site
Chalcolithic (2450–700 BCE) Kayatha culture · Kayatha–Ahar–Malwa sequence
Kayatha — Ujjain Chalcolithic Type Site in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Chalcolithic (2450–700 BCE) Kayatha culture tell attributed to Kayatha–Ahar–Malwa sequence.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Sanghol (Ucha Pind)
Harappan to Sultanate (c.2000 BCE–16th century CE, peak 1st–6th century CE) · Harappan → Kushan → Gupta → Huna
Kushan Buddhist capital on Grand Trunk Road — 171 Mathura sculptures and Huna royal seals.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Mahabodhi Temple Bodh Gaya
Maurya to Gupta and Pala (3rd c. BCE–6th c. CE core; current 5th–6th c. brick shikhara) · Indian Buddhist (Mauryan-Gupta-Pala)
Mahabodhi (5th–6th c. Gupta brick shikhara 55m) – on Vajrasana where Buddha attained enlightenment under Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa descendant).
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Ellora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya
Rashtrakuta (650–700 CE) · Buddhist (Mahayana final Buddhist at Ellora)
Ellora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya in Maharashtra, India is a Rashtrakuta (650–700 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist (Mahayana final Buddhist at Ellora).
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Baror
Pre-Harappan (Hakra) to Harappan (c.3500–1900 BCE) · Hakra–Harappan
Hakra–Harappan mound 200×150 m on Saraswati 13 km NE of Anupgarh — Hakra to Harappan chain.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Chandraketugarh
Early Historic 400 BCE–12th c · Gangetic NBPW → Sunga–Satavahana → Gupta–Pala
Chandraketugarh — Early Historic port-city of Gangaridai (400 BCE–12th c CE) on Bidyadhari 35 km NE Kolkata, excavated 1957–68 Asok Datta. Ptolemy's Gange candidate, Wari western partner.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Cave Monastery Cell South
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Cave Monastery Cell South in Tamil Nadu, India is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock_cut attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Brihadeeswarar Temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Chola c.1035 CE · Chola Hindu (Tamil)
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Brihadeeswarar (1035, Rajendra Chola I) – sister to Thanjavur: 55m vimana, concave curve vs Thanjavur's straight, 9m Nandi, Simhakeni tank.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Chennakesava Temple Complex Belur
Hoysala 1117–1210 CE · Hoysala Vaishnava
Chennakesava (1117) – Hoysala Vishnu soapstone flagship commissioned by Vishnuvardhana after Talakad victory.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Dilwara Temples Mount Abu
Chaulukya-Solanki 11th–13th c. · Jain Śvetāmbara (Solanki)
Dilwara – five Jain Śvetāmbara marble temples on Mount Abu plateau (1031–1582): Vimal Vasahi (Adinatha, 1031 Vimal Shah, Chalukya craftsmen) with lotus ceiling pendent dome carved as concentric lace;…