🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Submerged Harbour of Burial Town
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Submerged Harbour of Burial Town in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Hoysaleswara Temple Halebidu
Hoysala Empire 1121–1160 CE · Hoysala Hindu (Karnataka)
Hoysaleswara (1121–1160) – Hoysala double shrine (Shiva Hoysaleswara/Shantaleswara) on jagati platform with Dvikuta plan: stellate (star-shaped) 16-point vimanas, lathe-turned chloritic schist…
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Elephanta Caves
Late Gupta to Early Chalukya 5th–8th century CE · Hindu (Shaiva) and Buddhist under Kalachuri/Chalukya patronage
Rock-cut Shaiva cave complex on Elephanta Island with colossal Trimurti sculpture, 5th–8th c. CE.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Pitalkhora Caves — Aurangabad Basalt Vihara
Satavahana (200 BCE–300 CE) · Buddhist Hinayana and Mahayana
Pitalkhora Caves — Aurangabad Basalt Vihara in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana (200 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Hinayana and Mahayana.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Jogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple
Kalachuri (520–550 CE) · Shaivite Hindu
Jogeshwari Caves — Mumbai Cave Temple in Maharashtra, India is a Kalachuri (520–550 CE) rock_cut attributed to Shaivite Hindu.
🇮🇳 India · Tomb
Sultan Garhi — Qutb Outskirts Tomb
Delhi Sultanate (1231 CE Iltutmish) · Delhi Sultanate (Islamic)
Sultan Garhi — Qutb Outskirts Tomb in Delhi, India is a Delhi Sultanate (1231 CE Iltutmish) tomb attributed to Delhi Sultanate (Islamic).
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Badami Cave Temples
Early Chalukya, 6th–7th century CE · Hindu and Jain under Early Chalukya dynasty
Four 6th-c. Chalukya sandstone cave temples at Vatapi with Nataraja and Vishnu iconography.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Balathal — Banas Valley Settlement
Chalcolithic to Early Historic (3000 BCE–500 BCE) · Ahar-Banas
Balathal — Banas Valley Settlement in Rajasthan, India is a Chalcolithic to Early Historic (3000 BCE–500 BCE) tell attributed to Ahar-Banas.
🇮🇳 India · Cemetery
Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground
Late Harappan (2000–1600 BCE) · Harappan Late (Cemetery H?)
Rohtak Farmana excavated by Shinde & Osada 2006–09, 42 skeletons with grave goods DNA later.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana
Pre-Harappan to Late Harappan (2800–1500 BCE) · Harappan
Banawali excavated by Bisht 1973–, with barracks and seal of unicorn.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Bedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair
Satavahana (100 BCE) · Buddhist Hinayana
Bedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana (100 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Hinayana.