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'Union Club' s colonial building, Thanjavur (TN), a vestige of British legacy ought to be preserved for posterity

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 2 months ago

Union Club bldg. Thanjavur upload.wikimedia.or Union Club bldg. Thanjavur newindianexpress.com Above image: Initially in 1872 it started out as a library to be used by the literate people of this

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''Vilakkuthoon'' (lamp). Madurai city , a historical site now restored

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Vilakkuthoon (lamp). Madurai city commons.wikimedia.org Vilakkuthoon (lamp). Madurai city hehindu.com Above image: Villakkuthoon (lamp)- In honor and gratitude of an English Collector John Blackburne

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''Vilakkuthoon police station'', Madurai - oldest in S. Tamil Nadu pulled down

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Time and again heritage structures across India face demolition because at one point of time they become too damaged, far beyond conservation. The main reasons are: poor interest in heritage

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Kailasa temple - Ellora cave complex - 10 interesting facts

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Among the numerous rock cut temples of ancient India the most popular and elaborate one is the cave complex at Ellora near Aurangabad city, Maharashtra. Kailasa temple, Ellora, MH

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Queen Victoria's statue near the Senate House, Wallajah road, Chennai, a vestige of Victorian era!!

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

There is no dearth of Queen Victoria statues across the globe as she was the longest female monarch in the annals of British history as the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the historians call

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The Kailasa rock-cut temple: of Ellora - a UNESCO World Heritage Site-

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Kailasa temple, Ellora near Aurangabad, MH.commons.wikimedia.org In the realm of rock-cut man made temples, the Kailasa temple, one among the 34 temples and monasteries, at Ellora near Aurangabad,

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Bhaja rock-cut caves near Lonavala, Maharashtra - a fascinating tourist destination

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Door archway, Bhaja Caves, Lonavala, Pune MH commons.wikimedia.org Bhaja caves, Maharastra mysteryofindia.com Dating back to the 2nd century BC this group of 22 rock-cut Bhaja caves located in Pune,

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''Victoria Hospital'' of Bengaluru, a legacy of Mysore royal family

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Victoria Hospital, Bangaluru Victoria Hospital, Bangaluru. en.wikipedia.org The Wodeyar royal family members, for a long period of time, were great rulers of Mysore kingdom, Being charitable and

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St. Martha Hospital, first civil hospital of Bangaluru, a heritage site - a brief note

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

.St. Martha hospital Bangaluru, KA justdial.com/ St. Martha Hospital of Bangaluru city, Karnataka, one of the oldest hospitals in the princely state then was founded by the highly spirited Good

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Mulji Jetha water Fountain of 19th century, Mumbai - restored

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Mulji Jetha Fountain, Mumbai 19th-C drawingupload.wikimedia.org Mulji Jetha water Fountain, a heritage structure on Mint street (Ballard estate) in Fort, Mumbai was designed by architect Frederick

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Mumbai Colaba’s Wellington Fountain in honor of Duke Wellington - now restored

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Wellington fountain, colaba, Mumbai.victorianweb.org Above image: Restored in its original form at a cost of about Rs12 lakh in February 2017 the 152-year-old iconic Wellington Fountain, was one

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The Tomb of Pazhassi Raja, Mananthavady, Kerala - a protected monument.

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Tomb of pazhassi Raja -kudeeramarchaeology.kerala.gov.in Hailing from the Kottayam (North Malabar) Royal family, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja was not only a great administrator of his kingdom but also

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''Sreepadam Palace'', Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala - 255 year old structure restored back to old charm

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Sreepadam palace, T.V. Puram, Kerala thehinduimages.com Sreepadam palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala wikimapia.org The SW state of Kerala has many places of beauty and simplicity and the Kerala

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Kumaraswamy temple of Sandur, Karnataka where until 1996 women were not allowed to worship!!

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

The Parvati and Kumaraswamy temples in Sandur KA deccanherald.com Kumaraswamy temple, sandur, Bellary dist., KA .deccanherald.com The Kumaraswamy temple and the adjacent Shiva-Parvati temple close to

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Shivavilas Palace, Sanduru, Bellary district, KA owned by the Marathi Brahmin Royals

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Shivavilas palace, Sandur, Karnataka. facebook.com Across India there are countless palaces of beauty and grandeur built by the Maharajahs of the Princely states that were part of the British empire.

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Restored colonial Currency building of Kolkata - now reused as an Art gallery cum museum

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

Restored currency building 2019, Kolkata upload.wikimedia.org No doubt heritage is an integral part of Kolkata which has been a cosmopolitan city since the time of colonial rule. It has the largest

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Bank of Calcutta, oldest bank of Asia - the heritage building in Kolkata does not exist!!

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

1806-bank-of-calcuttapuronokolkata.com Above images: The Bank of Calcutta,, a precursor to the present State Bank of India, was founded on June 2, 1806 with the main purpose of serving the East India

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Heritage building of the State Bank of India, at Nagapatinam

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

SBI, Nagapatinam branch.cuboidglobal.com The Government- owned state bank of India has more than 150 heritage buildings across India. The banks had its roots in the Presidency banks of colonial

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Heritage building of State Bank of Mysore, Bengaluru - a brief note.

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 4 months ago

/Heritage building state bank of Mysore, Bengaluru. commons.wikimedia.org/ The104-year-old State bank of Mysore merged with State Bank of India a few years ago. Often known as the ‘Mysore Bank’ in

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Kuthiraivandi Court - old colonial Court building of Coimbatore - restoration is on!!

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

Heritage structures and monuments continue to act as a link between the present and by-gone era. It is obvious without them we not only lose the history of that region but also the culture. When it

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Malabari hall of Mumbai got the 2020 Cultural and heritage award from UNESCO for SE Asia

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

Malabari hall, Mumbai 1924 alamy.com Mumbai in 2020 received the Award of Merit for their attempts to bring back the building to its former glory and their use of community in the restoration of its

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St. Mary's Cathedral of Madurai, TN - a colonial structure of architectural splendor

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

St. Mary's Madurai, India davidsfrozenmemories.wordpress.com St. Mary's Madurai shutterstock.com Above image, St Mary's cathedral, Madurai: A fine example of gothic architecture with large arched

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Guruvayur temple's Koothambalam, Kerala - second one in Kerala to get UNESCO award!!

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

In December 2020 roughly 100 year old Koothambalam at Guruvayur Temple, Kerala was one among the four sites that won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The others are

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Andal temple, Srivilliputhur, TN - Why does it stand apart from other Vishnu temples?

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

Sri Andal temple of Srivilliputhur in Virdunagar district of Tamil Nadu is a popular one and is an important divyadesam shrine among the 108 shrines. This temple of great antiquity is closely

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Bishnupur terracotta temple of West Bengal and their basic types - a brief note

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

Bishnupur of West Bengal, a nondescript small town has a plethora of temples rich in terracotta sculptures and relics from the past. Way back several years ago in the 2015s the WB government had a

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Bishnupur Terracotta temples of W. Bengal - inspiring monuments - 01.

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

We are mostly accustomed to visiting Hindu temples constructed with hard rocks like basalt as in the Deccan region, granite, sandstones and bricks elsewhere especially in south India. Have you ever

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Christ Church, Tiruchirappalli, TN (completed 250 years in 2016) - 2 nd Anglican church In Madras Presidency

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The 255 year old Christ Church on the Nandi Kovil street, Teppakulam built on a land gifted by Mohamed Ali Khan, the Nawab of Arcot, near the Rock Fort, under the supervision of German Lutheran

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Ramappa temple, Palampet, Telengana - mind-boggling UNESCO World Heritage Site

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 5 months ago

Ramappa temple, Palampet, Telengana. en.wikipedia.org The highly inspiring Ramappa temple of Telengana, is a living example to prove that ''man's imagination is sky high,'' Richly ornamented, this

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Bibiyapur kothi, Lucknow a heritage building - a silent witness to the British conspiracy!

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

Bibiyapur Kothi, Lucknow upload.wikimedia.org Located on the banks of the Gomti River on the south east side of Dilkusha Kothi and behind the government dairy farm Bibiyapur near Lucknow is a

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Dilkusha Kothi, 18th century Baroque structure of Lucknow, UP - in ruins now

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

Baroque architecture. Dilkusha Kothi 1858 en.wikipedia.org The city of Lucknow, UP has innumerable heritage monuments and invariably most of them were built by the Muslim rulers who had a penchant

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Moti Shahi Mahal palace, Ahmedabad built by Mogul ruler Shah Jahan - now a government museum

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

Moti Shahi Mahal, Ahmedabad, GJ planetgujarat.com Above image: Moti Shahi Mahal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The palace is now a government museum .The museum showcases artefacts and belongings of Sardar

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''Prag Mahal'', a fascinating 19th century palace of Gujarat damaged in the 2001 earthquake

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

Prag Mahal, Bhuj, GJ upload.wikimedia.org Durbar Hall, Prag Mahal, GJupload.wikimedia.org Among the palaces of Rajasthan with a striking and stunning architecture, Prag Mahal in Bhuj city, Gujarat

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Officers' Mess (Bombay Snappers), a heritage building with age old army tradition

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

.Officers' mess (Bombay Snappers) aviation-defence-universe.com/ Bombay Snappers' mess. timesofindia.indiatimes.com Above image: In February 2020 Bombay Snappers turned 200. At Pune, the Bicentenary

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The 372 year old historical English cemetery of Surat, Gujarat is in ruins. Will the ASI look into it?

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

British cemetery, Suratcommons.wikimedia.org/ Above image: The English cemetery, Surat. The British gave preference to native design in the construction of Mausoleums over the graves. They are big,

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Peaceful Kalari Kovilokom palace, Palakkad and its restored architecture

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

Kalari Kovilakom palace built in 1890 by the Kollengode royals is set within the grounds of the old Vengunad kingdom located in North Kerala, India. it is said to have been built by Queen (Rani)

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Kollengode Palace and Museum, Thrissur, Kerala - a historical legacy of Kollengode Dynasty

Navrang India | navrangindia.blogspot.com | 6 months ago

Kollengode palace, Thrissur.upload.wikimedia.org Above image: Kollemkode palace, Chembookkavu, Thrissur, Kerala, India, built in 1904 by Raja of Kollengode. The ruler had a good rapport with the

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