Silent Stones, Sacred Stories: The Breathtaking Jain Pilgrimage Sites in India to Visit This Mahavir Jayanti: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Jain pilgrimage sites in India are sacred places of devotion, ...
KHAJURAHO, India (RNS) — The ancient, ornately carved Hindu and Jain temples outside this central Indian city have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, and they are on the Archaeological ...
This is probably one of the most recognised architectural structures in the country. The famous Kailasa Temple is carved entirely out of a single basalt rock. It is one of the most visited and ...
Twenty years later, intricate images of instrument-playing goddesses, idols, elephants and flowering lotuses line the marble walls and ceiling of the new temple. The designs were inspired by two ...