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Introduction to The Rock-cut Architecture of Ajanta

  Introduction to The Rock-cut Architecture of Ajanta (By Anannya Banerjee)   Ajanta is a horseshoe-shaped place located in the Western Ghats mountain range of the Deccan. This renowned and well-famed cave was built under the patronage of King Harrison, who ruled from 460 AD to 478 AD. Discovered in 1819, by a team of British army officers on tiger hunting, the site consists of a series of thirty carved caves, some unfinished, which were excavated in a short but intense time. Many of the Ajanta caves cut into the vertical mountains just above the Waghora River. This magnificent picturesque scenario of the cave is nothing but simply an example of major achievements in architecture, sculpture, and painting. There are several of them.  There are halls, shrines, monasteries, and vihara of Mahayana Buddhist monks who lived there. Already accessed The riverfront, the caves, are numbered at the entrance from the entrance by individual stairs Now connected by a roofed path...

Gateway of Art and Culture in India

  Gateway of Arts & Culture in India (By Anannya Banerjee)   Religion was always one of the major forces that reside behind the stimulation of artistic incense and the creation of marvelous artworks and well-famed architectures in the era of ancient India. According to the thinking of most ordinary Indians, the unprecedented world is nothing but confusing, perceived, and explained by the senses, which provide personal information rather than universal nature. The primary illusion is the belief in separate, arrogant existence. Most indie religions dispel this illusion and the realization of universal unity and the understanding that each seemingly individual entity is only the manifestation of one person. The ultimate truth is considered to be transcendent, beyond the limited means of acquiring our knowledge. However, a number of symbolic devices (pointing to the truth rather than referring to the truth) can point toward the goal of uniform state perception. These inclu...

Lotus Temple

  Lotus Temple (By Arnab Nanda Goswami)     “There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer…The most blessed condition is the condition of prayer and supplication.” –  Bahá’í Writings   The Lotus Temple that is situated with its own glory in India's capital - New Delhi, is one of the most prodigious temples that belong to the Bahai sect. Bahaism is actually an astonishing abbreviation of the nine great religions of the entire world. In 1986, this unprecedented Lotus Temple was consecrated in the shape of a floating half-open lotus set amidst pools and gardens, symbolizing the charming beauty and peace of this sacred land. This temple doesn't possess any idols of any God. The Lotus Temple is one and the only place in this whole continent i.e. in Asia that belongs to the Bahai community for their holy worship for the ethical improvement of the mankind. Due to the irreproachable stunning beauty of its formation, Lotus Temple attract...

India As A Tourist Spot

  India As A Tourist Spot The most precious assets of elegant India that make it a tourist paradise as well as an engrossing destination for tourists from all over the world, lies in its thousands years of old historical and unique cultural heritage. Every region, every province of India encompasses the imprint fragrance of the beautiful culture of its intrinsic and entirely distinct traditional heritage, ramified language, delightful festivals, intercepted beliefs, and enriched rituals along with the distinguishable unique style of living and attire. India is the only and one country in the entire world that comprises such ample distinction and enormous diversity with unprecedented unity and incomparable integration. This inexplicable ramified diversity, hidden inside the ineffable beauty of elegant India may be attributed to the historical roots of arising each region, due to several dynasties that ruled over variant provinces of this magnificent country. The uplift of variou...