by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 10, 2021 | Cultural
The 13th century Ramappa temple in Palampet, Telangana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 25, 2021 at the 44th meeting of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Fuzhou, China. The nomination for a World Heritage Site for the Ramappa and Kakatiya temples...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 10, 2021 | Cultural
The Harappan-era city of Dholavira became the 40th Indian site and the first site of the Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) in India to be conferred the UNESCO world heritage status on July 27, 2021 at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO. The...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 5, 2021 | Cultural
A cave belonging to the megalithic period was found, on March 23, 2021, at Paniyadi in the Udupi district of Karnataka while digging for construction of the outer wall of the Anantha Padmanabha Temple of the Udupi Puttige Mutt. Renovation of the temple was undertaken...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 15, 2021 | Cultural
According to a study, titled, Oldest Cave Art Found in Sulawesi, published in the journal Science Advances, on January 13, 2021, an archaeological survey, conducted in 2017 by a team of researchers and led by Basran Burhan (co-author of the research study) in the...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 7, 2021 | Cultural
For a long time, researchers have been trying to determine the age of a Buddhist cave temple situated at the Mogao site along the path of the Silk Route in China. It is thought to be built somewhere between the 9th and 14th century. The Mogao Caves are situated at the...
by Spectrum | Mar 15, 2021 | Cultural
The government of Telangana started a major renovation project of the temple town Yadadri or the Yadagirigutta temple in October 2016. After a span of four years, the temple has undergone a massive transformation. Yadadri or the Yadagirigutta temple is a Hindu temple...
