Incredible India Themes
Main Themes
Culture Tour: This gallery was featured in the Pbase magazine.
River Bank Getaways
Cauvery - waterfalls in Shivanasamudram
Beas - Serenity at Chamba Pattan
Ganges - Rafting and Relaxation
Wildlife and Hill stations in India
Sariska National Park, Rajasthan
Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan
Rajaji National Park, Uttaranchal
India Places & Monuments
Monuments - Timeline
Thiruvanaikal, Trichy, before 7th century
Cave carvings, Rock Fort, Trichy, 7th century
Mahabalipuram, 7th - 8th century AD
Kailasnatha temple, Kanchipuram, 8th century AD
Vardaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram - 1053
Chenakesava Temple, Belur - 1117
Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu - 1121
Meenakshi Temple, 12th century
Srirangam, 14th - 17th century
Sarangapani Temple, 15th century
Thirumalai Nayak Palace - 1636
See Rajput Architecture (15th - 19th century)
See Mughal Architecture (16th - 18th century)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Dynasties & Architecture
Mughal Architecture
1.Babur (1526-30)
2.Humayun (1530-40 & 1555-56) Humayun's tomb
3.Akbar (1556-1605) Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Fort, Akbar's Tomb
4.Jehangir (1605-27) Kangra Fort was captured
5.Shah Jahan (1628-58) Taj Mahal, Red Fort
6.Aurangazeb(1658-1707) Pearl Mosque
7.Muhammad Shah (1719-48) Safdarjung's Tomb, Jantar Mantar commisioned
8.Bahadur Shah II (1837-1857)
Pallava Architecture
1.Sivaskandhavarman - 4th century
2.Simhavishnu (560 – 580 CE)
3.Mahendravarman (600 - 630 CE) - Paintings and frescoes, Sittanvassal, Pancha Rathas, Mahabalipuram
4.Narasimhavarman I (630 – 668 CE)
5.Mahendravarman II (668 - 670 CE)
6.Parameswaravarman I (670 - 700 CE)
7.Narasimhavarman II (700 - 728 CE) - Shore temple, Mahabalipuram, - Kailasanatha temple, Kanchipuram
8.Paramesvaravarman II (728 - 730 CE)
9.Nandivarman (730 - 800 AD)
Hoysala Architecture
1.Nripa Kama II (1026 - 1047)
2.Hoysala Vinayaditya (1047 - 1098)
3.Ereyanga (1098 - 1102)
4.Veera Ballala I (1102 -1108)
5.Vishnuvardhana (1108 - 1152) - Chennakesava Temple, Belur, Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu
6.Narasimha I (1152 – 1173)
7.Veera Ballala II (1173 – 1220) - Veeranarayana temple, Belavadi, Ishvara temple, Arasikere, Amrutesvara temple, Amrithapura
8.Vira Narasimha II (1220 – 1235)
9.Vira Someshwara (1235 – 1254) - Lakshmi-Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli
10.Narasimha III (1254 – 1291) - Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura
11.Ramanatha (1254 – 1295)
12.Veera Ballala III (1292 – 1343)
13.Visvanatha (1295 – 1300)
Rajput Architecture
1.Mirza Raja Man Singh I (1589-1614) Amer fort
2.Mirza Raja Jai Singh I (1621-1667) Jaipur City palace, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort
3.Maharaja Jai Singh II (1699-1743)
4.Maharana Sawai Pratap Singh (1778-1803) Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal
Chola Architecture
1.Vijayalaya Chola 848–871 - Vijayalaya Choleswaram, Pudukottai, Nageswara temple, Kumbakonam
2.Aditya I 871–907
3.Parantaka Chola I 907–950, Koranganatha Temple, Srinivasanallur
4.Gandaraditya 950–957
5.Arinjaya Chola 956–957
6.Sundara Chola 957–970
7.Uttama Chola 970–985
8.Rajaraja Chola I 985–1014 - Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
9.Rajendra Chola I 1014–1044 - Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Rajadhiraja Chola 1018–1054
10.Rajendra Chola II 1051–1063 - Vardaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
11.Virarajendra Chola 1063–1070
12.Athirajendra Chola 1067–1070
13.Kulothunga Chola I 1070–1120
14.Vikrama Chola 1118–1135
15.Kulothunga Chola II 1133–1150
16.Rajaraja Chola II 1146–1163 - Airavateswara temple, Darasuram
17.Rajadhiraja Chola II 1163–1178
18.Kulothunga Chola III 1178–1218 - Kampaharesvara temple, Tribhuvanam
19.Rajaraja Chola III 1216–1256
20.Rajendra Chola III 1246–1279