Indian rock-cut architecture Current Affairs, GK & News

Belum Caves festival planned in Dec

Belum Caves festival   is expected to be held in December. It will be the first tourism festival to be held in the district after a gap of five years. The name ‘Kandanavolu Sambaralu’ has been proposed for the festival, ‘Kandanavolu’ being the original name of Kurnool. This is the largest cave system in the Indian ..

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Belum Caves • Borra Caves • Cave • Indian rock-cut architecture • Kurnool • States and union territories of India • Tourism in Andhra Pradesh

Plaaces in news: Thotlakonda

The major part of the famous Mahastupa of the 2,000-year-old Buddhist heritage site of Thotlakonda has recently damaged due to heavy rains in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The dome of the Mahastupa is belonged to Heena Yana stream of Buddhism. The site is a prominent tourist spot with remnants of stupas, chaitya grihas and viharas atop ..

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Architecture • Architecture of India • Buddhist architecture • Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India • Buddhist temples • Chaitya • Indian rock-cut architecture • States and union territories of India • Stupa • Thotlakonda • Visakhapatnam

India’s biggest stucco sculpture unearthed in Telangana

Archaeologists in Telangana have recently unearthed a rare life-sized stucco sculpture from a Buddhist site at Phanigiri in Suryapet. It is considered to be the biggest stucco sculpture found in the excavations in the country till date. The sculpture is about 1.73 metres in height and 35 cm in width. According to officials of department ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Topics: Architecture • Buddhism • Buddhist architecture • Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India • Chaitya • Indian rock-cut architecture • Phanigiri • Satavahana Dynasty • Sculpture • Telangana • Vihara • Visual arts

Maharashtra maximum number of Unesco World Heritage Sites

Currently, Maharashtra has total five Unesco World Heritage Sites and this number is highest among all states and UTs in India. The sites include Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Elephanta Caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings of South Mumbai. The last one was included on 30 June, 2018.

Topics: Ajanta Caves • Buddhist caves in India • Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India • Chalukya dynasty • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus • Elephanta Caves • Ellora Caves • India • Indian rock-cut architecture • Mumbai • South Mumbai • States and union territories of India