May 6, 2025
NewsPointIn the village of Abhaneri lies Chand Baori, a 13-story stepwell with 3,500 perfectly aligned steps. Built over 1,000 years ago, this symmetrical marvel challenges logic and perspective with its hypnotic, inverted design.
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This 8th-century wonder wasn't built—it was sculpted top-down from a single rock. With no machines, ancient artisans removed 200,000 tons of stone to create a temple as grand as Mount Kailash, Shiva’s divine abode.
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Older than Konark, Modhera’s 11th-century sun temple was designed so that sunlight bathed the sanctum at equinox. Covered in stories from epics, it’s both a spiritual and scientific masterpiece lost in time.
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Among its exquisite carvings, Lepakshi houses a pillar that mysteriously hovers above ground. The temple also features India's largest Nandi and murals that narrate epics with vivid grace and forgotten flair.
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Once crumbling and overtaken by wilderness, these 200 temples from the 8th–10th century have been lovingly restored. Bateshwar stands as a silent revival of faith, history, and human effort in stone.
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Built by Queen Udayamati in the 11th century, this stepwell isn’t just deep—it’s divine. Descend through 1,500 carvings of deities, dancers, and celestial beings in this underground palace of devotion.
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Perched among Ladakh’s rust-red cliffs, Basgo Monastery fuses with the landscape. Its serene Buddhas and timeworn murals evoke a sense of sacred isolation under the vast Himalayan sky.
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Once a thriving port town, Lakhpat was abandoned after a river shifted course. Today, its massive 7-km walls guard a ghost town where palaces and tombs echo forgotten prosperity.
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Built in the 8th century and later destroyed, Martand’s haunting ruins still command reverence. Its Greco-Indian fusion and dramatic Himalayan setting make it one of India’s most majestic forgotten structures.
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Often eclipsed by nearby Badami, Mahakuta’s Chalukyan shrines are quietly powerful. Around a sacred water tank, ancient stone temples radiate simplicity, serenity, and timeless spiritual presence.
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