India unesco world heritage site cultural and natural

Table of Contents • • • • • • A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by Objective: By assigning places as World Heritage Sites, UNESCO wants to help to pass them on to future generations. Its motivation is that “heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today” and that both cultural and natural heritage are “irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration”. UNESCO’s mission with respect to World Heritage consists of eight sub-targets. These include encouraging the commitment of countries and local populations to World Heritage conservation in various ways, providing emergency assistance for sites in danger, offering technical assistance and professional training, and supporting States Parties’ public awareness-building activities. World Heritage Sites in India by UNESCO: • The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is the nodal agency for forwarding any request for World Heritage status to any Indian site whether cultural or natural. • Based on the proposals received from the Central or State Government agencies as well as management Trusts, etc., and after their due scrutiny, the Government forwards the nomination dossiers to the World Heritage Center. • India now has 35 sites, including 27 cultural properties, seven natural sites, and one mixed site, notified as World Herita...

The cultural heritage sites in India, which have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), are unique examples of architecture and sculptural art that still bear witness to India’s spectacular history. Currently, there are 40 UNESCO World Heritage sites in India from which there are 32 cultural, 7 natural and 1 declared mixed property. This article will cover ten magnificent cultural sites. Here are the 10 UNESCO World Heritage Site 1. Ajanta Caves The Caves were home to a community of monks from the second to the sixth century AD. Some of the caves were temples ( chaitya) and others monasteries ( vihara). In addition to the architectural features and sculptures that complement the paintings, the iconographic combination of paintings is also important. The refined lightness of the decorations, the balance of the composition, the beauty of the female figures place the paintings in Ajanta among the greatest achievements of the Gupta period and the post-Gupta style. 2. Ellora Caves Ellora caves include 34 monasteries and temples rock-cut in a wall of a high cliff made of basaltic rock more than 2 kilometers long. They are located not far from Aurangabad in Maharashtra. The art created in the UNESCO World Heritage site known as From the 34 temples and monasteries, 12 are Buddhist (5th to 8th century), 17 Hindu located in the central part (7th to 10th century), and 5 Jain located in the northern part of t...

A view of the Khangchendzonga National Park. Photo by: Aadil Brar SIKKIM, India — At 4,000 meters, the landscape of Dzongri in Khangchendzonga National Park in northeastern Indian state of Sikkim is stunning. The snowy peaks of the Khangchendzonga mountain range peer over steep valleys dotted with lakes and temples. In the spring and autumn, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world visit the park each year to trek. During the frigid winter and harsh summer monsoon season, however, the landscape becomes hostile and unwelcoming. Then, only a few hundred people — the local porters, cooks, and hosts for the reams of tourists — remain inside the park. Since 1975, when the formerly independent Kingdom of Sikkim became an Indian state, the area has played a key role in geopolitical relations between India, China, Nepal, and Bhutan. The merger brought an end to the 300 year old Tibetan Buddhist monarchy, also known as Namgyal dynasty. In recognition of its unique ecological and cultural role, the Khangchendzonga National Park was created in 1977. It is part of a broader sacred landscape that overlaps the border between India and Nepal. The 178,400 ha national park area falls within diverse ecosystems, ranging from subtropical to alpine to high altitude Himalayan cold desert. Decades later, most of those remaining in the park are indigenous Lepcha, Bhutia, and Tibetan communities, who have lived in Sikkim for centuries. The area’s unique ecological and cultural signifi...