Yesterday was International Day for Monuments and Sites or World Heritage Day. The purpose behind commemorating this day is to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity, their vulnerability and the efforts required for their protection and conservation.
UNESCO, a cultural wing of UN, declares certain sites as World Heritage Sites according to some set of criteria. Italy has the highest number (53) of World Heritage Site, followed by China at 52. Till now we, in India, have 36 World Heritage Sites.
I like travelling, especially those places which have some natural, historical and cultural significance. I have visited some of the World Heritage Sites of India at different point of time in past. I am also looking forward to visit all those sites which I haven’t visited yet.
To commemorate this day, I am sharing some of the pictures Indian World Heritage Sites, which I have taken during my visit to these places. Hope you would like it.
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your highlighting the heritage sites is very timely. We Indians donot keep the sites well kept a Thanks fond thus have not been able to get recognition for more such sites.
Italy , a small country has highest nos in the world. pity. Thanks for writing on the subject
kindly read my lates t MY DAYS IN RISHIKESH . you should like it .
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Yes! I was also bewildered by seeing that despite being oldest civilisation, yet we are having so less WHS.
I will go through your post soon. Thank you.
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Khubsurat tasweer…….Aaj bhi diwaaren bol rahi hain.
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Shukriya Bhai! Haan bolti to jaroor hain…bus unko sunane aur smajhne walon ki sankhya bani rahe..
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I wish you would reach the place you want and come to Varanasi. And very good information
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I don’t know which World Heritage Site is in Varanasi..but even if there would not have one, I will love to go to Varanasi!
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Bahut khobsurat chitr… yaadein taza ho gayi!!
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Thanks! Pleased that it evoked your memory!
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🙂
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Nice post
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Thank You Swapnil!
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Nice post Abhay!!!
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Thank You Sreejith Ji !!!!
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Seems like you have been to quite a few. Which one is your favorite, Abhay?
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My favourite is Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram..
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World Heritage Day was on the 18th of April, right? We were at Bekal Fort that day in Kerala and the entry was free in honour of this day 🙂
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Yes, on the same day! ASI give free entry on that day on each of the site maintained by it!
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It’s good that Indians like you remember this day and make it an effort to spread awareness amongst us who probably fail to understand its importance.
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Thanks so much!
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