| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
Site / Event : Bibi Ka Muqkbara
|
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The interior of the tomb.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
Site / Event : Bibi Ka Muqkbara
|
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View through a screen.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
Site / Event : Bibi Ka Muqkbara
|
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Carvings inside the tomb.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
Site / Event : Bibi Ka Muqkbara
|
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External corner carved column.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
Site / Event : Bibi Ka Muqkbara
|
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Decorated doorway.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
|
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Inside a Rama temple on Rama's birthday.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
|
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The Aurangabad Caves are set in dry hills 6km outside the city.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
|
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The Aurangabad Caves are built into a cliff face.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
|
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The caves are Buddhist and were built between the 6th and 8th centuries AD.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 2
|
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The entrance to Cave 2.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 2
|
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A Buddha in Cave 2.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 4
|
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One of 12 ornate pillars in Cave 4.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 4
|
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Budda image.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 3
|
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Buddha surrounded by disciples in Cave 3.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 3
|
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Two standing figures.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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Bodhisatta (a near Buddha) surrounded by eight fears: fire, the sword of the enemy, chains, shipwreck, lions, snakes, mad elephants and death (Cave 5).
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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View of Cave 5.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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Angels.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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Corner carved figure.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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Cave 5 is the best preserved of the caves.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Aurangabad
District : Aurangabad Caves
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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Collection of carvings.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Daulatabad is a hilltop fortress that began life as a 12th century Hindu capital, Devagir (City of the Gods).
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Daulatabad (City of Fortune) was captured in the 14th century by the Sultans of Delhi.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Part of the 5km city walls.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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One of the city gates.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Islamic watchtower.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Cannons inside the fort.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
Site / Event : Cannon
|
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Decorated cannon (front end).
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
Site / Event : Cannon
|
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Urdu inscription on a cannon.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
Site / Event : Cannon
|
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The rear of a cannon decorated with a ram head.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
Site / Event : Cannon
|
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The cannon is on a circular area.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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The 60m high Chand Minar dates from 1435.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
Site / Event : Hindu Temple
|
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A Hindu temple that became a mosque with the addition of a dome and then returned to being a Hindu temple.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
Site / Event : Hindu Temple
|
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A Hindu statue in the mihrab (prayer niche) of a mosque that was originally converted from a Hindu temple.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq moved his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad by force marching his entire population 1100km south. Many died on the way.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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The city was abandoned after 17 years and is now deserted.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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View from the fort.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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The fort is protected by sheer cliffs.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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The city is surrounded by a 5km wall.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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The spectacular setting of the city.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Moghul pavillion.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Visitors.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Visitors climbing to the summit.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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A group of women enjoying the scenery.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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The old prison.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Daulatabad
|
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Gate with spikes to deter elephants.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
|
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Ajunta is 29 Buddhist cave temples set along the outside of a horse shoe shaped gorge and constructed between 200 BCE and 650.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
|
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The cave temples of Ajunta were abandoned in the 7th century and were forgotten until a British hunting party stumbled across them in 1819. The site is listed by UNESCO.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 1
|
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The entrance to Cave 1, a monastery and one of the later constructions.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 1
|
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Carving the Buddha in human form.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 1
|
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The inner pillared hall.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 1
|
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The Ajunta caves are famed for their murals. Desciples of the Buddha.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 1
|
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Columns constructed by removing the surrounding rock.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 1
|
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Painted woman.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 4
|
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The entrance to Cave 4, the largest of Ajunta's monastery caves.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 4
|
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The entrance to the inner sanctum.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 4
|
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A disciple with the eight fears: fire, the sword of the enemy, chains, lions, shipwreck, snakes, mad elephants and death.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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Cave 5 is uncompleted.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 5
|
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The method of construction was excavation from the top down.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 6
|
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The two-storey Cave 6.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 6
|
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The interior of Cave 6 with a seated Buddha.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 7
|
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The elaborately carved entrance of Cave 7.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 7
|
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A wall of Buddhas.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 7
|
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Deers.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 9
|
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Cave 9 is one of the oldest in Ajunta dating from the 2nd century BCE.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 9
|
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The 3m high stupa in Cave 9 is a non-human represenation of the Buddha.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 10
|
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Cave 10 is the oldest in Ajunta (early 2nd century BCE). It is larger than Cave 9 but its facade has collapsed.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 10
|
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Damaged painting.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 16
|
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Cave 16 is a later monastery.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 16
|
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Faded paintings of women.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 16
|
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"The Dying Princess" is the wife of a disciple who collapses on hearing that her husband has renounced material possessions (and her) to become a monk.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 17
|
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Cave 17 has the most extensive paintings.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 17
|
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Dignitaries visiting Indian kings from other countries.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 17
|
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The Buddha returns home to beg from his wife and son.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 17
|
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Prince Simhala's expedition to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 19
|
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Cave 19 dates from the 6th century and has the most elaborate facade.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 19
|
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A dagoba with three umbrellas and a Buddha.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 19
|
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The Naga (snake) King and Queen arrayed with cobras.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 19
|
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The Buddha collecting alms from his wife and son.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 19
|
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Multiple carvings of the Buddha.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 19
|
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Carvings on the upper level of the chamber.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 23
|
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Elephant outside Cave 23.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 23
|
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The carved entrance.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 26
|
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The facade of Cave 26.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 26
|
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The entrance facade.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 26
|
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Reclining Buddha.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Ajunta
Site / Event : Cave 26
|
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Mara looking glum having failed to tempt the Buddha away from his teachings.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Khuldabad is a small walled village that was once an important Islamic centre.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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The village has many ruined palaces.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Small walled shrine.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Shrine.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Pond with city walls.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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The tomb of Zar Zari Baksh.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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The village is dotted with small shrines.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Mosque behind houses.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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The Zainuddin Shirzai Maqbara is the tomb of a Persian Sufi saint.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Blue coloured mosque.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Tombs and houses sit together.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
|
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Mosque.
|
1989 |
| India |
State / Province : Maharashtra
City / Town : Khuldabad
Site / Event : Tomb of Aurangzeb
|
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The entrance to the Tomb of Aurangzeb.
|
1989 |
were added from 1 February 2025.