Aishwarya Santosh's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Aishwarya Santosh

Read a fact and check my vital signs! Love reading quirky and interesting articles. Always in search of facts about food, culture, history and places which I can read and share it with my family and friends. Nicknamed as "Appendix" for storing useful as well as useless facts(sometimes).

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Batu Caves, Malaysia

Batu Caves

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Kanyakumari, India

Thiruvalluvar Statue

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

artpilgrim

Added by artpilgrim

Mahabalipuram, India

Krishna's Butter Ball

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

Added by claude chappe

Kanyakumari, India

Kanyakumari Gandhi Mandapam

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

olli0815

Added by olli0815

Pushkar Brahma Temple

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Mahabalipuram, India

Tiger Cave

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Adalaj Ni Vav

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Mehrangarh Fort

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

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Added by mariellen

Mysore Palace

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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Added by adelinelum

Gaitore Ki Chhatriyan

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

Added by Wyatt66

Jantar Mantar

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Josh

Amber Fort

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Chris White

Added by Chris White

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

esmetravels

Added by esmetravels

Kathmandu, Nepal

The Pashupatinath Temple

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

Madhushree Ghosh

Added by Madhushree Ghosh

Changunarayan, Nepal

Changu Narayan

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu Durbar Square

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

Amber C Snider

Added by Amber C Snider

Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

atimian

Added by atimian

Fort St. George

The first English fort built in India.

Added by sriramgopalan

Kapaleeshwarar Temple

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Dylan

Brussels, Belgium

Mini-Europe

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

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