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Besides being a UNESCO Creative City, Jaipur boasts two more UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Jantar Mantar, and the Amber (Amer) Fort. But summing up Jaipur heritage as just these two attractions would be like treating the tip of the iceberg as the entire iceberg. - Jaipur - The Pink City - Travelure ©

While Omkareshwar is a pilgrimage for devotees, much of the architecture and ruins contribute to its being a heritage gem for heritage hunters. - Omkareshwar - A Pilgrimage Through Time - Travelure ©

This post is about rocks in Jabalpur. Rock structures, both natural and man-made. Sporting a rocky terrain by the banks of River Narmada, the attractions around Jabalpur have an obvious linkage with rocks. - Jabalpur Rocks - Travelure ©

These sculptures have attracted epithets like erotic, pornographic, sensual, and more, but their presence around the temple walls reflect a basic human instinct. These depictions embrace the basal, natural, and sometimes, the unnatural acts as part of human existence. - Khajuraho - Eroticism or Spirituality? - Travelure ©

Badal Mahal, a gate leading to nowhere built by the Malwa kings; Kati Ghati Gateway, built to welcome the Sultan of Malwa Ghiyasuddin Khilji, with no door or even no spot for hinges to hold a door. These facts had me rolling my eyes again! - Chanderi - A Town of Dichotomies - Travelure ©

Though the physical distance may not be much, their faiths distance Sanchi and Udayagiri. While Sanchi is a Buddhist holy place, Udayagiri was important for 3 strong cults of Hinduism - Vaishnavism, Shaktism, and Shaivism. - Sanchi and Udayagiri - Of fables and faiths - Travelure ©

Part of the Orchha Fort complex, Orchha Palace has two distinct sections – Raja Mahal (King’s Palace) and Jahangir Mahal (Palace). While Raja Mahal typifies Bundela architecture, the Jahangir Mahal is a sterling example of Mughal architecture. - Orchha - The Hidden Gem - Travelure ©

The creative-me loved the view. I decided it would be home for some time. As I ventured around the narrow burrows carved by times in those sandstone rocks, I realised those had turned into ortho-quartzite. Little did I know then that they would later call this place Bhimbetka Rock Shelters. - Bhimbetka: My Early Days of Photography - Travelure ©