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            Sree Subrahmanya Swamy temple The  Sree Subrahmanya Swamy temple  in  Haripad , in the state in Kerala.    Subrahmanya Swamy  is mainly dedicates of  Dakshina Palani(Southern Palani ). The temple is built  before the rule  of  Kaliyuga .  A ll the landlords of Eakachakra (the then Haripad) had vision regarding the idol in the sametime which led them to find the idol in Kayamkulam lake. T he temple is  Murugan  in four armed form with  Vel  in one hand,  Vajrayudha  in another hand one hand bestowing blessing and the other toughing its thighs.  The idol is about eight feet in height. The idol is believed to have presence of  Vishnu ,  Shiva  and  Brahma . The temple's Sanctum sanctorum is round in shape. The temple compound also hosts a  Koothambalam .  Peacocks ,  Murugan 's  vahana , are protected and housed in the temple premises he Avani Utsavam in  Chingom , Markazhi Utsavam in  Dhanu , Chitra Utsavam in  Medom  fo
Fatehpur Sikri   The   Mughal   emperor   Akbar , and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire during the period 1571 to1585. e named the city, Fatehabad, with   word of Arabic origin in Persian, meaning victorious,it was later called Fatehpur Sikri. It is at Fatehpur Sikri that the legends of Akbar and his famed courtiers, the   nine jewels  or   Navaratnas , were born in that city. The architect was Tuhir Das and was constructed using Indian culture. The buildings of Fatehpur Sikri show a synthesis of various regional schools of architectural craftsmanship such as Gujarat and Benga l. Buland Darwaza the important buildings in this city, both religious and secular . The gate was added some five years later after the completion of the mosque ca. 1576-1577 , as an 'victory arch', to commemorate the Akbar's successful Gujarat campaign.  It carries two inscriptions in the archway, one of which reads: "Isa, Son of Ma
ELLORA CAVES Ellora caves is located in Aurangabad in the state Maharashtra in india.More inspiration of ellora caves from the 6th century to 15th century.The inscription of Rashtrakuta Dantidurga Dynasty.These monument caves shows about the epitome of  indian architecture. The structures  of temples mainly represents the kannada literature.Also a WORLD HERITAGE SITE. The ancient name of the Ellora cave is called as ELAPURA.Monumental caves represents     Hinduism,Buddhism,Jainism built during the rule of the Kalachuri,Chalukya and Rashtrakuta Hinduism: The hinduism is indicates the region of Hindu which was built by the 6 th century to 8 th centur during Kalachuri Period.The architecture of this caves is different look and variety of design with new creation of excellent monuments.The cave of  Kailasa temple  which the LORD SHIVA  is carved out of one single rock.   The central temple - Nandi Mantapa or Mandapa - houses the Lingam. The Nandi Mandapa stands on 16 pil