Tag: UNESCO World Heritage Site

PM Modi offers prayers at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple

He was wearing a white veshti (dhoti), a white shirt, and an angavasthram worn around the neck while attending the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival.

July 27, 2025

PM Modi Lauds UNESCO Recognition of 12 Maratha Forts as World Heritage Sites, Calls Them Symbols of India’s Glorious Past

PM Modi said, “UNESCO has recognised 12 Maratha forts as World Heritage Sites—11 in Maharashtra and one in Tamil Nadu. Every fort has a page of history attached to it, and every stone has witnessed a historical event.”

July 27, 2025

Amit Shah Hails UNESCO Tag for Maratha Forts as a “Moment of Pride” for India

The "Maratha Military Landscapes of India" become the 44th Indian property to receive UNESCO World Heritage recognition.

July 12, 2025

‘Moidams’ of Assam included in the UNESCO World Heritage List

The Moidams are the burial mounds of the Ahom kings, Queens and Nobles.

July 26, 2024

Assam: PM Modi takes elephant ride at Kaziranga National Park

The park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.

March 9, 2024