In this section, I have listed places for which I have been able to get useful information & photographs that would describe the locations and have also provided links to some interesting sites in the world wide web. 

  

Ajanta Caves  The many-splendoured delights of Ajanta compiled by S.Swaminathan

    

Places of interest in Tamil Nadu           Trip to Mahabalipuram on Dec 5, 2007  Dr.Swaminathan, retired professor from IIT Delhi had organized a trip to Mahabalipuram to understand and appreciate better the great art treasures gifted to us by the Pallavas.

 

Places of interest in Rajasthan    My Visit to Rajasthan - Photographs    by Anku

      

Places of interest in Karnataka    Bylakuppe, near Mysore, Karnataka        Ranganthittu sanctuary, near Mysore, Karnataka        Panchalingams - Talakadu, Karnataka - Pathaleshwara, Maruleshwara, Arkeshwara, Vaidyanatheeshwara and Mallikarjuna temples         Annapoorneshwari temple - Horanadu, Karnataka

      

Places of interest in Maharashtra    Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur, Maharashtra   Siddhagiri Museum, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

      
  

Offers information on architecture, facts, story, history, and  legends of Taj Mahal  http://www.tajmahal.org.uk

                   

Treks, Forts and Nature: Pictures and Photography of Sahyadris, Maharashtra and around Mumbai by Amit Kulkarni   http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics

                    

Information in German related to Indian Culture, wildlife, Pilgrimage....   http://www.reiseindien.de

                   

Dakshin Chitra - a unique Heritage Centre            Photographs of Dakshin Chitra taken in June 2003 by Ken    http://www.romancing-the-tea.com/gallery/Dakshinchitra

      
 

Temples

         

Brihadeeswarar Koil - Thanjavur, Tamilnadu

         

Brihadeeswarar Koil - Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamilnadu

           

Natarajar temple - Chidambaram, Tamilnadu

         

Jyotir Linga Sthalams

           

Kumbakonam temples

               

Siva temples (Muvar-koil and Muchu-kundesvara-koil)in Kodumbalur, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu  www.pudukkottai.org/places/kodumbalur/index.html

                     

Panchalingams - Talakadu, Karnataka - Pathaleshwara, Maruleshwara, Arkeshwara, Vaidyanatheeshwara and Mallikarjuna temples