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GK: Tentative list of Heritage sites (Art & Culture)


Apart from the 36 sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, India has also maintained a list of tentative sites for recognition which has been submitted to UNESCO Committee for evaluation and acceptance. This procedure of prelisting is a prerequisite for the nominations for the World Heritage list to be accepted.[83] BhutanBangladeshSri LankaThailand, the Philippines, and Nepal have expressed their support in inscribing more sites from India.

01. Temples at Bishnupur (West Bengal; 1600-1758 AD)

West Bengal is famous for its terracotta temples built in the 17th and 18th centuries and the balucheri sarees.

02. Mattancherry Palace (Kochi, Kerala; 1555 AD)

Mattancherry Palace, also known as the Dutch Palace, in MattancherryKochi, Kerala features Kerala murals depicting Hindu temple art, portraits and exhibits of the rajas of Kochi.

03. Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Group of Monuments (10 Century AD)

Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Group of Monuments are in the fortress town on a rocky outcrop about 100 km (62 mi) from Indore, and are celebrated for their fine architecture.

04. Ancient Buddhist site in Sarnath (Sarnath, Varanasi, UP; 500 CE)

Ancient Buddhist Site in SarnathVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the BuddhistSangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna

05. Sri Harimandir Sahib (The "Golden Temple") (Amritsar, Punjab; 1604 AD)

Sri Harimandir Sahib (The "Golden Temple") in AmritsarPunjab, is the holiest shrine in Sikhism

06. River Island of Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Assam)

River Island of Majuli in midstream of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, it is the largest river island in the world.

07. Namdapha National Park (Arunachal Pradesh)

This is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot is located in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India

08. Wild Ass Sanctuary (Kutchh, Gujarat)

Wild Ass Sanctuary, largest wildlife sanctuary in India is known for the endangered wild ass subspecies of Indian wild ass in Little Rann of Kutch


A mangrove wetland in Odisha home to largest salt water crocodiles in the world apart from other wildlife animals and exotics birds both indigenous and migratory. It has the largest number of mangrove species in India. The Gahirmatha sanctuary besides the bhitarkanika national park is the site of mass nesting and egg laying by olive ridley sea turtles that happens once a year. It is known as aribada.

10. Neora Valley National Park (Darjeeling, West Bengal)

This is one of the richest biological zones in the entire Northeast situated in the Kalimpong subdivision under Darjeeling District in West Bengal.

11. Desert National Park (Rajasthan)

This is an example of the ecosystem of the Thar Desert.

12. Mughal Gardens in Jammu and Kashmir (1619-1650 AD)

There are six gardens. They are Chashma ShahiShalimar BaghPari MahalVerinag GardenAchabal Gardens and Nishat Bagh.

13. Silk Road Sites in India (Around 114 BC – 1450s)


This is part of the extensive interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world, as well as North and Northeast Africa and Europe.

14. Santiniketan (West Bengal, 1862)

Santiniketan made famous by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, whose vision became the present university town Visva-Bharati University

15. Delhi (6th Century BC)

India's historic national Capital- nominated for World Heritage Citystatus

16. The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad (1594 AD)

This is a collection of the Qutb ShahiMonuments in and around Hyderabadcity. They are Golconda FortQutb Shahi TombsCharminarChar Kaman and Taramati Baradari


This is acollection of the Victorian Gothic buildings and Art Deco buildings. They are Bombay High CourtRajabai Clock TowerEros Cinema and University of Mumbai

18. Apatani Cultural Landscape (Arunachal Pradesh)

19. Archaeological remains of Lothal (Gujarat; 3700 BCE)

It is one of the most prominent city of the ancient Indus valley civilisation, discovered in 1954, Lothal was excavated from 13 February 1955 to 19 May 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Lothal's dock—the world's earliest known—connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river.

20. Bahá'í House of Worship (New Delhi; 1986)

21. Cellular Jail (Andaman Islands; 1906 AD)

Historic Cellular Jail in Port Blair was used by the British to exile political prisoners during the struggle for India's independence to the remote archipelago. Presently, the jail complex serves as a national memorial monument.


23. Chilika Lake (Odisha)

It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the world.


Karnataka (GulbargaBidarBijapur) and Telangana (Hyderabad), India

25. Ekamra Kshetra – The Temple City (Bhubaneswar, Odisha; 3rd Century BCE)

 Bhubaneswar is famous for Kalinga Style temples and Udayagiri and Khandagiri CavesBhubaneswar got the name Ekamra Kshetra as Lingaraj, deity of Lingaraja Temple, is believed to be originally under a mango tree (Ekamra), according to Ekamra Purana. Bhubaneswar is considered as pilgrimage site by ShaiviteBuddhist and Jain.

26. Padmanabhapuram Palace (Tamil Nadu; 1601 AD)

Padmanabhapuram Palace is located in the Kanyakumari districtTamil Nadu but it is owned and controlled by Kerala Govt.


Group of 25 Jain and Hindu temples.[97][98][99][100] built in 12th and 13th century AD by Hoysala Emperors.

28. Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town (Karnataka; 9th to 18th Century)

Group of structures including Ranganatha Swamy TempleTipu Sultan's palaceTipu Sultan's GumbazGarrison cemeteryScott's Bungalow, Srirangapatna Fort, Bailey's Dungeon, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary.

29. Narcondam Island (A&N)

It is a small volcanic island located in the Andaman Sea. Famous for endangered Narcondam hornbill that is endemic to the island.

30. The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom (Jammu and Kashmir; 3000 BC to 1000 BC)

Prehistoric occupational culture of Neolithic era, Megalithic era and early Modern Period

31. The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways (Warangal, Telangana; 1163 AD)

This is a collection of the Kakatiya eraGateways and Temples. They are Kakatiya Kala ThoranamWarangal FortRamappa Temple and Thousand Pillar Temple.

32. Sites of Satyagraha, India’s non-violent freedom movement

Satyagraha loosely translated as "insistence on truth"[102] generally known as nonviolent resistance, was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi[103] for Indian independence movement. Satyagraha theory influenced Nelson Mandela's struggle in South Africa under apartheidMartin Luther King Jr.'s and James Bevel's campaigns during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, and many other social justice and similar movements.


It is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads.


Those are tumuli of the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) in Assam.


36. Dholavira: A Harappan City (Gujarat; 2650 BCE)

Ancient Dholaviraarchaeological sitein Kutch District contains ruins of ancient Indus Valley Civilization city, it is one of the largest Harappanarchaeological sites.


Cradle of Indian rock cut architecture

39. Jaipur (Rajasthan; 1727)

India's historic city and capital city of state of Rajasthan- nominated for World Heritage City status. Famous for palaces and Forts.

40. Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India (Ladakh; 2015)

Much of it being over an altitude of 3,000 m


The Matheran Hill Railway, Maharashtra is proposed to be included to the group of already inscribed Mountain Railway Lines.

42. Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area (Manipur; 1977)

Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area comprises Keibul Lamjao National Park and Loktak Lake and Pumlen Pat. Loktak Lake is famous for Phumdis, a series of floating islands.[112] Keibul Lamjao National Park is rich amalgam of aquaticwetland and terrestrial ecosystem.


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