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43 Sites 3.5 Rating 56 TWHS 16 Former TWHS 56 WHC Member 296 Reviews

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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Agra Fort 1983 Cultural 6 434 3.69
Ahmadabad 2017 Cultural 6 94 2.73
Ajanta Caves 1983 Cultural 7 120 4.04
Champaner-Pavagadh 2004 Cultural 3 52 3.02
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 2004 Cultural 10 192 3.05
Chola Temples 1987 Cultural 9 76 4.22
Churches and Convents of Goa 1986 Cultural 10 156 3.39
Dholavira: A Harappan City 2021 Cultural 2 13 3.25
Elephanta Caves 1987 Cultural 7 176 3.14
Ellora Caves 1983 Cultural 11 120 4.33
Fatehpur Sikri 1986 Cultural 9 288 3.47
Great Himalayan National Park 2014 Natural 1 38 3.73
Hampi 1986 Cultural 4 93 4.27
Hill Forts of Rajasthan 2013 Cultural 5 288 3.81
Humayun's Tomb 1993 Cultural 8 320 3.45
Jaipur City, Rajasthan 2019 Cultural 3 317 3.57
Jantar Mantar 2010 Cultural 6 286 3.25
Kaziranga National Park 1985 Natural 3 31 3.89
Keoladeo National Park 1985 Natural 4 108 2.97
Khajuraho Group of Monuments 1986 Cultural 4 116 4.18
Khangchendzonga National Park 2016 Mixed 2 22 3.75
Mahabalipuram 1984 Cultural 4 122 4.04
Mahabodhi Temple Complex 2002 Cultural 7 62 3.23
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 1985 Natural 3 19 2.4
Moidams 2024 Cultural 3 5 1.78
Mountain Railways of India 1999 Cultural 8 129 3.63
Nalanda 2016 Cultural 3 36 3.11
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers 1988 Natural 2 15 3.59
Pattadakal 1987 Cultural 3 54 3.42
Qutb Minar 1993 Cultural 6 319 3.6
Rani-ki-Vav 2014 Cultural 4 56 3.76
Red Fort 2007 Cultural 4 401 3.22
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 2003 Cultural 7 60 3.08
Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple 2021 Cultural 2 9 2.98
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 2023 Cultural 2 23 3.46
Sanchi 1989 Cultural 5 73 3.75
Santiniketan 2023 Cultural 3 13 1.87
Sun Temple, Konarak 1984 Cultural 6 61 3.84
Sundarbans National Park 1987 Natural 6 35 3.13
Taj Mahal 1983 Cultural 7 459 4.45
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2016 Cultural 28 532 2.74
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai 2018 Cultural 5 194 3.13
Western Ghats 2012 Natural 5 102 3.22

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath 1998 Cultural 2 43 56%
Apatani Cultural Landscape 2014 Cultural 1 0 N/A
Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal 2014 Cultural 2 7 100%
Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi 2014 Cultural 2 63 57%
Bhedaghat-Lametaghat in Narmada Valley 2021 Natural 1 2 N/A
Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands 2014 Cultural 1 5 100%
Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants 2014 Cultural 0 4 N/A
Chilika Lake 2014 Natural 1 8 67%
Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India 2015 Mixed 1 11 100%
Delhi - A Heritage City 2012 Cultural 1 151 66%
Desert National Park 2009 Natural 0 14 50%
Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar 2014 Cultural 4 15 100%
Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal 2015 Cultural 2 23 100%
Garo Hills 2018 Mixed 0 5 100%
Geoglyphs of Konkan Region of India 2022 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh 1998 Cultural 2 9 N/A
Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh 2024 Cultural 0 6 100%
Hire Benkal, Megalithic Site 2021 Cultural 1 5 67%
Iconic Riverfront of the Historic City of Varanasi 2021 Cultural 1 37 100%
Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India 2014 Cultural 1 7 100%
Jingkieng jri: Living Root Bridge Cultural Landscapes 2022 Cultural 2 6 100%
Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area 2016 Mixed 0 1 N/A
Khooni Bhandara, Burhanpur 2024 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala 1998 Cultural 2 20 43%
Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate 2014 Cultural 1 12 100%
Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town 2014 Cultural 1 8 67%
Mountain Railways of India (Extension) 2014 Cultural 0 17 100%
Mughal Gardens in Kashmir 2010 Cultural 1 9 100%
Namdapha National Park 2006 Natural 0 1 100%
Narcondam Island 2014 Natural 0 0 N/A
Neora Valley National Park 2009 Natural 0 1 100%
Padmanabhapuram Palace 2014 Cultural 1 3 100%
River island of Majuli 2004 Cultural 4 12 100%
Rock Art Sites of the Chambal Valley 2024 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Rock-cut Sculptures and Reliefs of the Unakoti, Unakoti Range, Unakoti District 2022 Cultural 1 2 100%
Satpura Tiger Reserve 2021 Natural 0 3 100%
Serial nomination of Coastal Fortifications along the Konkan Coast, Maharashtra 2024 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Serial Nomination of Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra 2021 2025 Cultural 1 3 33%
Silk Road Sites in India 2010 Cultural 0 13 75%
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road 2015 Cultural 1 32 50%
Sites of Saytagrah 2014 Cultural 3 24 67%
Sri Harimandir Sahib 2004 Cultural 2 24 100%
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple 2014 Cultural 0 8 50%
Sri Veerabhadra Temple and Monolithic Bull (Nandi), Lepakshi (The Vijayanagara Sculpture and Painting Art Tradition) 2022 Cultural 0 1 N/A
Sun Temple, Modhera and its adjoining monuments 2022 Cultural 2 20 100%
Temples at Bishnupur 1998 Cultural 0 3 100%
Temples of Kanchipuram 2021 Cultural 0 9 N/A
The Bhojeshwar Mahadev Temple, Bhojpur 2024 Cultural 1 2 N/A
The Gond monuments of Ramnagar, Mandla 2024 Cultural 0 0 N/A
The historic ensemble of Dhamnar 2024 Cultural 0 0 N/A
The historic ensemble of Orchha 2019 2027 Cultural 1 18 100%
The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom 2014 Cultural 0 0 N/A
The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad 2010 Cultural 2 17 100%
Thembang Fortified Village 2014 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Vadnagar – A multi-layered Historic town, Gujarat 2022 Cultural 0 3 0%
Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch 2006 Natural 1 3 N/A

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Agra - I'timad-ud-Daulah tomb 1981 1998 0
Bhitarkanika Conservation Area 2009 2017 0
Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST 2009 2015 0
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary 1992 1992 0
Group of monuments at Malda 1987 1988 0
Hazarduari palace 1987 1988 0
Kalibangan 1981 1998 0
Karla Caves 1981 1998 0
Khana NP 1986 1994 0
Martand Temple 1981 1998 0
Mt Abu 1994 1998 0
Oak Grove School 2009 2014 3
Ranthamobre NP 1986 1994 0
Sacred Mountain Landscape and Heritage Routes 2019 2019 0
The Maharaja Railways of India 2009 2014 0
Udiagiri and Khandagiri Caves 1994 1998 0

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