List of World Heritage Sites in India
Tentative list of heritage sites
Apart from the 37 sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, there is a list of tentative sites for recognition which has been submitted to the UNESCO Committee for evaluation and acceptance.

List of World Heritage Sites in India

Section Title: Tentative list of heritage sites
Table Section Text: Apart from the 37 sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, there is a list of tentative sites for recognition which has been submitted to the UNESCO Committee for evaluation and acceptance.

Sr. No.	Name	Image	Region	Period	UNESCO data	Description

01	Temples at Bishnupur	Radhamadhab Temple	Bishnupur, West Bengal, India	1600–1758 AD	1998	West Bengal is famous for its terracotta temples built in the 17th and 18th centuries and the balucheri sarees.

02	Mattancherry Palace	Mattancherry Palace (Kerala Dutch Palace), Kochi	Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala, India	1555 AD	1998	Mattancherry Palace, also known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala features Kerala murals depicting Hindu temple art, portraits and exhibits of the rajas of Kochi.

03	Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Group of Monuments	Rani Rupmati pavilion	Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India	10th century AD	1998	The 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	Ancient Buddhist Site in Sarnath	Sarnath, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India	500 CE	1998	Ancient Buddhist Site in Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna.

05	Sri Harimandir Sahib (The "Golden Temple")	Sri Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar	Amritsar, Punjab, India	August 1604	2004	Sri Harimandir Sahib (The "Golden Temple") in Amritsar, Punjab, is the holiest shrine in Sikhism.

06	River Island of Majuli	Majuli island	Brahmaputra River, Assam, India	2004	The River Island of Majuli in midstream of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, is the largest river island in the world.

07	Namdapha National Park	Namdapha National Park	Arunachal Pradesh, India	2006	This is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. It is located in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India.

08	Wild Ass Sanctuary	Indian wild ass in Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary	Kutchh, Gujarat, India	2006	The Wild Ass Sanctuary is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India. It is known for the endangered wild ass subspecies of Indian wild ass in Little Rann of Kutch.

09	Bhitarkanika Conservation Area	Bhitarkanika Mangroves	Odisha, India	2009	A mangrove wetland in Odisha is home to the largest salt water crocodiles in the world. It also includes other wildlife, animals and exotics birds both indigenous and migratory.

10	Neora Valley National Park	Neora Valley	Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India	2009	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	Sand dunes of Thar Desert	Rajasthan, India	2009	This is an example of the ecosystem of the Thar Desert.

12	Mughal Gardens in Jammu and Kashmir	Chashme Shahi	Chashma Shahi, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India	1619–1650 AD	2010	There are six gardens. They are Chashma Shahi, Shalimar Bagh, Pari Mahal, Verinag Garden, Achabal Gardens and Nishat Bagh.

Shalimar Bagh	Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Verinag Garden	Verinag Garden, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Pari Mahal	Pari Mahal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Achabal Garden	Achabal Gardens, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Nishat Bagh	Nishat Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

13	Silk Road Sites in India	Buddha's ashes Stupa, Vaishali, BiharVikramshila ancient universitySanghol Stupa site	Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh in India	Around 114 BC – 1450s	2010	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	Prayer Hall in Santiniketan	Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India	1862	2010	Santiniketan was made famous by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, whose vision became the present university town Visva-Bharati University.

16	The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad	golkonda Qutb Shahi Tombs Charminar Taramati Baradari	Hyderabad, Telangana, India	1594	2011	This is a collection of the Qutb Shahi Monuments in and around Hyderabad city. They are Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar, Char Kaman and Taramati Baradari.

15	Delhi	Delhi	NCT Delhi, India	6th century BC	2012	India's historic national Capital nominated for World Heritage City status.

18	Apatani Cultural Landscape	Diorama of Apatani tribe at Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh, India	2014

19	Archaeological remains of Lothal	Lothal	Gujarat, India	3700 BCE.	2014	Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilisation, discovered in 1954. Lothal was excavated from February 13, 1955 to May 19, 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

20	Bahá'í House of Worship	Bahá'í House of Worship	New Delhi, India	24 December 1986	2014

21	Cellular Jail	Cellular Jail	Andaman Islands, India	1906 AD	2014	The 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.

22	Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants	a palatial house in Chettinad	Chettinad, Tamil Nadu, India	2014

23	Chilika Lake	Chilika Lake	Odisha, India	2014	Chilika Lake is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the world.

24	Monuments and forts of the Deccan Sultanate	Gol Gumbaz Bidar Fort	Karnataka (Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur) and Telangana (Hyderabad), India	1656	2014

25	Ekamra Kshetra – The Temple City	-	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India	3rd century BCE	2014	Bhubaneswar is famous for Kalinga Style temples and Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves. Bhubaneswar 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.

26	Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India	styles of Saree	India	2014

27	Padmanabhapuram Palace	Padmanabhapuram Palace	Tamil Nadu, India	1601 AD	2014	Padmanabhapuram Palace is located in the Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu but it is owned and controlled by the Kerala Government.

28	Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala	Hoysaleshwara temple, Halebidu	Karnataka (Belur and Halebidu), India	1113–1268 AD	2014	A Group of 25 Jain and Hindu temples. built in 12th and 13th century AD by Hoysala Emperors.

29	Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town	Sri Ranganatha temple, Srirangapatna	Karnataka, India	9th–18th century	2014	A Group of structures including Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Tipu Sultan's palace, Tipu Sultan's Gumbaz, Garrison cemetery, Scott's Bungalow, Srirangapatna Fort, Bailey's Dungeon, and the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary.

30	Narcondam Island	Narcondam Island	Andaman and Nicobar islands, India	2014	Narcondam Island is a small volcanic island located in the Andaman Sea. Famous for the endangered Narcondam hornbill that is endemic to the island.

31	The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom	Pot, excavated from Burzahom	Jammu & Kashmir, India	3000 BC to 1000 BC	2014	Known for its prehistoric occupational culture of the Neolithic era, the Megalithic era and the early Modern Period.

32	Thembang Fortified Village	Arunachal Pradesh, India	2014

33	The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways	Kakatiya Kala ThoranamRamappa Temple, Warangal, IndiaThousand Pillar Temple, Hanamakonda city in Warangal District, India	Warangal, Telangana, India	1163 AD	2014	This is a collection of the Kakatiya era Gateways and Temples. They are Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, Warangal Fort, Ramappa Temple and Thousand Pillar Temple.

34	Sites of Satyagraha, India's non-violent freedom movement	Gandhi during the Salt Satyagraha, March 1930.	India	2014	Satyagraha loosely translated as "insistence on truth" generally known as nonviolent resistance, was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi for Indian independence movement.

36	Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty	Maidam	Assam, India	2014	Those are tumuli of the royalty and aristocracy of the medieval Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) in Assam.

37	Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam	Sri Ranganathanswamy Temple	Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India	10th century AD[full citation needed]	2014

38	Dholavira: A Harappan City	Dholavira	Gujarat, India	2650 BCE	2014	Ancient Dholavira, is an archaeological site in Kutch District. It contains ruins of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization city, and is one of the largest Harappan archaeological sites.

42	Mountain Railways of India (Extension)	2014	Maharashtra, India	1881	2014	The Matheran Hill Railway in Western ghats is proposed to be included to the group of already inscribed Mountain Railway Lines.

35	Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road	India	Antiquity – present	2015	It is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads.

39	Evolution of Temple Architecture – Aihole-Badami-Pattadakal	Badami Cave no. 3 (Vaishnava, 578 AD) Durga temple, Aihole, 650 AD Bhutanatha temples, Badami	Aihole, Badami and Pattadakal in Karnataka, India	450 A.D.	2015	Cradle of Indian rock cut architecture.

40	Jaipur	Jaipur	Jaipur, Rajasthan	18 November 1727	2015	India's historic city and capital city of state of Rajasthan – nominated for World Heritage City status – it is famous for palaces and forts.

41	Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India	Cold Desert of Ladakh Bactrian Camels of Cold Desert of Ladakh Ladakh	Ladakh, India	2015	Much of this desert is over an altitude of 3,000 m (9,800 ft).

43	Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area	-	Manipur	1977	2016	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.

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Mattancherry Palace was included in the "tentative list" of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

final_sentence: Mattancherry Palace was included in the "tentative list" of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.