Lok Sabha Question No. 1249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: LED Lighting at Archaeological Sites
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Subrata Pathak, Sudheer Gupta, Ravindra Kushawaha, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1249. TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.12.2021

## LED LIGHTING AT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

1249. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the system of LED lighting at night at places of archaeological    importance in the country;
- (b) the  state/UT-wise  details  of  monuments  where  LED  lighting  systems  have been installed;
- (c) the name of monuments which are yet to install LED lighting system and the time  by which it is likely to be done;
- (d) whether the incidents of theft have been reported from places of archaeological importance and protected monuments; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to check such incidents in future?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) & The State/UT-wise list of centrally protected monuments which are illuminated is at Annexure-I.

(b)

- (c) Providing  illumination  at  protected  monuments,  considering  feasibility  and resources, is a continuous phenomenon.
- (d) & 14 number of antiquities reported stolen from centrally protected monuments from 2015 to 2021.
- (e) Private security guards, CCTVs  cameras  and also MTS  deployed in monuments to ensure protection.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1249 FOR 6.12.2021

STATE/UT-WISE  LIST  OF  CENTRALLY  PROTECTED  MONUMENTS  IN  WHICH ILLUMINATION LIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED

ASSAM

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                                                    | Locality          | District   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
|       1 | Sivadol                                                             | Sivasagar,        | Sivasagar  |
|       2 | Devidol                                                             | Sivasagar         | Sivasagar  |
|       3 | Bishnudol                                                           | Sivasagar         | Sivasagar  |
|       4 | The Ahom Raja's Palace (Talatalghar),                               | Joysagar          | Sivasagar  |
|       5 | Bishnudol                                                           | Joysagar          | Sivasagar  |
|       6 | Bishnudol                                                           | Gaurisagar,       | Sivasagar  |
|       7 | Devidol                                                             | Gaurisagar,       | Sivasagar  |
|       8 | Monoliths,                                                          | Kasomari Pathar   | Galaghat   |
|       9 | Masonry Remains                                                     | Bamuni Pahar      | Sonitpur   |
|      10 | The mound and ruins of the stone temple                             | Parbatiya, Tezpur | Sonitpur   |
|      11 | Ruins                                                               | Singri            | Sonitpur   |
|      12 | Dhandi Temple                                                       | Biswanath         |            |
|      13 | Bordol temple                                                       | Biswanath         |            |
|      14 | Stone sculpture & One stone gateway-Figure of Ganesa, Kamakhya Hill | Kamrup Metro      | Kamrup     |
|      15 | Kedar temple, Hajo                                                  | Kamrup            | Kamrup     |
|      16 | Hayagriva Madhava temple                                            | Hajo              | Kamrup     |
|      17 | Kameswar Temple,                                                    | Hajo              | Kamrup     |
|      18 | Ganesh temple                                                       | Hajo              | Kamrup     |
|      19 | Idgah                                                               | Dhubri            | Dhubri     |
|      20 | Rangamati Mosque                                                    | Dhubri            | Dhubri     |

## GUJARAT

|   S.No. | Name of Monument   | Locality   | District   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Sun Temple         | Modhera    | Mehsana    |

HIMACHAL PRADESH

|   S.No. | Name of Monument    | Locality   | District   |
|---------|---------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Hidimba Devi Temple | Manali     | Manali     |

## JHARKHAND

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                           | Locality   | District   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Ancient Shiva Temple                       | Khekparta  | Lohardaga  |
|       2 | Temples                                    | Haradih    | Ranchi     |
|       3 | Tank and Remains of Temples and Structures | Benisagar  | W.Singhhum |
|       4 | Jami Mosque                                | Hadaf      | Sahibganj  |

| 5   | Baradari of Mouza   | Arzimukhimpur   | Sahibganj   |
|-----|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|

## KARNATAKA

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                                                | Locality         | District        |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Sri Vijayanarayana Temple                                       | Gundlupet        | Chamarajanagara |
|       2 | Sri Arkesvara Temple                                            | Hale Alur        | Chamarajanagara |
|       3 | Vidyasankara Temple                                             | Sringeri         | Chikamagalur    |
|       4 | Ashokan Inscriptions                                            | Brahmagiri       | Chitradurga     |
|       5 | Pre-Historic Site                                               | Brahmagiri       | Chitradurga     |
|       6 | Pre-Historic Site                                               | Chandravalli     | Chitradurga     |
|       7 | Fortress and Temples on the Hill                                | Chitradurga      | Chitradurga     |
|       8 | Inscription and JattingaRamesvara Temple                        | Ramesvara Hill   | Chitradurga     |
|       9 | Akka-Tangi Temple and Ashokan Inscription EmmetammanaGundu      | Siddapura        | Chitradurga     |
|      10 | Three Jaina Temples of Stone in a Courtyard with an Inscription | Mullur           | Coorg           |
|      11 | Kallesvara Temple                                               | Bagali           | Davanagere      |
|      12 | Fort                                                            | Channagiri       | Davanagere      |
|      13 | Kallesvara Temple                                               | Halavagalu       | Davanagere      |
|      14 | Hariharesvara Temple                                            | Harihara         | Davanagere      |
|      15 | Shahji's Tomb                                                   | Hodigere         | Davanagere      |
|      16 | Bhimesvara Temple                                               | Nilagunda        | Davanagere      |
|      17 | Musaffirkhana and Honda                                         | Santebennur      | Davanagere      |
|      18 | Hill, Fort and Ruined Palace                                    | Uchchangidurga   | Davanagere      |
|      19 | Channakesava Temple                                             | Arakere          | Hassan          |
|      20 | Isvara Temple                                                   | Arsikere         | Hassan          |
|      21 | Keshava Temple and Inscription                                  | Belur            | Hassan          |
|      22 | Lakshmi Devi Temple                                             | Doddagadda valli | Hassan          |
|      23 | Adinatha Basadi                                                 | Halebidu         | Hassan          |
|      24 | Hoysalesvara Temple                                             | Halebidu         | Hassan          |
|      25 | Kedaresvara Temple                                              | Halebidu         | Hassan          |
|      26 | Parsvanatha Basadi                                              | Halebidu         | Hassan          |
|      27 | Santhinatha Basadi                                              | Halebidu         | Hassan          |
|      28 | Kalyani (Ornate Stepped Tank)                                   | Hulikere         | Hassan          |
|      29 | Buchesvara Temple                                               | Koravangala      | Hassan          |
|      30 | Fort and Dungeons                                               | Manzarabad       | Hassan          |
|      31 | Nagesvara and Channakeshava Temple                              | Mosale           | Hassan          |
|      32 | Lakshmi Narasimha Temple                                        | Nuggehalli       | Hassan          |
|      33 | Sadasiva Temple                                                 | Nuggehalli       | Hassan          |
|      34 | AkkanaBasadi                                                    | Sravanabelagola  | Hassan          |
|      35 | Chandragupta Basadi                                             | Sravanabelagola  | Hassan          |
|      36 | Chaundaraya Basadi                                              | Sravanabelagola  | Hassan          |
|      37 | Gommatesvara Statue                                             | Sravanabelagola  | Hassan          |
|      38 | Inscriptions                                                    | Sravanabelagola  | Hassan          |
|      39 | Parsvanatha Basadi                                              | Sravanabelagola  | Hassan          |
|      40 | Bhoganandishwara Temple                                         | Nandi            | Kolar           |

|   41 | Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple                                      | Melkote              | Mandya   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
|   42 | Sri Ranganathaswami Temple                                       | Srirangapatna        | Mandya   |
|   43 | Keshava Temple                                                   | Somanathapura        | Mysore   |
|   44 | Bherundeshvara Temple                                            | Belligavi            | Shimoga  |
|   45 | Kedarasvara Temple                                               | Belligavi            | Shimoga  |
|   46 | Tripurantesvara Temple                                           | Belligavi            | Shimoga  |
|   47 | Somesvara Temple                                                 | Belligavi            | Shimoga  |
|   48 | Inscribed Pillar                                                 | Talagunda            | Shimoga  |
|   49 | Pranavesvara Temple                                              | Talagunda            | Shimoga  |
|   50 | Inner Courtyard of Chowtar's Palace at Moodibidri                | Marpadi (Moodibidri) | Udupi    |
|   51 | Seventeen Jaina Tombs at Moodibidri                              | Prantya (Moodibidri) | Udupi    |
|   52 | Channakeshava Temple                                             | Aralaguppe           | Tumkur   |
|   53 | Channakeshava Temple                                             | Nagalapura           | Tumkur   |
|   54 | Kedaresvara Temple                                               | Nagalapura           | Tumkur   |
|   55 | Juma Masjid                                                      | Sira                 | Tumkur   |
|   56 | Malik RihanDarga                                                 | Sira                 | Tumkur   |
|   57 | Virupaksha Temple and bazaar within the World Heritage Monuments | Hampi                | Bellary  |
|   58 | Kallesvara Temple                                                | Ambli                | Bellary  |
|   59 | Kallesvara Temple                                                | Anguru               | Bellary  |
|   60 | KalleswaraSwamy Temple                                           | Hire-Hadagali        | Bellary  |
|   61 | KalleswaraSwamy Temple                                           | Huvinahadagali       | Bellary  |
|   62 | Parvati and Kartikeya Temple                                     | Sandur               | Bellary  |
|   63 | Suryanarayana Temple                                             | Magala               | Bellary  |
|   64 | KalleswaraSwamy Temple                                           | Mailara              | Bellary  |
|   65 | NarasimhaSwamy Temple                                            | Rangapura            | Bellary  |
|   66 | GopalakrishnaSwamy Temple                                        | Thimmalapura         | Bellary  |
|   67 | Siva Temple                                                      | Thimmalapura         | Bellary  |
|   68 | Virupaksha Temple Complex                                        | Hampi                | Bellary  |
|   69 | Mallikarjuna Temple                                              | Kuruvatti            | Bellary  |

## KERALA

|   S.No. | Name of Monument    | Locality   | District   |
|---------|---------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Mattancherry Palace | Kochi      | Ernakulam  |

## LADDAKH (UT)

|   S.No. | Name of Monument   | Locality   | District   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Ancient Palace     | Leh        | Leh        |

## MAHARASHTRA

|   S.No. | Name of Monument   | Locality   | District   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Aga Khan Palace    | Pune       | Pune       |

## MADHYA PRADESH

|   S.No. | Name of Monument   | Locality   | District    |
|---------|--------------------|------------|-------------|
|       1 | Chanderi Fort      | Chanderi,  | Ashok Nagar |

|   2 | Jahaz Mahal,         | Mandu               | Dhar        |
|-----|----------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|   3 | Dulhadev Temple      | Khajuraho           | Chhatarpur  |
|   4 | Vaman-Javari Temple, | Khajuraho           | Chhatarpur  |
|   5 | Bijamandal Mound     | Jatkara, Khajuraho, | Chhattarpur |

## NCT OF DELHI

|   S.No. | Name of Monument   | Locality                                          | District      |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|       1 | Red Fort           | Red Fort                                          | Central Delhi |
|       2 | Qutb Minar         | Mehrauli Village                                  | South Delhi   |
|       3 | Humayun's Tomb     | Nizamuddin                                        | South Delhi   |
|       4 | Purana Qila        | Two Miles of south of Delhi Gate of Shahjahanabad | North Delhi   |
|       5 | Safdarjung Tomb    | Lodhi Road                                        | New Delhi     |
|       6 | Uggar Sain's Baoli | Connaught Place                                   | New Delhi     |
|       7 | Darya Khan Tomb    | Kidwai Nagar East                                 | South Delhi   |

## NAGALAND

|   S.No. | Name of Monument   | Locality   | District   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Remains of a Fort  | Dimapur    | Dimapur    |

## ODISHA

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                                                                     | Locality                  | District   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------|
|       1 | Lord Lingaraj Temple with all the minor temples in the Compound                      | Bhubaneswar               | Khurda     |
|       2 | Mukteswar temple with its minor shrines but excluding Murich Kunda,                  | Bhubaneswar               | Khurda     |
|       3 | Sidheswar Temple                                                                     | Bhubaneswar               | Khurda     |
|       4 | Raja-Rani Temple                                                                     | Bhubaneswar               | Khurda     |
|       5 | Bhingesvara Mahadeva Temple                                                          | Bajarakote                | Anugul     |
|       6 | Rock-cut Vishnu                                                                      | Rasol (Bhimakand at NTPC) | Anugul     |
|       7 | Chausathi Yogini Temple together with Three MinorShrines and adjacent land           | Ranipur-Jharial           | Balangir   |
|       8 | Temples of Nilamadhava and Siddheswara together with adjacent land                   | Gandharadhi               | Boudh      |
|       9 | Paschima-Somanatha, Bhubaneswar and Kapilesvara Temples together with adjacent lands | Boudh Town                | Boudh      |
|      10 | Temple of Kapilesvara Mahadeva                                                       | Hatuari                   | Dhenkanal  |
|      11 | Chandrasekhar Temple (Group of Monuments and Ancient Steps)                          | Kapilas                   | Dhenkanal  |
|      12 | Arnakotiswar Alias Unnakotiswar Mahadev Temple                                       | Latadeipur                | Dhenkanal  |
|      13 | Ananta Sayi Vishnu                                                                   | Saranga                   | Dhenkanal  |

|   14 | Kanakeswar Mahadev Temple and Group of Temples                                                                                                                     | Kualo    | Dhenkanal   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------|
|   15 | Ancient site of Asurgarh Fort                                                                                                                                      | Asurgarh | Kalahandi   |
|   16 | The Ancient Monument of the Black Pagoda and The Ruins and Remains of all Ancient Edifices, Images, Structures, Basements, Pillars, Carvings, Walls, Gateways etc. | Konark   | Puri        |
|   17 | Shri Jagannath Temple and subsidiary shrines together with adjacent area                                                                                           | Puri     | Puri        |

## PUNJAB

|   S.No. | Name of Monument   | Locality   | District   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Jal Mahal,         | Narnaul    | Narnaul    |
|       2 | Bhatinda Fort      | Bhantinda  | Bhantinda  |

## RAJASTHAN

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                                                                                                       | Locality   | District   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | The Marble Pavilions and Balustrade on the Ana Sagar Bund and the Ruins of the Marble Hammam behind the Ana Sagar Bund | Ajmer      | Ajmer      |
|       2 | Magazine buildings in the Ajmer fort                                                                                   | Ajmer      | Ajmer      |

## SIKKIM

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                            | Locality    | District   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|
|       1 | Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim | West Sikkim | Sikkim     |

## TAMIL NADU

|   S.No. | Name of Monument      | Locality     | District    |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|       1 | Shore Temple          | Mamallapuram | Kanchipuram |
|       2 | Five Rathas           | Mamallapuram | Kanchipuram |
|       3 | Krishna's Butter Ball | Mamallapuram | Kanchipuram |
|       4 | Arjuna's Penance      | Mamallapuram | Kanchipuram |
|       5 | Ganesha Ratha         | Mamallapuram | Kanchipuram |

## TELANGANA

|   S.No. | Name of Monument            | Locality   | District         |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------|------------------|
|       1 | Sangameshwara Swamy Temple, | Alampur,   | Jogulamba Gadwal |
|       2 | Charminar                   | Hyderabad  | Hyderabad        |

## UTTAR PRADESH

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                      | Locality          | District   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
|       1 | Asaf-ud-Daula Imambara(Bara Imambara) | Lucknow           | Lucknow    |
|       2 | Roomi Darwaza                         | Lucknow           | Lucknow    |
|       3 | Excavated remains                     | Sarnath           | Varanasi   |
|       4 | Chaukhandi Stupa                      | Ganj and Baraipur | Varanasi   |
|       5 | Tomb of Lal khan                      | Rajghat           | Varanasi   |
|       6 | Observatory of Raja Man Singh         | Varanasi          | Varanasi   |

## WEST BENGAL

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                                                       | Locality                  | District            |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Group of Temples (12 nos)                                              | Kalna                     | Purba Bardhaman     |
|       2 | Metcalfe Hall                                                          | Kolkata                   | Kolkata             |
|       3 | Cooch Behar Palace                                                     | Cooch Behar               | Cooch Behar         |
|       4 | The tomb and the mosque of Aliverdi Khan & the tomb of Seraj- ud-Dowla | Khoshbagh                 | Murshidabad         |
|       5 | The tank & mosque of Murshid Kuli Khan                                 | Katra                     | Murshidabad         |
|       6 | Hazar Duari Palace & Imambara                                          | Kella Nezamat             | Murshidabad         |
|       7 | Currency Building                                                      | Dalhousie Square, Kolkata | Kolkata             |
|       8 | Imambara                                                               | Killa Nezamat             | Murshidabad         |
|       9 | Motijhil Jama Masjid                                                   | Murshidabad               | Murshidabad         |
|      10 | 26 Shiva Temples                                                       | Khardah                   | 24 Parganas (North) |
|      11 | Warren Hasting's House                                                 | Barasat                   | 24 Parganas (North) |

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