Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus), India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/945

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the ‘Gothic City’ and the major international mercantile port of India. The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture. It is an outstanding example of the meeting of two cultures, as British architects worked with Indian craftsmen to include Indian architectural tradition and idioms thus forging a new style unique to Bombay.

Sender: seetas, Sent on: 27 Jan, 2014, Received on: 4 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 8 days

The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1338

The Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur, is an astronomical observation site built in the early 18th century. It includes a set of some 20 main fixed instruments. They are monumental examples in masonry of known instruments but which in many cases have specific characteristics of their own. Designed for the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye, they embody several architectural and instrumental innovations. This is the most significant, most comprehensive, and the best preserved of India's historic observatories. It is an expression of the astronomical skills and cosmological concepts of the court of a scholarly prince at the end of the Mughal period.

Sender: nagi7, Sent on: 24 Jan, 2014, Received on: 4 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 11 days

Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/239

Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India. An impressive series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain sanctuary, can be seen there. One masterpiece from the group stands out – the Temple of Virupaksha, built c. 740 by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband's victory over the kings from the South.

Sender: nagi7, Sent on: 24 Jan, 2014, Received on: 4 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 11 days

Churches and Convents of Goa, India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/234

The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms of Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque art in all the countries of Asia where missions were established.

Sender: nagi7, Sent on: 24 Jan, 2014, Received on: 4 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 11 days

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/524

On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states of conservation most of which date back to the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. It is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence and was a major Buddhist centre in India until the 12th century A.D.

Sender: nagi7, Sent on: 24 Jan, 2014, Received on: 4 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 11 days

Group of Monuments at Hampi, India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/241

The austere, grandiose site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Conquered by the Deccan Muslim confederacy in 1565, the city was pillaged over a period of six months before being abandoned.

Sender: nagi7, Sent on: 30 Nov, 2013, Received on: 19 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 20 days

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/925

The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau. Within massive sandstone outcrops, above comparatively dense forest, are five clusters of natural rock shelters, displaying paintings that appear to date from the Mesolithic Period right through to the historical period. The cultural traditions of the inhabitants of the twenty-one villages adjacent to the site bear a strong resemblance to those represented in the rock paintings.

Sender: nagi7, Sent on: 30 Nov, 2013, Received on: 19 Dec, 2013, Travel time: 20 days

Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Kandariya Mahadeva Temple), India (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/240

The temples at Khajuraho were built during the Chandella dynasty, which reached its apogee between 950 and 1050. Only about 20 temples remain; they fall into three distinct groups and belong to two different religions – Hinduism and Jainism. They strike a perfect balance between architecture and sculpture. The Temple of Kandariya is decorated with a profusion of sculptures that are among the greatest masterpieces of Indian art.

Sender: A N Nayak, Sent on: 19 Oct, 2013, Received on: 01 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 12 days

Mysore Palace, India

The Palace of Mysore is a palace situated in the city of Mysore in southern India. It is the official residence of the Wodeyars - the erstwhile royal family of Mysore, which ruled the princely state of Mysore for over seven centuries.

The Wodeyar kings first built a palace in Mysore in the 14th century, it was demolished and constructed multiple times. The current palace construction was commissioned in 1897, and it was completed in 1912 and expanded later around 1940. Mysore palace is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in India after Taj Mahal with more than 2.7 million visitors.

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India (UNESCO WH Site)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/232

This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal.

Sender: Parul, Sent on: 2 Aug, 2013, Received on: 22 Aug, 2013, Travel time: 20 days

Chamundeswari Temple, Mysore, India

The Chamundeshwari Temple is located on the top of Chamundi Hills about 13 km from the palace city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple was named after Chamundeshwari or Durga, the fierce form of Shakti, a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by Mysore Maharajas.

Sender: Parul, Sent on: 20 Jun, 2013, Received on: 22 Jul, 2013, Travel time: 32 days

Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

Ranakpur is a village located in Desuri tehsil near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. Ranakpur is one among the most famous places to visit in Pali, Rajasthan. Ranakpur is widely known for its marble Jain temple, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples. There is also a small Sun temple which is managed by the Udaipur royal family trust.

Sender: Parul K., Sent on: 4 Apr, 2013, Received on: 16 May, 2013, Travel time: 42 days

2012 London Olympics Games

Sender: Parul K., Sent on: 2 Apr, 2013, Received on: 16 May, 2013, Travel time: 44 days

Flag of India

Three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white signifies purity and truth; green stands for faith and fertility; the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation.

Sender: Parul, Received on: 25 Mar, 2013, Travel time: 23 days

14th March 2012: CIVIL AVIATION CENTENARY Denomination INR 05.00

09th November 2009: INDIGENOUS HORSES OF INDIA KATHIAWARI Denomination INR 05.00

08th August 2008:'GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD''BEIJING 2008' Denominations INR 05.00

Taj Mahal, India (UNESCO WH Site)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/252

An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.

Sender: Parul, Received on: 1 Apr, 2013, Travel time: 8 days

09th November 2009: INDIGENOUS HORSES OF INDIA, MANIPURI, Denomination INR 05.00

07th March 2013: OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY, CHENNAI, Denomination INR 05.00

07th October 2008: FESTIVALS OF INDIA, 'Durga Puja' 'Dussehra, Kolkata' Denomination INR 05.00

Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi, India (UNESCO WH Site)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/233

Built in the early 13th century a few kilometres south of Delhi, the red sandstone tower of Qutb Minar is 72.5 m high, tapering from 2.75 m in diameter at its peak to 14.32 m at its base, and alternating angular and rounded flutings. The surrounding archaeological area contains funerary buildings, notably the magnificent Alai-Darwaza Gate, the masterpiece of Indo-Muslim art (built in 1311), and two mosques, including the Quwwatu'l-Islam, the oldest in northern India, built of materials reused from some 20 Brahman temples.

Sender: Parul K., Received on: 4 Mar, 2013, Travel Time: 18 days

14th November 2010: CHILDREN'S DAY - Denomination INR 05.00

 01st December 2009: GREETINGS - Denomination INR 05.00

05 th August 2011: RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN - Denomination INR 05.00