Episode 5: India To Sri Lanka
| # | Location | Treasure | Image | Brief description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kolkata, India | Durga | In Hinduism, the Goddess Durga is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having ten arms, riding a lion or a tiger, carrying weapons (including a lotus flower), maintaining a meditative smile, and practicing mudras, or symbolic hand gestures. | |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | Sigiriya | The city of Sigiriya was created by King Kasiyapa in the years around 470, 480 A.D. with a colossal rock on which was perched,the fortress and palace. | |
| 35 | Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka | Giant Buddha | This giant Buddha was created in the 1180s and he measures about forty metres, carved in very hard granite out of the cliff face behind. With his robes wrapped round his body, his head reclining on a pillow. | |
| 36 | Kandy, Sri Lanka | Buddha's Tooth | According to Sri Lankan legends, when the Buddha died, his body was cremated in a sandalwood pyre at Kusinara in India and his left canine tooth was retrieved from the funeral pyre by Arahat Khema. Khema then gave it to King Brahmadatte for veneration. It became a royal possession in Brahmadatte's country and was kept in the city of Dantapuri (present day Puri in Orissa). | |
| 37 | Kochi, India | Spices of Cochin | Cochin was at the centre of the crossroads of the international spice trade, making it one of the most important places on Earth. | |
| 38 | Madurai, India | Meenakshi temple | Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple Tamil: is a historic Hindu temple located in the holy city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva (in the form of Sundareswarar or Beautiful Lord) and his consort, Goddess Parvati (in the form of Meenakshi). | |
| 39 | Jaipur, India | Jantar Mantar observatory | The Observatory was started in 1728. | |
| 40 | Agra, India | Taj Mahal | The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. |
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