{"id":336623,"date":"2025-05-15T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=336623"},"modified":"2025-05-14T17:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:07:14","slug":"day-7-prelims-20-tangible-and-intangible-cultural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/day-7-prelims-20-tangible-and-intangible-cultural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 Prelims 20+: Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s Prelims 20+<\/em>, we explore Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage\u2014two facets through which civilizations express identity, values, and continuity. Tangible heritage includes monuments, sites, and artifacts like temples, forts, and inscriptions that reflect architectural, artistic, and technological excellence. Intangible heritage, recognised by UNESCO, comprises traditions, rituals, oral expressions, performing arts, and knowledge systems like Yoga, Kumbh Mela, and Vedic chanting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Tangible Cultural Heritage<\/strong>
\nCULTURAL SITES (35 Sites)<\/span>
\nAgra Fort (Uttar Pradesh)<\/a>
\nAjanta Caves<\/a>
\nEllora Caves<\/a>
\nThe Taj Mahal<\/a>
\nGroup of Monuments at Mahabalipuram<\/a>
\nChurches and Convents of Goa<\/a>
\nFatehpur Sikhri<\/a>
\nGroup of Monuments at Hampi<\/a>
\nKhajuraho Group of Monuments (Madhya Pradesh)<\/a>
\nElephanta Caves( Maharashtra)<\/a>
\nGreat Living Chola Temples (Tamil Nadu)<\/a>
\nGroup of Monuments at Pattadakal (Karnataka)<\/a>
\nBuddhist Monuments at Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh)<\/a>
\nHumayun\u2019s Tomb, Delhi<\/a>
\nQutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi<\/a>
\nMountain Railways of India<\/a>
\nMahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (Bihar)<\/a>
\nRock Shelters of Bhimbetka (Madhya Pradesh)<\/a>
\nChampaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (Gujarat)<\/a>
\nChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (Mumbai, Maharashtra)<\/a>
\nThe Red Fort Complex (Delhi)<\/a>
\nThe Jantar Mantar, Jaipur<\/a>
\nHill forts of Rajasthan<\/a>
\nRani-ki-Vav (the Queen\u2019s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat<\/a>
\nHistoric City of Ahmadabad (Gujarat)<\/a>
\nVictorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai<\/a>
\nJaipur City, Rajasthan<\/a>
\nKakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana<\/a>
\nThe Nalanda Mahavihara (Bihar)<\/a>
\nSun Temple (Odisha)<\/a>
\nThe Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Chandigarh)<\/a>
\nDholavira – A Harappan City (Gujarat)<\/a>
\nSantiniketan (West Bengal)<\/a>
\nThe Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala (Karnataka)<\/a>
\nMoidams \u2013 the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty (Assam)<\/a>
\nNATURAL SITES (7 SITES)
\n<\/span>Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (Himachal Pradesh)<\/a>
\nKaziranga National Park (Assam)<\/a>
\nKeoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)<\/a>
\nManas Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)<\/a>
\nNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park (Uttarakhand)<\/a>
\nSundarbans National Park (West Bengal)<\/a>
\nWestern Ghats<\/a>
\nMixed Sites (Sites 1)<\/span>
\nKhangchendzonga National Park (Sikkim)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intangible Cultural Heritage of India<\/strong>
\nTradition of Vedic Chanting<\/a>
\nRamlila (North India)<\/a>
\nKutiyattam (Kerala)<\/a>
\nRamman (Uttarakhand)<\/a>
\nChhau Dance (Eastern India)<\/a>
\nKalbelia Folk Songs and Dances (Rajasthan)<\/a>
\nMudiyettu (Kerala)<\/a>
\nBuddhist Chanting (Ladakh)<\/a>
\nSankirtana (Manipur)<\/a>
\nTraditional Brass and Copper Craft (Punjab)<\/a>
\nNavroz (India)<\/a>
\nYoga<\/a>
\nKumbh Mela<\/a>
\nDurga Puja (Kolkata)<\/a>
\nGarba (Gujarat)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Click here to download pdf of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Tangible Cultural Heritage<\/b><\/p>\n

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). World Heritage sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance. The sites are judged to contain \u201ccultural and natural heritage around the world considered being of outstanding value to humanity (OUV)\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

India has been blessed with a rich history and natural diversity, which is exemplified by its 43 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (as of May 13, 2025). These include 35 Cultural sites, 7 Natural sites and 1 mixed site recognised for their outstanding universal value to humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CULTURAL SITES (35 Sites)<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a>Agra Fort (Uttar Pradesh)<\/h2>\n