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2,129 photographs and 80 films from the Hindu world, every photo free-licensed and every film from an official channel.

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Aartis, festivals, temples and heritage films from temple trusts, Doordarshan and the Ministry of Culture.

Brihadeeswara, ThanjavurPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's "Temples of India" film on Rajaraja Chola's great temple: the 66-metre vimana, the Nandi mandapa and the Chola frescoes.Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
Konark Sun TemplePrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeA half-hour Doordarshan documentary on the chariot of Surya at Konark, its twelve pairs of wheels and its carved horses.Konark Sun Temple
Kapilash Temple, OdishaPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's "Temples of India" film on the Kapilash hill temple of Shiva in Dhenkanal district.
Devbhoomi KumaonPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's "Temples of India" film on the temples of the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand.
Panch Kedar and KedarnathPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe five Himalayan shrines of Shiva tied to the Pandavas, with Kedarnath at their head.Kedarnath
Dakshineswar Kali TemplePrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeRani Rashmoni's nava-ratna temple on the Hooghly, where Sri Ramakrishna served as priest.Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Frozen Symphony of OdishaPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubePart one of Doordarshan's three-part "Temples of India" film on the temples of Odisha.Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar
Ellora: rock-cut marvelPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's World Heritage episode on Ellora, with the Kailasa temple cut downward from a single hill.Kailasa Temple, Ellora (Cave 16)
Khajuraho: a celebration of lifePrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe Chandela temples of Khajuraho, Kandariya Mahadeva and Lakshmana among them, in the World Heritage Monuments series.Khajuraho
Mamallapuram: cradle of temple architecturePrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe Pallava rathas, caves, the Shore Temple and the Descent of the Ganga relief.
Meenakshi's divine marriage, MaduraiPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe Meenakshi temple and the Chithirai festival re-enacting the wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareshwara.Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai
Imperial city of VijayanagaraPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeHampi's Virupaksha and Vittala temples and the ruined capital of the Vijayanagara kings.Hampi (Vijayanagara)
Glorious temples of KarnatakaPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's "Spectacular India" episode on the great temples of Karnataka.
Early temples of HimachalPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's "Spectacular India" episode on the early temples of the Himachal hills.
Do you know: LepakshiDoordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeA short DD National feature on the Veerabhadra temple at Lepakshi, its hanging pillar and painted ceilings.Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Do you know: KamakhyaDoordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeA short DD National feature on the Shakti Peetha of Kamakhya on Nilachal hill, Guwahati.Kamakhya Temple
Khajuraho, by MP TourismMadhya Pradesh Tourism · Plays from YouTubeMadhya Pradesh Tourism's short film on the temples and sculpture of Khajuraho.Khajuraho
Shri Mahakal Lok, UjjainMadhya Pradesh Tourism · Plays from YouTubeThe new Mahakal corridor around the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, filmed by MP Tourism.Mahakaleshwar, Ujjain
Modhera Sun TempleGujarat Tourism · Plays from YouTubeGujarat Tourism's film on the Solanki sun temple of 1026 CE and its stepped tank, the Surya Kund.Sun Temple, Modhera
Rani ki Vav, PatanGujarat Tourism · Plays from YouTubeThe queen's stepwell at Patan, an inverted temple lined with hundreds of carved deities.Rani ki Vav, Patan
Meenakshi Amman Temple, MaduraiTamil Nadu Tourism · Plays from YouTubeTamil Nadu Tourism's walk through the gopurams and halls of the Meenakshi temple.Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai
Doorways to divinity: temples of KeralaKerala Tourism · Plays from YouTubeKerala Tourism's film on the temples of Kerala and the worship within them.
Khajuraho, UNESCO World HeritageUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO and NHK's short portrait of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments.Khajuraho
Angkor, UNESCO World HeritageUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeAngkor Wat and the Khmer capital, built for Vishnu by Suryavarman II, in UNESCO and NHK's short film.Angkor Wat
Prambanan, JavaUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeThe 9th-century Trimurti temples of Prambanan in Indonesia, with Shiva's great central shrine.Prambanan (Shivagrha)
Ellora Caves, UNESCOUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO and NHK's short film on Ellora's Hindu, Buddhist and Jain caves.Kailasa Temple, Ellora (Cave 16)
Elephanta Caves, UNESCOUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeThe cave of Shiva on Gharapuri island and its three-headed Sadashiva.Elephanta Caves (Gharapuri)
Great Living Chola TemplesUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeThanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Darasuram, three Chola temples still in worship.
Konark, UNESCOUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO and NHK's short film on the Sun Temple at Konark.Konark Sun Temple
My Son Sanctuary, VietnamUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeThe brick Shiva temples of the Champa kings in the valley of My Son.Mỹ Sơn
R. Nagaswamy on BrihadeeswaraSahapedia · Plays from YouTubeThe veteran archaeologist R. Nagaswamy explains the Thanjavur temple, its inscriptions and its builders.Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
Kailasanatha Temple, KanchipuramSahapedia · Plays from YouTubeArt historian Padma Kaimal reads the Pallava king Rajasimha's sandstone temple at Kanchi.Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram
Kashi Vishwanath Dham from the airDoordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's aerial footage of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham, from the temple to the Ganga ghats.Kashi Vishwanath
How a Hindu temple worksKhan Academy Partners · Plays from YouTubeA Khan Academy art-history lesson on the garbhagriha, shikhara and plan of the Hindu temple.
Bharat Ek Khoj 2: The BeginningsPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeShyam Benegal's series opens on the Sindhu-Sarasvati cities, Mohenjo-daro and Harappa.Mohenjo-daro
Bharat Ek Khoj 3: The RigvedaPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeAn episode on the Vedic people and the hymns of the Rigveda.
Bharat Ek Khoj 5: MahabharataPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe first of the episodes on the Mahabharata, staged from the epic.Kurukshetra and Jyotisar
Bharat Ek Khoj 7: RamayanaPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe first of the Ramayana episodes in Doordarshan's 1988 series.Ayodhya (Saketa)
Bharat Ek Khoj 28: VijayanagaraPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe rise of the Vijayanagara empire under the Sangama brothers and Krishnadevaraya.Hampi (Vijayanagara)
Rivers of India: SindhuPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeThe river that gave India its name, from Tibet to the Arabian Sea.
Ganga: an immutable riverPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeA Doordarshan film on the Ganga, India's most sacred river.
Harappan civilisation: an overviewIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts · Plays from YouTubeThe 15th N. K. Bose Memorial Lecture at IGNCA, a scholarly overview of the Harappan cities.Harappa
Vedic GPSIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts · Plays from YouTubeAn IGNCA research documentary on how Vedic ritual and astronomy fixed place and time.
Angkor Wat: art and architectureIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts · Plays from YouTubeAn IGNCA public lecture on the art, architecture and makers of Angkor Wat.Angkor Wat
Temple architecture of KeralaIndira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts · Plays from YouTubeAn IGNCA webinar on the plans, roofs and timber craft of Kerala's temples.
The tradition of Vedic chantingUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO's film on Vedic chanting, inscribed as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Ramlila: the Ramayana performedUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO's film on the Ramlila of north India, staged each autumn from the Ramcharitmanas.
Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatreUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeKerala's two-thousand-year-old temple theatre in Sanskrit, a UNESCO-listed tradition.
George Michell on HampiSahapedia · Plays from YouTubeThe architectural historian on the myth, history and buildings of Hampi.Hampi (Vijayanagara)
Hindu scriptures: an overviewKhan Academy · Plays from YouTubeA Khan Academy lesson on the Vedas, Upanishads, epics and Puranas.
Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla, AyodhyaDoordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's live coverage of the consecration of the Ram Mandir on 22 January 2024.Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya
Maha Kumbh 2025: first Amrit SnanDoordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeThe akharas' first Amrit Snan at the Triveni Sangam on Makar Sankranti, 14 January 2025, live on DD National.Prayagraj, Triveni Sangam
Prayag Maha Kumbh, 1989Prasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeArchive footage of the 1989 Maha Kumbh at Prayag from Doordarshan's vaults.Prayagraj, Triveni Sangam
Kumbh Mela, UNESCOUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO's film on the Kumbh Mela, the largest peaceful gathering of pilgrims on earth.Prayagraj, Triveni Sangam
Rath Yatra, Puri 2025Doordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's live coverage of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra drawn on their chariots down the Bada Danda.Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri
Deepotsav, Ayodhya 2025Doordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeLakhs of diyas on Ram ki Paidi and the Ram Katha Park programme, live on DD National.Ayodhya (Saketa)
Durga Puja in Kolkata, UNESCOUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO's film on Kolkata's Durga Puja, inscribed as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2021.Kolkata (Calcutta)
Durga Puja in Kolkata, Spectacular IndiaPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeDoordarshan's "Spectacular India" episode on the pandals, idols and rituals of the Puja.Kolkata (Calcutta)
The festival of the goddess DurgaKhan Academy Partners · Plays from YouTubeA Khan Academy art-history lesson on how Durga is made, worshipped and immersed.
Garba of Gujarat, UNESCOUNESCO · Plays from YouTubeUNESCO's film on Garba, the circle dance around the garbo lamp for Amba in Navaratri.
Onam, KeralaKerala Tourism · Plays from YouTubeKerala Tourism on Onam, the harvest festival that welcomes Mahabali home: pookalam, sadya and boat races.
Thrissur PooramKerala Tourism · Plays from YouTubeThe Paramekkavu and Thiruvambadi temples face off with caparisoned elephants and percussion at Vadakkunnathan.
Shayan Aarti, Kashi VishwanathShree Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Trust · Plays from YouTubeThe night aarti that puts Baba Vishwanath to rest, from the Temple Trust's own channel.Kashi Vishwanath
Shivratri Maha Aarti, SomnathSomnath Temple - Official Channel · Plays from YouTubeThe Shivratri mahapuja and maha aarti at the first Jyotirlinga, streamed by the Somnath Trust.Somnath Jyotirlinga
Morning aarti of Ram LallaShri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra · Plays from YouTubeThe morning aarti of Ram Lalla in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, from the Teerth Kshetra Trust's channel.Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya
Ganga Aarti in KashiDoordarshan Uttar Pradesh · Plays from YouTubeA Doordarshan Uttar Pradesh documentary on the evening Ganga Aarti of Varanasi's ghats.The Ghats of Kashi
Sangam Maha-Aarti, Maha Kumbh 2025Doordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeThe evening maha-aarti at the Triveni Sangam during the 2025 Maha Kumbh, on DD National.Prayagraj, Triveni Sangam
Srivari Suprabhatam, TirumalaSVBCTTD LIVE TV · Plays from YouTubeThe dawn Suprabhatam seva that wakes Lord Venkateswara, from SVBC, the TTD's own channel.Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala
Mangal Arati, Sri Dham MayapurMayapur TV · Plays from YouTubeThe pre-dawn mangal arati and kirtan at ISKCON's world headquarters in Mayapur.Nabadwip and Mayapur
Sandhi Puja and Sandhya Aarti, Belur MathDoordarshan National · Plays from YouTubeDurga Puja's Sandhi Puja and evening aarti at the Ramakrishna Mission's Belur Math, live on DD National.Belur Math
M. S. Subbulakshmi: SuprabhatPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeA Doordarshan "Suprabhat" recording of M. S. Subbulakshmi from the Prasar Bharati archives.
M. S. Subbulakshmi: Akhiyan Hari DarsanAIR Raagam · Plays from YouTubeSurdas's bhajan sung by M. S. Subbulakshmi, from All India Radio's archive.
Pandit Jasraj: Bhakti SangeetPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeA Doordarshan bhakti recital by Pandit Jasraj of the Mewati gharana.
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi: Bhakti SangeetPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeBhimsen Joshi of the Kirana gharana sings devotional songs for Doordarshan.
Shri Ramachandra Kripalu, Lata MangeshkarPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeTulsidas's hymn to Rama in Lata Mangeshkar's voice, from the Prasar Bharati archives.
Payoji Maine Ram Ratan Dhan, Lata MangeshkarPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeMirabai's bhajan sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Aaj Mujhe Raghuvar Ki Sudh Aayi, Kumar GandharvaPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeA Rama bhajan in the voice of Pandit Kumar Gandharva.
Manuva Ramnam Ras Pijai, D. V. PaluskarPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeA Rama bhajan sung by Pandit D. V. Paluskar.
Kishori Amonkar: Bhakti SangeetPrasar Bharati Archives · Plays from YouTubeA Doordarshan bhakti recital by Kishori Amonkar of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.
Thyagaraja Aradhana, ThiruvaiyaruDD Bharati · Plays from YouTubeThe 179th Aradhana of Saint Thyagaraja on the Kaveri, with the massed singing of the Pancharatna kritis, on DD Bharati.Thiruvaiyaru

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Temples and places

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Evidence

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Siege of Ranthambore · First siege of Chittorgarh · Fall of Warangal

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Nusantara: Java, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula · Suvarnabhumi: Kambuja, Champa and the Mainland · Lanka: the island of the Ishwarams

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Vedic Rishis and the Itihasa · Janapadas and the Rise of Magadha · The Sindhu–Sarasvati Civilisation

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Granth

Kalpa Sutra · The Jain Agamas · Dhammapada

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Gifts

Negative numbers and the rules of algebra · Zero as a number · The sine (jya)

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maurya · satavahana · chalukya badami

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