Parliament House

Parliament House

Delhi, India

Kollam Lighthouse

Kollam Lighthouse
Southwestern coast of India

 Kollam (Quilan, Thankasseri, Tangasseri)1902. Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 44 m (144 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and double gallery, painted with red and white spiral bands; 2nd order Fresnel lens. A closeup photo is available, Sasheer Raj has a 2008 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Thankasseri (or Tangasseri), on the north side of the city of Kollam, was an early outpost of the Portuguese, later taken by the Dutch and then by the British. The lighthouse, a beautiful relic of the British Empire, stands on a point of land near the ruins of Portuguese and Dutch forts. Site open, tower open in late afternoon daily. ARLHS IND-019; Admiralty F0712; NGA 27504. =The Lighthouse Directory

Fort Rock Temple

Fort Rock Temple — Trichy, Tamilnadu, India

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Color from the Indian Festival of Holi

Color from the Indian Festival of Holi

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Parliament House

Parliament House
Sansad Bhawan,
the Indian Parliament building is a circular colonnade structure,
contains upper and lower houses of Parliament of India

Kasaragod Lighthouse

 

Kasaragod Lighthouse
India

 Kasaragod 1984. Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 30 m (98 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted with black and white horizontal bands. Wikimedia has a 2012 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located just behind the beach at Kasaragod, the northernmost city of Kerala. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IND-090; Admiralty F0668.5; NGA 27680. -The Lighthouse Directory

Alleppey Lighthouse

 

Alleppey Lighthouse
Alappuzha District, India

 Alleppey (Alappuzha)1862. Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); white flash every 15 s. 28 m (92 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Rakesh Barua’s photo is above, John Alex also has a good photo, a good 2007 photoand another photo are available, and Google has a satellite view. This historic lighthouse has a rare teak spiral stairway. It was painted all white for many years; the red bands were added in 2000. The 150th anniversary of the lighthouse was celebrated in 2012. Located just of the beach in Alleppey (now usually called Alappuzha). Site open, tower open in late afternoon daily. ARLHS IND-071; Admiralty F0706; NGA 27516. – The Lighthouse Directory

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Chandelier

 

Ornately Carved Chandelier
The Inner Dome
Ranakpur Jain Tirth
Rajasthan, India

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Mangalore Lighthouse

 

Mangalore Lighthouse
Karnataka, India

Mangalore1870. Inactive. 15 m (49 ft) masonry tower with a square lantern structure, mounted on a square base. A 1-story stone keeper’s house is in use as a public library. Mangalore Today has a photo, Godwin Castelino has a photo, Wikimedia has a good photo, and Huelse has a historic postcard view, but trees obscure the tower in Google’s satellite view. We need more information on the history of this interesting tower. It is said to have been built in the 18th century, and some say by Sultan Haidar Ali; if so, it dates from around 1780. Findlay’s 1879 light list gives 1870 as the establishment of a modern light. There exist historic images from around 1900 that show a conventional lantern room atop the tower. (No such images seem to be online presently.) Located in Tagore Park, atop Light House Hill above the business district of Mangalore. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IND-171. – The Lighthouse Directory

Lighthouse of Mahabalipuram

Lighthouse of Mahabalipuram

1900 (station established 1887). Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); white flash every 10 s. 26 m (85 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery; unpainted; lantern dome painted red. 2nd order Fresnel lens in use. Benjamin Chun’s photo is at at the top of this page, a closeup photo is available, also a second photo, Wikimedia has a 2010 photo, Forand has a historic postcard view, Huelse has a closeup postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. A photo is also available showing both the lighthouse and the temple (previous listing). This is one of the best known and most often visited lighthouses on the east coast. Built atop a large rock at Mahabalipuram, about 65 km (40 mi) south of Chennai. Site open, tower open daily 2-4 pm. ARLHS IND-016; Admiralty F0932; NGA 27108. – From the Lighthouse Directory

Note the beautiful mail boxes!