UNESCO World Heritage Sites – India’s list

There are 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Recently, the sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebidu, and Somananthpura in Karnataka have been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list. This inclusion marks the 42nd UNESCO World Heritage site in India and comes just a day after Rabindranath Tagore’s Santiniketan also received this distinguished recognition.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are chosen based on various criteria, including human creative achievements, cultural traditions, historical importance, natural beauty, ecological processes, and habitats supporting biodiversity, all reflecting global significance.

List of 42 UNESCO sites: