India has always been a landmark in the stream of art, culture and architecture all over the world. The historical monuments in India like the forts, palaces, caves, temples, mosques and churches boast of their own tale. The Art and Culture Tour of India takes you to an unforgettable odyssey of the ancient monuments in India, the Taj Mahal in Agra in Uttar Pradesh; Ajanta Ellora caves near Aurangabad in Maharashtra; Temples of Khajuraho and South India along with many more structures depicting the art and culture of India.

The most famous monuments are the eighth wonder and marble mausoleum the Taj Mahal, Red fort, Qutab Minar, Agra fort, Fatehpur Sikri and many more. These monuments made in the golden period when India was ruled by the Mughals; are excellent examples of art, architecture and culture of India. The art and culture tour in India reflects the flexibility and the secular elements inherent in our Indian art and culture since the bygone days. These architectural marvels of India not only represent the deep-rooted art and culture of India but also the mathematical skills and an exceptional aesthetic sense possessed by the Indian artisans.

If you plan an art and culture tour in India embracing the South India temples and the temples of Khajuraho you observe the two contrary ways of depicting the art and culture of any country. The temples of South India are laid by the Dravidians - Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas and Pallavas - which introduce the deep religious sentiments of the South Indians. The huge Gopurams are the main features of Dravidian architecture which reflects in these temples in contrary to the tombs of the mosques in North India. The Khajuraho temples depict the erotic feelings and the Kama (pleasure) mudras in the carvings on the entire temple complex including the main building, walls, panels and corridors. Built by the brave Chandela rulers of the central province that time, the temples are one of its only kind and the most important tourist destination in the art and culture tour of India.

Similarly the Ajanta and Ellora caves near Aurangabad depict some of India's most magnificent paintings. Five of the Buddhist caves at Ajanta were temples and 24 were monasteries. The Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves at Ellora, carved between 600 and 1000 AD, now contains the remnants of 34 monasteries and temples.