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Raisen may join Agra on heritage map

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Raisen could become a unique district with three world heritage sites. The Bhopal circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has proposed Bhojpur temple complex in Raisen and Mandu Hill-Fort complex in Dhar as world heritage sites. Bhimbetka and Sanchi, both in Raisen district, are already on the world heritage map.

Till now Agra is Indias only district which have three world heritage sites — Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort.

They all belong to the Mughal period whereas the sites in Raisen represent three different eras — Bhimbetka (pre-historic), Sanchi (Buddhist) and Bhojpur temple (ancient).

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