2023, a year of heritage and cultural wins for South India

Lifestyle By SF Features Desk 30/12/2023 Read the article

This year south Indian temples, the food, the structures, and the skilled craftstmanship were all hailed by the global community, granting each one a heritage and legendary status.

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UNESCO recognised the Karnataka’s ancient Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid, and Somnathapura as World Heritage Sites.

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UNESCO’s Prix Versailles honoured the Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 (KIA T2) in Bengaluru with the ‘World Special Prize for an Interior 2023’.

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In July 2023, Buhari’s Chicken 65 — Chennai’s fiery legend — made its mark on Taste Atlas’ Top 50 chicken dishes.

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On 31 October, which is celebrated as World Cities Day, Kozhikode was declared as the City of Literature by UNESCO.

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The Shore Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was recognised as India’s first Green Energy Archaeological Site.

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Archaeologists unearthed a crystal quartz weighing unit from the Sangam era. The first of its kind, the quartz weighing unit was found 175 cm beneath the ground.

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The International Commission of Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) declared Prakasam Barrage as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS.

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