I was chatting with one of my colleagues about the recently announced seven wonders. I hadn’t applied my mind into the topic till then. But the points he mentioned were quite logical.
Taj Mahal was built a few centuries back. I haven’t seen it, so cannot comment on its eligibility for being considered for this poll. But don’t we have any other wonder better than Taj Mahal? We have built temples thousands of years back on hill tops when there were not even proper approach roads. Many heavy structures were built with single rocks with unbeatable architectural excellence. They contained beautiful paintings, awesome sculptures and impeccable construction methodologies were used. Vaishnodevi, Amarnath Cave, Ajanta and Ellora Caves are few examples.
I am sure there are many more such structures (not only temples) which could have at least been shortlisted for these polls. At the end of the day, mobile phones and internet have made wonders. May be we had become too emotional with one structure that we did not go beyond it.
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You are right. I completely sympathize with you. You might be aware that Meenakshi Temple in Madurai was also one among them to choose. Pity that most of us do not know about this. But due to huge marketig effort, Taj Mahal was able to make it.
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