CONSERVATION OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS

Abstract

India is a vast country, rich in culture, traditions, heritage buildings, temples, forts and palaces. The number
of these historic heritages is astounding. These monuments are the living witnesses of the golden historic era of over a
thousand years and of the pre-independence battles. These ancient monuments are the only wealth of Indian tourism
along with other nature tourism places. Most of these ancient monuments have been damaged and some monuments have
even gone missing due to encroachment. This paper presents the overall scenario of conservation of monuments and the
need of conservation of these monuments and archaeological sites in Maharashtra and focuses on the growth of local
tourism industry which can be achieved by it.