‘Moment of pride’, UNESCO’s inscription of Diwali draws cross-party applause New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leaders across party lines on Wednesday welcomed the inclusion of Diwali -- one of India's foremost cultural and spiritual festivals -- in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, calling it a "commendable" step and a moment of pride for the country. A total of 67 nominations submitted by nearly 80 countries, including India's Diwali, were examined during the week-long key session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which began at Delhi's Red Fort on Monday.

'Moment of pride', UNESCO's inscription of Diwali draws cross-party applause #Moment #UNESCOs #Diwali #socialnewsxyz

A look at India’s 7 natural heritage locations, picked up as UNESCO’s world heritage sites New Delhi, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a remarkable development, India’s presence in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites has seen a spike with seven natural and picturesque locations making it to the tentative list, thus paving the way for their formal inclusion in the final list. With these additions, the country’s count in the tentative list has risen from 62 to 69 properties.

A look at India’s 7 natural heritage locations, picked up as UNESCO’s world heritage sites #Indias #UNESCOs #socialnewsxyz

Located in one of #UNESCOS #worldheritagesites in #Bryggen #Bergen #Norway is ##NidhoggTatoveringsstudio where I got my tattoo done during my visit.