The excavators' claim of the structure to be a Buddhist Lotus Temple was confirmed when they found an eight-petal lotus made of dressed red bricks embedded on an altar.

Photo Credit: Pexels. 5. Built To Stay Cool Naturally. The Lotus Temple was designed with the environment in mind, long before sustainable architecture became popular.

Government's aggressive social distancing pitch coupled with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) shutting all its protected sites from Tuesday has left Delhi's two iconic structures -- the Qutub ...