Sites were submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Six of the nine sites have been accepted by UNESCO for its tentative list.
Being added to the tentative list is a requirement before the final nomination of any site.
The sites are
Maratha military architecture, Maharashtra
Hire Bengal megalithic site, Karnataka
Bhedaghat-Lametaghat of Narmada Valley, Madhya Pradesh.
Ganga ghats, Varanasi
Temples of Kancheepuram
Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.
These proposals will remain in tentative list for a year after which the government will decide which one of them to push for in their final dossier to UNESCO.
