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Heritage refers to any inherited customs, traditions, cultures, or architectural structures from our ancestors, passing them down to the next generation. Heritage consists of tangible and intangible assets that are inherited from the past. Tangible assets include buildings, monuments, landscapes, archive materials, artifacts, etc whereas intangible assets include traditions, cultures, languages, festivals, fairs & exhibitions, cuisine etc. The aim of this research paper is to critically analyze the conservation strategies adopted in two different cultural sites located in two different parts of the world. In this paper, two cultural sites, Group of monuments at Khajuraho, India and Angkor, Cambodia, have been selected based on their Outstanding Universal Values. The main objective for selecting these two sites is that both are religious sites, cultural sites, have a strong historical and architectural background, and are inscribed in World Heritage Sites.