Hinduism

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

According to Hindu belief, this shallow island chain was created by a god with an army of monkeys.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

A peculiar idol to the Hindu King of Ghosts demands fine leather footwear in exchange for warding off evil.