Ruins in India

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

A fresco in this magnificent palace is said to have been the first depiction of the Taj Mahal's design.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.