Hampi, India
Stepped Tanks of Hampi
The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.
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Hampi, India
The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.
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The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.
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The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.
Bommayapalayam, India
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Chittorgarh, India
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This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.
Bhangarh, India
This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.
Patan, India
This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.
Gharapuri, India
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
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A blooming house of worship for the masses.
Amritsar, India
This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.
Bhimashankar, India
These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.
Ajanta, India
Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.
Howrah, India
A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Gheti, India
A mecca for India's Jains.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Hampi, India
The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Verul, 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.
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A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Orchha, India
These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.