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Entrance to the main cave.

Gharapuri, India

Elephanta Caves

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

Bhangarh Fort

Bhangarh, India

Bhangarh Fort

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

Rani Ki Vav

Patan, India

Rani Ki Vav

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

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Chittorgarh, India

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

Great Banyan Tree

Howrah, India

Great Banyan Tree

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

Ajanta Caves

Ajanta, India

Ajanta Caves

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

A gang of monkeys relax near the temple. (robertbrauneis/Flickr)

Jaipur, India

Hanuman’s Temple

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Nek Chand Saini’s Rock Garden

Chandigarh, India

Nek Chand Saini’s Rock Garden

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

Hampi

Hampi, India

Hampi

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

The boundary walls of Kumbhalgarh

Rajsamand, India

The Great Wall of India

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

The mosque  of Bahar-ud-din Bhar

Junagadh, India

Mahabat Maqbara

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

Shatrunjaya Hill

Gheti, India

Shatrunjaya Hill

A mecca for India's Jains.

Overlooking a sea of blue. (Photo:

Jodhpur, India

The Blue City of Jodhpur

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

Ellora Caves

Verul, India

Ellora Caves

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.

Jal Mahal

Jaipur, India

Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Human Skeletons in Skeleton Lake in Roopkund

Chamoli, India

Skeletons of Roopkund Lake

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Living Root Bridges

Cherrapunjee, India

The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Kala Ghoda Statue

Mumbai, India

Kala Ghoda Statue

A tribute to the area's namesake and King Edward VII.

Port Trust War Memorial

Mumbai, India

Port Trust War Memorial

A sandstone lamp post in Mumbai's business district honors the war efforts of the Port Trust and its employees who fell during World War I.

Fitzgerald Fountain

Mumbai, India

Fitzgerald Fountain

A tribute to one of Bombay's former governors that has withstood the test of time.

Bandra Fort

Mumbai, India

Bandra Fort

Designed as a 17th-century watchtower, the former fort is now a popular sunset haunt.

Urbs Prima In Indis

Mumbai, India

'Urbs Prima In Indis'

Mumbai's angel.

The Lion & Tiger Statues

Mumbai, India

The Lion & Tiger Statues

These animal carvings stand as representations of India and Britain.

Fort George

Mumbai, India

Fort George

One of the last remnants of an 18th-century fort in the business district of Mumbai.

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