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

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

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

In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.

The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

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

The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Visit a haunted Mughal mosque and the tomb of a Sufi saint and his disciple.

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

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.