A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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

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

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

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

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

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The lone remnant of a 16th-century palace in Old Goa.

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

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

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

This precariously balanced boulder is said to be a hunk of stolen butter dropped by the gods.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.