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In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

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

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.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

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

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

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

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

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

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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

An open-air museum of 18th-century homes and churches transported from various villages in Southern Poland.

A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.