Places ramakrishnan Wants to Go

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.

Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

A grassroots collection showcasing personal objects of family members separated by the post-1971 border between India and Pakistan.

An old curiosity shop holds on to a centuries-old tradition of manually-distilled rose water.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

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

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

Old and brave breed of warhorses known for their elegant, curved ears.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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