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Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

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

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

This 15th-century mosque is a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture.

This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

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

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

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

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

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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

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

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

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

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.

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

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.