When new viceroys were elected, they passed through this arch to cement the title.

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

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

An effigy of the deity emerges from a temple's water every 40 years.

This sprawling stronghold has been at the center of some of South India's bloodiest wars.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

Buddhist monk remarkably preserved because he started the mummification process while still living.

A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

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

Over 3 miles up in the Himalayas this pass is one of the highest drivable roads in the world.

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

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

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

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

The Kaveri River cuts through the rocky terrain then drops off to form these misty falls.

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

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

This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.