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This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

This overlooked Japanese Buddhist temple is a respite from the bustle of Kolkata.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

This chapel was built by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510 to commemorate his entry into the city of Goa on St. Catherine’s Day.

This church in Old Goa was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed there in 1517.

This cemetery in Velha Goa was once the site of several historical religious buildings.

Located within a 17th-century convent, this museum features centuries-old Christian art pieces that meld European and Asian influences.

Once considered one of the three great Augustinian churches in the Iberian world.

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

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

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

Located in the Horniman Circle area, this church marks the historical Zero Point of Mumbai.

A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.

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.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

The caves are the oldest surviving structures in the city of Pune.

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.

A former palace that showcases weapons, jewelry, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, and more from the Peshwa Era.

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.