This diminutive yet beautiful local stepwell once yielded enough water to irrigate the lush fields of the village.

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

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

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

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

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

The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.

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

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.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

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

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.

One of the tallest mountains in India was closed for years after a botched CIA mission.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.