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

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

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

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

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

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

This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.

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

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

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

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

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

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.

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

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

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

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