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

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

In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.

For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

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

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

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

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

The clock tower is a prominent landmark in the bustling commercial hub in the heart of Jodhpur, showcasing intricate architecture and cultural significance.

Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.

The first English fort built in India.

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

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

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

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

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

The beautiful 16th-century stepwell lies in the shadow of a famous fortress.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.