This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

A mecca for India's Jains.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.