A mecca for India's Jains.

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

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

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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.

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

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

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

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

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

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

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

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

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

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

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

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

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.