Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

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

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

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

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

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

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

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

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

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

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

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

A giant repository of accidentally discovered cave paintings up to 30,000 years old.

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

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

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.

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

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

This women-run eatery and cooking school is putting India's long-neglected tribal cuisines back on the menu.

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

The village where the park and museum are located is also the third-biggest hatchery of dinosaurs discovered.

This sprawling stronghold has been at the center of some of South India's bloodiest wars.

This wonderland of ancient temples has been recently painstakingly reconstructed.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.