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Pune, India

Baneshwar Cave Temple

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.
Vivek Gadre Added by Vivek Gadre
Tiruparapu, India

Thirparappu Waterfalls

A handmade waterfall in Kanyakumari.
Added by lilagalleria
Mumbai, India

Afghan Church

A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.
Vivek Gadre Added by Vivek Gadre
Pune, India

Pataleshwar Caves

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.
Vivek Gadre Added by Vivek Gadre
Kolkata, India

Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.
Amrapali Added by Amrapali
Bandai, India

Bullet Baba Shrine

Liquor and flowers mark a holy site for Indian motorcycle riders.
Added by zephyretta2
Jatinga, India

Jatinga Bird Deaths

A small village in India bears witness to the end of birds' lives every September.
atimian Added by atimian
New Delhi, India

Judah Hyam Synagogue

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.
Amrapali Added by Amrapali
Cherrapunjee, India

Cherrapunji

Known as the wettest place on earth.
Added by NathanRisinger
New Delhi, India

Lothian Cemetery

Delhi's oldest Christian cemetery is also said to be one of the most haunted in the region.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Mumbai, India

Mumbai's Parsi Fire Temples

The place of worship for Zoroastrians, Mumbai's Parsi fire temples use fire and ash for purification.
Madhushree Ghosh Added by Madhushree Ghosh
Kolkata, India

The Black Hole of Calcutta

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.
Andres Schiffino Added by Andres Schiffino
Hyderabad, India

Sudha Cars Museum

Camera cars and condom bikes built from scrap and one man's passion.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Kolkata, India

Mud Statues of Kumortuli

The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.
crystalegan Added by crystalegan
RajendraNarayanpur, India

Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.
mariellen Added by mariellen
Merta, India

Meera Mahal

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.
mariellen Added by mariellen
Gue, India

Mummy of Sangha Tenzin

Buddhist monk remarkably preserved because he started the mummification process while still living.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Mumbai, India

Kwan Kung Temple

The only Chinese temple in Mumbai.
Joanna Lobo Added by Joanna Lobo
New Delhi, India

Hijron ka Khanqah

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Allahabad, India

The Triveni Sangam

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.
mariellen Added by mariellen
Old Ziro, India

The Apatani Tribal Village of Ziro

Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.
Added by vatoad
Lepakshi, India

Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.
SamM Added by SamM
Lucknow, India

Indira Gandhi Planetarium

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.
Added by matjazz
Mumbai, India

Tower of Silence in Mumbai

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