This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

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

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.

A peculiar idol to the Hindu King of Ghosts demands fine leather footwear in exchange for warding off evil.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

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

A small village in India bears witness to the end of birds' lives every September.

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.

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

The only Chinese temple in Mumbai.

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

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

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

Tucked in Mumbai’s wealthiest neighborhood is one of the city’s oldest and most sacred sites: a temple complex believed to house the waters of the Ganges.

Worlds' largest inhabited river island.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

A village in India with a mysteriously high number of twins.

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.

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