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Diu · Daman & Diu
Diu Fort (Fortim de Diu)
A vast 16th-century Portuguese sea fortress on Diu's eastern tip, with sea-battered ramparts, old cannons and a working lighthouse over the Arabian Sea.
Mumbai · Maharashtra
Gateway of India
Iconic yellow basalt and limestone arch overlooking the Arabian Sea, symbolizing Mumbai's maritime history.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
Hawa Mahal
The iconic "Palace of Winds" – a stunning pink-and-red sandstone structure with 953 tiny latticed windows.
Mandu · Madhya Pradesh
Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace)
Mandu's iconic 15th-century Ship Palace, a long, slender pavilion cradled between two lakes so it seems to float on water.
Tehri · Uttarakhand
Tehri Lake & Koti Colony Water Sports
India's largest man-made reservoir turned family adventure hub — jet-skiing, boating, kayaking and paddleboarding on emerald water at Koti Colony, a short drive below New Tehri.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
Amer Fort (Amber Fort)
The UNESCO-listed Kachwaha palace-fort above Maota Lake — four courtyards, the frescoed Ganesh Pol, the mirrored Sheesh Mahal and Sukh Niwas' water-cooled pavilion, reached on foot up a 10-15 minute ramp.
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Varanasi's grandest riverfront ghat, where a spellbinding fire-and-conch Ganga Aarti lights up the Ganges every evening after sunset.
Rewari · Haryana
Ghanteshwar Mandir
A centuries-old three-storeyed Shiva temple in the heart of Rewari, its walls and ceilings hung with thousands of brass bells offered by devotees whose wishes came true.
Junagadh · Gujarat
Girnar Ropeway (Udankhatola)
One of Asia's longest passenger aerial ropeways, gliding pilgrims from Girnar's base to the Ambaji plateau in minutes above the Gir forest.
Diu · Daman & Diu
Nagoa Beach
Diu's flagship horseshoe beach, fringed by branching Hoka palms with calm, shallow Arabian Sea water — the island's main seaside draw.
Maheshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Narmada Ghats
Broad stone steps, carved pavilions and temple spires line the Narmada below Maheshwar's fort — a serene hub for river aarti, boating and Maheshwari weaving lore.
Maheshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Ahilyeshwar Temple
An intricately carved stone Shiva temple beside Maheshwar Fort, raised by the Holkars in memory of the revered queen Ahilyabai Holkar, overlooking the Narmada ghats.
Baldeo · Uttar Pradesh
Dauji ka Huranga (Baldeo)
The riotous, joyful finale of Braj's 40-day Holi, staged in the courtyard of the Dauji (Balarama) temple at Baldeo two days after Holi — women tear men's kurtas into whips while men drench them in colour.
Rishikesh · Uttarakhand
Lakshman Jhula
Rishikesh's most iconic iron suspension footbridge over the Ganga, completed in 1929 and named for Lakshman — ringed by riverside temples and ashrams. The historic deck is currently closed for safety; the views from the banks remain unmissable.
Mumbai · Maharashtra
Marine Drive and the Queen's Necklace
A 3.6 km curved seafront boulevard on Mumbai's Back Bay, lined with 1930s Art Deco apartment blocks and edged by a wide public promenade, whose sweep of street lamps reads as a necklace of light after dark.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
Nahargarh Fort
A 1734 hilltop retreat-fort on the Aravalli crest, where nine linked queens' apartments and a rampart walk deliver Jaipur's most complete city panorama.
Vrindavan · Uttar Pradesh
Prem Mandir
A gleaming white Italian-marble 'Temple of Divine Love' in Vrindavan, opened in 2012, famed for lace-fine carving, twin Radha-Krishna and Sita-Ram sanctums, and a dancing musical fountain and colour-changing light show at dusk.
Rameswaram · Tamil Nadu
Rajagopuram (East Gopuram Tower)
The nine-tier eastern gateway of Rameswaram's Ramanathaswamy Temple — about 38 m (126 ft) of carved stucco, begun in 1629 and completed only between 1897 and 1904.
Ujjain · Madhya Pradesh
Shri Mahakal Maha Lok (Mahakal Lok Corridor)
A grand sculpted corridor at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple, lined with sandstone pillars, Shiva-legend murals and lotus ponds leading to the Jyotirlinga.
Tehri · Uttarakhand
Tehri Dam Engineering Viewpoint
A high overlook onto one of the world's tallest rock-fill dams — a ~260 m Himalayan engineering landmark on the Bhagirathi, best seen from the New Tehri ridge.
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh
Assi Ghat
Varanasi's southernmost ghat at the Assi-Ganga confluence, famed for the Subah-e-Banaras dawn aarti, sunrise boat launches and Tulsidas heritage.
Faridabad · Haryana
Dhauj Lake
An offbeat natural Aravalli lake near Faridabad — quiet rock-and-water scenery and the NCR's favourite rock-climbing and trekking pocket. Free; daylight only.
Tehri · Uttarakhand
Dobra Chanti Suspension Bridge
India's longest motorable single-lane suspension bridge — a 725-metre engineering marvel arcing across the emerald Tehri Lake toward Pratapnagar, dazzling by day and floodlit in colour by night.
Diu · Daman & Diu
Panikotha (Fortim-do-Mar Sea Fort)
A lone Portuguese-era sea fortress rising from the water off Diu, reached only by boat and floodlit after dark — one of the coast's most dramatic heritage sights.
Mandu · Madhya Pradesh
Baz Bahadur's Palace
A spacious 16th-century Malwa palace beside Rewa Kund in Mandu, with a grand central courtyard, arcaded halls and breezy rooftop terraces gazing up at Rupmati's Pavilion.
Prayagraj · Uttar Pradesh
Boat Ride to the Sangam
A wooden rowboat glides out from Kila Ghat to the Ganga–Yamuna confluence line, where pilgrims take the sunrise dip at the sacred Sangam.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
City Palace Complex
A palace that never stopped being a home — courtyard museums, the Guinness-record silver Gangajali urns, four painted seasonal gates, and a seven-storey Chandra Mahal where the Jaipur royal family still lives.
Dwarka · Gujarat
Gomti Ghat
The sacred stepped riverfront on Dwarka's Gomti creek where pilgrims bathe before climbing to Dwarkadhish temple, lined with small shrines and lamps.
New Delhi · Delhi
Lotus Temple
Delhi's iconic white-marble lotus-shaped landmark — a 1986 architectural marvel of 27 petals, free to visit and one of the world's most-visited buildings.
Maheshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Maheshwari Handloom Weaving Cluster & Saree Shops
Maheshwar's living weavers' quarter on the Narmada, where pit-loom workshops and cooperative showrooms spin the lightweight, reversible-border Maheshwari saree.
Diu · Daman & Diu
Naida Caves
A sunlit maze of quarried rock chambers and criss-crossing stone shafts on Diu's eastern edge — a beloved photography and slow-walk spot just outside the fort walls.
Greater Noida · Uttar Pradesh
Pari Chowk
Greater Noida's signature 'Fairy Square' — a grand landscaped roundabout of golden fairy sculptures and a peacock centrepiece amid gardens, fountains and ornamental lighting, best seen glowing after dusk.
Maheshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Baneshwar Mahadev (Mid-River Shrine)
A tiny Shiva shrine on a rock islet in the middle of the Narmada off Maheshwar's ghats, reached by boat and revered by tradition as a cosmic centre-point.
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh
Dhamek Stupa
A colossal 43.6-metre Gupta-era brick-and-stone stupa at Sarnath marking the spot where the Buddha delivered his first sermon.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
Jal Mahal
An 18th-century sandstone palace marooned in Man Sagar Lake with four of its five storeys underwater. The interior is closed to visitors — this is a free 20-30 minute lakeside view, best at first light or late afternoon.
Greater Noida · Uttar Pradesh
Statue of Krishna, Gaur Yamuna City
A 108-foot copper-and-bronze standing Krishna — said to be India's tallest statue of the flute-playing deity — rising beside the Yamuna Expressway on the road to Braj, with a small temple at its base.
Rishikesh · Uttarakhand
Beatles Ashram (Chaurasi Kutia)
The abandoned Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ashram where the Beatles stayed in 1968 — now a forest-department heritage site of moss-green meditation domes covered in psychedelic murals and graffiti.
Rameswaram · Tamil Nadu
Dhanushkodi Ghost Town
The wind-scoured ruins of a railway and ferry town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island, abandoned after the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone swept it away in a single night.
Porbandar · Gujarat
Huzoor Palace
A grand early-20th-century seafront royal palace of Porbandar's Jethwa rulers, admired from outside for its princely-era architecture along the Arabian Sea coast.
Govardhan · Uttar Pradesh
Mansi Ganga
The largest and most sacred kund in the heart of Govardhan town, believed to have been summoned from Krishna's own mind so his family could bathe in the Ganga without leaving Braj; its stone ghats mark the traditional start and finish of the Govardhan parikrama.
Omkareshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Siddhanath Mahadev Temple
A carved medieval Shiva temple crowning the Mandhata hill at Omkareshwar, famed for its elephant-frieze plinth and sweeping Narmada views.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
Samode Palace
A sixteenth-century Rajput fort in the Aravalli foothills, remade into a palace in the early 1800s and famous for its hand-painted Durbar Hall and mirror-work Sheesh Mahal — about 40 km north of Jaipur.
Dwarka · Gujarat
Sudarshan Setu (Okha–Bet Dwarka Bridge)
India's longest cable-stayed bridge, a ~2.3-km sea span linking mainland Okha to the pilgrim island of Bet Dwarka, opened 2024.
Faridabad · Haryana
Surajkund International Crafts Mela
The world's largest crafts fair — a fortnight-long carnival of India's handloom and handicraft traditions, staged every 1-15 February on 40 acres beside the ancient Surajkund reservoir in Faridabad, with a rotating theme state, a partner nation, and folk troupes performing at open-air chaupals.
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh
Vishwanath Gali
The narrow, serpentine bazaar lane threading toward Kashi Vishwanath Temple, brimming with pure-veg sweets, chaat, rudraksha, brassware and Banarasi silk.
Gurugram · Haryana
Museo Camera Centre for Photographic Arts
South Asia's largest not-for-profit photography centre in DLF Phase 4, Gurugram — 4,000+ vintage cameras, rotating galleries, a research library and a working darkroom.
Omkareshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Narmada Evening Aarti at the Ghats
Nightly lamp aarti to the Narmada on Omkareshwar's ghats, where pilgrims float leaf-boat diyas that mirror on the dark river below the Om-shaped island.
Maheshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Vithaleshwar (Vitthal) Temple
A Holkar-era ghat-side shrine at Maheshwar, locally linked to the Marathas' Warkari Vitthal devotion within Nimar's riverside temple cluster.
Rudraprayag · Uttarakhand
Narad Shila (Narada's Sacred Rock)
The venerated black penance-rock at Rudraprayag's Alaknanda-Mandakini sangam, where sage Narada is said to have meditated and received the gift of music from Shiva as Rudra.
Maheshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Sahasrarjun (Kartavirya Arjuna) Temple
A revered Maheshwar shrine to the legendary Haihaya king Sahasrarjun of ancient Mahishmati, famed for its grand Deepotsav lamp-floating on the Narmada.
Dwarka · Gujarat
Shivrajpur Beach (Blue Flag)
A Blue Flag-certified beach about 12 km north of Dwarka, with pale sand, clear turquoise shallows, lifeguards and marked swimming zones on the Arabian Sea.
Maheshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Ahilyabai Holkar Seated Statue at the Fort
The iconic seated statue of Rani Ahilyabai Holkar in devotion, inside Maheshwar's riverside Ahilya Fort above the Narmada ghats.
Omkareshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Ekatma Dham (Advaita Pilgrimage Complex)
The Advaita cultural precinct on Mandhata hill at Omkareshwar, framing the 108-ft Statue of Oneness of Adi Shankara and the Advaita Lok museum.
Diu · Daman & Diu
Fudam Bird Sanctuary
A mangrove-fringed tidal wetland near Fudam on Diu island, this notified sanctuary draws flamingos and scores of waders and waterfowl to its creek and mudflats.
Dwarka · Gujarat
Gomti Ghat Evening Aarti
Lamp-lit riverside steps below the Dwarkadhish temple where devotees gather at dusk for the evening aarti to the Gomti as it meets the Arabian Sea.
Jaipur · Rajasthan
Madhavendra Palace, Nahargarh — Former Home of The Sculpture Park
The 19th-century queens' palace inside Nahargarh that hosted India's first contemporary-art public space from 2017 to 2024. The Sculpture Park has since moved to Jaigarh Fort — the palace, its courtyard of apartments and its frescoed corridors remain open on the standard fort ticket.
Tehri · Uttarakhand
New Tehri Hilltop Town Viewpoints
India's model planned hill town, terraced across ridges 1,750 m above the turquoise Tehri reservoir — a sequence of open sunset-facing viewpoints over the lake and dam, and the road base for Koti Colony water sports.
Rameswaram · Tamil Nadu
Pamban Railway Bridge (Historic Scherzer Span)
India's landmark 1914 sea rail bridge across the Pamban channel, whose central Scherzer rolling-lift span once cranked open to let boats pass beneath the Rameswaram trains.
Omkareshwar · Madhya Pradesh
Advaita Lok (Adi Shankara Museum)
An immersive museum on Mandhata hill narrating Adi Shankara's life and the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta through galleries and dioramas, within the Ekatm Dham complex.
Dwarka · Gujarat
Dhwaja (Flag) Change Ceremony
The great cloth flag atop the Dwarkadhish shikhara, re-hoisted several times daily by the Abhoti Brahmins before crowds of pilgrims — one of Dwarka's most stirring sights.
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