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Pune, India

The Old Gate of Vaibhaveshwar Navagraha Temple

On the Mutha riverbank near the center of Pune stands a centuries-old temple with a fascinating old stone entrance.
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Pune, India

Amruteshwar Siddheshwar Temple Complex

A cluster of 18th-century temples with an underground shrine.
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Pune, India

Ghorpade Ghat

A set of stairs leading down to the Mutha River sits by the foundations of a former temple.
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Pune, India

Sapindya Mahadev Temple

An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.
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Pune, India

Trishund Ganpati Temple

This basalt temple in the center of Pune was built more than 250 years ago.
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Pune, India

Shree Nageshwar Shiva Temple

This 700-year-old temple is one of the city's oldest.
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Pune, India

Statues of Medici Lions

Four Medici Lions guard a heritage old stone bridge that was constructed in 1867.
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Thoptewadi, India

Sinhagad Fortress

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.
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Varanasi, India

Cremation Ghats of Varanasi

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.
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Varanasi, India

Chaukhandi Stupa

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.
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Ranthambhore Fort, India

Ranthambore Fort

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.
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Pahlejpur, India

Eran Pillar of Goparaja

India's oldest sati stone, attributed to an otherwise unknown king of the ancient Gupta Empire.
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Pune, India

Peshwa Museum

A former palace that showcases weapons, jewelry, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, and more from the Peshwa Era.
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Pune, India

Parvati Nandan Ganpati Temple

This 17th-century temple gave the area of Ganeshkhind its name.
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Pune, India

Zakoba Temple

An ancient temple in the middle of a residential neighborhood encapsulated by a beautiful tree.
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Pune, India

Baneshwar Cave Temple

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.
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Pune, India

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

A riverside stone memorial dedicated to an unidentified hero.
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Ranchi, India

Ajam Emba

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

Mahabodhi Temple

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.
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Gehlaur, India

Dashrath Manjhi Road

One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.
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Rajgir, India

Son Bhandar Caves

A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.
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Bargaon, India

Ancient Nalanda University

The ruins of what is considered the world's oldest university.
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Varanasi, India

Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple

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

Dhamek Stupa

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.
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