Must-see attractions in India

  • Clock Tower

    Port Blair

    This pale yellow clock is a central landmark in the heart of Port Blair’s busy Aberdeen Bazaar.

  • Maniyar Math

    Bihar

    This oddly shaped ancient circular temple was dedicated to naga (snake spirit) worship.

  • Shree Cutchi Jain Temple

    Kolkata (Calcutta)

    The relatively modern Shree Cutchi Jain Temple makes a useful landmark on atmospheric Ezra St.

  • St John’s Church

    Tamil Nadu

    Within the fort grounds stands this handsome, yellow-walled church (1846). Only open Sunday.

  • Union Church

    Mussoorie

    Dating to 1874, this is one of Mussoorie's oldest churches. It still holds mass services.

  • Clock Tower

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Landmark on a busy intersection in the Freeganj area east of the railway station.

  • Casa Braganza

    Calangute & Baga

    This stately 18th-century palácio (palace) is not open to the public.

  • Maria Hall

    South Goa

    This community hall at the crossroads is a useful landmark in Benaulim village.

  • Clock Tower

    Uttarakhand

    Dehra Dun's central landmark is this six-faced clock tower, completed in 1953.

  • Gai Ghat

    Varanasi

    A painted stone Nandi statue and lingam mark this ghat north of the mosque.

  • Water Tank

    Manali

    A landmark on the hike to Lama Dugh: take the path heading uphill from here.

  • Alamgir Gate

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    One of Mandu's northern bastions, through which the northbound road passes.

  • Bhangai Gate

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    One of Mandu's northern bastions, through which the northbound road passes.

  • Dauji Ki Kothi

    Orchha

    This ruined noble mansion in the palace area dates from the 17th century.

  • Fancy Bazar

    Guwahati

    A busy commercial area for sundry objects and rations in Old Guwahati.

  • Medieval Building

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    One of the less ancient remains at Sanchi's Buddhist Monuments site.

  • Ghadi Gate

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    One of the old city gates, through which the modern road now passes.

  • Dandi Ghat

    Varanasi

    The Dandi Ghat is used by austere ascetics known as Dandi Panths.

  • Second Old Gate

    Orchha

    The second gate you pass through entering Orchha from the north.

  • Ganesh Darwaja

    Orchha

    The first gate you pass through entering Orchha from the north.

  • Hotel Delfryn

    Manali

    A useful landmark on the way out of town on the Lama Dugh hike.

  • Jama Masjid

    Mussoorie

    This local mosque is a place of worship and not for sightseers.

  • Gate

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Entrance gate on the road to the Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi.

  • Sardar Patel Statue

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    In the middle of a busy roundabout near the Sarwate Bus Stand.

  • Nepali Mandir

    Guwahati

    This is a Nepal-style Hindu temple in the Paltan Bazar area.

  • Indira Gandhi Statue

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Landmark in the Freeganj area east of the railway station.

  • Temple

    Munnar

    A central Hindu temple towards the north end of Munnar.

  • Hamidia Hospital

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Within the territory of the now ruined Fatehgarh Fort.

  • Clock Tower

    Kerala

    This 70-year-old clock is a central Kollam landmark.

  • Shahi Darwaja

    Orchha

    Gate in the northeastern part of the palace area.

  • Mosque

    Munnar

    Munnar's main mosque, at the north end of town.

  • Cave 3

    Maharashtra

    Cave 3 is unfinished and not well preserved.

  • Rama Temple

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Rama Temple in the centre of Mandu village.

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