Bundi, Rajasthan

Hilltop bastion of reservoirs and tunnels, overlooking Bundi’s painted palaces.

Bathinda, Punjab

Sun-baked brick citadel, among the subcontinent’s oldest surviving forts.

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

14th-century brick fortification whose three gateways still dominate the old capital.

Agartala, Tripura

Royal residence turned museum, surrounded by Mughal-style gardens and lakes.

Kharod, Chhattisgarh

Sacred Shrine of Shabari, tied to Rama’s journey in the Ramayana.

Arrah, Bihar

Colonial bungalow remembered for the 1857 siege and bullet-scarred walls.

Maluti, Jharkhand

Cluster of terracotta shrines, once 108, now fading into obscurity.

Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh

Marks the mythic spring where the sacred Narmada River first emerges.