SOUTH ASIA
South Asia
The Taj Mahal, the evening rites on the Ganges, the Golden Temple and the Buddha’s birthplace: a subcontinent of many faiths, where you often take off your shoes or cover your head.
City guides
Start with a city
Every city guide has a timeline, stories of local figures, must-see sights, festivals and local etiquette.
आगरा Agra
Agra
2 places
The capital of the Mughal Empire: the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort
दिल्ली Delhi
Delhi
1 places
A capital built from seven ancient cities: Humayun's Tomb and New Delhi
जयपुर Jaipur
Jaipur
1 places
The 'Pink City': a planned city of the Rajput princes
वाराणसी Varanasi · Kashi
Varanasi
1 places
The holy city on the Ganges: ghats, evening rites, life and death
काठमाडौं Kathmandu
Kathmandu
3 places
The Newar valley: Durbar Square, the living goddess and the Buddha's eyes
මහනුවර Kandy
Kandy
3 places
The last capital of the Sinhalese kings: the Temple of the Tooth and Kandy Lake
Kerala Backwaters
Slow life in a palm-fringed water world, living witness to a thousand years of spice trade.
Mysore Palace
A palace lit by nearly 100,000 lights, symbol of South Indian royal culture.
Khajuraho temples
Earthly joys in stone, the pinnacle of Chandela religious art.
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Forerunner of the Taj Mahal, the first great garden tomb of the Indian subcontinent.
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Golden Temple, Amritsar
The golden heart of Sikhism, where the spirit of equality and service is palpable.
Amber Fort and Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
A royal anthem in the Pink City, the pinnacle of Rajput palace architecture.
The Ganges at Varanasi
Life, death and rebirth on the Ganges, the holiest city of Hinduism.
Taj Mahal
An epic of love written in white marble, the pinnacle of Mughal architecture.