Must-SeeAjanta and Ellora Caves
Rock-cut temples and Buddhist paintings, with the monumental Kailasa Temple.

10 places on our lists.
Must-SeeRock-cut temples and Buddhist paintings, with the monumental Kailasa Temple.
Must-SeeA Jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari, with Nashik's riverside ghats, a Kumbh Mela site, and its vineyards.
The home and tomb of Sai Baba, revered by Hindus and Muslims, among India's busiest pilgrimages.
Worth a DetourThe circuit of eight ancient Ganesha temples around Pune, done in a set order by Maharashtrian pilgrims.
Worth a DetourA Jyotirlinga among the forests of the Sahyadri hills, in a wildlife sanctuary northwest of Pune.
Worth a DetourThe Mahalakshmi Shakti Peetha, with a royal palace, wrestling pits and famously fiery food.
Worth a DetourIndia's dream city, with the Gateway of India, Elephanta Caves and Art Deco.
Worth a DetourWhere Guru Gobind Singh died in 1708, one of Sikhism's five Takhts, on the Godavari River.
Worth a DetourThe Vithoba temple on the Bhima River, goal of the great Wari walk in which pilgrims march for weeks.
If You're NearbyThe hilltop Renuka Devi temple, a Shakti Peetha in Maharashtra's Nanded district.