Kirti Stambh in Chittor Fort

Kirti Stambh and Jain shrine in Chittor Fort

Impressive, 22 m high seven story tower of unusual architecture, covered with stone carvings. Built around the 12th century. Devoted to the first Jain teacher Adinath.

Bawangaja

Bawangaja statue

Jain pilgrimage site with 26 meters high statue. It, most likely, was carved out in this cliff in the early 12th century.

Dilwara Temples

Five beautiful temples built in the 11th – 13th centuries, renowned due to skillful use of marble in design and intricate stone carvings.

Palitana temples

Palitana temple city, India

Religious Jain city, a major center of pilgrimage with 863 gorgeous temples in several groups.

Sanghiji

Sanghiji

An ancient Jain temple that was completed in the 10th century AD although started much earlier. Contains beautiful stone carvings.

Jama Masjid in Delhi

Jama Mosque in Delhi, India

Largest and best known mosque in India, built in 1656. Its façade is adorned with red sandstone and white marble.

Charminar

Charminar in Hyderabad

Impressive, ornate mosque and monument, built in 1591.

Udvada Atash Behram

Udvada Atash Behram

The oldest functioning Zoroastrian place of worship, consecrated in 1742 with sacred fire brought from Persia.