A carved South Indian temple tower in warm morning light

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A long stone corridor of carved temple pillars

States

Tamil Nadu, seen through its temple corridors
The tall sculpted tower of the Madurai temple at dusk

Temples

The tower at Madurai
Idli, chutney, sambar, and filter coffee on a banana leaf

Food

Idli and a tumbler of filter coffee
A quiet pink sandstone lane in Jaipur at sunrise

Cities

Jaipur before the shops open
Dawn mist and lamps on the river steps at Varanasi

Places

Dawn on the river at Varanasi
A wooden boat on the still green backwaters of Kerala

States

An afternoon on the Kerala backwaters
A sandstone fort in Rajasthan in late afternoon light

States

Rajasthan beyond the pink city
A white lake palace on still water in Udaipur

Cities

Udaipur and the lake palaces
Hyderabadi biryani in a copper dish with raita

Food

How Hyderabadi biryani is served
The stone tower of the Brihadisvara temple across its courtyard

Temples

Brihadisvara at Thanjavur
Stone pillars and boulders at Hampi

Places

Hampi’s stone courtyards
Mist over tea slopes in the Kerala hills

States

Kerala from the coast to the hills
The Charminar seen down a lane in Hyderabad at dusk

Cities

Hyderabad’s old city after dark

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