Group of Jain temples in Mount Abu famed for extraordinarily fine white-marble carving.
The Dilwara complex is a cluster of five Jain temples built roughly between the 11th and 13th centuries, renowned for the delicacy of their marble ceilings, pillars and doorways. The Vimal Vasahi and Luna Vasahi temples are the most celebrated. Non-Jain visitors are admitted in a fixed afternoon window, while Jain worshippers have wider access. Strict rules apply: no phones or cameras inside and no short clothing.
Within 1 km of Dilwara Temple.
Scenic lake at the centre of Mount Abu with boating, Toad Rock views and a lakeside promenade.
Attraction in Mount Abu.
Highest peak of the Aravalli range (1,722 m), topped by a Dattatreya shrine and views over Mount Abu.
Attraction in Mount Abu.
Shops along Nakki Lake Road in Mount Abu for bandhani, woollens, wooden crafts, jewellery and sweets, plus state emporiums.
Hindu temple
Attraction in Mount Abu.
Temple in Mount Abu.
Krishna temple in Jaipur's City Palace complex, the city's most beloved shrine with set jhanki darshans.
15th-century Jain temple to Adinath with a forest of over a thousand carved marble pillars.
Deshnoke shrine to Karni Mata, famous for thousands of rats revered as sacred inside the temple.
Seven interconnected yellow-sandstone Jain temples inside Jaisalmer Fort, open to visitors only in the morning.
Shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, one of South Asia's most visited Sufi pilgrimage sites.
One of the very few temples in India dedicated to Lord Brahma, standing near the holy Pushkar Lake.
India's largest fort by area, a UNESCO hill fort on a 180 m mesa, central to Mewar's history of sieges and sacrifice.
Hanuman temple in Dausa district famous for rituals believed to cure spirit possession; strict visitor customs apply.