Is India the most photogenic country on Earth? I am not sure. What I do know is that during my 2-month trip through the great country, I took over 5000 photos and almost all of them were full of vibrant, colorful people, awesome ancient places, verdant countryside, and mass chaos.
I decided to make a top 10 photos post, but quickly realized I could never narrow down my choices to a mere ten. Instead, here are my top 18 photos of places, buildings, cityscapes and landscapes from India and later I will post my favorite photos of people. I hope you enjoy.
India’s largest mosque, the Jama Masjid in old Delhi. It can hold 20,000 worshippers at one time.
Does the Taj really need a caption? It is every bit as impressive as you can imagine.
The Amber Fort near Jaipur.
One of the 500 temples in and around Pushkar, our favorite place in Rajasthan.
Pushkar from the Saraswati Temple at Sunrise. We had to wake up at 4 AM and hike an hour to get the view, but it was worth it.
The CIty Palace in Udaipur was the most impressive of all the palaces and forts we saw in Rajasthan.
One of 29 caves carved into the cliff face at Ajanta. The caves served as either Buddhist monasteries or temples and date back to 200 B.C.
The largest monolithic carving in the world at the Ellora Caves. I don’t know what is more impressive, the fact that they took 200 years to carve this or that I was able to get a photo with only Kristi in it and no other tourists.
Mehrangarh Fort and Jodhpur at sunset. I like the local boy in the bottom of the frame pondering life.
The cubist cityscape of Jodhpur.
The Ranakpur temple in Rajasthan. The Jain temple is made up of over 1444 unique pillars carved out of white marble. Amazing.
The Victoria Terminus in bustling Mumbai.
Sunrise at Hampi, one of the great archeological sites of India. At its height, over 500 years ago, the area was home to 1/2 million people. Now the area consists of scattered ruins and banana plantations. The vibe in present day Hampi is very mellow – a great place for chilling out and doing some hiking.
The cathedral at Goa again. The Portuguese old city of Panjim was laid-back and filled with excellent places to eat.
The stunning Taj Hotel in Mumbai
The tea plantations of Munnar in the state of Kerala. The state’s motto, God’s own country, is apt.
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Excellent photo blog of India!
Remarkable photos! . . . You make me want to go back to India!
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WoW.Beautiful places..Beautiful photographs
Amazing pictures. I want to go to India even more now. http://www.charliemccoin.wordpress.com
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I ever wanted to go travelling there with BF, but he leaves me!
All pics are so beautiful.
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Lovely photographs of India!
The photos are stunning! So amazing and breath-taking!
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Phenomenal photos. India is a top destination for me to visit!!! Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
best photographs
Great photos! I am moving to India in March of 2013 and will be living there for at least two years. Your pics tell me the decision to move was a good one.
Where will you be living and are you going for work? I imagine you will love it most of the time and hate it 5% of the time. Good luck with your adventures there.
I will be living and working in Pune.
Very cool. That seems to be a good location. I hope you enjoy it.
Fantastic photos.Thank you!
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Amazing pics!!!!
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Beautiful photos of India!
I went there last summer, but traveled more North towards Punjab and Kashmir/Jammu.
I would highly suggest visiting Kashmir Valley and Ladakh as well (Northern India), if you haven’t already. They call it “heaven on earth”, and for good reasons!
I’d love to go there next. What time of year did you go there? I have October and November to travel so I’m not sure about the weather at that time. Thanks for sharing.
It might be a bit cold and difficult to travel in Kashmir in the Fall. But I’m not exactly sure how it is during that time of year.
I’m only certain that it’s extremely beautiful in the summer (I was there from July-August)!
Super pictures! You’ve covered all my favorite places of India, especially Pushkar…I blogged about it very recently!
these pictures are so tremendous, beautiful and perfect. I love it 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful photos… I am seriously itching to go to India!
If you’ve never been then you should make plans to go now! It is so interesting and beautiful. It should be at the top of any travelers list. Thank you for the comments.
Great pics. Reminded me a lot of my trip there a few years ago, so thanks for the nudge on my memory.
Woa..India so beautiful..Amazing pictures
Excellent Pictures and very well written. It brings back all good memories of India. I have also posted a few pictures of Mumbai including the histotic Mumbai at my post http://dshenai.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/down-memory-lane-mumbai-india/. Please feel free to visit. Thanks.
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Beautifully captured 🙂 and yes you should take some time out to visit the Eastern states too. Driving among the mountains is a complete delight..bit scary but delightful nonetheless 😀
I’m strongly considering going back next year and hitting the places I missed, like Sikkim, Darjeeling, Calcutta and Tamil Nadu. I miss India already!
That’s nice 🙂 those are very beautiful places and you’ll have a lot of temples to visit in TN !
have fun 🙂
Great photos!
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amazing pictures.. 🙂 I am an Indian and I haven’t been to even half the places you have covered.. Way to go! 🙂
I’ve probably now seen more of India than my own country and I can’t wait to visit again sometime.
Wonderful ! 🙂
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Beautiful pictures!!!
am an indian and have been to many of the places which you have clicked but i have to admit that your pictures make them look so different and unchartered….lovely…thanks a lot for sharing!!!!
Thank you very much. Where are you from in India?
am from mumbai…
These photos are among the best India photos I have seen on any blog!
Thank you very much.
Stunning shots! India was not high on my travel list until I saw your shots! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Always appreciated!
I’m glad you might be interested in India now. It is an amazing country – it quickly became a favorite for both my wife and I.
I am doing an essay on India and this has really helped me. I really like your blog!!!
Thank you very much. Are you doing an essay for school?
Kind of…
Just for fun, really. I like writing. I really like the culture of India and especially their beautiful views you can find everywhere.
I think my #1 highlight of India was the people. Since I’ve been back in the states, I have met a few and they are always so friendly and so proud of their country.
wow, beatiful and precious pics. Congrats!
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Beautiful beautiful photos! It’s like I am there already.
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I’m looking forward to the photos with people in them. I particularly liked the cubist cityscape of Jodhpur, the first one with the pigeons taking centre stage – lovely wide angle – and the last one with the terraces. The Jodhpur cityscape and terraces have a great use of colour to create almost abstract images.
I did post part 2, click here if you are interested. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Incredible India!
Incredible Pictures!
Thank you.
The last picture is my favorite!
I like that one also. It was so green there – I think I took about 300 photos that day.
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