North Himalaya

A 1,000-year-old mud-brick monastery often called the 'Ajanta of the Himalayas'.

Where the Ganga leaves the mountains — Har Ki Pauri, the evening aarti, and the gateway to Char Dham.

A high-altitude gurudwara beside a glacial lake at 4,329 m, reached by a steep 6 km climb from Ghangaria.

A cluster of over 100 ancient stone temples inside a deodar forest, dating to the 8th–12th century.

One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, reached by a 16 km walk (or pony, palki or helicopter).