The photographers behind these pages.

Personal attention at a hotel reception

Photograph by cottonbro studio, licensed under Pexels License.

AI-assisted retouching for lighter exposure and warmer colour, based on the original photograph.

Considered hospitality details

Photograph by Furkan Salihoğlu, licensed under Pexels License.

Candlelit scalloped arches and chandeliers in a decorated interior in Jaipur

Photograph by ghost rider, licensed under Unsplash License.

Sunlight falling across carved columns and arches at Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur

Photograph by Uttara Virata, licensed under Unsplash License.

The Taj Mahal and its garden pool

Photograph by Rohit Dey, licensed under Unsplash License.

The Taj Mahal framed by carved sandstone arches in warm morning light

Photograph by Sylwia Bartyzel, licensed under Unsplash License.

City Palace above Lake Pichola

Photograph by Aditya Parikh, licensed under Unsplash License.

A covered boat passing Udaipur City Palace in golden evening light

Photograph by Jainam Mehta, licensed under Unsplash License.

A golden sunrise on the Ganges

Photograph by ARTO SURAJ, licensed under Unsplash License.

Warm light on Varanasi’s riverfront palaces and ghats, with a wooden boat on the Ganges

Photograph by Martijn Vonk, licensed under Unsplash License.

Tomb Humayun.jpg

Photograph by VijayRajawat00, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

A resting Bengal tiger in Rajasthan

Photograph by Sayan Samanta, licensed under Pexels License.

East facade Hawa Mahal Jaipur from ground level (July 2022) - img 01.jpg

Photograph by Chainwit., licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sunlit carved sandstone balconies and lattice windows inside Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur

Photograph by Mayur Kumbhar, licensed under Unsplash License.

Pillars of Ranakpur Jain Temple 01.jpg

Photograph by Banerjeedebasis, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

20191205 Targ przypraw w Starym Delhi 0703 6754.jpg

Photograph by Jakub Hałun, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pair of Dholes at Pench National Park, India.jpg

Photograph by Rohit Sharma, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tigers at the water in Bandhavgarh

Photograph by Debjoy Biswas, licensed under Unsplash License.

A tiger in a clearing at Kanha

Photograph by Vincent van Zalinge, licensed under Unsplash License.

Chinese fishing nets reflected in still water beneath rose-coloured sunset clouds in Kochi

Photograph by Avin CP, licensed under Unsplash License.

Golden light and layered mountain silhouettes above the tea gardens of Munnar

Photograph by Navi, licensed under Unsplash License.

Periyar lake 2.jpg

Photograph by Arunpnair 787, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

A traditional houseboat on a palm-lined waterway in Alappuzha, Kerala

Photograph by Abhishek Prasad, licensed under Unsplash License.

Indian rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park March 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg

Photograph by Tisha Mukherjee, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur 01.jpg

Photograph by L Ram Vidya Sagar, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thiksey Monastery2.jpg

Photograph by Darshancg, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chettinad house courtyard.jpg

Photograph by Yashima, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kangchenjunga from Glenburn Tea Estate AJTJohnsingh DSC01329.jpg

Photograph by A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jaisalmer Fort, India.jpg

Photograph by Clément Bardot, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Indian leopard in Jawai Bandh April 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg

Photograph by Tisha Mukherjee, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

A log at Marari Beach 02.jpg

Photograph by Vis M, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom.jpg

Photograph by Rison Thumboor, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Khajuraho Devi Jagadambi Temple 2010.jpg

Photograph by Marcin Białek, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chhatris cenotaphs. Orchha, India (23582299235).jpg

Photograph by Juan Antonio Segal from Madrid, Spain, licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, India.jpg

Photograph by N. Vivekananthamoorthy, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Shore Temple 01.jpg

Photograph by Bernard Gagnon, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meenakshi Temple, Shiva, Meenakshi, Parvati, Madurai, India.jpg

Photograph by Vyacheslav Argenberg, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Adam Greig Rumbak Village.jpg

Photograph by Adam Greig, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rumtek Monastery 04.jpg

Photograph by Bernard Gagnon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

A wooden boat silhouetted against a golden sunset on the Brahmaputra River in Assam

Photograph by Inu Etc, licensed under Unsplash License.

The red domes and ornate facade of the Taj Mahal Palace beneath a blue sky with white clouds in Mumbai

Photograph by Sahil Jaiswar, licensed under Unsplash License.

A snow leopard wild Ladakh DSCN4780 02.jpg

Photograph by T. R. Shankar Raman, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brihadishwara Temple at Sunset - Thanjavur - India.JPG

Photograph by Adam Jones Adam63, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Palais de Mahé facade in White Town, Pondicherry

Photograph by Anagh Sharma, licensed under Unsplash License.

Snow-dusted mountain ridges beneath dramatic clouds near Hanle in Ladakh

Photograph by Saurabh Kapoor, licensed under Unsplash License.

A pair of snow leopards

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