best of india, well my our favourite bits anyway

Palaces

1. taj mahal, uttar pradesh
2. mysore palace, karnataka
3. jodphur fort, rajasthan
4. jaisalmer fort, rajasthan
5. mamallapuram, tamil nadu

temples

1. kanyakumari, tamil nadu
2. madurai, tamil nadu
3. chennai, tamil nadu
4. tanjore, tamil nadu (UNESCO site)
5. banganga tank, mumbai
6. manikaram baths, himachal pradesh

cities

1. mumbai
2. chennai
3. bangalore

not forgetting hampi for its sheer cosmic charm

and its difficult to sum up rajasthan in one word, but the camel safari, jodphur fort and jaisalmer desert festival were the real highlights of the desert.. om shanti