In pop culture, India—otherwise known as the Pray in Eat, Pray, Love—is almost always represented as a destination for heart-broken westerners looking for some kind of spiritual guidance. Or in Indiana Jones’s case, a place to have your heart ripped from your chest. Regardless, beyond the temples of enlightenment—and doom—there’s a world of pure, unbridled luxury. From roaming peacocks and 18th century white-marble palaces to a regal compound posited in the middle of a lake, the country of rich history and colorful beauty has become a haven for the world’s elite travelers. Here, a selection of India’s most exciting properties.