Visakhapatnam
The swift currents hurtling towards the beaches of this Andhra Pradesh city, coupled with the INS Kursura, a submarine-turned-museum, are symbolic of Visakhapatnam’s formidable strength. Its urban bustle, bounded with sacred Buddhist shrines, from the excavated Sankaram to Bavikonda’s brick wells, and Hindu temples including Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha residing atop Simhachalam Hill, tremble with frissons of spiritual and natural energy, electrifying a culture best experienced amid its many bazaars.