From Ayodhya to Abu Dhabi.Own a villa in the places you escape to.

OR FOLLOW A HOLY TRAIL

A home on the trail keeps the whole circuit within reach: for festivals, family visits and retirement.

Salvation TrailThe Sapta Puri, India's seven moksha citiesAyodhya, Mathura–Vrindavan, Haridwar, Kashi, Kanchipuram, Ujjain and Dwarka20 HOMESRam TrailFollowing the RamayanaAyodhya, Prayagraj, Nashik's Panchavati and Rishikesh10 HOMESKrishna TrailFrom Braj to the western shoreVrindavan, Dwarka, Puri and Somnath13 HOMESJyotirlinga TrailShiva's twelve lightsSomnath, Ujjain, Omkareshwar, Trimbakeshwar, Kashi, Nageshwar, Srisailam and Rameswaram2 HOMESGanga TrailGhats, aarti and the holy riverRishikesh, Haridwar, Prayagraj and Varanasi8 HOMESSouthern Temple TrailGreat temples of the south, coast to hillsTirupati, Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Madurai, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari, Guruvayur and Udupi22 HOMESFaith in the hills and southVaishno Devi, Tirupati, Shirdi and the Golden TempleKatra, Tirupati, Shirdi, Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib and Puri8 HOMES

OR HEAD FOR THE HILLS

Apple orchards, cedar ridges and the Dhauladhars: Himachal homes by known developers.

Orchard TrailHimachal's apple countryShimla, Kotkhai and Narkanda, Chail and the Kullu–Manali valley6 HOMESHimachal HillsFrom the Kasauli ridge to the DhauladharsKasauli, Chail, Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala, Palampur and Dalhousie20 HOMES

OR PICK AN EXPRESSWAY BELT

New expressways cut hours off the drive, and the land along them is where weekend homes are being built.

Mumbai–Pune ExpresswayLonavala, Pawna, Mulshi and KarjatWith the Missing Link tunnel cutting the ghat climb38 HOMESSamruddhi MahamargMumbai–Nagpur super-highwayIgatpuri, Nashik's vineyards and Shirdi9 HOMESAtal Setu & AlibaugMumbai Trans Harbour LinkSouth Mumbai to Alibaug's beaches in about 90 minutes21 HOMESDelhi–Mumbai ExpresswayIndia's longest expresswaySohna, the Aravallis, Alwar, Ranthambore and Kevadia39 HOMESDelhi–Dehradun ExpresswayDelhi to the Doon valley in about 2.5 hoursDehradun, Mussoorie, Haridwar and Rishikesh8 HOMESYamuna Expressway & JewarNoida International Airport beltVrindavan and the Braj temple towns12 HOMESPurvanchal & Ganga ExpresswaysUttar Pradesh's new spineAyodhya, Prayagraj and Varanasi8 HOMESBengaluru–Mysuru ExpresswayGateway to coffee countryMysuru outskirts, Coorg, Wayanad and the Nilgiris9 HOMESBengaluru–Chennai ExpresswayPlus the Bengaluru airport belt on NH-44Nandi Hills, Kanchipuram and Tirupati56 HOMESMumbai–Goa Highway & Konkan coastNH-66, the Konkan Railway and the new coastal roadShrivardhan, Dapoli, Guhagar, Ganpatipule, Ratnagiri, Devgad, Malvan and Vengurla33 HOMESDelhi–Amritsar–Katra ExpresswayFaith and the hills, closer to DelhiAmritsar and Vaishno Devi's base at Katra5 HOMES

OR LOOK ABROAD: HOMES BY INDIAN BRANDS

For NRIs and Indian families buying overseas: Dubai, the UAE islands, London, Lisbon and Colombo. Each listing explains how NRIs and Indian residents can pay.

DubaiVillas, apartments and studios by Indian-founded developersSobha Hartland, Danube, BNW, Pantheon, Karma and more117 HOMESUAE islands & coastIsland and beach homes beyond DubaiSiniya Island (Umm Al Quwain), Al Marjan Island (Ras Al Khaimah), Abu Dhabi35 HOMESLondon & EuropePrime residences by Indian groupsLodha, Hinduja (The OWO), Clivedale, Arora in London; Sugee in Lisbon10 HOMESSri LankaA short hop from South IndiaITC-branded residences in Colombo1 HOME

OR INVEST IN A GROWTH HUB

Villa plots where new airports, tech campuses and ring roads are being built. Plans can slip, so check timelines before you buy.

Tech & AI citiesTier-2 cities where IT parks, data centres and AI hubs are openingIndore, Mysuru, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Nagpur, Kochi, Visakhapatnam and more98 HOMESNew airport beltsLand around India's newest airportsJewar, Navi Mumbai (Karjat–Khopoli), Mopa (North Goa), Dholera, Purandar and Ayodhya136 HOMESMetro outskirtsVilla plots on the edge of India's biggest citiesGurugram, Faridabad, Bhiwadi, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Hosur, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata97 HOMESGT Road & Chandigarh TricityPlotted colonies from Sonipat to the Shivalik foothillsSonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Mohali, New Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib123 HOMES