Set along the quiet lanes of Old Khandala, this contemporary four-bedroom villa is shaped around the moods of the Sahyadri hills. During the monsoon and winter months, fog rolls over the ridges and softens every view, and from the terrace the Khandala hills and their seasonal waterfalls feel close enough to touch.

Life here gathers around the water. Floor-to-ceiling glass in the living room looks straight onto the private pool, so an afternoon swim is only a few steps away. As dusk settles, the pool lights glow, the poolside gazebo fills with easy conversation, and the deck becomes the natural place to linger over a drink.