Destination India: Hidden mummies of the country

Indian Museum, Kolkata Founded in 1814, India's oldest museum houses an extensive collection of archaeological treasures including six Egyptian mummies from Ptolemaic period

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalya, Mumbai Formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum, the institution offers a wide collection of art and antiquities with a prestigious collection including two Egyptioan mummies with sarcophagi and burial items.

The Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur Tutu's mummy, a female member of an Egyptian priest's family, is one of the main attractions at Jaipur's famous Albert Hall.

Baroda Museum and Picture Gaallery, Vadodara Sayajirao Gaekwad III purchased the mummy in Baroda for $175 from a New York Museum in 1895.

YS Rajasekhara Reddy State Museum, Hyderabad Princess Naishu's mummy, the daughter of Egypt's sixth Pharaoh, is housed in the State Archaeological Museum in Hyderabad. 

Lucknow's State Museum A3000-year-old mummy is also on display at Lucknow's State Museum. 

Mummy of Sangha Tenzin A Buddhist monk's remarkably preserved body excavated near Indo-Tibetan border whose mummification process began while he was still alive

Mummies of humans and animals have been found on every continet, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions and as cultural artifacts