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Agra
Agra
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri
Delhi
Delhi
Jaipur
Jaipur
Mumbai
Mumbai
Sarnath
Sarnath
Srinagar
Srinagar
Varanasi
Varanasi

India, a kaleidoscope of peoples, tongues and cultures




India Budget Travel Guide prepares travelers who wish to embark on a budget trip to visit the second biggest country in Asia. As a budget traveler myself, I am well prepared to rough it out a bit in India, and I hope the tips I share with you on this and subsequent pages will have you on your way to experiencing India, and accepting it on its terms.

India a vast country with great diversity of peoples, cultures, religions and languages. Every traveler - more so if you are on a budget - can only expect to cover a small portion of the country at any one time. Having said this, India is not an expensive destination. You are more likely to be limited by time and distance than money.

Over half of all first time tourists to India inevitably descend on a specific section of India called the Golden Triangle. This is the region made up of three significant (and nowadays highly touristic) cities: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. While we may ignore this mainstream approach to India tourism and choose a more off-the-beaten-path approach, we believe this would not do justice to the history and culture of the nation.

In our armchair exploration of India, we shall therefore begin by taking a look at the three cities of the Golden Triangle. After that, we branch northwards to the volatile region of Kashmir. Kashmir is volatile (as well as prone to natural disasters like avalanches and earthquake), but it is also exceedingly beautiful, as we shall see. Then, we venture eastwards, to the most sacred and oldest of Indian cities, Varanasi. Having covered these place, it is still very much an understatement to claim that we have seen India. But this is just the beginning. As AsiaExplorers continues its exploration, we will add new sights into our future installments.

To learn about the history of India, we should compare it with the other Asian giant, China. One significant difference between India and China is that while China was centrally administered by an imperial court for much of its known history, India was governed all along by regional rulers, without ever a centralized government, until the British Raj came into being. This resulted in traces of ancient principalities that continue to exist today. Their hereditary rulers, although no longer ruling, are often regarded pillars of their societies, and accorded due reverence by their people. The Maharajah of Jaipur, for example, still reside at Chandra Mahal, his city palace. Even though he is no longer the de facto ruler, he still has much influence over the administration of his city.

So thus is the picture of India. At an immediate glance, it may appear like a tangled confusion of cities and kings, but with a careful eye, we can bring forth strands of continuity. As for the ancient rulers of India, we can categorize them into two main groups: Firstly, there's the Maharajahs, who are Hindu rulers, who established their kingdoms in cities like Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, and others in what is known as the present-day state of Rajastan. Appearing about the same time as the Maharajahs, are the Sultans of the Mughal Empire, who are Muslim rulers, and their kingdoms centred around Agra and Delhi. Indeed the most emblematic landmark of India, the Taj Mahal, was not of Hindu, but rather Muslim architectural style.

India Travel Information

74 +5½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Currency: rupee (Rs)
Language: Hindi is spoken by 360 million speakers, more people than any other languages in India. Other major Indian languages include Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Tamil. India recognises 22 national languages namely Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. English is the choice for educated Indians.
International Dialing Code: 91
Population: 1 billion
Religion: Hindu (80 percent), Muslim (11 percent), Christian (2 percent), Sikh (2 percent), Jain, Buddhist.
Electricity: 220V AC, 50Hz
Electrical Outlet: Two round pin. (See details here: http://www.kropla.com/electric.htm)
Driving: On the left side of the road. Accommodation: see online list of hotels in India

India Geography

Seen on a map, the Indian subcontinent is shaped like a kite, against the sky-blue expanse of the Indian Ocean. Within it we find a full spectrum of climates, ranging for the arid Thar desert to the frigid Himalayas. Much of life in India is subject to the whims of the monsoon. As India faces the huge Indian Ocean to its south, much of its precipitation when it is summer in the northern hemisphere. That's when the warming of the great Asia landmass creates the southwest monsoon, which dominates from late June until end September, and bringing with it the highest humidity and rain. As the wind dies off towards October, so the land dries out into winter. The southeast coast of India, however, receives rainfall from the northeast monsoon until January.

The monsoon means life to India, a fact that is acknowledged right from the ancient times. Since the able to accurately forecast the coming of the monsoon rain is a matter of life and death for the farming community, it was not surprising that the maharajahs delve into astronomy. In particular, Maharajah Jai Singh of Jaipur was a keen astronomer, building observatories in Delhi, Mathura, Ujjain, Varanasi and the biggest, the Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur.

How to fly to India

Major airports are located in Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Chennai (Madras) and Kolkata (Calcutta). In addition, there are now international flights to Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Cochin, Dobolin (Goa), Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Varanasi. Left luggage facilities are available at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai airport. The airport banks operate 24 hours, so changing money should not be a big problem.

If you are traveling to India, you can click here for India Hotels and Cheap Flights to India.

How much is India Airport Tax

Airport departure tax is Rs 700 consisting of Rs 500 Foreign Travel Tax and Rs 200 Passenger Service Fee. If departing to a neighbouring country, the Foreign Travel Tax is only Rs 150 while the Passenger Service Fee remains at Rs 200. Often these are included in the cost of your ticket, so check with your travel agent.

India Entry Requirements

Do you need an India Visa

Apart from the citizens of Bhutan and Nepal, everybody else needs a visa to enter India. Tourist visas cost US$60 for a six-month stay and US$75 for a year. The visa cannot be extended; you have to leave the country and re-enter on a new one. However, it may not be easy to obtain the visa from a neighbouring country. It is therefore advisable to get your visa from the India embassy in your own country before starting your journey. See below for list of India embassies.

What are duty-free imports at India Customs

Duty-free imports include 200 cigarettes (or 50 cigars), 1 litre of alcohol, a camera with five rolls of film, and personal items including binoculars, portable typewriter, among others. For more details of what you can bring in, visit this webpage: http://www.cbec.gov.in/cae/customs/info-trvllrs/bagge-rules.htm

How to find accommodation: India Hotels

You can now book hotel rooms of all the major cities in India online. But before you do that, use my free search engine to compare the prices from the best Online Hotel Booking websites, and get the most from your money. This search engine stack ranks the hotel rooms according to how much each website is charging. This way, you get to select the cheapest price for the same room from different providers. To use the hotel room search engine, click on Hotels in India.

Budget Hostels in India

If mainstream hotel rooms overblow your budget, you can consider the many budget hostels in India. They can be dirt cheap, but I would advise you to thoroughly scrunitize them before booking anything. Find out whether towel and toiletries are provided, for example, or whether you need ensuite bathrooms. Click here for list of budget hostels in India, as provided by Hostelbookers.

Local Tours of India

Before you embark on your trip to India, go through some of the India local tours that you might want to consider booking.

History of India

To go through the entire history of India would probably fill a few monumental tomes. I shall not attempt to be that ambitious. Instead I will provide a highly digested version here. When I have the time, I will revisit this and perhaps work on a more comprehensive write-up.

Local Tours of India

Before starting your trip, you should consider what are the local tours that you can want to consider joining.

Ancient Times

The starting point of Indian history can be placed at around 2500 BC. Initially it was thought that the earliest settlements were confined to the Indus valley, hence they were called the Indus Valley Civilisation, centering around the towns of Mohenjodaro and Harappa, now both in Pakistan. In these places, archaeologists discovered well-planned towns, metalworks and kilns. Later, however, archaeologists discovered that in addition, the northwest and western parts of India were also inhabited, places such as Ropar in Punjab, Lothal in Gujarat and Kalibangan in Rajastan, and these places are all far from the Indus. So, a new name was provided for these ancient civilization: they were called the "Harappan culture." This culture lasted until around 1700BC, when ecological and climatic changes brought frequent periods of flooding to their lands, gradually taking their toll on the culture. By 1500BC, when the peoples of northeastern Iran and the Caspian Sea started to migrate into India, the Harappan culture has already gone.

Vedic Age

These newcomers are the Aryans. Unlike the Harappan, they did not settle in well-planned towns, but preferred to live along the riverbanks and in small villages. From the Aryan there developed the Vedic Age (1500-1000BC). The name comes from the four Vedas, the earliest Hindu scriptures. It was during this period that Hinduism emerged from the fog of time. As the invaders over the local inhabitants, these newcomers organised themselves into tribes.

Emergence of Castes

During the Vedic Age, society began to form a structure, with the tribal leader being hereditary, and internal divisions developing according to work specialization. Also, the fairer-skinned newcomers distinguished themselves from the darker skinned peoples over whom they . This distinction according to varna, or colour, was the early stage of caste, eventually creating the ruler class that included the Brahmana (priets), Kshatriya (warriors), Vaishya (merchants) and Shudra (farmers). This initial division by occupation was flexible, but later, the caste-status solidified and became fixed from birth, making mobility from one caste to another difficult, if not outright impossible. This led to much poverty and misery to the strikened, usually at the bottom of the caste.

New religious movements

By this time, the belief in Hindu deities was already entrenched. But the disparity in living conditions of the different castes persuaded two different individuals in the 6th century BC to seek for the meaning of life. To the question of why there should be so much suffering, both arrived at the same answer: to free oneself from greed and therefore from suffering, one must pursue a life of moderation, of non violence, abstinence, truthfulness and meditation. These teachings won popular acceptance, and resulted in two different religions that survived to this day: Mahavira introduced Jainism while Siddhartha Gautama introduced Buddhism.

Maury

By around 300 BC, full fledged state systems, culminating in empires, had emerged. The best example of this was the Magadha Empire, ruled by the Maurya Dynasty. Its most famous ruler was Emperor Ashoka, who ruled from 269 BC to 232 BC. When Emperor Ashoka died, the empire began to disintegrate.

South India civilization

Meanwhile, the society in South India, centred around the Chola kingdom of Tamil Nadu, was developing trade links with distant lands inclucing Java, Sumatra, Bali, and even the Roman Empire.

Food in India

It is not true to assume that Indian food is hot. Yes, they do use a lot of spices, but in many cases, only south Indian cuisine can truly be considered hot.

Indian cuisine make ample use of milk and milk products, particularly ghi and curd. Dals or split lentils are common. With the majority of the Hindu population being vegetarian, a wide variety of vegetable dishes are available. Where meat is consumed, there is a distinct Muslim influence to the cooking. Pork is therefore almost non existence on Indian tables, and mutton is the most likely choice of meat, apart from chicken and fish.

Churtneys and pickles can be astonishingly sour, or sweet, or hot, or all of the above.

Breads come in a kaleidoscope of styles, shapes and sizes, and of course names, ncluding the paratha, battura, chapatti, pori, naan and other forms of roti. The use of the conical earthern oven called the tandur produce the ever-popular tanduri chicken.

Meals are customarily concluded with confectionery, and the Indians like theirs sweet. To non-Indians, exceedingly. These desserts are often milk based, and include the rasagulla, sandesh, rasamalai, and more.

Unesco World Heritage Sites in India

The above logo denotes that a site is designated a World Heritage by Unesco. The sites inscribed into the World Heritage list in Thailand are:
  • Agra Fort (1983)
  • Ajanta Caves (1983)
  • Ellora Caves (1983)
  • Taj Mahal (1983)
  • Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
  • Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
  • Kaziranga National Park (1985)
  • Keoladeo National Park (1985)
  • Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
  • Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
  • Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
  • Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
  • Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
  • Elephanta Caves (1987)
  • Great Living Chola Temples (1987, 2004) 9
  • Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
  • Sundarbans National Park (1987)
  • Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988, 2005)
  • Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
  • Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
  • Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
  • Mountain Railways of India (1999, 2005)
  • Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
  • Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
  • Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)

    India Money Matters

    India Currency

    The India currency is called the rupee (Rs). Banknotes are available in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 rupees. At the time of writing, US$1.00 = Rs44.22. For the latest exchange rate, use the Oanda Currency Converter at http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic. Always use authorised money changers. It is illegal to change money on the black money, and the premium is not worth the effort anyway.

    Travellers' Cheques

    Not all banks accept traveller's cheques, but they are more likely to offer better rates than retail establishments. Well-known brands such as Thomas Cook, American Express and Visa are more likely to be accepted.

    Credit Cards

    Well-known brands such as American Express, MasterCard and Visa are gaining acceptance, especially in hotels, restaurants and large shops.

    India Banking Hours

    Most banks are open from 10:00am to 2:00pm on weekdays and 10:00am to noon on Saturdays.

    India Telecommunications

    India Telephone

    How to dial from India to another country? You use the access code 00, followed by the the Country Code, Area Code and Phone Number. For example, if you're calling the number 04-555 6666 in Penang, Malaysia from India, you would dial 00-60-4-555-6666.

    India Yellow Pages

    India Yellow Pages: http://www.indiayellowpages.com/

    India Emergency Numbers

    The following numbers may prove useful during emergencies:
  • 88: Police Stations with telephone numbers (Mumbai)
  • 34: Fire Stations (Mumbai)
  • 54: Ambulance Services (Mumbai)

    Calling India

    Low cost international calls to India and other countries from landlines and mobiles together with pay as you go and sim free mobile phones as well as broadband internet access.

    India Newspapers

  • The Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
  • The Indian Express: http://www.indianexpress.com/
  • The Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/

    India Health Requirements

    Even though there is no necessary innoculations required for entering India, you shoud get jabs for typhoid, hepatitis A, polio and tetanus. If you are going to be in India for an extended period, consider also innoculations against meningitis, rabies and Japanese B encephalitis.

    You may consider taking anti-malarial protection, such as malaria prophylaxis, unless going to places over 2500m. Sleep under mosquito netting or use mosquito coils, and do not leave exposed skin when about during dusk.

    Many travellers to India suffer from diarrhoea caused by low-level food poisoning. Stomach upsets are usually caused by the consumption of food cooked with vast amounts of oil and spices. To acquaint your stomach to Indian food, eat only well-cooked vegetarian dishes for the first few days upon arriving. Never drink unboiled or unfiltered water. It is advisable to stick to mineral water and aerated drinks from familiar brands.

    India Public Holidays

    The following are public holidays observed in India. Only those marked with * are observed across India:

  • Republic Day *
  • Mahashivratri
  • Milad-Un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)
  • Mahavir Jayanthi
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday
  • Buddha Purnima
  • Janmashtami
  • Independence Day *
  • Id ul Fitr (End of Ramadan)
  • Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
  • Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday *
  • Deepavali or Diwali (Festival of Lights)
  • Guru Nanak's Birthday
  • Idu'l Zuha/Bakrid (Feast of the Sacrifice)
  • Muharram (Islamic New Year)
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day

    India Location Map





    Photos of India

    Young Kashmiri boy, Srinagar
    Young Kashmiri boy, Srinagar (13 November 2004)
    © Timothy Tye

    Old man on Dal Lake, Srinagar
    Old man on Dal Lake, Srinagar (13 November 2004)
    © Timothy Tye

    Woman walking past a shrine in Varanasi
    Woman walking past a shrine in Varanasi (16 November 2004)
    © Timothy Tye

    Evening in a busy street in Agra
    Evening in a busy street in Agra (8 November 2004)
    © Timothy Tye

    Mahouts on their elephants at Amber Fort
    Mahouts on their elephants at Amber Fort (7 November 2004)
    © Timothy Tye

    Tim at the Taj Mahal
    Tim at the Taj Mahal (9 November 2004)
    © Timothy Tye

  • Places of Interest in India

      What to see in Northern India

      Sights in Delhi

    1. Akshardham
    2. Bahai Lotus Temple
    3. Barber Tomb
    4. Connaught Place
    5. Bu Halima Enclosure
    6. Chandni Chowk
    7. Coronation Memorial
    8. Crafts Museum
    9. Feroze Shah Kotla
    10. Haus Khas
    11. Humayun's Tomb
    12. INA Market
    13. India Gate
    14. Indian War Museum
    15. Isa Khan's Tomb
    16. Jahanpanah
    17. Jama Masjid
    18. Jantar Mantar, Delhi
    19. Kashmiri Gate vicinity
    20. Khan-I-Khanan's Tomb
    21. Khirkee
    22. Lodi Gardens
    23. Mandi House
    24. Mehrauli Archaeological Park
    25. National Gallery of Modern Art
    26. National Museum of India
    27. National Rail Museum
    28. Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
    29. New Delhi Railway Station
    30. Nizamuddin Complex
    31. Parliament Building
    32. Purana Qila
    33. Qutb Minar
    34. Raisina Hill
    35. Rajghat
    36. Rajpath
    37. Rashtrapati Bhavan
    38. Red Fort
    39. Safdarjung's Tomb
    40. Sanskriti Museum
    41. Shri Lakshmi Narain Temple
    42. The Ridge
    43. Tughlaqabad Fortress
    44. Vijay Chowk
    45. Cities and Sights in Haryana & Punjab States

    46. Amritsar
    47. Amritsar's Golden Temple
    48. Anandpur Sahib
    49. Chandigarh
    50. Kapurthala
    51. Panipat
    52. Patiala
    53. Sirhind
    54. Surajkund
    55. Sights in Shimla

    56. Christ Church
    57. Jakhu Hill Temple
    58. Lower Bazaar
    59. State Museum
    60. The Mall
    61. The Ridge
    62. Viceregal Lodge
    63. Cities and Sights in Himachal Pradesh

    64. Bharmour
    65. Bhimakali Temple
    66. Chail
    67. Chamba
    68. Dalhousie
    69. Dharamsala
    70. Great Himalayan National Park
    71. Kangra Valley
    72. Kasauli
    73. Kinnaur
    74. Lahaul and Spiti
    75. Kullu Valley
    76. Manali
    77. Mandi
    78. Nahan
    79. Narkanda
    80. Parvati Valley
    81. Rampur
    82. Sangla Valley
    83. Sarahan
    84. Tabo Monastery
    85. Cities and Sights in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

    86. Alchi Monastery
    87. Gulmarg
    88. Hemis Monastery
    89. Jammu
    90. Kargil
    91. Leh
    92. Matho Monastery
    93. Mulbekh
    94. Nubra Valley
    95. Pahalgam
    96. Rangdum
    97. Shey
    98. Stok
    99. Southeast Ladakh
    100. Srinagar
    101. Suru Valley
    102. Zanskar
    103. What to see in Central India

      Cities and Sights of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal

    104. Agra
    105. Agra Fort
    106. Aligarh
    107. Allahabad
    108. Almora
    109. Ayodhya
    110. Brindavan
    111. Chitrakoot
    112. Corbett National Park
    113. Dehra Dun
    114. Dudhwa National Park
    115. Fatehpur Sikri
    116. Ganges River
    117. Haridwar
    118. Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
    119. Jaunpur
    120. Jhansi
    121. Kalinjar Fort
    122. Kanpur
    123. Kausani
    124. Lansdowne
    125. Lucknow
    126. Mathura
    127. Mussoorie
    128. Nainital
    129. Rampur
    130. Ranikhet
    131. Rishikesh
    132. Sarnath
    133. Sikandra
    134. Taj Mahal
    135. The Gardhwal Hills
    136. Varanasi
    137. Cities and Sights in Bihar and Jharkhand

    138. Bodh Gaya
    139. Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi Temple
    140. Deoghar
    141. Gaya
    142. Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
    143. Jamshedpur
    144. Munger
    145. Nalanda
    146. Netarhat
    147. Palamau National Park
    148. Parasnath
    149. Patna
    150. Rajgar
    151. Ranchi
    152. Sasaram
    153. Sonepur
    154. Vaishali
    155. Cities and Sights of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

    156. Ajaigarh
    157. Bandhavgarh National Park
    158. Bhojpur
    159. Bhopal
    160. Chanderi
    161. Gwalior
    162. Gwalior Fort
    163. Gyaraspur
    164. Indore
    165. Jabalpur
    166. Kanha National Park
    167. Khajuraho
    168. Maheshwar
    169. Mandla
    170. Mandu
    171. Mandu's Jahaz Mahal
    172. Narmada River
    173. Omkareshwar
    174. Orchha
    175. Orchha's Jahangiri Mahal
    176. Pachmarhi
    177. Sanchi
    178. Shivpuri
    179. Ujjain
    180. What to see in Eastern India

      Sights in Kolkata

    181. Alipore
    182. Armenian Church of St Nazareth
    183. Botanical Gardens
    184. Chowringhee
    185. College Street
    186. Indian Museum
    187. Jorasanko
    188. Kalighat
    189. Kumartuli
    190. Maidan
    191. Marble Palace
    192. Mother House
    193. Nakhoda Mosque
    194. Nilhat House
    195. Nirmal Hridaya
    196. Park Street Cemetery
    197. St John's Church
    198. Tangra
    199. Victoria Memorial
    200. Cities and Sights of West Bengal and Sikkim

    201. Barddhaman
    202. Belur Math
    203. Dakshineshwar
    204. Darjeeling
    205. Gangtok
    206. Gaur
    207. Hooghly River
    208. Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
    209. Kalimpong
    210. Kurseong
    211. Murshidabad
    212. Pandua
    213. Pelling
    214. Shantiniketan
    215. Shyama Raya Temple, Bishnupur
    216. Siliguri
    217. The Sundarbans
    218. Tashiding Monastery
    219. Yuksam
    220. Cities and Sights of Orissa

    221. Baleshwar
    222. Baripada
    223. Berhampur
    224. Bhitarkanika Sanctuary
    225. Chilika Lake
    226. Cuttack
    227. Gopalpur-on-Sea
    228. Konark: The Sun Temple
    229. Puri
    230. Ratnagiri
    231. Simlipal National Park
    232. Taptapani
    233. Sights in Bhubaneswar

    234. Bindusagar Tank
    235. Chausath Yogini Temple
    236. Dhauli
    237. Lingaraj Temple
    238. Mukteshwar Temple
    239. Nandankanan Zoo
    240. Orissa State Museum
    241. Parasurameshwar Temple
    242. Rajarani Temple
    243. Udaigiri and Khandagiri Caves
    244. Vaital Deul Temple
    245. Cities and Sights of Assam and the Northeast

    246. Agartala
    247. Aizawl
    248. Bomdila
    249. Dimapur
    250. Imphal
    251. Itanagar
    252. Kaziranga National Park
    253. Kohima
    254. Loktak Lake
    255. Majuli River Island
    256. Namdapha National Park
    257. Sibsagar
    258. Shillong
    259. Tawang Monastery
    260. Tezpur
    261. Ziro
    262. Sights in Guwahati

    263. Hajo
    264. Kamakhya Temple
    265. Madan Kamdev
    266. Navagraha Temple
    267. State Museum
    268. Sualkuchi
    269. Umananda Temple
    270. Vashishtha Temple
    271. Zoo & Botanical Gardens
    272. What to see in Western India

      Cities and Sights of Rajasthan

    273. Ajmer
    274. Alwar
    275. Barmer
    276. Bharatpur
    277. Bikaner
    278. Bundi
    279. Chittorgarh
    280. Deeg
    281. Dungarpur
    282. Jhalawar
    283. Keoladeo Ghana National Park
    284. Kota
    285. Kumbhalgarh
    286. Mount Abu
    287. Nagaur
    288. Pholodi
    289. Pushkar
    290. Ranakpur
    291. Ranthambhore National Park
    292. Sariska National Park
    293. Shekhawati
    294. Sights in Jodhpur

    295. Balsamand
    296. Jaswant Thada
    297. Mandore
    298. Mehrangarh Fort
    299. Sardar Bazaar
    300. Sardar Samand Lake
    301. Umaid Bhavan Palace
    302. Sights in Jaipur

    303. Albert Hall
    304. Amber Fort
    305. Badi Chaupar
    306. Birla Mandhir
    307. Chandra Mahal
    308. City Palace Museum
    309. Gaitor
    310. Galta
    311. Government Central Museum
    312. Govind Dev Temple
    313. Hawa Mahal
    314. Ishwar Lat
    315. Jaigarh
    316. Jal Mahal
    317. Jami Masjid
    318. Jantar Mantar
    319. Jawahar Kala Kendra
    320. Johari Bazaar
    321. Kesar Kyari Bagh
    322. Moti Doongri
    323. Nahargarh
    324. Raj Mahal Palace
    325. Rambagh Palace
    326. Ramgarh
    327. Sanganer
    328. Sisodia Rani ka Bagh
    329. Sights in Jaisalmer

    330. Akal Fossil Park
    331. Bada Bagh
    332. Badal Vilas
    333. Bhattiani Rani Temple
    334. Desert National Park
    335. Gadisagar Lake
    336. Jaisalmer Fort
    337. Khuri
    338. Lodurva
    339. Manik Chowk
    340. Nathmalji's Haveli
    341. Patwon ki Haveli
    342. Salim Singh's Haveli
    343. Sights in Udaipur

    344. Ahar
    345. City Palace
    346. Eklingji
    347. Fateh Sagar Lake
    348. Jag Mandir
    349. Jag Niwas
    350. Jagdish Mandir
    351. Nagda
    352. Nathdwara
    353. Saheliyon Ki Bari
    354. Shilpgram
    355. Cities and Sights of Gujarat

    356. Adalaj Vav
    357. Bhavnagar
    358. Bhuj
    359. Champaner
    360. Daman
    361. Dholavira
    362. Diu
    363. Dwarka
    364. Jamnagar
    365. Junagadh
    366. Lothal
    367. Mandvi
    368. Modhera Sun Temple
    369. Nal Sarovar Sanctuary
    370. Palitana
    371. Patan
    372. Porbandar
    373. Rajkot
    374. Sasan Gir National Park
    375. Siddhpur
    376. Somnath
    377. Surat
    378. The Little Rann of Kutch Sanctuary
    379. Vadodara
    380. Sights in Ahmedabad

    381. Ahmed Shah's Mosque
    382. Bhadra Fort
    383. Calico Museum
    384. Gandhinagar
    385. Hatheesing Temple
    386. Jami Masjid
    387. LD Institute of Technology
    388. Rani Rupmati's Mosque
    389. Rani Sipri's Mosque
    390. Sabarmati Ashram
    391. Sanskar Kendra
    392. Sarkhej Roja
    393. Siddi Saiyad's Mosque
    394. Teen Darwaza
    395. Tomb of Ahmed Shah
    396. Vishala Complex
    397. What to see in Southwestern India

      Sights of Mumbai

    398. Ballard Estate
    399. Bandra
    400. Banganga
    401. Colaba Causeway
    402. Crawford Market
    403. Elephanta Island
    404. Film City
    405. Flora Fountain
    406. Gateway of India
    407. General Post Office
    408. Haji Ali Mosque
    409. Horniman Circle
    410. Juhu Beach
    411. Kala Ghoda
    412. Khotachiwadi
    413. Mahalaxmi Temple
    414. Malabar Hill
    415. Marine Drive
    416. Mumbai Stock Exchange
    417. Prince of Wales Museum
    418. Sanjay Gandhi National Park
    419. Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg
    420. Town Hall
    421. Victoria Terminus
    422. Wellington Fountain
    423. Cities and Sights of Maharashtra

    424. Ahmadnagar
    425. Ajanta
    426. Alibag
    427. Aurangabad
    428. Daulatabad
    429. Ellora: Kailasanatha Temple
    430. Ganapatipule
    431. Kolhapur
    432. Lonar
    433. Lonavla
    434. Mahabaleshwar
    435. Matheran
    436. Melghat Tiger Reserve
    437. Murud-Janjira
    438. Nagpur
    439. Nasik
    440. Pandharpur
    441. Pune
    442. Wardha
    443. Sights in Goa

    444. Anjuna
    445. Arambol
    446. Braganza House
    447. Calangute
    448. Cavelossim
    449. Colva
    450. Mapusa
    451. Margao
    452. Palolem
    453. Pernem
    454. Pilar
    455. Ponda
    456. Rachol
    457. Reis Magos
    458. Tambdi Surla
    459. Terekhol Fort
    460. Vagator
    461. Sights in Old Goa

    462. Archaeological Museum
    463. Basilica de Bom Jesus
    464. Chapel of St Catherine
    465. Church and Convent of St John of God
    466. Church and Monastery of St Augustine
    467. Church of St Cajetan
    468. Church of St Francis of Assisi
    469. Convent of St Monica
    470. Gateway of Adil Shah's Palace
    471. Our Lady of the Rosary
    472. Royal Chapel of St Anthony
    473. Sé Cathedral
    474. Viceroy's Arch
    475. Sights in Panaji

    476. Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
    477. Menezes Braganza Institute
    478. Panaji Old Town
    479. Secretariat
    480. State Museum
    481. Cities and Sights of Karnataka

    482. Aihole
    483. Amba Vilas Palace, Mysore
    484. Badami
    485. Barkur
    486. Bhatkal
    487. Bidar
    488. Bijapur
    489. Belgaum
    490. Belur
    491. Chitradurga
    492. Gadag
    493. Gokarna
    494. Gulbarga
    495. Halebid
    496. Kodagu
    497. Mangalore
    498. Melkote
    499. Mysore
    500. Pattadakal
    501. Somnathpur
    502. Sravana Belgola
    503. Sringeri
    504. Srirangapattana
    505. Talakad
    506. Udipi
    507. Sights in Bangalore

    508. Attara Kacheri
    509. Bangalore Palace
    510. Cubbon Park
    511. Gavi Gandadhareshvara Temple
    512. Government House
    513. Lalbagh
    514. St Mark's Cathedral
    515. Tipu Sultan's Palace
    516. Venkataramanaswamy Temple
    517. Vidhana Soudha
    518. Sights in Hampi

    519. Elephant Stables
    520. Hazara Rama Temple
    521. King's Balance
    522. Kodandarama Temple
    523. Krishna Temple
    524. Lotus Mahal
    525. Matanga Hill
    526. Narasimha Monolith
    527. Queen's Bath
    528. Temple of Achyuta Raya
    529. Virupaksha Temple
    530. Vitthala Temple
    531. What to see in South India

      Sights in Chennai

    532. Adyar
    533. Anna Salai
    534. Egmore
    535. Fort St George
    536. George Town
    537. Guindy National Park
    538. Kalakshetra
    539. Little Mount & Mount of St Thomas
    540. Marina
    541. MGR Film City
    542. Mylapore & San Thomé
    543. St Andrew's Kirk
    544. The Pantheon Complex
    545. Triplicane
    546. Sights in Tamil Nadu

    547. Chettinad
    548. Chidambaram
    549. Coimbatore
    550. Dakshina Chitra
    551. Gangaikondacholapuram
    552. Gingee Fort
    553. Kanchipuram
    554. Kanniyakumari
    555. Kodaikanal
    556. Kumbakonam
    557. Mamallapuram
    558. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
    559. Palani
    560. Ramanarthapuram
    561. Rameshvaram
    562. Suchindram
    563. Tiruchendur
    564. Tiruchirapalli
    565. Tirunelvelli
    566. Tiruvaiyaru
    567. Tiruvannamalai
    568. Tuticorin
    569. Vellore
    570. Yercaud
    571. Sights in Pondicherry

    572. Aurobindo Ashram
    573. Botanical Gardens
    574. Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
    575. École Française d'Extrême-Orient
    576. Environs Auroville
    577. French Instititue of Indology
    578. House of Ananda Rangapillai
    579. Pondicherry Museum
    580. Romain Rolland Library
    581. Sights in Thanjavur

    582. Brihadishvara Temple
    583. Royal Palace
    584. Schwartz Church
    585. Shivaganga Fort
    586. Sights in Srirangam

    587. Jambukeshvara Temple
    588. Ranganatha Temple
    589. Seshagirirayar Mandapa
    590. Sights in Madurai

    591. Alagarkoil Temple
    592. Anglican Cathedral
    593. Kadal Alagar Temple
    594. Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple
    595. Theppakulam
    596. Thirumalai Nayaka Palace
    597. Thiruparankunram
    598. Tombs of the Madurai Sultans
    599. Cities and Sights in Kerala

    600. Eravikulam National Park
    601. Kaladi
    602. Kannur
    603. Kasaragod District
    604. Kodungallur
    605. Kozhikode
    606. Lakshadweep island
    607. Mahe
    608. Malappuram
    609. Munnar
    610. Palakkad
    611. Silent Valley National Park
    612. Thalaserry
    613. Thrissur
    614. Wynad District
    615. Sights in Thiruvananthapuram

    616. Agasthyarkoodam
    617. Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple
    618. Aranmula
    619. CVN Kalari Sangham
    620. Government Arts and Crafts (Napier) Museum
    621. Kottayam
    622. Kovalam
    623. Kuthiramalika Palace Museum
    624. Mannarsala
    625. Padmanabhapuram Palace
    626. Palai
    627. Periyar Tiger Reserve
    628. Ponmudi
    629. Sabarimalai
    630. Varkala
    631. Sights in Kochi

    632. Bolghatty Island
    633. Fort Kochi
    634. Kochi International Pepper Exchange
    635. Mattancherry Palace
    636. Paradesi Synagogue
    637. St Francis Church
    638. Willingdon Island
    639. Cities and Sights of the Andaman Islands

    640. Chiriya Tapu
    641. Cinque Island
    642. Middle Andaman
    643. Mount Harriet National Park
    644. North Andaman
    645. Port Blair
    646. Ritchie's Archipelago
    647. Ross Island
    648. Wandoor Marine National Park
    649. Cities and Sights of Andhra Pradesh

    650. Alampur
    651. Amravati
    652. Borra Caves
    653. Chandragiri
    654. East Godavari District
    655. Golconda
    656. Kondapalli
    657. Lepakshi
    658. Machilipatnam
    659. Nagarjunakonda
    660. Palampet
    661. Penukonda
    662. Pochampalli
    663. Puttaparthi
    664. Ramatirtham
    665. Sri Kalahasti
    666. Srikakulam District
    667. Srisailam & Krishna Gorge
    668. Tirupati
    669. Vijayawada
    670. Visakhapatnam
    671. Warangal
    672. Sights in Hyderabad

    673. Badshahi Ashurkhana
    674. Birla Archaeological Museum
    675. Charminar
    676. Falaknuma Palace
    677. Hussain Sagar
    678. Osmania General Hospital
    679. Purani Haveli
    680. Salarjung Museum
    681. Secunderabad
    682. State Archaeological Museum
    683. The Residency

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