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Sri Guru Nanak Ji Gurdwara
The multistorey Sri Guru Nanak Ji Gurdwara, on the north bank of the Parvati River, which was built in 1940 and is entered either by a dark, semi-underground passage from the street or by footbridge from a parking area across the river. The actual Sikh temple here, with its carpets
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Modi Havelis
The Modi Havelis face each other and house some of Jhunjhunu’s best murals and woodcarving. The haveli on the eastern side has a painting of a woman in a blue sari sitting before a gramophone; a frieze depicts a train, alongside which soldiers race on horses. The spaces between the
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Khardung La
At 5602m, Khardung La is claimed, disputably, to be the world’s highest motorable pass. Theres permanent glacial ice on its north face and a predictable plethora of prayer flags. What is less predictable is the little souvenir-shop, tea stand and an information panel outlining the
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Pools & Waterfalls
Just south of town, past Christchurch, the trailhead for Bee Falls is easily accessed by bike. There are chai and snack stalls along the way to the bottom of the trail.Further along the main road, past the trailhead, you’ll find the access roads for Duchess Falls , the two beauty p
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Universal Peace Hall
For many the teachings are intensely powerful; there are over 4500 branches in 70 countries. It even has consultative status on the Economic and Social Council of the UN. For others, it gives off a spooky New Age-sect vibe and non-believing locals of Mt Abu might try to warn you aw
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Rupmati’s Pavilion
Standing at the top of a cliff plunging 366m to the plains, Rupmati’s Pavilion has a subtle beauty unmatched by the other monuments – and some of the dinkiest stone staircases you’ll ever climb. According to Malwa legends, the music-loving Baz Bahadur built it to persuade a beautif
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Sorsan Grasslands
About 50km east of Kota are the Sorsan Grasslands, a 35-sq-km bird sanctuary where the scrubby vegetation and numerous small water bodies harbour an amazing variety of birds, as well as animals such as blackbuck and chinkaras (gazelles). To get to Sorsan, turn south at Palaita on H
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Jakhu Temple
Shimla’s most famous temple, a steep 30-minute hike up from the east end of the Ridge, is dedicated to the monkey god Hanuman, so its quite appropriate that hundreds of rhesus macaques loiter around, harassing devotees for prasad (temple-blessed food offerings). Nearby a 33m-high p
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Mindrolling Monastery
The region around Dehra Dun is home to a thriving Tibetan Buddhist community, mainly focused on this monastery, about 10km south of the centre in Clement Town. Everything here is on a grand scale: at over 60m tall its Great Stupa is believed to be the world’s tallest stupa and cont
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Ramanathaswamy Temple
Housing the world’s most sacred sand mound (a lingam said to have been created by Ramas wife Sita, so that he could worship Shiva), this temple is one of Indias holiest shrines. Dating mainly from the 16th to 18th centuries, its notable for its long, exquisite 1000-pillar halls and
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Hawa Mahal
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Survey of India Museum
Instruments used to accomplish the monumental task of mapping India in the 19th century are displayed here, including some designed especially for the mission by its leader, George Everest. See beautiful brass transits and scopes, plus a bar partly of iron, partly of brass, which a
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Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary
This little-known, small grassland sanctuary lies about 215km northwest of Jaipur and 95km southwest of Churu. It covers 70 sq km of ponds, sand, scrub and salt flats, and has healthy populations of blackbuck, elegant antelopes with long spiralling horns, as well as fast, graceful
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Channakeshava Temple
The Channakeshava Temple was commissioned in 1116 AD to commemorate the Hoysalas’ victory over the neighbouring Cholas. It took more than a century to build, and is currently the only one among the three major Hoysala sites still in daily use – try to be there for the puja (offerin
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Birla Lakshmi Narayan Temple
This splendid, modern marble edifice lies at the foot of Moti Dungri Fort. The wealthy industrialist Birla family, from Palani, Rajasthan, bought the land on which the temple now stands from the maharaja for a token ₹1. The family has erected similar grand temples across India, inc
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Sam Sand Dunes
The silky Sam Sand Dunes, 41km west of Jaisalmer along a good sealed road (maintained by the Indian army), are one of the most popular excursions from the city. The band of dunes is about 2km long and is undeniably one of the most picturesque in the region. Some camel safaris camp
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Viceroy’s Arch
Perhaps the best way to arrive in Old Goa is the same way that visitors did in the city’s heyday. Approaching along the wide Mandovi River, new arrivals would have first glimpsed the city’s busy wharf just in front of the symbolic arched entrance to the city.This archway, known as
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Karla Cave
Karla Cave, the largest early chaitya (Buddhist temple) in India, is reached by a 20-minute climb from a mini-bazaar at the base of a hill. Completed in 80 BC, the chaitya is around 40m long and 15m high, and sports a vaulted interior and intricately executed sculptures of Buddha,
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Tsuglagkhang
The revered Tsuglagkhang is the exiles’ concrete equivalent of the Jokhang temple in Lhasa and was built in 1969. The central image is a gilded statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha (the name refers to the Buddhas birthplace Sakya). To its left are statues of Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig in
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Kalakshetra Foundation
Founded in 1936, Kalakshetra is a leading serious school of Tamil classical dance and music (sponsoring many students from disadvantaged backgrounds), set in beautiful, shady grounds in far south Chennai. During morning class times visitors can (quietly) wander the grounds, and vis
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