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Varadaraja Perumal Temple
The enormous 11th-century Chola-built Varadaraja Perumal Temple in southeast Kanchi is dedicated to Vishnu. Non-Hindus cannot enter the central compound, but the artistic highlight is the 16th-century ‘100-pillared’ marriage hall, just inside the western entrance. Its pillars (actu
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Sat Burnzam Ghor
The most famous of the traditional old Portuguese mansions in Largo de Igrejais is the grand 1790 Sat Burnzam Ghor. Originally, as its name suggests, there were seven of the distinctive high-peaked gables, of which only three remain, though it remains an impressive edifice. It’s cu
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Pokaran Fort
The dark-red sandstone Pokaran Fort is an evocative place overlooking a tangle of narrow streets lined by balconied houses. Built between the 14th and 17th centuries, it once had charge of 108 villages. Part of it is now a heritage hotel. There’s a small museum with an assortment o
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Norbugang Park
Yuksom means ‘meeting place of the three lamas’, referring to the trio of Tibetan holy men who crowned the first chogyal of Sikkim at this historic site in 1641. The charming complex contains a small temple, a huge prayer wheel, a chorten and the supposedly original Coronation Thro
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Digambara Jain Temple
In the cluster of temples at the Red Fort end of Chandni Chowk, the scarlet Digambara Jain Temple houses a fascinating bird hospital established to further the Jain principle of preserving all life, with a capacity of 10,000. Only vegetarian birds are admitted (up to 60 per day), t
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Jhansi Fort
Built in 1613 by Maharaja Bir Singh Deo of Orchha, Jhansi Fort still bears signs of the blood-letting that took place within its double walls and moat, once inhabited by crocodiles. These days its shaded lawns make for pleasant strolls and there are some good views of the city and
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Hem Raj Kulwal Haveli
Near the Khedwal Bhavan, this haveli (1931) is empty and locked, but the key is kept at the Koolwal Kothi hotel opposite and you may be allowed entry for the customary baksheesh. Above the entrance are portraits of the Kulwal family, of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and of a
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Hoysaleswara Temple
Construction of the Hoysaleswara Temple , Halebid’s claim to fame, began around 1121 AD and went on for more than 80 years. It was never completed, but nonetheless stands today as a masterpiece of Hoysala architecture. The interior of its inner sanctum, chiselled out of black stone
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Feroz Shah Kotla
Ferozabad, the fifth city of Delhi, was built by Feroz Shah in 1354 as a replacement for Tughlaqabad. Ringed by crumbling fortifications are a huge mosque, a baoli (step-well), and the pyramid-like Hawa Mahal , topped by a 13m-high sandstone Ashoka Pillar inscribed with Ashoka’s ed
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Vishnunath Keria Haveli
The Vishnunath Keria Haveli, south of the bus stand, has an outer courtyard with wonderful pictures on either side of the doors that show the marriage of religion and technology. Radha and Krishna can be seen in strange gondola-like flying contraptions, one with an animal’s head, t
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Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
The white-clad people around town are studying at Brahma Kumaris Spiritual University . This organisation teaches that all religions lead to God and that the principles of each should be studied. The university’s aim is the establishment of universal peace through ‘the impartation
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Simhachalam Temple
Andhras second most visited temple (after Tirumala) is a 16km drive northwest of town. Large but tranquil and orderly, its dedicated to Varahalakshmi Narasimha, a combination of Vishnus boar and lion-man avatars. A ₹100 ticket will get you to the deity (and a sip of holy water) muc
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Sone ki Dukan Haveli
The name of this glorious haveli means ‘gold shop,’ due to the striking paintings, which use a shimmering amount of gold leaf – unusual for Shekhawati. The scenes from the Ramayana in the southern section of the ceiling in the first chamber are particularly intense, with their glor
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Stok Kangri
Stok Kangri (6121m) is the triangular snow-capped peak usually visible straight across the valley from Leh. As a ‘trekking peak’ it’s accessible to those with minimal climbing experience, but scaling its uppermost slopes still requires ice axes, crampons, considerable fitness and a
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Ramkatha Museum
A 10-minute walk on the other side of the main road from the temples in this area brings you to Ramkatha Museum, a large, unsigned in English yellow-and-red building with paintings and ancient sculptures. Every evening except Monday, the museum hosts free performances of the Ram Li
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Shri Ramnath Temple
Though undoubtedly one of Ponda’s all-round uglier temples, Shri Ramnath is notable for the impressive and extravagant silver screen on the door to the sanctum. Other temples have similar finery but the work here is exceptional, in particular the two unusual scenes depicted at the
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Fort & Palace
Dominating the town is this 16th-century fort. The huge, imposing ramparts were built by Emperor Akbar, while the Maheshwar Palace and several temples within its grounds were added during the reign of Holkar queen Ahilyabai (r 1767–95). The palace is part public courtyard, part pos
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Nicholson Cemetery
Close to Kashmere Gate, this forgotten cemetery is the last resting place for hundreds of Delhi’s colonial-era residents, many of whom perished in childhood. One famous (ex)-resident is Brigadier General John Nicholson, who died from injuries sustained while storming Delhi during t
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Cave 17
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Chinese Fishing Nets
The unofficial emblems of Kerala’s backwaters, and perhaps the most photographed, are the half dozen or so giant cantilevered Chinese fishing nets on Fort Kochis northeastern shore. A legacy of traders from the AD 1400 court of Kublai Khan, these enormous, spiderlike contraptions r
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