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Jallianwala Bagh
Reached through a gatehouse on the road to the Golden Temple, this poignant park commemorates the 1500 Indians killed or wounded when a British officer ordered his soldiers to shoot on unarmed protesters in 1919. Some of the bullet holes are still visible in the walls, as is the we
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Taj Museum
Within the Taj complex, on the western side of the gardens, is the small but excellent Taj Museum, housing a number of original Mughal miniature paintings, including a pair of 17th-century ivory portraits of Emperor Shah Jahan and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. You also find here
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Chamba Lhakhang
Just below the base area of Leh Palace, the early 15th-century Chamba Lhakhang was one of a trio of Maitreya temples built in Leh by King Draspa Bum-lde. The obvious centrepiece is a colourful, oft-repainted three-storey Buddha but the unique features are the original medieval mura
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Hanuman Temple
The Hanuman Temple contains a 2.5m-tall statue of the Hindu monkey god. It’s little more than a bright orange shrine, but the interest is in the pedestal inscription dating to AD 922, the oldest dateable inscription in Khajuraho.
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Haveli of Girdarilal Sigtia
Walking north from the bus stand, take the first right and on the left-hand side at the next intersection is the Haveli of Girdarilal Sigtia. The paintings on the external walls have been destroyed, but the rooms retain some vibrant murals. A room in the northeast corner of the hav
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Yungdrung Gompa
Lamayurus Yungdrung Gompa is one of the most photogenic Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh, capping the villages central hill whose eroded slopes are huddled with picturesque homes and pitted with caves. Behind glass within the gompa’s main prayer hall is a tiny cave in which 11th-cen
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Padmini’s Palace
Continuing south from the Gaumukh Reservoir, you reach Padminis Palace, beside a large lotus pool with a central pavilion. Legend relates that, as Padmini sat in this pavilion, Ala-ud-din saw her reflection in the lake. This glimpse convinced him to destroy Chittor in order to poss
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Edakal Caves
The highlight of these remote hilltop caves – more accurately a small series of caverns – is the ancient collection of petroglyphs in the top cave, thought to date back over 3000 years. From the car park near Ambalavayal its a steep 20-minute walk up a winding road to the ticket wi
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Mata Temple
Credited with fertility-improving powers, this fascinating, labyrinthine Hindu temple commemorates the bespectacled 20th-century female saint Lal Devi. From the main hall, a narrow series of stairways and passages winds past mirrored mosaics, fairground-style carvings, and untold d
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Thread Garden
Your appreciation of the Thread Garden rests on your love of irony and kitsch. If that threshold is low, you’ll be disappointed. If it’s decent, you may, if you’re in a good mood, enjoy the ‘miracle’ (official description and just slight hyperbole) that is 150 species of ‘plants’ f
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Vijay Vilas Palace
Vijay Vilas Palace is a 1920s palace reminiscent of a large English country house, 7km west of town amid extensive orchards, and set by a magnificent private beach. Originally a summer abode for the Kachchh rulers, its 1st floor (out of bounds to visitors) is now the erstwhile roya
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Pudhu Mandapa
This 16th-century pillared hall stands outside the temple, opposite the eastern gopuram . Its filled with colourful textile and crafts stalls and tailors at sewing machines, partly hiding some of the lovely pillar sculptures, but its easy to find the triple-breasted Meenakshi near
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Asher House
For a taste of Mandvi’s past glory, call Dilip Asher, a chess instructor who is a loveable character and descendant of the town’s once-richest merchant family. If he’s around, he will give you an informal tour of his familys home, where he still lives with his sister who is blind.
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Kirti Mandir
This memorial to Gandhi was built in 1950. Reflecting Gandhi’s age when he died, it’s 79ft high and has 79 candle holders; symbols from all the world’s major religions are incorporated. There’s a small bookshop and photographic exhibition (take the stairs by the entrance). Next doo
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Kondapalli Fort
Situated strategically on the old Machilipatnam-Golconda trade route, Kondapalli fort was built in 1360 by the Reddy kings, and was held by the Gajapathis, the Qutb Shahis, the Mughals and the nizams before becoming a British military camp in 1767. Today it’s a quiet, lovely ruin.
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Chitragupta
North of Devi Jagadamba, Chitragupta (1000–25) is unique in Khajuraho – and rare among North Indian temples – in being dedicated to the sun god Surya. While its condition is not as good as the other temples, it has some fine carvings of apsaras and surasundaris, elephant fights and
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Akbar’s Palace
Not far from the main post office, Mughal emperor Akbar built this imposing building in 1570, partly as a pleasure retreat, but mainly to keep an eye on pesky local chiefs. Only part of the original impressive fortifications remain. It saw life as an arms magazine during the Britis
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Ram Gopal Poddar Chhatri
The imposing Ram Gopal Poddar Chhatri, to the south of the bus stand, was built in 1872. The main dome of the chhatri is surrounded by a series of smaller domes; on the western side of the main dome’s outer rim, one of the projecting braces bears a picture of a naked woman stepping
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Kolkata Panorama
Within the former 1814 Town Hall building, this interactive museum introduces the city’s heritage through a lively collection of working models. It’s well designed, though historically selective, and many foreigners will struggle to appreciate fully the detailed sections on Bengali
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Malabar Hill
Mumbai’s most exclusive neighbourhood, at the northern end of Back Bay, surprisingly contains one of Mumbai’s most sacred oases. Concealed between apartment blocks is Banganga Tank , an enclave of serene temples, bathing pilgrims, meandering, traffic-free streets and picturesque ol
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