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Alipore
First opened in 1875, Kolkata’s 16-hectare zoo includes lawns and lakeside promenades that are very popular with weekend picnickers, hence all the rubbish. Bus 230 from Rabindra Sadan passes outside. Directly south of the zoo entrance, the (private) access road to India’s National
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Maharaja Sansar Chand Museum
About 200m up the road from Kangra Fort entrance is the well-displayed Maharaja Sansar Chand Museum, whose ornate palanquins, peacock-feather fans and pashmina fly-whisks give a fine insight into the lifestyle of the erstwhile Kangra royal family – some of whose early members, a hi
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Central Museum
Housed in a fine Holkar building, this museum has one of Madhya Pradesh’s best collections of medieval and premedieval Hindu sculptures, along with tools, weaponry and copper-engraved land titles. Skirmishes took place here during the First War of Independence (Indian Uprising) – t
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Swarg Ashram
A pleasant 2km walk south of Lakshman Jhula along the path skirting the east bank of the Ganges leads to the spiritual community of Swarg Ashram, made up of temples, ashrams, a crowded bazaar, sadhus and the bathing ghats where religious ceremonies are performed at sunrise and suns
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Marina Beach
Take an early-morning or evening stroll (you really don’t want to roast here at any other time) along the 3km-long main stretch of Marina Beach and you’ll pass cricket matches, flying kites, fortune-tellers, fish markets, corn-roasters and families enjoying the sea breeze. Don’t sw
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Sevagram Ashram
About 85km from Nagpur, Sevagram (Village of Service) was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi as his base during the Indian Independence Movement. Throughout the freedom struggle, the village played host to several nationalist leaders, who would regularly come to visit the Mahatma at his Seva
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Trimbakeshwar Temple
The moody Trimbakeshwar Temple stands in the centre of Trimbak, 33km west of Nasik. It’s one of India’s most sacred temples, containing a jyoti linga, one of the 12 most important shrines to Shiva. Only Hindus are allowed in, but non-Hindus can peek into the courtyard. Nearby, the
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Tsuglkang
Straight ahead from the Tabo Gompa entrance, a doorway leads through the Zal-Ma antechamber into the spectacular main assembly hall, the Tsuglkang, where near-life-size clay sculptures of 32 bodhisattvas line the walls around a statue of a four-bodied Vairochana Buddha turning the
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CVCT House
Backed by the typical succession of pillar-lined courtyards, the impressive reception hall of this twin house is shared by two branches of the same family. Dont miss the fabulous views over neighbouring mansions from the rooftop terrace. On the same street, VVRM House is one of Che
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Shanti Stupa
Dominating Leh from a high, rocky ridge, this gigantic white spired pudding of a stupa was built in 1991 by Japanese monks to promote world peace. You can circumambulate to canned mantras and meditate in the Buddha Hall but the greatest attraction is the stunning view over Leh. Ide
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Cabo da Rama Fort
A fort, named after the god Rama of the Hindu Ramayana epic fame, has occupied this bluff guarding the mouth of the Sal River for centuries, and came into Portuguese possession in 1763. Used as a prison until about half a century ago, there’s not much to see these days, though the
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Crystal Gallery
The Crystal Gallery houses rare crystal that Maharana Sajjan Singh ordered from F&C Osler & Co in England in 1877. The maharana died before it arrived, and all the items stayed forgotten and packed up in boxes for 110 years. The extraordinary, extravagant collection include
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Sri Sadul Museum
In the grounds of the royal Lallgarh Palace (now a hotel) about 2km northeast of Junagarh, this well-presented museum celebrates the history of Bikaner’s Rathore royal family. You can see Maharaja Sadul Singh’s 1940s railway carriage, Maharaja Karni Singh’s golf clubs and hairbrush
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Rushikonda
Rushikonda, 10km north of town, is one of the nicest stretches of Indias east coast, and the best beach for swimming. To avoid unwanted attention, women should go for modest swimming attire (T-shirts and shorts). Weekends are busy and festive. Surfers and kayakers can rent decent b
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Cavelossim Beach
Cavelossim village, a straggling strip of jewellery and souvenir shops with a strange proliferation of dentists, is a place of large, down-at-heel hotels and apartment complexes, strung along the main road. It’s here that browsers shop for sandals and sarongs, and the two-week brig
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Bahu Fort
On the modest hilltop across the River Tawi from the main city, Bahu Fort is a series of low, completely renovated 19th-century walls enclosing a much revered Kali temple. The lawn outside the fort covers a subterranean aquarium which is entered through the gaping mouth of a giant
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Varca Beach
Varca, a seemingly endless palm-backed strip of sand (punctuated here and there by the grounds of a luxury resort or a whitewashed Christian shrine), is quiet, calm and almost entirely hawker-free, making it easy to find a quiet spot all to yourself. Outside the resorts, one good a
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Vivekananda Memorial
Four hundred metres offshore is the rock where the famous Hindu apostle Swami Vivekananda meditated from 25 to 27 December 1892, and decided to take his moral message beyond India’s shores. A two-mandapa memorial to Vivekananda, built in 1970, reflects temple architectural styles f
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Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan
Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan is a grass-roots organisation, comprising 12,000 rural women (1200 artisans), that pays members a dividend of the profits and invests money to meet social needs. The embroidery and patchwork are exquisite, employing the distinctive styles of several com
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Spice Market
Khari Baoli, the street that runs from the Fatehpuri Mosque to the western edge of the old city, is Delhis bustling wholesale spice market. Its well worth a wander simply to take in the sights and smells because things have changed little here for centuries. Huge sacks of herbs and
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