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Rao Madho Singh Museum
The City Palace, entered through a gateway topped by rampant elephants, contains the offbeat Rao Madho Singh Museum, where you’ll find everything for a respectable Raj existence, from silver furniture to weaponry.The oldest part of the palace dates from 1624. Amazing mirror work an
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Krishnagiri
Of Gingees three citadels, the easiest to reach, Krishnagiri, rises north of the road. To the south are the highest of the three, Rajagiri, and the most distant and least interesting, Chakklidurg. It’s a good hike to the top of Krishnagiri and even more so to the top of Rajagiri (m
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Hap Hing
Probably China Towns oldest original shop, the sign is peeling and most of the time youd assume this place was disused. However, English-speaking owner Stella Chen usually opens up during the hours of the Tiretta Bazaar street market. More as a hobby than a business she sells a ha
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Chand Baori
About 100km from Jaipur on the Agra road, this remote village, surrounded by wheat fields, is the unlikely location for one of Rajasthan’s most awe-inspiring baoris (step-wells). An incredible geometric sight, Chand Baori has around 11 visible levels of zigzagging steps and is 20m
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Caves
The nearest sight to Pachmarhi village is Jata Shankar , a cave temple in a beautiful gorge about 2.5km along a good track that’s signed just north of the town limits. The small Shiva shrine is hidden under a huge overhanging rock.Just southeast of Jaistambha, you’ll find Pandav Ca
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University of Mumbai
Looking like a 15th-century French-Gothic mansion plopped incongruously among Mumbai’s palm trees, this structure was designed by Gilbert Scott of London’s St Pancras train station fame. There’s an exquisite University Library and Convocation Hall , as well as the 80m-high Rajabai
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Patwa
The biggest fish in the haveli pond is Patwa-ki-Haveli, which towers over a narrow lane, its intricate stonework like honey-coloured lace. Divided into five sections, it was built between 1800 and 1860 by five Jain brothers who made their fortunes in brocade and jewellery. It’s mos
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Namdroling Monastery
Bylakuppes highlight is the Namdroling Monastery , home to the jaw-droppingly spectacular Golden Temple , presided over by an 18m-high gold-plated Buddha. The temple is at its dramatic best when school is in session and it rings out with gongs, drums and chanting of hundreds of you
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Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing
This interesting museum in a restored haveli documents the art of hand-block printing, from old traditions to contemporary design. You can watch masters carve unbelievably intricate wooden printing blocks and even have a go at printing your own scarf or T-shirt. There’s a cafe and
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BethEl Synagogue
This synagogues front facade looks a little like a 1930s cinema, but theres an impressive colonnaded interior. To get inside, youll probably need to pre-contact the Community Affairs office at 63 Park St (tel 9831054669).Opposite the synagogue is the decrepit Pollock St Post Office
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Ashokan Edicts
Just outside town on the road to Girnar Hill, a white building on the right encloses a large boulder on which the Buddhist emperor Ashoka had 14 edicts inscribed in Brahmi script in the Pali language about 250 BC. The spidery lettering instructs people to be kind to women and anima
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Puducherry Museum
God knows how this cute little museum keeps its artefacts from disintegrating, considering there’s a whole floor of French-era furniture sitting in the South Indian humidity. On the ground floor look especially for the Chola, Vijayanagar and Nayak bronzes, and the pieces of ancient
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Zenana Enclosure
Northeast of the Royal Centre within the walled ladies’ quarters is the Zenana Enclosure. Its peaceful grounds and manicured lawns feel like an oasis amid the arid surrounds. Here is the Lotus Mahal , a delicately designed pavilion which was supposedly the queen’s recreational mans
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Satyanarayan Temple
In a small square to the right just before the entrance to Dundlod Fort is Satyanarayan Temple, which was built in 1911. On the temple’s western wall is a long frieze, with pictures showing Europeans on bicycles and in cars, and a long train with telegraph lines above it. The portr
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Palace & Shop of Gada Shah
The house is within the enclave, but the shop is outside on the road to Delhi Gate. As the buildings’ size and internal workmanship suggest, their owner was more than a shopkeeper. His name, which means ‘beggar master’, is thought to identify him as Rajput chief Medini Ray, a power
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Cholamandal Artists’ Village
There’s a tropical bohemian groove floating around Injambakkam village, site of the Cholamandal Artists’ Village, 10km south of the Adyar River. This 3-hectare artists’ cooperative – founded in 1966 by artists of the Madras Movement, pioneers of modern art in South India – is a ser
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Chhatarpur Mandir
India’s second largest temple (after Akshardham), the Shri Adya Katyayani Shakti Peeth Mandir is dedicated to the goddess Katyayani (one of the nine forms of Parvati). There are dozens of shrines with towering South Indian gopurams (temple towers), and an enormous statue of Hanuman
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Krishna Temple
Udupi is home to the atmospheric, 13th century Krishna Temple , which draws thousands of Hindu pilgrims through the year. Surrounded by eight maths (monasteries), it’s a hive of activity, with musicians playing at the entrance, elephants on hand for puja, and pilgrims constantly co
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Benares Hindu University
Long regarded as a centre of learning, Varanasi’s tradition of top-quality education continues today at Benares Hindu University, established in 1916. The wide tree-lined streets and parkland of the 5-sq-km campus offer a peaceful atmosphere a world away from the city outside. On c
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Girgaum Chowpatty
This city beach is a favourite evening spot for courting couples, families, political rallies and anyone out to enjoy what passes for fresh air. Evening bhelpuri at the throng of stalls at the beach’s southern end is an essential part of the Mumbai experience. Forget about taking a
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