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Our Lady of Remedious Chapel
It’s the views, rather than the plain little chapel itself, that should entice you to take the steep road east off the coastal road up to Our Lady of Remedious at the top of the hill. On clear days, you’ll have a gorgeous, camera-clicking view south along the calm, quiet sands – as
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Karnavati Interpretive Centre
If you’re coming from Khajuraho, about 300m before the Ken River bridge on your left is the Karnavati Interpretive Centre , with a useful introduction to the history and ecology of the area. You can stay here in spacious river-side cottages (Rs. 1200) with AC, TV, dining area and v
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Hal Aerospace Museum
For a peek into India’s aeronautical history, visit this wonderful museum past the old airport, where you can see some of the indigenous aircraft models designed by HAL, sometimes with a little help from other nations. Interesting exhibits include the infamous MIG-21, indigenous mo
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Lodi Gardens
This peaceful park is Delhi’s favourite escape, popular with everyone from power-walking politicians to amorous teens. The gardens are dotted with the crumbling tombs of Sayyid and Lodi rulers, including the impressive 15th-century Bara Gumbad tomb and mosque, and the strikingly di
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Madras Crocodile Bank
Madras Crocodile Bank, 6km south down the ECR from Kovalam, is a fascinating peek into the reptile world, and an incredible conservation and research trust. Founded by croc/snake-man Romulus Whitaker, the Bank has thousands of reptiles, including 18 of the worlds 23 species of croc
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Gaiety Theatre
This lovely Victorian theatre, opened in 1877 and now splendidly restored, has long been a focus of Shimla social life. Rudyard Kipling, Shashi Kapoor and various viceroys are among those who have trodden its Burmese teak boards. Today it hosts visiting theatre companies as well as
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Cenotaph of Maharaja Bakhtawar Singh
This double-storey edifice, resting on a platform of sandstone, was built in 1815 by Maharaja Vinay Singh, in memory of his father. To gain access to the cenotaph, take the steps to the far left when facing the palace. The cenotaph is also known as the Chhatri of Moosi Rani, after
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Mariamman Teppakkulam Tank
This vast tank, 5km east of the old city, covers an area almost equal to that of Sri Meenakshi Temple and is the site of the popular Teppam (Float) Festival, held in January/February, when devotees boat out to the goddess temple in the middle. When its empty (most of the year) it b
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Bangalore Palace
The private residence of the Wodeyars, erstwhile maharajas of the state, Bangalore Palace preserves a slice of bygone royal splendour. Still the residence of the current maharaja, an audio guide provides a detailed explanation of the building, vaguely designed to resemble Windsor C
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Nehru Memorial Museum
The stately Teen Murti Bhavan was the official residence of Jawaharlal Nehru (India’s first prime minister), and before that, the official residence of the British commander-in-chief. As well as documents and photos relating to Nehru’s life and work, there are several of his rooms
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Naggar Castle
Built by the rajas of Kullu around 1500, this fort-cum-mansion is a fine example of the earthquake-resistant alternating-stone-and-timber style of Himachali architecture. Sold to the British assistant commissioner in 1846, it later became a courthouse and then, in 1976, a hotel. Th
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Rabdentse
The royal capital of Sikkim from 1670 to 1814, now-ruined Rabdentse consists of chunky wall-stubs with a few inset inscription stones. The selling point of the site, however, is the utterly fabulous viewpoint on which the ruins are located. The entrance to the site is around 3km fr
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Government Museum & Art Gallery
You’ll find a fine collection of artworks and treasures at this impressive state museum, including trippy paintings of the Himalaya by Russian artist Nicholas Roerich, elegant carvings from the Buddhist Ghandara civilisation, phulkari (embroidery work) and Sobha Singh’s much-reprod
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Brajeshwari Devi Temple
Hindus visit Kangra to pay homage at the Brajeshwari Devi Temple, one of the 51 Shakti peeths , famous temples marking the sites where body parts from Shivas first wife, Sati, fell after the goddess was consumed by flames (the temple marks the final resting place of Satis left brea
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Gaudi Somnath Temple
From the old bridge, instead of turning right to Shri Omkar Mandhata, head left and walk up the 287 steps to the 11th-century Gaudi Somnath Temple, from where you can descend the hill to the northern tip of the island, where sadhus bathe in the confluence of the holy Narmada and Ke
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Chapora Harbour
The narrow road northwest of the village leads you past lots of village homes with rooms for rent, up to a small harbour where the day’s catch is hauled in from colourful, bobbing fishing boats. Self-caterers with the desire for fresh fish can haggle directly with fishermen or go m
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Western Gateway
Pot-bellied dwarves support the architraves of the Western Gateway, which has some of the site’s most interesting scenes. The top architrave shows Buddha in seven different incarnations, manifested three times as a stupa and four times as a tree. The rear of one pillar shows Buddha
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Rashtrapati Bhavan
You have to book ahead online, but it’s worth it to peek inside the grandiose President’s House. Formerly home to the British Viceroy, it has 340 rooms, with 2.5km of corridors. However, visits are limited to the domed Durbar Hall, the presidential library, and the gilded Ashoka Ha
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Guru
At the southeast end of the compound is the Guru-Ka-Langar, an enormous dining room where an estimated 60,000 to 80,000 pilgrims a day come to eat after praying at the Golden Temple. There’s no charge to eat here, but a donation is appropriate and help with the staggering pile of w
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Other Sights
Badami’s caves overlook the 5th-century Agastyatirtha Tank and the waterside Bhutanatha temples . On the other side of the tank is an archaeological museum , which houses superb examples of local sculpture, including a remarkably explicit Lajja-Gauri image of a fertility cult that
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