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AAcademy of Fine Arts 447accommodation 1160-3, see also

individual locationslanguage 1196, 1200

activities 1163, see also individual activities

Adalaj Vav 682Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra 137Adina Masjid 482Adivasi Mela 591Adivasis 667, 668, 1104, see also

tribal peoplesAga Khan Palace 786-7Agartala 576-8, 577Agatti Island 979Agonda 831-2Agra 347-65, 350, 360

accommodation 358-61activities 347-57drinking 363emergency services 363entertainment 363food 361-3internet services 363medical services 363shopping 363sights 347-57tourist offices 364tours 357-8travel to/from 364travel within 364-5

Agra Fort 352-3, 356-7ahimsa 1096, 1112Ahmedabad 672-82, 674-5

accommodation 677-8festivals & events 677food 678-80internet access 681medical services 681shopping 680-1sights 673-7tourist offices 681

tours 677travel to/from 681-2travel within 682

Aihole 886air travel 1175-6, 1177-9Aizawl 575-6Ajanta 772-5, 773, 8Ajmer 135-9, 136Akbar 1091Akbar’s Fort 379Akbar’s Mausoleum 357Akbar’s Palace 137-8Alappuzha 938-42, 939Alchi 266Allahabad 377-81, 378Alleppey, see AlappuzhaAlmora 437-8altitude sickness 1193Alwar 129-30Amar Mahal 227-8Amaravathi 915Amarnath 231Amber Fort 124-5amchi 321amoebic dysentery 1192Amritsar 212-20, 214Ana Sagar 136Anandgarh Sahib 211Anandpur Sahib 211Andaman Islands 53, 1061-78, 1062Andhra Pradesh 53, 891-918, 893

climate 891festivals & events 892food 892highlights 893internet resources 892travel seasons 891

Anegundi 881-2, 877animals, see individual animalsAnjuna 818-21, 818Anthropological Museum 666Araku Valley 913Arambol 824-5architecture 1134-8area codes 1172Arjuna’s Penance 1003arts 19, 1139-45, see also individual

arts, handicraftsArunachal Pradesh 564-70Arunachaleswar Temple 1012Ashoka, Emperor 1086, 1087ashrams 35-6

Anasakti Ashram 439Brahmavidya Mandir Ashram 777Haridwar 414Matha Amrithanandamayi Mission

940Prasanthi Nilayam 918

Rishikesh 420Sabarmati Ashram 673Sevagram Ashram 777Sivananda Yoga Vedanta

Dhanwantari Ashram 927-8Sri Aurobindo Ashram 1014Sri Ramana Ashram 1013

Assam 553-64Asvem 823ATMs 1168Attari-Wagah 220, 221Auli 428Aurangabad 764-8, 766Aurangzeb 350, 1091Aurobindo Bhawan 447Auroville 1021autorickshaws 1182avian flu 1191Ayodhya 376-7ayurveda 35, 36, 972

Alappuzha 938Bengaluru 842Calangute 814Chowara 931courses 36, 707, 814, 842-3Delhi 77Goa 814Gujarat Ayurved University 707Jaipur 113Kalpetta 972-3Khajuraho 629Kochi 955-6Kollam 936Kovalam 928Mamallapuram 1005Mysore 855-6Udaipur 159

Bbackwaters, Kerala 7, 940-1, 978, 7, 18Badami 884-6Badrinath 429-30Baga 813-18, 815Bageshwar 440Bagore-ki-Haveli 158Bahmani sultanate 1090Bahmani Tombs 890Baijnath 330baksheesh 1169Bala Qila 129Balasore 608Banbassa 441Bandhavgarh National Park 662-4Bandipur National Park 865Bangalore, see BengaluruBangladesh border crossings 484,

578, 583, 1176-7Bara Imambara 370-1

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Baripada 607Barkul 602Baroda 684-7, 686Basgo 263-4Basheshar Mahadev 296Basilica of Bom Jesus 808bathrooms 1161, 1172Bavikonda 913beaches 10, 17, 10

Agonda 831-2Andaman Islands 1072-3, 1074-5Anjuna 818-19Arambol 824Asvem 823Baga 813Benaulim 828Calangute 813Candolim 812Cavelossim 831Chapora 821Colva 828Diu 693Gokarna 874Konkan Coast 780Mamallapuram 1005Mandrem 823Mangalore 870Morjim 823Palolem 832Samudra 931Vagator 821Varca 831Varkala 932Visakhapatnam 911

bears 882Beatles, the 420, 421begging 520Bekal 977-9Belur 863Benaulim 828-31Bengal Natural History Museum 492Bengaluru 837-50, 840, 842, 844

accommodation 843-5activities 842-3drinking 847-8entertainment 848food 845-7internet access 848medical services 849shopping 848sights 840-2tourist offices 849tours 843travel to/from 849-50travel within 850-1

Berhampore 481berries 793Betla (Palamau) National Park 525Bhagsu 327Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh 786Bhaja Caves 783Bhandardara 763bhang lassi 1167Bharatpur 126-8, 127Bharmour 336Bhavnagar 688-90, 689Bhedaghat 660Bhimakali Temple 291Bhimbetka 639Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary 608Bhojpur 638-9Bhongir 909Bhopal 633-8, 634Bhubaneswar 587-93, 588Bhuj 710-13, 710Bhujodi 713Bhuntar 296-7Bhuri Singh Museum 334Bhutan border crossings 484, 505, 1177Bhutia Busty Gompa 490Bhutnath Mandir 294Bibi-qa-Maqbara 764-5bicycle travel, see cyclingBidar 889-90Bihar 50, 506-23, 508


Bijapur 886-9, 887Bikaner 193-8, 194-5Billing 330Bir 330birdwatching 24, 1148-9

Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary 608

Goa 799Kaziranga National Park 559-61Keoladeo Ghana National Park

128-9Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary 709Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 944Mangalajodi 602Mumbai 731Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary 683Namdapha National Park 569Nameri National Park 559Sanjay Gandhi National Park 756Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

699-700Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 210-11

Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 951Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 1008

birth 1102Bishnupur 479Blackbuck National Park 690boat tours 18, 388, 567, 709, 812,

814, 940boat travel 1177, 1180Bodhgaya 516-21, 518Bodhi Tree 517Bodoland 558Bollywood 734, 1141Bombay, see MumbaiBomdila 568books 1080, 1141, see also literature

art 1144architecture 1136cinema 1141dance 1140food 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1120health 1190history 1084, 1089, 1091, 1092,

1095, 1096, 1098, 1099Life of Pi 922music 1140politics 1082religion 1107, 1108, 1109, 1111, 1112wildlife 1149

border crossingsBangladesh 484, 578, 583, 1176-7Bhutan 484, 505, 1177Nepal 399, 441, 484, 505, 515,

1177, 1178Pakistan 220, 1177, 1179

Botanical Gardens (Kolkata) 456Braganza House 827-8Brahma Temple 139Brajeshwari Devi Temple 329Brihadishwara Temple 1025-6Brindavan Gardens 861British rule 445, 1092-6Brokpa people 267Buddha Museum 398Buddha Smriti Park 510Buddhism 317, 910, 1111-12, 1136, see

also Dalai Lamameditation 35, 36-7

Buddhist temples, see also gompas, monasteries, stupas

Bodhgaya 517Ellora 769-71Himalayan Nyinmapa Buddhist

Temple 304Kalachakra Temple 317

budget 14buffaloes 873Bundi 147-51, 148bus travel 1180-1business hours 1163Bylakuppe 869

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CCalangute 813-18, 814Calcutta, see KolkataCalico Museum of Textiles 673Calicut, see Kozhikodecamel safaris 11, 24, 11

Bikaner 196Hunder 270Jaisalmer 190-1Pushkar 140

camels 142, 198, 11Candolim 812-13Cannanore, see KannurCape Comorin, see Kanyakumaricar travel 1181caste system 1103cathedrals, see churches & cathedralsCauvery Delta 1025Cavelossim 831caves

Ajanta 772-5, 8Aurangabad 765Badami 884-5Bhaja 783Bhimbetka 639Edakal 973Elephanta Island 756Ellora 769-72Karla 783Lohani 657Mawsmai 582-3Pachmarhi 643Pandav 643Udaigiri Caves 642Udayagiri & Khandagiri 590Vijayawada 914

cell phones 15, 1171-2Cellular Jail National Memorial 1067Cenotaph of Maharaja Bakhtawar

Singh 130chai 1120Chail 290Chamba 333-6, 334Chamba Valley 330-6Champaner 687-8Chandigarh 202-9, 202

accommodation 205-6activities 202-5drinking 207-8entertainment 208food 206-7internet access 208medical services 208shopping 208sights 202-5tourist offices 209tours 205travel to/from 209travel within 209

Chandipur 608Chandor 827-8Chandragiri Fort 917Chang La 273Channakeshava Temple 863chapati 1115Chapora 821-3, 821Charminar 895Chauragarh 643cheetahs 1149Cheluvanarayana Temple 861Chemrey 273Chennai 985-1000, 986-7

accommodation 992-4activities 991drinking 996Egmore 985-8, 992-3, 994-5, 990entertainment 996festivals & events 992food 994-6internet access 997medical services 997shopping 996-7sights 985-91tourist offices 998tours 991-2travel to/from 998travel within 1000Triplicane 993, 995, 990

Chennamangalam 967Cherrapunjee 582-3Chhatrapati Shivaji 1092Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu

Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum) 725

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus(Victoria Terminus) 726, 10

Chhattisgarh 610-13, 664-8, 612climate 610festivals & events 611food 611highlights 612internet resources 611travel seasons 610

Chhoti Dargah 514Chidambaram 1021-3children, travel with 45-7, 737Chilika Lake 601-2Chini-ka-Rauza 357Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 951Chiriya Tapu 1071Chitrakote Falls 668Chitrakut 381-2Chitrasala 148Chittorgarh (Chittor) 152-4Chota Imambara 371Chowara 931Chowmahalla Palace 895-6

Christianity 1112-13churches & cathedrals

Basilica of Bom Jesus 808Church of Our Lady of the

Immaculate Conception (Panaji) 801

Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception(Puducherry) 1014

Church of Our Lady of the Mount 808-9

Church of St Francis of Assisi 808Notre Dame de Anges 1014Sacred Heart Church 1014Sé Cathedral 807-8St Francis Church 953St Stephen’s Church 1052-3

cinema 1081, 1140-1, see also Bolly wood

Cinque Island 1071-2City Museum (Ahmedabad) 677climate 14, see also individual

locationsclimate change 1152-3clothes 1102Cochin, see KochiCoimbatore 1048-50, 1049Colva 828-31communal conflict 1081, 1107Connaught Place 75, 72-3consulates 1164-5Coonoor 1051Corbett Tiger Reserve 430-2Coronation Durbar Site 77costs 14courses 1163-4, see also meditation

courses, yogaayurveda 36, 707, 814, 842-3cooking 78, 159, 321-2, 458, 732,

1120dance 115, 421, 732language 78, 322, 389, 409, 493, 732massage 322music 115, 140, 389, 390, 421

Crafts Museum 70-1credit cards 1168cricket 450, 467-8, 748, 1105crocodiles 594, 608, 632, 927, 1001-2,

1072Cubbon Park 840-1culture 1101-5currency 14customs regulations 1164cycle-rickshaws 1182cycling 19, 80, 249, 1179-80

Ddabba-wallahs 744Dal Lake 235

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Dalai Lama 36, 315, 317, 320, see also Buddhism

Dalhousie 330-2, 332Dalits 1103dance 851, 1139-40

courses 115, 421, 732Dandeli 875Dandi 688dangers, see safe travelDarbargadh 710-11Dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti

136-7Darjeeling 7, 487-98, 488, 7

accommodation 493-4activities 492-3drinking 495-6emergency services 496food 494-5internet access 496medical services 496shopping 496sights 488-92tourist offices 497tours 493travel to/from 497-8travel within 498

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 491, 498Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary 882Daulatabad 768-9Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary 606deforestation 1153Dehra Dun 404-8, 405Delhi 13, 48, 56-103, 58-9, 76,

78-9, 13accommodation 81, 83-6activities 77Chandni Chowk 67Connaught Place 75, 72courses 78-9drinking 92-4entertainment 94festivals & events 57food 56, 86-92highlights 58-9history 62internet access 98internet resources 57itineraries 62medical services 98metro 100, 82money 98New Delhi 67-75, 68-9Old Delhi 62-7, 64-5Paharganj 83, 88, 92-3, 76Rajpath 71-3

Red Fort 60-1, 62-3, 66, 13, 60-1shopping 94-7sights 62-77tourist offices 98tours 79-81travel to/from 98-100, 101travel within 100-2, 82

democratic socialism 932dengue fever 1191desserts 1117Devaraja Market 852-3Devarajaswami Temple 1009Devbagh 873-4Dha-Hanu 267Dhai Seedi Ki Masjid 636dhal 1115Dhamekh Stupa 396Dhankar 342Dharamkot 327Dharamsala 315-16Dharavi 736Dharmasthala 872-3Dhauli 594Dhirdham Mandir 492Diamond Harbour 478diarrhoea 1192Dibrugarh 563-4Diglipur 1076Dimapur 570Dirang 568disabilities, travellers with 1173Diskit 269-70Diu 692-7, 694 diving & snorkelling

Andaman Islands 1063-4, 1068, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075

Goa 813-14health 1192Konkan Coast 780Lakshadweep 978-9, 980

Diwali 23, 1142Don Bosco Museum of Indigenous

Cultures 579dosas 1120dowry 1102Dr Ramnath A Poddar Haveli Museum

132Dravidian culture 992drinks 394, 762, 1120-1, see also

lassis, teadriving, see car traveldrugs 799, 1167Dubare Forest Reserve 869Dudhsagar Falls 810Durga Puja 23, 457Durpin Gompa 499-500Dussehra 23, 151, 300, 684, 853Dzongri 548

EEast India Company 1093Eastern Indus Valley 276-7economy 1082Eden Gardens 450Eid al-Fitr 22electricity 1164Elephanta Island 756elephant rides & safaris 525, 558,

559, 663, 869elephants 19, 1147-8, 12

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 864Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 945

Ellora 769-72, 770embassies 1164-5emergencies 15

language 1198, 1201endangered species 1147environmental issues 1152-4, see also

individual issuesBhopal 637Goa 811Leh 258McLeod Ganj 325

Eravikulam National Park 951etiquette 1080, 1081-2

food 1119religion 1112

Ettumanur 945events, see festivals & eventsexchange rates 15

Ffair trade 1133Fatehpur 135Fatehpur Sikri 365-7, 366festivals & events 12, 20-4, 1142-3, 12

Adivasi Mela 591Ahmedabad 677Andhra Pradesh 892Beating of the Retreat 57Bihar 507Chennai 992Chhattisgarh 611Delhi 57Delhi International Arts Festival 57Diwali 23, 1142Durga Puja 23, 457Dussehra 23, 151, 300, 684, 853Goa 796Gujarat 670, 684Haryana & Punjab 200Himachal Pradesh 279Holi 21, 1143Hornbill Festival 571Independence Day 22, 57Jammu 223Jharkhand 507

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Karnataka 836Karthikai Deepam Festival 1012Kashmir 223Kerala 920Kite Festival 20Kolkata 443Konark Festival 600Kumbh Mela 379, 646, 1103-4Ladakh 223Madhya Pradesh 611Maharashtra 758McLeod Ganj 322Minjar Festival 333Mumbai 720, 734, 736Navratri 684Nongkrem Festival 582Northeast Tribal States 551Odisha 585Punjab 200Puri Beach Festival 596Qutb Festival 57Rajasthan 105Rath Yatra 596Republic Day 57Sikkim 527Sonepur Mela 514Tamil Nadu 982, 984Udaipur 160Uttar Pradesh 346Uttarakhand 402West Bengal 475

films 1081, 1140-1, see also Bolly woodfishing 310, 861Five Rathas 1003food 1114-23, 1122, 1123

Andhra Pradesh 892Bihar 507chapati 1115Chhattisgarh 611courses 78, 159, 321-2, 458, 732,

1120dhal 1115dosas 1120Goa 796Gujarat 670Himachal Pradesh 279Jharkhand 507Karnataka 836Kashmir 223kati rolls 465kebabs 374Kerala 920Kolkata 443language 1196-8, 1201Madhya Pradesh 611Mumbai 720Northeast Tribal States 551Odisha 585

paan 1117Punjab 200Rajasthan 105Sikkim 527spices 868, 1114Tamil Nadu 982Uttar Pradesh 346Uttarakhand 402West Bengal 475

Forest Research Institute Museum 404-5

forts 16Agra Fort 352-3, 356-7Akbar’s Fort 379Amber Fort 124-5Bala Qila 129Bhongir 909Bidar 889-90Chandragiri Fort 917Chittorgarh Fort 152-3Daulatabad 768-9Diu Fort 693Fort Aguada 812Golconda Fort 895Gwalior Fort 614-16Jaigarh 125Jaisalmer Fort 183-5Jhansi Fort 383Junagarh 193Kangra Fort 329Kondapalli 915Kota Fort 151Kumbhalgarh 166-7Lohagarh 126Maharashtra 758Mehrangarh 173-5Naggar 302Nahargarh 112-13Pratapgad Fort 792-3Purana Qila 73Raigad Fort 793Ramnagar Fort 388Red Fort 60-1, 62-3, 66, 13, 60-1Shivneri 791Sinhagad 791Taragarh Fort (Ajmer) 137Taragarh Fort (Bundi) 148Tsemo Fort 245Tughlaqabad 103Uparkot Fort 701Vellore Fort 1010-11Warangal 910

French rule 1093funerals 1102

Ggalleries, see museums & galleriesGalta 113

Gandhi, Indira 74-5, 1082Gandhi, Mahatma 1096-8, 1132

Anasakti Ashram 439Gandhi Jayanti (birthday) 23Gandhi Memorial 1041Gandhi Memorial Museum 1037Gandhi Smriti 73Kaba Gandhi No Delo 705khadi 1132Porbandar (birthplace) 709Raj Ghat 67Sabarmati Ashram 673Sevagram Ashram 777

Gandhi, Rajiv 74-5, 992, 1081-2Gandhi Smriti Museum 688Gandhi, Sonia 1081-2Gandhinagar 682-3Ganges River 377, 384, 385-6, 412,

425, 514, 7Gangotri Temple 425Gangtok 530-6, 532Ganpatipule 779-80gardens, see parks & gardensGaro Hills 582Gateway of India 723Gaumukh 425-6Gaur 481-2gay travellers 738, 1165-6Gaya 514-16Gelukpa Cultural Society Gompa 304geography 1151-2Geyzing 543ghats

Har-ki-Pairi Ghat 412-13Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat 729-30Pushkar 139Raj Ghat 67Ram Ghat 647Ramkund 760Shanagar Burning Ghat 457Varanasi 385-8, 389Vishram Ghat 369

giardiasis 1192Gingee 1013-14Global Pagoda 731Goa 10, 52, 795-834, 797, 10


Goa Chitra 829Goecha La 548Gokarna 874-6Golden Temple 13, 213, 1137, 13, 1136-7golf 77, 238, 289, 458, 462-3Golgumbaz 887

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Gomateshvara Statue 864gompas 1111, see also Buddhist

temples, monasteries, stupasBhutia Busty Gompa 490Durpin Gompa 499-500Gelukpa Cultural Society Gompa 304Hemis Gompa 273Karsha Gompa 242Leh 245Matho Gompa 262Namgyal Gompa 317Pemayangtse Gompa 545Phuktal Gompa 242-3Phyang Gompa 263Sangachoeling Gompa 545Spituk Gompa 262Stakna Gompa 273Tashijong Gompa 330Tharpa Choling Gompa 500-1Thiksey Gompa 272Thongsa Gompa 501TseChokLing Gompa 319Yiga Choling Gompa 490

Gondal 704Gopalpur-on-Sea 602-3Gorakhpur 397-8Great Himalayan National Park 296Gujarat 51, 669-717, 671

climate 669festivals & events 670, 684food 670highlights 671internet resources 670travel seasons 669

Gulmarg 238-9Gupta empire 1086Gurdwara Bangla Sahib 73Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib 211Gurkhas 487-8, 499, 1097Guwahati 553-8, 554Gwalior 613-18, 614

HHadimba Temple 304haggling 1125Haji Ali’s Mosque 729Hajo 558HAL Aerospace Museum & Heritage

Centre 842Halebid 863-4Hampi 876-81, 877, 880, 8Hamta Pass 314handicrafts 19, 714, 1128-9, 1128, 1129Hanumangarhi 376

Harappan civilisation 1084-5Haridwar 412-16, 413Har-ki-Dun Valley 426Har-ki-Pairi Ghat 412-13Harmal 824-5Haryana 48, 199-211, 201

climate 199festivals & events 200highlights 201internet resources 200travel seasons 199

Hassan 862-3havelis

Bikaner 193Jaisalmer 185Mandawa 135Nawalgarh 132Shekhawati 134Udaipur 158

Havelock Island 1072-4Hawa Mahal 111Hazarduari 481Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Dargah 69-70head hunters 572health 1188-94HEH the Nizam’s Museum 896Heliodorus Pillar 642Hemis Gompa 273henna 1144, 1143hepatitis 1191Hessaraghatta 851-2hijras 1105hiking, see trekkinghill stations 18

Coonoor 1051Darjeeling 487Haryana 209-10Kotagiri 1051-2Mirik 485-6Ooty 1052-9

Himachal Pradesh 49, 278-344, 280-1climate 278festivals & events 279food 279highlights 280internet resources 279travel seasons 278

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute 491

Himalayan Nyinmapa Buddhist Temple 304

Himalayan Zoological Park 531Himalayas 490, 1151Hindi language 1195-9Hindu temples

Aihole 886Akshardham Temple 75Arunachaleswar Temple 1012Badami 884-5

Basheshar Mahadev 296Bhimakali Temple 291Bhutnath Mandir 294Birla Mandir 76Brahma Temple 139Brajeshwari Devi Temple 329Brihadishwara Temple 1025-6Channakeshava Temple 863Cheluvanarayana Temple 861Devarajaswami Temple 1009Dhirdham Mandir 492Ellora 769-71Five Rathas 1003Galta 113Gangotri Temple 425Hadimba Temple 304Hanumangarhi 376Hoysaleswara Temple 863Jagannath Mandir 595Jagannath Temple 523Jagdish Temple 158Jakhu Temple 283Janardhana Temple 933Kailasanatha Temple 1008Kalighat Temple 456-7Kamakhya Mandir 554Kamakshi Amman Temple 1009Karni Mata Temple 198Kedarnath Temple 426-7Keshava Temple 861Khajuraho 623-9, 12, 626-7Kumari Amman Temple 1041Lakshmi Narayan Temple Complex

(Chamba) 333Lakshmi Narayan Temple (Delhi) 76Lakshna Devi Temple 336Lingaraj Mandir 588-9Mahabodhi Temple 516-17Mahalaxmi Temple (Mumbai) 730-1Manimahesh Temple 336Mata Temple 214Nataraja Temple 1022Patalpuri Temple 379Raghunath Temple 300Ram Janam Bhumi 376-7Ramanathaswamy Temple 1034Rani Sati Temple 133-4Rock Fort Temple 1029Shore Temple 1003Shri Krishna Temple 969Shri Omkar Mandhata 651-2Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple

922Shri Trayanbakshwar 419-20Sree Vallabha Temple 945Sri Durgiana Temple 214-15Sri Ekambaranathar Temple 1008-9Sri Jambukeshwara Temple 1030Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple 1015

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-JSri Meenakshi Temple 1036, 1135,

1134-5Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

1029-30Sripuram Golden Temple 1010Sun Temple 600Swarg Niwas 419-20Tapkeshwar Temple 406Temple of Somnath 698Trimbakeshwar Temple 764Umananda Mandir 554Undavalli Cave Temples 914Vadakkunathan Kshetram Temple

967Vaikunta Perumal Temple 1009-10Venkateshwara Temple 916Virupaksha Temple 878Vishwanath Temple 388Vittala Temple 878-9Yamunotri Temple 426

Hinduism 1106-10, 1135-6Hirapur 594history 1083-100, see also individual

locationsAkbar 1091Ashoka, Emperor 1086, 1087Aurangzeb 350, 1091British rule 445, 1092-6Chhatrapati Shivaji 1092communal conflict 1081, 1107French rule 1093Gandhi, Indira 74-5, 1082Gandhi, Mahatma 67, 73, 673,

1096-8, 1132Gandhi, Rajiv 74-5, 992, 1081-2Independence 1095-100Jahan, Shah 347, 350, 354, 356, 1091Kashmir conflict 1080-1, 1099Nehru, Jawaharlal 1098Partition 1098-100Portuguese rule 692, 798, 1092-3

hitching 1181HIV 1191Holi 21, 1143holidays 1170homestays 1162

Ganj 622Ladakh 252-3Spiti 342West Bengal 480

Hooghly River 478-9Hornbill Festival 571horse riding 158-9, 252, 1045, 1054Hoshang’s Tomb 655Hospet 882-3houseboats

Alappuzha 940-1Kollam 937Srinagar 236

Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) 450Hoysaleswara Temple 863Hubli 883-4Humayun’s Tomb 67-8Hunder (Hundur) 270Hyderabad 894-907, 894, 898,

900, 902accommodation 899-901drinking 904-5entertainment 904-5food 901-3internet access 905medical services 905shopping 905sights 895-8tourist offices 906tours 898-9travel to/from 906-7travel within 907

IIgatpuri 763-4Imphal 573-4Independence 1095-100Independence Day 22, 57Indian Coffee House 927Indian Museum 447-8Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum 74-5Indore 648-51, 650Indus Valley 1083-4influenza 1191inner line permit, see permitsinsect bites 1193-4insurance

health 1188motorcycle 1184travel 1166

International Yoga Festival (Puducherry) 1015

International Yoga Festival (Rishikesh) 421

internet access 1166-7internet resources 15, see also

individual locationsfood 1119health 1189history 1084volunteering 44wildlife 1150

Islam 1110, 1137Islamnagar 638Iswari Minar Swarga Sal 113Itanagar 564-5Itimad-ud-Daulah 357itineraries 25-30, 62, 114, 445, 722,

735, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 114, 735

JJabalpur 658-60, 658Jagannath Mandir 595Jagannath Temple 523Jagdalpur 666-7Jagdish Temple 158Jahan, Shah 347, 350, 354, 356, 1091Jaigarh 125Jain temples

Bidami 885Delwara 170Ellora 769-71Jaisalmer 183-4Khajuraho 623-9, 12, 626-7Mahalaxmi Temple (Kolhapur) 793-4Mt Abu 170Nasiyan (Red) Temple 137Ranakpur 167-8Sheetalnathji Mandir 456Shatrunjaya 690-1

Jainism 1112Jaipur 108-24, 110-1

accommodation 115-17activities 113drinking 119entertainment 119-20food 117-19internet access 121medical services 121shopping 120-6sights 109-13tourist offices 122tours 115travel to/from 122-3, 124travel within 123

Jaisalmer 12, 182-92, 184-5, 12accommodation 186-8camel safaris 190-1food 188-9internet access 189shopping 189tourist offices 190tours 186travel to/from 190-2travel within 192

Jaisalmer Fort 183-5Jakhu Temple 283Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary 484-5Jalgaon 775-6Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 214, 216Jama Masjid (Agra) 357Jama Masjid (Bijapur) 888Jama Masjid (Delhi) 66-7, 1137, 17,

1138Jama Masjid (Fatehpur Sikri) 365-6Jama Masjid (Leh) 245Jama Masjid (Mandu) 655Jama Masjid (Srinagar) 233

1220

INDEX J-K


Jammu 49, 222-77, 224-5, 228climate 222festivals & events 223highlights 224internet resources 223travel seasons 222

Jamnagar 706-9, 708Janapada Loka Folk Arts Museum 852Janardhana Temple 933Janjira 778-9Jantar Mantar (Delhi) 75Jantar Mantar (Jaipur) 109-10Japanese B Encephalitis 1191Japanese Peace Pagoda 490-1Jari 297-8Jashipur 607Jawalamukhi 329Jehangir 1091Jeypore 604Jhansi 382-3Jharkhand 50, 506-9, 523-5, 508


Jhunjhunu 133-4Job Charnock 449-50Jodhpur 172-81, 174-5Jog Falls 874Jorethang (Naya Bazaar) 541Jorhat 561Joshimath 427-8Junagadh 700-4, 702Junagarh 193

KKabini Lake 865-6Kachchh 710-16Kadmat Island 979Kailasanatha Temple 1008Kakkabe 869Kalachakra Temple 317kalarippayat 962, 963, 976Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary 332Kalighat Temple 456-7Kalimpong 499-505, 500Kalpa 293-4Kamakhya Mandir 554Kamakshi Amman Temple 1009Kanadukathan 1033-4Kanchipuram 1008-10, 1009Kangra 329

Kanha National Park 661-2Kannur 975-7Kanyakumari 1041-4, 1042Kargil 240Karla Cave 783Karmapa 537Karnataka 52, 835-90, 838-9


Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath 841-2Karni Mata Temple 198Karsha Gompa 242Karthikai Deepam Festival 1012Kashmir 49, 222-77, 224-5

climate 222conflict 1080-1, 1099festivals & events 223food 223highlights 224history 226-7internet resources 223travel seasons 222

Kasol 298Kathakali 945, 948, 969, 976kati rolls 465Katra Masjid (Mathura) 368Katra Masjid (Murshidabad) 481Kausani 439kayaking 250-1, 420, 832, 843, 875Kaza 340-1Kaziranga National Park 559-61kebabs 374Kedarnath Temple 426-7Keoladeo Ghana National Park 128-9Kerala 53, 919-80, 921, 7, 18


Kerala Folklore Museum 952Kesariya 514Kesgarh Sahib 211Keshava Temple 861Keylong 338Khajjiar 332-3Khajuraho 12, 623-32, 624, 12, 626-7Khalsi 267Khandagiri Caves 590Khangchendzonga 490Khangchendzonga Trek 548Khanqah Shah-i-Hamadan 233Khardung La 269

Khetri Mahal 134Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary 709Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library 510Khuldabad 769Khuri 192-3Khusru Bagh 379-80Ki 341Kibber 341Kinnaur Valley 290-4Kisama Heritage Village 571Kite Festival 20Kite Museum 677Kochi 952-66, 953

accommodation 957-60activities 955-6drinking 960-2entertainment 962-3Ernakulam 960, 962, 958food 960-2Fort Cochin 952, 957, 960-1, 954internet access 963Mattancherry 960, 962, 956medical services 963shopping 963sights 952-5tourist offices 964tours 956travel to/from 964-5travel within 965-6

Kodagu (Coorg) region 866-9Kodaikanal 1044-8, 1046Kohima 570-1Kolhapur 793-4Kolkata 50, 442-73, 444, 446-7, 458

accommodation 459-63activities 458BBD Bagh 449-50, 462, 465-6,

466-7, 452Chowringhee 466, 450climate 442drinking 466-7entertainment 467-8festivals & events 443food 443, 463-6highlights 444internet access 469internet resources 443itineraries 445medical services 469permits 469shopping 468-9sights 446-58street names 454tourist offices 469tours 459travel seasons 442travel to/from 469-72travel within 472-3

1221

INDEX K

-M

Kollam 936-8, 936Konark 599-601Kondagaon 668Kondapalli 915Konkan Coast 778-80Koraput 604-5Korzok 277Kota 151-2Kotagiri 1051-2Kotla Firoz Shah 77Kottayam 943-4Kovalam 928-31, 928Kozhikode 970-1, 970Krishnapuram Palace Museum 938Kuari Pass 430Kullu 300-2Kullu Valley 301Kumarakom 944-5Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 944Kumari Amman Temple 1041Kumbakonam 1023-5, 1024Kumbh Mela 379, 646, 1103-4Kumbhalgarh 166-7Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary 167Kumily 945, 946Kundalpur 523Kurseong 486-7Kurukshetra 210Kushinagar 398Kutch 710-17Kuttichira Mosque 970

LLachen 539-40Lachung 539Ladakh 49, 243-77, 264Lahaul 337-9Lake Pichola 155Lakshadweep 978-80Lakshmi Narayan Temple Complex

(Chamba) 333Lakshmi Narayan Temple (Delhi) 76Lakshna Devi Temple 336Lal Bagh Palace 649Lal Qila, see Red FortLalbagh Botanical Gardens 841Lalitgiri 609Lamayuru 268-9language 14, 1195-1207

courses 78, 322, 389, 409, 493, 732emergencies 1198, 1201Hindi 1195-9Tamil 1200-2

lassis 394leeches 529legal matters 1166, 1167Legship 543Leh 244-61, 246-7, 249

accommodation 252-6activities 249-51courses 249-51drinking 257-8entertainment 258-9food 256-7internet access 259sights 244-9tourist offices 259tours 249-51travel to/from 259-61travel within 261

Leh Palace 245Lepakshi 918lesbian travellers 738, 1165-6Life of Pi 922Likir 264-5Lingaraj Mandir 588-9lions 1147

Nandankanan Zoological Park 593Neyyar Dam Lion Safari Park 927Sanjay Gandhi National Park 756Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

699-700literature 1141, see also booksLittle Andaman 1077-8Lohagarh 126Lonar Meteorite Crater 776Lonavla 782-3, 782Long Island 1076Lothal 683Lucknow 370-5, 372

MMadgaon 825-7, 826Madhya Pradesh 51, 610-64, 612


Madikeri 866-8Madras, see ChennaiMadurai 1036-41, 1038magazines 1162Mahabalipuram, see MamallapuramMahabat Maqbara 702Mahabharata 1108-9Mahabodhi Temple 516-17Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat 729-30Mahalaxmi Temple (Kolhapur) 793-4Mahalaxmi Temple (Mumbai) 730-1Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama 214Maharaja’s Palace 852Maharao Raja Bahadur Singh

Museum 148Maharashtra 52, 757-94, 759

climate 757festivals & events 758highlights 759internet resources 758travel seasons 757

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 420, 421Mahatma Gandhi Marine National

Park 1071Maheshwar 653-4Maidan 447Majuli Island 562-3Malana 297-8malaria 1190-1Malda 481Malpe 873Malvan 780Mamallapuram 1002-8, 1004Mana Village 429Manali 274, 304-13, 306, 308Manas National Park 558Mandarmani 478Mandawa 135Mandi 294-5Mandore Gardens 181Mandrem 823-4Mandu 654-8, 656Mandvi 715-16Maner 514Mangalajodi 602Mangalore 869-72, 870Manikaran 299-300Manimahesh Temple 336Manipur 573-4maps 1168Mapusa 810-11Marathas 1091-2Marble Rocks 660Margao 825-7, 826Marine National Park 709markets 9, 667, 852-3, 9Markha Valley 263marriage 1102Masrur 329Mata Temple 214Matheran 780-1Matho Gompa 262Mathura 368-9, 368Mattancherry Palace 952Mauryan empire 1085-6Mausoleum of Ahmed Shah 673Mausoleum of Sher Shah 516mausoleums, see tombs, shrines &

mausoleumsMayabunder 1076Mayapur 480-1McLeod Ganj 316-27, 318

accommodation 322-4activities 320-1

1222

INDEX M


McLeod Ganj continuedcourses 321-2drinking 325entertainment 325festivals 322food 324-5medical services 326shopping 325-6sights 316-20tourist offices 326travel to/from 326-7travel within 326-7

measures 1162Mecca Masjid 897medical services 1190meditation courses 35, 36-7

Delhi 78-9Goa 799Hyderabad 898Igatpuri 763-4Leh 249-50McLeod Ganj 321Mumbai 731Pune 785-6Rishikesh 420vipassana 763-4

Meghalaya 579-83Mehndi 1144Mehrangarh 173-5Mehtab Bagh 357Melagarh 578-9Melkote 861Mercara 866-8Milam Glacier 440-1Mindrolling Monastery 404Minicoy Island 980Minjar Festival 333Mirik 485-6Mithila paintings 512Mizoram 574-5mobile phones 15, 1171-2Modhera 683-4Mokokchung 572Mon 572-3monasteries 11, 11, see also

Buddhist temples, gompas, stupas

Bavikonda 913Lalitgiri 609Mindrolling Monastery 404Monastery Loop 545-9Monastery of St Augustine 809Namdroling Monastery 869Palchen Choeling Monastic

Institute 542

Thotlakonda 913Udayagiri 609

money 14, 15, 1168-9Morjim 823mosques

Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra 137Adina Masjid 482Ahmedabad 673-4Baradwari 482Bhopal 633Haji Ali’s Mosque 729Jama Masjid (Agra) 357Jama Masjid (Bijapur) 888Jama Masjid (Delhi) 66-7, 1137,

17, 1138Jama Masjid (Fatehpur Sikri) 365-6Jama Masjid (Leh) 245Jama Masjid (Mandu) 655Jama Masjid (Srinagar) 233Katra Masjid (Mathura) 368Katra Masjid (Murshidabad) 481Kuttichira Mosque 970Mecca Masjid 897Mosque of Dilawar Khan 655Nakhoda Mosque 452-3POA Mecca 558Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid 102Sunehri Masjid 67

Mother Teresa 455Mother Teresa’s ‘Motherhouse’ 448-9motorcycle travel 1182-4mountaineering 33-4, see also trekking

Darjeeling 493, 499Himalayan Mountaineering

Institute 491health 1193Ladakh 252Leh 250Manali 310Rishikesh 420-1safety 34Uttarkashi 425

Mt Abu 168-72, 168Mubarak Mandi 227Mudumalai National Park 1059-60Mughal empire 1089-91Mulbekh 240-1Mumbai 10, 52, 719-56, 721, 724-5,

742, 10accommodation 736-41activities 731Churchgate 730-1Colaba 723, 728courses 731-2Dharavi 736drinking 745-7entertainment 747-8festivals & events 720, 734, 736

food 720, 741-5Fort Area 725-7, 730-1highlights 721internet access 751internet resources 720itineraries 722, 735, 735Kala Ghoda 723, 725medical services 751shopping 748-51sights 723tourist offices 751-2tours 732-4travel seasons 719travel to/from 752-3travel within 753-5

Munnar 948-51, 949Murlidhar Devidas ‘Baba’ Amte 778Murshidabad 481Murud 778-9museums & galleries

Anthropological Museum 666Bengal Natural History Museum 492Bhuri Singh Museum 334Buddha Museum 398Calico Museum of Textiles 673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu

Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum) 725

City Museum (Ahmedabad) 677Crafts Museum 70-1Don Bosco Museum of Indigenous

Cultures 579Dr Ramnath A Poddar Haveli

Museum 132Forest Research Institute Museum

404-5Gandhi Memorial Museum 1037Gandhi Smriti Museum 688HAL Aerospace Museum &

Heritage Centre 842HEH the Nizam’s Museum 896Indian Museum 447-8Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum

74-5Janapada Loka Folk Arts Museum

852Kerala Folklore Museum 952Kite Museum 677Krishnapuram Palace Museum 938Maharao Raja Bahadur Singh

Museum 148National Gallery of Modern Art 71National Museum 70National Rail Museum 76-7Naulakha Museum 704Prince of Wales Museum 725Puthe Maliga Palace Museum 922Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum 786Salar Jung Museum 895

1223

INDEX N

-OShankar’s International Dolls

Museum 77Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum

793Submarine Museum 911Sulabh International Museum of

Toilets 77Survey of India Museum 405-6Tribal Cultural Museum 786

music 1140courses 115, 140, 389, 390, 421

Mussoorie 408-12, 410Mysore 852-9, 854

NNabadwip 480-1Nagaland 570-3Nagarhole National Park 865Nagarjunakonda 907-9Naggar 302-3Nagpur 776-7Nahargarh 112-13Nainital 432-6, 434-5Nakhoda Mosque 452-3Nakki Lake 169Nalanda 522-3Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary 683Namchi 540-1Namdapha National Park 569Namdroling Monastery 869Nameri National Park 559Namgyal Gompa 317Namgyal Institute of Tibetology 530Nanak, Guru 1110Nandankanan Zoological Park 593-4Nandi Hills 852Naqshband Sahib 234Narkanda 290Nasik 760-3, 761Nasiyan (Red) Temple 137Nataraja Temple 1022Nathu La 537-8National Gallery of Modern Art 71National Museum 70national parks, reserves & wildlife

sanctuaries 1150Bandhavgarh National Park 662-4Bandipur National Park 865Betla (Palamau) National Park 525Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary 608Blackbuck National Park 690Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 951Corbett Tiger Reserve 430-2Dandeli 875Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary 882Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary 606Dubare Forest Reserve 869Eravikulam National Park 951

Goa 799Great Himalayan National Park 296Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary 484-5Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary 332Kanha National Park 661-2Kaziranga National Park 559-61Keoladeo Ghana National Park 128-9Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary 709Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 944Kumbhalgarh Wildlife

Sanctuary 167Mahatma Gandhi Marine National

Park 1071Manas National Park 558Mangalajodi 602Marine National Park 709Mudumalai National Park 1059-60Nagarhole National Park 865Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary 683Namdapha National Park 569Nameri National Park 559Neyyar Dam Lion Safari Park 927Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 864-6Panna National Park 632-3Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary

951-2Pench Tiger Reserve 664Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 945-8,

946Pin Valley National Park 342-3Pobitora National Park 558Rajaji National Park 416-17Ranthambhore National Park 145-7Sanjay Gandhi National Park 756Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

699-700Satkosia Tiger Reserve 594Satpura National Park 643Similipal National Park 606-7Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 210-11Sunderbans Tiger Reserve 477-8Tadoba-Andhari Reserve 777-8Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve 776Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 951Valley of Flowers National Park 428Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 1008Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 972-5Wild Ass Sanctuary 716-17

National Rail Museum 76-7National Research Centre on Camels

198Naulakha Museum 704Nawalgarh 132-3Neermahal 578-9Nehru, Jawaharlal 67, 75, 380, 1098Nehru Memorial Museum

& Planetarium 75Neil Island 1074-5Nek Chand Fantasy Rock Garden

203-4

Nepal border crossings 399, 441, 484, 505, 515, 1177, 1178

New Delhi, see DelhiNew Jalpaiguri 482-4newspapers 1162Neyyar Dam Lion Safari Park 927Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 864-6Nilgiri Hills 1051-59, 1053Nishat Bagh 235nizams of Hyderabad 1093Nongkrem Festival 582Norbulingka Institute 328Northeast Tribal States 51, 550-83,

552climate 550festivals & events 551food 551highlights 552internet resources 551permits 553tours 560travel seasons 550

Notre Dame de Anges 1014Nubra Valley 269-72nuclear issues 1080, 1082

Oobservatories

Jantar Mantar (Delhi) 75Jantar Mantar (Jaipur) 109-10Kodaikanal 1044Vedh Shala 647

Odisha 51, 584-609, 586climate 584festivals & events 585food 585highlights 586internet resources 585travel seasons 584

Old Goa 807-9, 808olive ridley turtles 603, 823, 832, 1076Om 1109Omkareshwar 651-3Onkadelli 605Ooty 1052-9, 1056

accommodation 1055, 1057activities 1054-5drinking 1057-8food 1057-8internet access 1058shopping 1058sights 1052-4tourist office 1058tours 1055travel to/from 1058-9travel within 1059

opening hours 1163Orchha 618-23, 620

1224

INDEX O

-P


Orissa, see OdishaOsho 786Osho International Meditation Resort

785-6Osian 181

Ppaan 1117Pabbar Valley 290Pachmarhi 643-6, 644Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological

Park 491Padmanabhapuram Palace 932Padum 242Pahalgam 231Paigah Tombs 897painting 512, 750, 1144-5Pakistan border crossings 220,

1177, 1179palaces 16

Aga Khan Palace 786-7Akbar’s Palace 137-8Bengaluru Palace 841Bundi Palace 147-8Chitrasala 148Darbargadh 710-11Hazarduari 481Jaipur City Palace 109Khetri Mahal 134Kota City Palace 151Lal Bagh Palace 649Leh Palace 245Maharaja’s Palace 852Mattancherry Palace 952Neermahal 578-9Padmanabhapuram Palace 932Sajjan Garh (Monsoon Palace) 158Stok Palace 262Suraj Mahl’s Palace 129Taragarh Palace 330Thanjavur Royal Palace 1026-7Tipu Sultan’s Palace 842Udaipur City Palace 155-8Ujjayanta Palace 576Umaid Bhawan Palace 175Vijay Vilas Palace 715

Palácio do Deão 829Palampet 911Palampur 329-30Palitana 690-2Palolem 832-4, 832Panaji 800-7, 802Panamik 271-2Panchakki 765Pandua 481-2

Pangong Tso 276Panjim 800-7, 802Panna National Park 632-3paragliding 310, 330, 502, 818Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary 951-2Parasnath 524Pardesi Synagogue 952-3parks & gardens

Botanical Gardens (Kolkata) 456Brindavan Gardens 861Buddha Smriti Park 510Cubbon Park 840-1Jallianwala Bagh 214Lalbagh Botanical Gardens 841Mandore Gardens 181Mehtab Bagh 357Nek Chand Fantasy Rock Garden

203-4Nishat Bagh 235Panchakki 765Pinjore (Yadavindra) Gardens 209Shalimar Bagh 235Viceregal Lodge & Botanical

Gardens 283Partition 1098-100Parur 967Parvati Valley 297-300, 301Pasighat 567passports 1175Patalpuri Temple 379Patan 684Pathankot 220-1Patiala 211-12Patna 509-13, 510Pattadakal 886Pattan Valley 338Pavagadh 687-8Pelling 543-4, 544Pemayangtse Gompa 545Pench Tiger Reserve 664Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 945-8, 946permits 469, 1173

Andaman Islands 1064-5Darjeeling 497Kaza 340Ladakh 244Lakshadweep 979Manipur 573Mizoram 575Northeast Tribal States 553Shimla 287Sikkim 497, 529-30

photography 1169Phuktal Gompa 242-3Phyang Gompa 263pilgrimages 20, 1103-4

Amarnath 231Bodhgaya 516

Deshnok 198Dwarka 709Gaya 514Hajo 558Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Dargah 69Khuldabad 769Kushinagar 398Nasik 760Omkareshwar 651Parasnath 524Puri 594Rajgir 521Shatrunjaya 690-1Sivagiri MuttSripuram Golden Temple 1010Tirumala 915Tiruvannamalai 1012Udupi 873

Pin Valley National Park 342-3Pindari Glacier 440Pinjore (Yadavindra) Gardens 209Pipli 594Pir Dastgir Sahib 233Pithoragarh 440planning, see also individual locations

budgeting 14calendar of events 20-4children 45-7India’s regions 48-53internet resources 15itineraries 25-30passports 1175trains 31-2travel seasons 14, 20-4trekking 33-4volunteering 39-44

plants 1149-50POA Mecca 558Pobitora National Park 558politics 1080-2Ponda 809-10Pondicherry, see Puducherrypopulation 1080Porbandar 709Port Blair 1067-71, 1068Portuguese rule 692, 798, 1092-3postal services 1169-70Pratapgad Fort 792-3prehistoric paintings 639Prince of Wales Museum 725public holidays 1170Puducherry 1014-21, 1016, 9Pudukkottai 1033Pulinkudi 931Pune 783-91, 784Punjab 48, 199-221, 201

climate 199festivals & events 200

1225

INDEX P

-Sfood 200highlights 201internet resources 200travel seasons 199

Purana Qila 73Puri 594-9, 596Puri Beach Festival 596Pushkar 139-45, 140Puthe Maliga Palace Museum 922Puttaparthi 918

QQuepem 829Quilon 936-8, 936Qutb Minar 102Qutb Shahi Tombs 896Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid 102

RRabdentse 545rabies 1191Rabongla, see Ravanglaradio 1162rafting

Darjeeling 492-3Leh 250-1Manali 310Northeast Tribal States 568Orchha 620Rishikesh 420Wayanad district 973West Bengal 477

Raghunath Temple 300Raghurajpur 599Raigad Fort 793Raipur 665-6Raj Ghat 67Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum 786Rajaji National Park 416-17Rajasthan 48, 104-98, 106-7


Rajgir 521-2Rajkot 704-6, 706Rajpath 71-3Rajputs 1091-2Ralang 542Ram Janam Bhumi 376-7Ram Rai Darbar 405Ramabhar Stupa 398Ramadan 22Ramanathaswamy Temple 1034Ramayana 1109

Rambha 602Rameswaram 1034-6Ramkund 760Ramnagar (Uttarakhand) 431Ramnagar Fort (Varanasi) 388Ramoji Film City 904Rampur 291Ramtek 777Ranakpur 167-8Ranchi 523-5Raneh Falls 632Rangdum 241rangolis 1101Rani Sati Temple 133-4Ranikhet 436-7Ranthambhore National Park 145-7Rath Yatra 596Ratnagiri 609Ravangla 541-2Raxaul 514Rayagada 604Red Fort 60-1, 62-3, 66, 13, 60-1Rekong Peo 293, 343-4religion 1081, 1106-13, see also

individual religionsreserves, see national parks, reserves

& wildlife sanctuariesresponsible travel

environment 342, 811, 941religious sites 1112shopping 1133trekking 34wildlife 1147

Rewalsar Lake 295-6rhinoceros 485, 558, 559, 593, 1147,

1148rice 1114-15rickshaws 1182Rishikesh 417-24, 418Rizong 266-7road rules 1179-80rock climbing 311, 433, 497, 882Rock Fort Temple 1029Ross Island 1071roti 1115Rozabal Shrine 233-4Rumbak 262-3Rumtek 536-7

SSabarmati Ashram 673Sacred Heart Church 1014safaris, see camel safaris, elephant

rides & safaris, wildlife safarisSafdarjang’s Tomb 73-4safe travel 1157, 1158-9, 1170-1

Bihar 509Darjeeling 497

Hampi 878health 1188-94Jharkhand 509Kashmir 227Mt Abu 172Northeast Tribal States 556Parvati Valley 298scams 121, 183, 362, 388, 1156-7trekking 34

Sagar Island 478Sai Baba 918Sajjan Garh (Monsoon Palace) 158Sakti 273-4Salar Jung Museum 895Sambalpur 606Samdruptse 540Samudra Beach 931Sanchi 639-42, 1136, 1138Sangachoeling Gompa 545Sangam 377-9Sanganer 125-6Sangla 292Sanjay Gandhi National Park 756Sankaram 913-14Sarahan 291-2saris 1102, 1130-1Sariska Tiger Reserve 130-2Sarnath 396-7, 397Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary 699-700Satapada 601Satkosia Tiger Reserve 594Satna 633Satpura National Park 643satras 562Saurashtra 688-709scams 121, 183, 362, 388, 1156-7Sé Cathedral 807-8Secunderabad 894-907, 894, 896

accommodation 899drinking 904-5entertainment 904-5food 901-3internet access 905medical services 905shopping 905sights 895-8tourist offices 906travel to/from 906-7travel within 907

Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) 680

Senji, see GingeeSevagram 777Shalimar Bagh 235Sham 265-6Shang 273Shangri La 567Shankar’s International Dolls

Museum 77

1226

INDEX S

-T


Shantiniketan 479-80Shargol 241Shatrunjaya 690-1shawls 304Sheetalnathji Mandir 456Shekhawati 132-5, 133Shey 272Shillong 579-82, 580Shimla 282-9, 284-5Shivneri 791Shivpuri 617shopping 1124-33

language 1198, 1201-2Shore Temple 1003Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum 793Shri Krishna Temple 969Shri Omkar Mandhata 651-2Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple 922Shri Trayanbakshwar 419-20shrines, see tombs, shrines &

mausoleumsSiat Khnam 579Siddi Sayid’s Mosque 673Sidhibari 327-8Sikh temples

Anandpur Sahib 211Chetipacha Gurdwara 234Golden Temple 213, 1137, 13, 1136-7Gurdwara Bangla Sahib 73Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib 211Sri Guru Nanak Ji Gurdwara 299Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara 283

Sikhism 1110-11, 1137Sikkim 50, 526-49, 528

climate 526festivals & events 527food 527highlights 528internet resources 527permits 529-30travel seasons 526

Siliguri 482-4Similipal National Park 606-7Singalila Ridge Trek 498-9Singh, Manmohan 1082Singhik 538-9Sinhagad 791Sinquerim 812-13Sirhind 211Sirpur 665Sis Ganj 211Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari

Ashram 927-8Sivasagar 563Sivasamudram 862

skiing 21Gulmarg 239Joshimath 427Manali 311Narkanda 290

Smit 582snorkelling, see diving & snorkellingSohra, see CherrapunjeeSolang Nullah 314-15solo travellers 792, 1158-9Solophuk 540-1Somnath 698-9Somnathpur 861Sonamarg 239-40Sonepur Mela 514spas 35, 37spices 868, 1114Spiti 336-44Spituk Gompa 262Sravanabelagola 864Sree Vallabha Temple 945Sri Aurobindo Ashram 1014Sri Durgiana Temple 214-15Sri Ekambaranathar Temple 1008-9Sri Jambukeshwara Temple 1030Sri Kalahasti 917Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple 1015Sri Meenakshi Temple 1036, 1135,

1134-5Sri Ramana Ashram 1013Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple 1029-30Srinagar 231-8, 232Sripuram Golden Temple 1010Srirangapatnam 860-61St Francis Church 953St Stephen’s Church 1052-3Stakna Gompa 273STDs 1191step-wells 679stings 1193-4Stok Palace 262street food 1118stupas, see also Buddhist temples,

gompas, monasteriesAmaravathi 915Chaukhandi 396Dehra Dun 404Dhamekh 396Kesariya 514Leh 248Nalanda 523Ramabhar Stupa 398Sanchi 639-41, 1136, 1138Vishwashanti Stupa 521

Submarine Museum 911Sulabh International Museum of

Toilets 77Sule Bazaar 879Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 210-11

Sumur 271-2Sun Temple 600Sunauli 399-400Sunderbans Tiger Reserve

477-8Sunehri Masjid 67Suraj Mahl’s Palace 129Surajkund 210Surat 688Suru Valley 241Survey of India Museum 405-6Swarg Niwas 419-20

TTabo 343Tadoba-Andhari Reserve 777-8Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve 776Tagore, Rabindranath 454-5, 1139-40,

1141Taj Mahal 350-2, 353, 354-5, 356,

6, 354-5Taj Mahal Palace (Mumbai) 723,

736-7Taj-ul-Masjid 633Takhtog 273-4Tamil language 1200-2Tamil Nadu 53, 981-1060, 983

climate 981festivals & events 982, 984food 982highlights 983internet resources 982travel seasons 981

Tamil people 992Tangtse 275-6Tanjore, see ThanjavurTapkeshwar Temple 406Tapovan 327-8Taragarh Fort (Ajmer) 137Taragarh Fort (Bundi) 148Taragarh Palace 330Tarkarli 780Tashiding 548-9Tashijong Gompa 330Tattapani 289-90tattoos 566Tawang Valley 569-70taxis 1182, 1183tea 7, 9, 439, 1120, 7, 9

Darjeeling 475, 490, 492Jorhat 561-2West Bengal 486

teaching 42-3telephone services 15, 1171-2temples 16, 1134-8, see also Buddhist

temples, Hindu temples, Jain temples, Sikh temples

Bahai House of Worship (Lotus Temple) 75

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Bishnupur 479Pattadakal 886

tempos 1182Tezpur 558-9Thanesar, see KurukshetraThanggu 540Thanjavur 1025-9, 1026Tharpa Choling Gompa 500-1Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 951theyyam 975, 976Thiksey Gompa 272Thiruvalluvar 988Thiruvananthapuram 922-7, 924Thongsa Gompa 501Thotlakonda 913Thrissur 967-9, 968Tibet

amchi 321Dalai Lama 36, 315, 317, 320Namgyal Institute of Tibetology 530Norbulingka Institute 328Tibet House 75Tibetan exiles 320Tibetan government 315, 317Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre

491tiffins 744tigers 1146-7, 1148

Bandhavgarh National Park 662-4Betla (Palamau) National Park 525Corbett Tiger Reserve 430-2Kanha National Park 661-2Madhya Pradesh 613Manas National Park 558Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 864Pench Tiger Reserve 664Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 945Ranthambhore National Park 145Sanjay Gandhi National Park 756Sariska Tiger Reserve 130-1Satkosia Tiger Reserve 594Satpura Tiger Reserve 644Sunderbans Tiger Reserve 477-8Tadoba-Andhari Reserve 776, 777-8

Tikjuk 543time 1172tipping 1169Tipu Sultan’s Palace 842Tiruchirappalli, see TrichyTirumala 915-17Tirupathi 915-17Tiruvannamalai 1012-13toilets 1161, 1172Tollywood 904tombs, shrines & mausoleums

Ahmedabad 673Akbar’s Mausoleum 357Bahmani Tombs 890Bara Imambara 370-1

Bibi-qa-Maqbara 764-5Chhoti Dargah 514Chini-ka-Rauza 357Chota Imambara 371Dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din

Chishti 136-7Golgumbaz 887Hoshang’s Tomb 655Humayun’s Tomb 67-8Itimad-ud-Daulah 357Job Charnock 449-50Khusru Bagh 379-80Mahabat Maqbara 702Mausoleum of Sher Shah 516Naqshband Sahib 234Paigah Tombs 897Pir Dastgir Sahib 233Qutb Shahi Tombs 896Ram Rai Darbar 405Rozabal Shrine 233-4Taj Mahal 350-2, 353, 354-5, 356,

6, 354-5Tomb of Fateh Khan 482Tomb of Tansen 616

tourist information 1172, see also individual locations

tours 1185, see also individuallocations, boat tours

train travel 31-2, 1185-7, 8Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

491, 498Kangra Valley Toy Train 330

travel to/from India 1175-7travel within India 1177-87trekking 21-2, 33-4, see also

mountaineeringBharmour 336Darjeeling 498-9Gaumukh 425-6Goa 832-3Hamta Pass 314Hem Kund 428-9Joshimath 427Kalimpong 504Khangchendzonga Trek 548Kodagu 866Kuari Pass 430Ladakh 252-3, 277Leh 251Manali 311Markha Valley 263McLeod Ganj 320-1, 328Milam Glacier 440-1Mt Abu 171Ooty 1054Pindari Glacier 440Pin-Parvati Valley 299Rishikesh 420-1Sikkim 529

Tashiding 547Wayanad district 973West Bengal 477Yuksom 547Zanskar 242, 252-3

Tribal Cultural Museum 786tribal peoples 667, 668, 1104

Andaman Islands 1066Arunachal Pradesh 565Bastar 668Brokpa 267Manipur 573Nicobar Islands 1066Nilgiri 1054Odisha 605

Trichur, see ThrissurTrichy 1029-33, 1029, 1030Trimbakeshwar Temple 764Tripunithura 966Tripura 576-9Trivandrum 922-7, 924TseChokLing Gompa 319Tso Moriri 276-7Tsomgo Lake 537Tsopta Valley 540Tsuglagkhang 316-17tuberculosis 1191Tughlaqabad 103Tuophema 571-2turtles 603, 811, 823, 832, 1075, 1076TV 1162typhoid 1191-2

UUdaigiri Caves 642Udaipur 154-66, 156

accommodation 160-2activities 158-9drinking 164entertainment 164festivals & events 160food 162-4internet access 164medical services 164-5shopping 164tourist offices 165tours 159-60

Udaipur City Palace 155-8Udaipur (Tripura) 578Udayagiri 609Udayagiri Caves 590Udhagamandalam, see OotyUdupi 873Ujjain 646-8, 646Ujjayanta Palace 576Uletokpo 266-7Ullal Beach 870Umaid Bhawan Palace 175

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Umananda Mandir 554Undavalli Cave Temples 914Untouchables, see DalitsUparkot Fort 701Uttar Pradesh 49, 345-400, 348-9


Uttarakhand 49, 401-41, 403climate 401festivals & events 402food 402highlights 403internet resources 402travel seasons 401

Uttarkashi 425

Vvacations 1170vaccinations 1188, 1189Vadakkunathan Kshetram Temple 967Vadodara 684-7, 686Vagator 821-3, 821Vaikunta Perumal Temple 1009-10Vaishali 514Vajpayee, Atal Bihari 1081Valley of Flowers 428-9Valluvar Kottam 988Varanasi 383-96, 384, 386, 7

accommodation 390-2activities 388-9drinking 393-4entertainment 393-4food 392-3internet services 394medical services 394shopping 394sights 385-8tourist offices 395tours 390travel to/from 395travel within 396

Varca 831Varkala 932-6, 934Vashisht 313-14, 306Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary

1008Vedh Shala 647Vellore 1010-11Venkateshwara Temple 916Veraval 697-8, 697Victoria Memorial 446-7

Victoria Terminus (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) 726, 10

Vidisha 642Vijay Vilas Palace 715Vijayanagar empire 1090Vijayawada 914-15vikrams 1182vipassana 763-4Virupaksha Temple 878Visakhapatnam 911-13visas 15, 1173-4, see also permitsVishwanath Temple 388Vishwashanti Stupa 521Vittala Temple 878-9Vivekananda Memorial 1041volunteering 39-44

Bhopal 637Kolkata 458Maharashtra 778McLeod Ganj 323Spiti 342Tibet 323

Vrindavan 369-70, 368

WWandoor 1071Warangal 909-11Ward’s Lake 579water, drinking 1192water sports, see also individual

sportsBaga 813Calangute 813Devbagh 873Malpe 873

Wayanad District 974Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 972-5weather 14, see also individual

locationsclimate change 1152-3

weaving 326, 437, 653, 705, 713, 714, 768, 1131

weddings 24, 1102weights 1162West Bengal 50, 474-505, 476


Western Ghats 945-52, 1044-60Wild Ass Sanctuary 716-17wildlife 21, 1146-50, see also

individual animalswildlife safaris 11, 19, 11

Bandhavgarh National Park 662-4

Bandipur National Park 865Betla (Palamau) National Park

525

Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary 484-5Pench Tiger Reserve 664Ranthambhore National Park 145Sanjay Gandhi National Park 756Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary 699Satpura Tiger Reserve 644Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 972-5

wildlife sanctuaries, see national parks, reserves & wildlife sanctuaries

wine 762women in India 680, 1104-5women travellers 1158-9, 1194

YYamunotri Temple 426Yapola Valley 267-8Yiga Choling Gompa 490yoga 35, 37-8

Anjuna 818-9Calangute 814Delhi 78-9Goa 799International Yoga Festival

(Puducherry) 1015International Yoga Festival

(Rishikesh) 421Isha Yoga Center 1050Kolkata 458Maharashtra 758McLeod Ganj 320, 321Mumbai 731-2Mysore 856Palolem 832Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga

Institute 787Rishikesh 420Sivandanda Yoga Vedanta

Dhanwantari Ashram 927-8Varanasi 389

Yuksom 546-8Yumthang Valley 539Yurutse 262-3

ZZanskar 241-3Zingchen 262Ziro Valley 565-6zoos

Himalayan Zoological Park 531Junagadh 702Kolkata 457Mysore 855Nainital 433Nandankanan Zoological Park 593-4National Zoological Gardens 75Padmaja Naidu Himalayan

Zoological Park 491Thiruvananthapuram 922

Zoroastrianism 1113

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