Uttar Pradesh
These ghats lining the banks on the River Mandakini are the focal point for pilgrims, who make holy dips at dawn before returning at the end of the day…
Must-see attractions in India
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
The focus of the dusty 19th-century Rani Mahal (Queen's Palace), apart from its pretty garden, is the colonnaded Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience)…
Northeast States
When Varte (V) died in a 2001 car accident, her husband, Khawlhring (K), lavished his entire savings and energy to create this three-storey mausoleum to…
Khajuraho
The granite Brahma Temple, with its sandstone sikhara (temple spire) overlooking Narora Sagar, is one of the oldest in Khajuraho, dating from about AD 900…
Meghalaya
This 150m-long limestone cavern, with its low passages, is the most impressive of the area's easily accessible caves and very popular with domestic…
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama
Amritsar
Located in the northwest corner of Ram Bagh, this museum is dedicated to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the ‘Lion of Punjab’ (1780–1839), who founded the Sikh…
Udaipur
This hill park overlooking Fateh Sagar is topped by a statue of the Rajput hero Maharana Pratap and his beloved horse Chetak, who together defied the…
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
This factory transforms scraps of waste cotton into paper, which was one of the cottage industries introduced by Gandhi. No chemicals are used in the…
Darjeeling
This century-old Nyingma-school monastery is run by people from Yolmo in Langtang, Nepal, who emigrated here 150 years ago. The atmospheric upper-floor…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Within the grounds of Trivandrum's zoo, this gallery displays paintings by the Rajput, Mughal and Tanjore schools, and portraits by renowned Keralite…
Gujarat & Diu
This multistoreyed wooden town house is a typical Maratha mansion that was once the residence of Bhau Tambekar, diwan of Baroda (1849–54). Inside are…
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
This museum features festival masks from around India, toys, crafts, musical instruments and, just to round things off, an elephant skeleton. Admission is…
Khajuraho
Located between the old village and the Jain Enclosure, the small Jain Ghantai Temple is named after the ghanta (chain and bell) decorations on its…
Udaipur
This small hill southeast of the City Palace boasts a Karni Mata Temple and the sparse remains of the Eklingarh Fort. It can be reached by a ropeway, or…
Panaji
If you’re interested in gazing at the clear winter night skies over Goa, the local branch of the Association of Friends of Astronomy has a public…
Kaniram Narsinghdas Tibrewala Haveli
Rajasthan
This haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence), fronted by a vegetable market, is closed to the public. On the western wall of the first…
Meghalaya
At the top of the hill in Cherrapunjee village, the museum in the Ramakrishna Mission (a Hindu spiritual movement with origins in West Bengal) has an…
Kerala Dinesh Beedi Co-Operative
Kannur
The Kannur region is known for the manufacture of beedis, those tiny Indian cigarettes deftly rolled inside green leaves. This is one of the largest and…
Diu
This eccentric little museum, 6km from town on the Nagoa road, is a labour of love. Captain Devjibhai Vira Fulbaria of the merchant navy collected…
Delhi
A one of its kind repository managed by the Indian Air Force, this museum honours India's airmen and their flying machines. Displays include historic…
Meghalaya
East of Tura, the forested hills rise to Nokrek Peak (1412m), the highest point in the Garo Hills. The summit is part of the 48-sq-km Nokrek National Park…
Jaipur
This ramshackle, dusty treasure trove is an extraordinary private collection. It contains folk-art objects and other pieces – there’s everything from a…
Srinagar
On the southern flank of Hari Parbat, the large and ornately carved Makhdoom Sahib Shrine is dedicated to the Qadri-order Sufi saint who helped the spread…
Himachal Pradesh
At the lake's southwest corner, visitors gather beneath a Himachal Tourism open pavilion throwing balls of atta (flour) or puffed rice into the water. The…
Swami Vivekananda Wandering Monk Exhibition
Tamil Nadu
In lovely leafy grounds, this excellent exhibition details Swami Vivekananda's wisdom, sayings, and encounters with the mighty and the lowly during his…
Srinagar
A few colonial-era half-timbered buildings remain along the northern towpath of the Jhelum River. The most splendid example is the former British…
Fatehpur Sikri
Near the main vehicle entrance to the Diwan-i-Am, and just opposite Akbar's former Treasury, this modest museum showcases pre-Mughal artefacts excavated…
Chennai (Madras)
Completed in 1680, yellow-washed St Mary's Church was the first English church in Madras and is India's oldest surviving British-built church. Both Robert…
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Today there's almost nothing to see at the ancient site of Bharhut, except the slightly raised, grass-covered outline of the Buddhist stupa, but when the…
Srinagar
Unlike most typical Kashmiri wooden spired mosques, Pather Masjid is a heavy Mughal stone structure, built by Nur Jahan in 1623. The road-facing side is…
Chennai (Madras)
The Fort Museum has exhibitions on Chennai's origins and the fort itself, and displays interesting military memorabilia and artwork from colonial times…
Himachal Pradesh
For fine views across the lake and village, walk around 10 minutes west from Knaygoh Kinner to a large, embossed copper prayer wheel with large metal…
Northern Kerala
An 11km drive east from Kalpetta, the Uravu nonprofit collective of 200 workers (most of them women) creates all sorts of artefacts from bamboo. You can…
Rajasthan
On the northwestern side of town, about 1km from Nehru Bazaar, is Birdi Chand Well, surmounted by four imposing minarets which are covered in fading…
Puri
These hallowed cremation grounds are the final earthly stop for some 40 deceased Hindus who are cremated here daily. You can watch or walk among the open…
Himachal Pradesh
Painted red and purple, this Tibetan-style Buddhist monastic academy for Buddhist monks has a central temple that features a large, central Sakyamuni…
Northeast States
This government museum has some interesting old Mizo artefacts and models of traditional village buildings, but the display is a bit random and shabby. It…
Rajasthan
This picturesque artificial lake was constructed in 1346. In the middle, on a small island amid palm trees, is the enchanting little tangerine palace of…
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
This ruined 1761 fort, with a manicured lawn and pink stone walls, is a peaceful escape from the chaotic city surrounds. The fort remained in use until…
Jaisalmer
This 18th-century haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) has an amazing, distinctive shape. It’s narrow for the first floors, and then the top…
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