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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 542 Index A highlights 232 B Belur 205 Abbakka, Rana 209 internet resources 231 backwaters, Kerala 11, Benaulim 158-60 accommodation 500-2, see planning information 262-3, 292-3, 10, 259, Bengaluru 41, 176-88, 178-9 also individual locations 230-1 262, 263 accommodation 181-3 activities, see individual travel seasons 230 Badaga people 402 activities 181 activities Anegundi 220-1, 216 Badami 222-4 drinking 184-5 Adivasis 450 Animal Rescue Centre 159 Baga 142-6, 144 entertainment 185 Adyar Library 339-40 animals 488-90, baksheesh 507 food 183-4 Agatti Island 328 see also individual Bangalore, see Bengaluru internet access 186 animals Agonda 160-1, 11 baobab tree 235 medical services 186 Anjuna 146-9, , Aihole 225 147 478 bathrooms 511 shopping 185-6 Araku Valley 254 air travel 513, 514-15 Bavikonda 253 sights 177-81 Arambol 153-4 to/from Mumbai 81 bazaars 18, 472-9 tourist information 186 archaeological sites airlines 513, 514-15 beaches 18 tours 181 Andhra Pradesh 236 airports 513 Agonda 160 travel to/from 187 Hampi Bazaar 215 Ajanta 12, 169, 100-2, 101, Alleppey Beach 289 travel within 187-8 Nagarjunakonda 249 12, 168 Anjuna 146 berries 119 architecture 12, 485-7 Alappuzha 287-92, 288 Arambol 153 Bhandardara 91-2 area codes 17, 510-11 Alleppey, see Alappuzha Asvem 152 Bheemunipatnam 253 Arjuna’s Penance 351-2 Amaravathi 256 Baga 142 Bhongir 251 arts 264-5, 480-4, see Amte, Murlidhar Devidas Benaulim 158 Bibi-qa-Maqbara 92-3 also individual arts ‘Baba’ 106 Calangute 142 Bidar 228-9 Ananthagiri 254 Ashoka, Emperor 434-5 Candolim 139 Bidar Fort 171, 228, 170 Andaman Islands 42, 410- ashrams 30-1 Cavelossim 160 Bijapur 225-8, 226 28, 411 Kerala 276 Chapora 149 Biligiri Ranganna (BR) accommodation 410, Maharasthra 106 Cherai Beach 316-17 Hills 202 412, 413 Tamil Nadu 361, 363 Cola Beach 160 birds 490 climate 410, 412 Asvem 152 Colva 158 birdwatching 490 diving 417 ATMs 506 Gokarna 212-13 Anegundi 220 highlights 411 Aurangabad 92-6, 94 Havelock Island 419-20 Bandipur National Park permits 413 Auroville 369-71 Kappil Beach 284 200 planning information autorickshaws 517 Bhagwan Mahaveer 410, 412 Kerala 260-1 Avis Island 426 Sanctuary 137 safe travel 412 Konkan Coast 107 ayurveda courses 31 Cotigao Wildlife Kovalam 260, 261, 261 travel seasons 410 Bengaluru 181 Sanctuary 161 Mobor 160 Andamanese people 420 Goa 142 Dandeli 223 Morjim 152 Andhra Pradesh 41, 230-58, Kerala 289, 296, 323 Havelock Island 419 Mumbai 52 232 Kochi 307 Karanji Lake Nature Neil Island 424 accommodation 231 Kollam 285 Park 194 Rushikonda 251 climate 230 Madikeri 203 Kumarakom Bird Sinquerim 139 festivals 231 Mamallapuram 353 Sanctuary 295 Ullal Beach 207 food 230, 231 massages 289 Mamallapuram 355 Vagator 149, 19 Mysore 194 Maredumilli 254 Varca 160 Puducherry 365-6 Nagarhole National Varkala 260, 261, 260 Park 201 Map Pages 000 Trivandrum 271 bears 105, 223, 490, 491 Sanjay Gandhi National Photo Pages 000 Ayyappan 299, 456 Bekal 327 Park 61 543 Thattekkad Bird Calicut, see Kozhikode travel within 348-9 200 Sanctuary 316 Candolim 139-42 Chennamangalam 317 Colva 158-60 Vedanthangal Bird Cannanore 324-7 Chettinadu 382-4 communal tension 431 Sanctuary 357 canyoning 162 Chhatrapati Shivaji consulates 503 boat travel 514, 515, 517 Cape Comorin 390-3, 391 International Airport 81 cooking courses boat trips, see also car travel 516-17 Chhatrapati Shivaji Goa 131 houseboats Maharaj Vastu INDEX carpets 472-3 Kanchipuram 358 Goa 131, 132, 140, Sangrahalaya 49 caste system 449 Kerala 296 142, 161 Chhatrapati Shivaji Kerala backwaters 292-3, Cauvery River 372 Terminus (Victoria Neil Island 424 - 307, 326, 262 Cavelossim 160 Terminus) 49 Puducherry 365 Kollam 285 caves Chidambaram 371-2 Coonoor 400-1 Mumbai 63 Ajanta 12, 169, 100-2, children, travel with 37-9 cooperatives 476 Nagarhole National 101, 12, 168 Mumbai 49 courses, see also ayurveda Park 201 Anegundi 220 Chiriya Tapu 419 courses, cooking courses, meditation Ooty 404-5 Aurangabad Caves 93 Chola empire 436-7 courses, yoga courses Periyar Wildlife Badami 223-4 Cholamandal Artists’ language 61, 340 Sanctuary 296 Baratang 425-6 Village 349 martial arts 271 Ramtek 105 Bhaja Caves 111 Choukhandi 229 music 61, 195 Bojjannakonda 253 Borra Caves 254 Chowara 279-80 puppetry 320 Bollywood 483 Edakal Caves 322 Christianity 439, 440, crater, Lonar meteorite 103 Bombay, see Mumbai Elephanta Island 57 460-1 credit cards 507 Bombay Panjrapole 55 Ellora 97-9, 169, 99, churches & cathedrals cricket 452-3 books 169, 172 Basilica of Bom Jesus crocodiles 275, 302 architecture 485, 487 Forty One Caves 426 136, 440 cruises, see boat trips arts 482 Kanheri Caves 61 Basilica of Our Lady of currency 16 cinema 483 Karla Cave 111 Health 372 curry 464 dance 480 Lenyadri 118 Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate customs regulations 502-3 Pataleshvara Cave food 462, 465, 466, 469 Conception 129 Temple 113-14 cycle-rickshaws 518 health 525 Church of Our Lady of Sankaram 253 cycling 515 Hinduism 456, 457 the Mount 137 Undavalli Cave Temples Bengaluru 181 history 430, 434, 437, Church of St Cajetan 137 255 Kochi 307 438, 439, 441, 446 Church of St Francis of cell phones 16, 510 Mamallapuram 354 Indian society 449, 450 Assisi 137 cemeteries Sikhism 459 Lourdes Church 379 Dutch Cemetery 305 wildlife 489 Our Lady of Mercy D border crossings 513-14 Jewish burial grounds Church 158 da Gama, Vasco 439 317 bouldering 217 San Thome Cathedral dabba-wallahs 69 chai 469 Brahma 454 339 DakshinaChitra 349 Chandor 157 Brahman 454 Sé Cathedral 136 dance 480, see British East India Company chapatis 463, 467 St Stephen’s Church 403 also Kathakali 440, 442 Chapora 149-52 St Teresa’s Church 72 Dandeli 223 British in India 440, 442-3 Charminar 234-5, 12 St Thomas’ Cathedral 51 Daulatabad 96-7, 171, 171 Buddhism 236, 237, 256, Chennai 333-49, 334-5, cinema 483 Deccan Plateau 492-3 459-60 338 Bollywood 76 deforestation 493 Buddhist temples, see also accommodation 340-2 books 483 dhal 463 monasteries, stupas courses 340 festivals 76 Dhanushkodi 389 Ellora 98, , 168 99 drinking 344 Ramoji Film City 240 Dharavi 52 Golden Temple 206 entertainment 345 climate 16, see also Dharmasthala 210 Karla Cave 111 festivals 340 individual regions Dhyana Buddha 256 Nagarjunakonda 249 food 342-4 climate change 493 diarrhoea, travellers’ 527 budgeting 17 internet access 346 clothing, Indian 453 Diglipur 426-7 buffalo racing 212 medical services 346 Cochin, see Kochi disabilities, travellers with bus travel 515-16, 517 safe travel 333, 336 coffee plantations 511-12 business hours 507-8 shopping 345-6 Ananthagiri 254 diving & snorkelling Bylakuppe 206 sights 336-40 Kodagu (Coorg) region Andaman Islands 421 tourist information 346 204 Avis Island 426 Maredumilli 254 C tours 340 Chiriya Tapu 419 Coimbatore 398-400, Calangute 142-6, 143 travel to/from 346-8, 399 Goa 127, 142 349, 350 Colonel Bailey’s Dungeon Havelock Island 421 544 Lakshadweep 328 environmental issues Kollam Pooram 268 vegetarian travellers 464 Mahatma Gandhi Marine 493-4 Lakshadeepotsava 174 forts 18, 487 National Park 419 animal conservation Maharashtra 86 Bangalore Fort 180-1 Neil Island 424 489-90 Mamallapuram Dance Bhongir 251 houseboat motors 293 Puducherry 365 Festival 330 Bidar Fort 171, 228, 170 pollution 141 Ross Island 427 Mastakabhisheka 207 Bijapur 226-7 INDEX Project Tiger 489 Smith Island 427 Muharram 231 Chandragiri Fort 258 etiquette Wandoor 419 Mumbai 45 Daulatabad 96-7, 171, 171 food 465 Diwali (Festival of Lights) Mumbai Film Festival 45 Fort Aguada 140 - 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