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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd architecture 470-2 Benaulim 148 area codes 13 Calangute 133 525 Arjuna’s Penance 331 Candolim 132 art galleries, see museums & Cavelossim 151 galleries Chapora 141 arts 464-9, see also individual arts Cherai 283 Arunachaleswar Temple 340 Chowpatty 47 Ashoka, Emperor 412-13 Colva 148 ashrams Gokarna 194 Brahmavidya Mandir 97 itineraries 22 Isha Yoga Center 378 Kashid 100 Osho International Meditation Konkan Coast 100 105-6 A Kovalam 256, 240, 241 Sevagram 97 accommodation 478-80, see also Malpe 193 individual locations Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Mamallapuram 333 Dhanwantari 255-6 activities 17-20, 480, see also Mandrem 143 Sri Aurobindo 342 individual activities Mangalore 190 Sri Ramana 341 Adam’s Bridge 363 Morjim 143 Vivekanandapuram 369 Adivasis 429 Palolem 152 Asvem 143 Aga Khan Palace 106-7 Patnem 152 ATMs 485 Agatti Island 307 Samudra 259 Aurangabad 84-8, 86 Agonda 151-2 Sinquerim 132 Auroville 349 Ahmedganj Palace 99 Tarkarli 100 autorickshaws 494 AIDs 505 Ullal 190 avian flu 505 Aihole 206 Vagator 141 ayurveda 300 air pollution 506 Varca 151 Bengaluru 162 air travel 491-3 Varkala 260, 240 books 436 Ajanta 92-5, 93, 8 Visakhapatnam 231 Chowara 259-61 Alappuzha 266-70, 267, 243 bears 202 Goa 134 alcohol 437-8 Bedi, Protima Gauri 171 Kalpetta 300-1 Alleppey 266-70, 267, 243 begging 486 Kollam 264 alternative therapies, see ayurveda, Bekal 305-7 Kovalam 256 yoga Belur 183 Mamallapuram 333 altitude sickness 507 Benaulim 148-51 Ayyappan 450 Amaravathi 235 Bengaluru 157-71, 160, 162, 164 Ambedkar, Dr Babasaheb 453 accommodation 163-5 amoebic dysentery 506 B activities 162-3 amphibians 439, 440 backwaters, Kerala 268-9, 306, 6, drinking 167-8 Amte, Murlidhar Devidas 98 239, 243 entertainment 168 Andaman Islands 389-406, 390 Badami 204-6 food 165-7 Andhra Pradesh 211-38, 213 Baga 133-8, 135 internet access 168 climate 211 Bahmani Tombs 210 medical services 169 festivals & events 212 baksheesh 486 shopping 168 food 212 Bandipur National Park 185 sights 160-2 highlights 213 Bangalore, see Bengaluru tourist offices 169 internet resources 212 bargaining 486 tours 163 travel seasons 211 Basilica of Bom Jesus 128 travel to/from 169-70 Anegundi 197, 201-2, 197 bathrooms 479 travel within 170 animals 440-4, see also individual Bavikonda 233 Bengaluru Palace 161 animals bazaars 14 berries 113 Anjuna 138-41, 138 beaches 14 Betul 151 antelopes 442 Agonda 151-2 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh 106 Araku Valley 233 Andaman Islands 400-1, 402-3 Bhaja Caves 103 Arambol 144-5 Anjuna 138-9, 7 Bhandardara 83 Arambol 144 bhang lassi 485 Asvem 143 Bhongir 229 000 Map pages Baga 133 Bibi-qa-Maqbara 84-5 000 Photo pages Bekal 305 bicycle travel 492, 494 Bidar 209-10 Karla Cave 103 tourist offices 326 526 Bijapur 206-9, 207 budget 12 tours 319-20 birds 441-2 buffaloes 193 travel to/from 326 birdwatching bus travel 492-3, 494 travel within 328 books 443 bushwalking, see hiking Triplicane 318, 321, 323, 318 Dandeli 195 business hours 481 Chennamangalam 295 Goa 119 Bylakuppe 189 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Karanji Lake Nature Park 176 Sangrahalaya 45 INDEX INDEX Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 46 Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 272 C Chidambaram 349-51 Mumbai 51 Calangute 133-8, 134 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary 180 children, travel with 30-2, 57 B-C Calicut 298-9 Sanjay Gandhi National Park 76 Chinese fishing nets 268, 281, 242 Candolim 132-3 Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 279 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 279 Cannanore, see Kannur Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 336 Chiriya Tapu 399 Cape Comorin, see Kanyakumari black market 485 Chola Empire 414-15 car travel 495-6 boat travel 492, 494 Chowara 259 carbon-monoxide poisoning 480 boat trips 492, 494 Chowmahalla Palace 215-16 carpets 457 Andaman Islands 396 Christianity 417-18, 454-5 caste system 427-8 backwaters, Kerala 268-9, 306, Christmas Day 20 cathedrals, see churches & cathe- 6, 239 churches & cathedrals drals Baga 134 Basilica of Bom Jesus 128 Cauvery Delta 353 Candolim 119 Church of Our Lady of the Immacu- Cavelossim 151 Goa 132, 134 late Conception 121, 342 caves Kollam 264 Church of Our Lady of the Mount Ajanta 92-5, 93, 8 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 273 128-9 Aurangabad 85 Bollywood 54 Church of St Francis of Assisi 128 Badami 204-5 Notre Dame de Anges 342 Bombay, see Mumbai Bhaja 103 Sacred Heart Church 342 books 409, see also literature Borra 233 Sé Cathedral 127-8 animals 442 Edakal 301 St Francis Church 281 architecture 470, 471, 472 Elephanta Island 76 St Stephen’s Church 380-1 arts 468 Ellora 89-92 cinema birds 443 Karla 103 Bollywood 54 caste system 428 Pataleshvara 107 internet resources 467 cinema 466 Sittannavasal 361 Tollywood 224 culture 429, 468 Undavalli Cave Temples 234 Cinque Island 399-400 dance 465 cell phones 13, 489 climate 17-20, see also individual environment 441 Cellular Jail National Memorial 395 regions food 431, 432, 433, 437 chai 431 climate change 493 handicrafts 461 Chalukya empire 414 climbing 202 health 504 Chandor 147-8 Cochin, see Kochi Hinduism 449, 450, 451, 452 Chandragiri Fort 237 Coimbatore 376-8, 377 history 415, 416, 417, 423, 428, 455 Channakeshava Temple 183 Colomb Bay 152 music 466 Chapora 141-3, 141 Colva 148-51 Sikhism 453 Charminar 215-18 Congress Party 408, 409, 421 Braganza House 147-8 Cheluvanarayana Temple 181 consulates 481-3 Brahman 449 Chennai 313-28, 314, 318 cooking 52 Brihadishwara Temple 353-4 accommodation 320-2 Coonoor 379 Brindavan Gardens 181 activities 319 Coorg, see Kodagu Region British East India Company 418, 420 drinking 324 coral reefs 447 British in India 418 Egmore 313-16, 318, 320-1, 322-3, costs 12, 13 Buddha 454 318 courses Buddhism 230, 453 entertainment 324 cooking 52 Buddhist temples, see also stupas festivals & events 320 dancing 52 Ellora 89-92 food 322-4 language 52, 481 internet access 325 meditation 218 medical services 325 000 Map pages yoga 51-2 shopping 324-5 000 Photo pages crafts 456-63 sights 313-19 credit cards 486 E dhal 432 cricket 68, 430 Easter 18 dosas 437 527 crocodiles 255, 400 economy 410 Goa 116 Cubbon Park 160-1 Eid al-Adha 20 idlis 432 culture 408, 426-30 Eid al-Fitr 19 internet resources 435 books 429, 468 electricity 481 Karnataka 156 caste system 427-8 Elephanta Island 76 Kerala 248 currency 12 elephants 297, 440, 445 Mumbai 40 INDEX INDEX customs regulations 481, 483 Bandipur National Park 185 Tamil Nadu 310 cycling 492, 494 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 279 thalis 433 Dandeli 195 vegetarian travellers 433 D Dubare Forest Reserve 189 football 430 C-G da Gama, Vasco 281, 417 environmental issues 441 forest reserves, see national parks & reserves, wildlife sancutaries dabba-wallahs 64 Mudumalai National Park 387 forts 14, 471 dance 52, 171-2, 464-5, 244, see Nagarhole National Park 185 Aguada 132 also Kathakali Neyyar Dam Lion Safari Park 255 Bekal 305 Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary 195 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 184 Bhongir 229 dangers, see safe travel Parambikulam Wildlife Bidar 209-10 Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary 202 Sanctuary 279 Cabo da Rama 151 Daulatabad 88-9 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 273 Chapora 141 deer 441 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 300 Chandragiri 237 deforestation 447 Ellora 89-92, 90 Danesborg Fort 353 democratic socialism 260 embassies 481-3 Daulatabad 88-9 dengue fever 505 emergencies 13 Fort Cochin 285 Devaraja Market 172-3 endangered species 440-1 Fort St George 317 Devarajaswami Temple 337 environmental issues 131, 440, 442, 443, 444, 445, 447 Golconda 215 Devbagh 193-4 Eravikulam National Park 279 Janjira 98 dhal 432 etiquette 455 Kondapalli 235 Dharavi 56 Ettumanur 273 Maharashtra 78 Dharmasthala 192-3 events, see festivals & events Pratapgad 112-13 diarrhoea 506 exchange rates 13 Raigad 113 digital photography 487 Shivneri 111 Diglipur 404 Sindhudurg Fort 100 disabilities, travellers with 490 F Sinhagad 111 diving & snorkelling festivals & events 15, 17-20 Sultan’s Battery 190 Andaman Islands 391-2, 396, Andhra Pradesh 212 400-1, 402-3 Goa 116 Tirumayam 361 Baga 119 Karnataka 156 Vellore 338-9 Goa 133-4 Kerala 248, 284-5, 295 Warangal 230 Havelock Island 392 Kochi 284-5 Lakshadweep 306-7, 308 Madurai 365 G Diwali (Deepavaali) 19 Maharashtra 78 Gandhi, Indira 448 Dhanushkodi 362 Mumbai 40, 54-6 Gandhi Jayanti 19 dolphins 119 Mysore 173 Gandhi, Mahatma 97, 442-3 dosas 437 Puducherry 343 Gandhi Memorial 369 Dravidian culture 320 Tamil Nadu 310, 312 Gandhi Memorial Museum 365 drinks 82, 436-8 Thrissur 295 Gandhi National Memorial 106 driving, see car travel Tiruvannamalai 340 Ganesh 450 drugs 119 film 410, 430, 422, 466-7 Ganesh Chaturthi 19 Dubare Forest Reserve 189 fishing 181 Gangadwar Bathing Tank 84 Dudhsagar Falls 130 Five Rathas 331 Ganpatipule 99-100 dugongs 441 food 431-8 gardens, see parks & gardens Durga Puja 19 Andhra Pradesh 212 Gateway of India 43 Dussehra 173 bhelpuris 40 gay travellers 58, 483 Dutch East India Company 418 books 431, 432, 433, 437 gazelles 442 Dutch in India 418 costs 13 geography 391 courses 52 ghats dabba-wallahs 64 Eastern Ghats 439 ghats continued Elephanta Island 76 history 411-25, 428, 455 528 Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat 49 Ellora 89-92 British East India Company 418, Ramkund 80 Five Rathas 331 420 Western Ghats 273-80, 372-88, 439 Gandamadana Parvatham 362 British in India 418 giardiasis 506 Ganesha Temple 99 Chola Empire 414-15 Gingee 341-2 Gokarna temples 194 Christianity 417-18 Global Pagoda 51 Hanuman Temple 202 Dutch in India 418 Goa 115-54 Hoysaleswara Temple 183 Gandhi, Mahatma 422-3 INDEX INDEX climate 115 Iskcon Temple 162 Independence 421-2 environmental issues 131 Jalakanteshwara Temple 339 internet resources 411 festivals & events
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  • Know-More-About-Wayanad.Pdf

    Know-More-About-Wayanad.Pdf

    Imagine a land blessed by the golden hand of history, shrouded in the timeless mists of mystery, and flawlessly Wayanad adorned in nature’s everlasting splendor. Wayanad, with her enchanting vistas and captivating Way beyond… secrets, is a land without equal. And in her embrace you will discover something way beyond anything you have ever encountered. 02 03 INDEX Over the hills and far away…....... 06 Footprints in the sands of time… 12 Two eyes on the horizon…........... 44 Untamed and untouched…........... 64 The land and its people…............. 76 04 05 OVER THE ayanad is a district located in the north- east of the Indian state of Kerala, in the southernmost tip of the WDeccan Plateau. The literal translation of “Wayanad” is HILLS AND “Wayal-nad” or “The Land of Paddy Fields”. It is well known for its dense virgin forests, majestic hills, flourishing plantations and a long standing spice trade. Wayanad’s cool highland climate is often accompanied by sudden outbursts of torrential rain and rousing mists that blanket the landscape. It is set high on the majestic Western Ghats with altitudes FAR AWAY… ranging from 700 to 2100 m. Lakkidi View Point 06 07 Wayanad also played a prominent role district and North Wayanad remained The primary access to Wayanad is the Thamarassery Churam (Ghat Pass) in the history of the subcontinent. It with Kannur. By amalgamating North infamous Thamarassery Churam, which is often called the spice garden of the Wayanad and South Wayanad, the is a formidable experience in itself. The south, the land of paddy fields, and present Wayanad district came into official name of this highland passage is the home of the monsoons.