©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 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 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 climate 115 Iskcon Temple 162 Independence 421-2 environmental issues 131 Jalakanteshwara Temple 339 internet resources 411 festivals & events 116 Janardhana Temple 261 Maratha dynasty 419-20
G-I food 116 Kadri Manjunatha Temple 190 Muslim rulers 415-17 highlights 117 Kailasanatha Temple 336 Partition 422 internet resources 116 Kamakshi Amman Temple 337 Portuguese in India 118, 417 travel seasons 115 Kapaleeshwarar Temple 316 Vijayanagar empire 415-17 Goa Chitra 149 Keshava Temple 181 hitching 496 Gokarna 194-6 Krishna Temple 193 HIV 505 Golconda Fort 215 Kumari Amman Temple 369 Holi 18 Golgumbaz 207 Kumbeshwara Temple 351 holidays 488, see also festivals & Gomateshvara Statue 184 Mahalaxmi Temple 113-14 (Kol- events hapur) horse racing 168, 383 Mahalaxmi Temple 50-1 (Mumbai) horse riding 373, 382 H Mahalsa Temple 129 Hospet 202-3 haggling 460 Mangueshi Temple 129 houseboats Haji Ali’s Mosque 49 Manjunatha Temple 192 Alleppey 268-9 HAL Aerospace Museum & Heritage Kollam 265 Centre 162 Nageshwara Temple 351 Hoysaleswara Temple 183 Halebid 183-4 Nataraja Temple 350 Pataleshvara Cave Temple 107 Hubli 203-4 Hampi 196-201, 197, 200, 8 Pattadakal 206 Hyderabad 214-27, 214, 218, 220, handicrafts 456-63 Ramakrishna Mutt Temple 317 222, 11 Hanuman 450 Ramanathaswamy Temple 362 accommodation 219 Harmal 144-5 Ramappa Temple 231 drinking 224-5 Hassan 182-3 Ramtek 97 entertainment 224-5 Havelock Island 400-2 Rock Fort Temple 357 food 221-3 health 502-8 Sarangapani Temple 351 internet access 225 HEH the Nizam’s Museum 216 Shantadurga Temple 129 medical services 225 hepatitis 505 Shiva Temple 204-5 shopping 225 Hessaraghatta 171-2 Shore Temple 331 sights 215-18 hijras 430 Shri Krishna Temple 297-8 tourist offices 226 hiking, see trekking Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple tours 218-19 hill stations 16 250 travel to/from 226-7 Coonoor 379 Sree Vallabha Temple 273 travel within 227 Kotagiri 379-80 Sri Ekambaranathar Temple 336-7 Ooty 380-7, 384 Sri Jambukeshwara Temple 358 Hindu temples I Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple idlis 432 Aihole 206 343 Igatpuri 83-4 Arunachaleswar Temple 340 Sri Meenakshi Temple 364, 3, 10 Independence 421-2 Bhutanatha temples 205 Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Independence Day 19 Birla Mandir Temple 217 357-8 Indian Coffee House 255 Brihadishwara Temple 353-4 Sripuram Golden Temple 338 influenza 505 Bull Temple 162 Trimbakeshwar Temple 84 insect bites 507-8 Channakeshava Temple 183 Undavalli Cave Temples 234 insurance Cheluvanarayana Temple 181 Vadakkunathan Kshetram Temple Devarajaswami Temple 337 295 health 502 Dodda Ganesha Temple 162 Vaikunta Perumal Temple 337-8 motorcycle 498-9 Venkateshwara Temple 236 travel 484 Virupaksha Temple 198, 8 internet access 484 000 Map pages Vittala Temple 198-9 internet resources 13, see also 000 Photo pages individual locations Hinduism 428, 450, 451, 452 architecture 471 Karnataka 155-210, 158 Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 272 arts 464 climate 155 Kumari Amman Temple 369 529 cinema 467 festivals & events 156 Kumbakonam 351-3, 352 environmental issues 440, 442, food 156 Kumbh Mela 80 443, 444, 447 highlights 158 Kumily 273, 274 food 435 internet resources 156 health 503 travel seasons 155 L history 411 Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath 161-2
Lakshadweep 306-8 INDEX music 466 Karthikai Deepam Festival 340 Lalbagh Botanical Gardens 161 plants 447 Kathakali 273, 276, 290-1, 304, 245 language 12, 509-21 tribal peoples 427 kayaking 152 courses 52, 481 wine 438 Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue 45 I-M langurs 441 Islam 452 Kerala 247-308, 249 leatherwork 458 itineraries 21-3 climate 247 legal matters 484-5 festivals & events 248 leopards 153, 185, 202, J food 248 Lepakshi 238 Jain temples highlights 249 lesbian travellers 58, 483 Bhandari Basti 184 internet resources 248 Life of Pi 250 Chandragupta Basti 184 travel seasons 247 lions 255 Chandranatha Basti 184 Kerala Folklore Museum 280 literature 467, see also books Ellora 89-92 Keshava Temple 181 litter 185 Mahalaxmi Temple 113-14 Khuldabad 89 Little Andaman 405-6 (Kolhapur) Kochi 280-94, 281, 282, 284, 286 Little Mount 318 Papanatha Temple 206 accommodation 285-8 Lonar Meteorite Crater 96 Jainism 453 activities 283-4 Lonavla 102-3, 102 Jalgaon 95-6 drinking 288-90 Long Island 404 Janapada Loka Folk Arts Museum 172 entertainment 290-1 Losar 17 Janardhana Temple 261 Ernakulam 288, 290, 286 Janjira 98-9 food 288-90 Janmastami 19 Fort Cochin 280, 285, 288-9, 282 M macaques 444 Japanese B encephalitis 505 internet access 291 Madgaon 145-7, 146 Jarawa 394 Kathakali 290-1 Madikeri 186-8 Jew Town 280 Mattancherry 288, 290, 284, 2 Madras, see Chennai jewellery 456, 458 medical services 291 Jog Falls 194 shopping 291 Madurai 364-9, 366 Judaism 455 sights 280-3 magazines 482 tourist offices 292 Mahabaleshwar 111-12 K tours 284 Mahabalipuram, see Mamallapuram Kabini Lake 185-6 travel to/from 292-3 Mahabharata 451 Kadmat Island 307 travel within 293-4 Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat 49-51 Kailasa Temple 89 Kodagu (Coorg) region 186-9 Mahalaxmi Temple 113-14 (Kolhapur) Kailasanatha Temple 336 Kodaikanal 372-6, 374 Mahalaxmi Temple 50-1 (Mumbai) Kakkabe 189 kolams 428 Maharaja’s Palace 172, 11 kalamkari 237 Kolhapur 113-14 Maharashtra 77-114, 79 Kalarippayat 290, 291, 304 Kollam 264-6, 264 climate 77 Kamakshi Amman Temple 337 Kondapalli 235 festivals & events 78 Kamaraj Memorial 369 Konkan Coast 98-100 highlights 79 Kambla 193 Konkani 513-14 internet resources 78 Kanadukathan 361-2 Kotagiri 379-80 travel seasons 77 Kanchipuram 336-8, 337 Kottayam 271-2 Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park 399 Kannada 512-13 Kovalam 256-9, 256, 240, 241 Mahavir Jayanti 18 Kannur 303-5 Kozhikode 298-9, 298 malaria 504-5 Kanyakumari 369-72, 370 Krishna 450 Malayalam 514 Kapaleeshwarar Temple 316 Krishna Temple 193 Malpe 193 Karanji Lake Nature Park 176 Krishnapuram Palace Museum 266 Malvan 100 Karla Cave 103 Kuchipudi 465 Mamallapuram 330-6, 332 karma 230 Kumarakom 272-3 mammals 441 Mandrem 143-4 Muharram 20 Puthe Maliga Palace Museum 250 530 Mangalore 189-92, 190 Mumbai 39-76, 44, 48, 50, 62, 10 Rail Museum 173 mangroves 447 accommodation 56-61 Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum 106 Mani Bhavan 47 activities 51 Salar Jung Museum 215 Manjunatha Temple 192 climate 39 Samudrika Marine Museum 395 maps 485 Churchgate 58, 64 , 50 Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Mapusa 130-1 Colaba 43, 48 Museum 113 Maratha dynasty 419-20 courses 51-2 Submarine Museum 231 INDEX Marathi 514-15 Dharavi 56 Tata Tea Museum 276 Margao 145-7, 146 drinking 65-7 Tribal Cultural Museum 106 Mariamman Teppakkulam Tank 365 entertainment 67-8 Tribal Research Centre Museum
M-N 381 markets festivals & events 40, 54-6 Venkatappa Art Gallery 161 Chor Bazaar 68 food 40, 61-5 Victoria Jubilee Museum 234 Devaraja Market 172-3 Fort Area 45-7, 50 Wayanad Heritage Museum 301 Krishnarajendra (City) Market 162 highlights 41 music 465-6 Laad Bazaar 215 internet access 71 Muslim rulers 415-17 Sule Bazaar 199 internet resources 40 Mysore 172-80, 174, 11 Matheran 100-1 itineraries 42 accommodation 176-7 Mattancherry 288, 290, 284, 2 Kala Ghoda 43-5 activities 175-6 Mattancherry Palace 280 medical services 71 courses 176 Mauryan empire 412-14 shopping 68-71 drinking 177-8 Mayabunder 404 sights 43 food 177-8 measures 482 tourist offices 71-2 internet access 179 Mecca Masjid 217 tours 52-4 medical services 179 medical services 504, see also health travel seasons 39 shopping 178-9 meditation 16 travel to/from 72-3 sights 172-5 courses 218 travel within 73-5 tours 176 Goa 119 walking tour 55, 55 travel to/from 179-80 Maharashtra 78 Munnar 276-9, 277 travel within 180 Pune 105-6 Murud 98-9 Mehndi 464 Murugan 449-50 Melkote 181 museums & galleries N Mercara 186-8 Anthropological Museum 395 Naag Panchami 18 Mettupalayam 378 AP State Museum 217 Nagarhole National Park 185 miniature train 387, 9 Archaeological Museum 199 Nagarjuna Sagar 228 Minicoy Island 308 Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Nagarjunakonda 227-9 mining 445 Museum 47 Nagarjunakonda Museum 228 mobile phones 13, 489 Gandhi Memorial Museum 365 Nagpur 96-7 monasteries HAL Aerospace Museum & Namdroling Monastery 189 Bavikonda 233 Heritage Centre 162 Nanak Jayanti 20 Monastery of St Augustine 129 HEH the Nizam’s Museum 216 Nandi Hills 172 Thotlakonda 233 Hill Palace Museum 294 Nasik 80-3, 81 money 13, 485 Houses of Goa Museum 121 Nataraja Temple 350 moneychangers 486 Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav National Gallery of Modern Art 45 Sangrahalaya 173 Morjim 143 national parks & reserves 445, 446, Indo-Portuguese Museum 281 mosques see also wildlife sanctuaries Janapada Loka Folk Arts Museum Haji Ali’s Mosque 49 Bandipur National Park 185 172 Jama Masjid 162 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 279 Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery 173 Kuttichira Mosque 298 Dandeli 195 Jayalakshmi Vilas Complex Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary 202 Mecca Masjid 217 Museum 173 Dubare Forest Reserve 189 motorcycle travel 498-9 Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath 161 Eravikulam National Park 279 Mt Arunachala 340 Mani Bhavan 47 Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 272 Mudumalai National Park 387-8 Museum of Christian Art 128 Mughal empire 419 Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Nagarjunakonda Museum 228 Park 399 National Gallery of Modern Art 45 Mudumalai National Park 387-8 000 Map pages Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum Nagarhole National Park 185 216-17 000 Photo pages Neyyar Dam Lion Safari Park 255 Puducherry Museum 342 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 184-6 Tipu Sultan’s Palace 162 pottery 468 Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Tirumalai Nayak Palace 365 Pratapgad Fort 112-13 531 279-80 Palácio do Deão 149 Prince of Wales Museum 45 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Palampet 231 public holidays 488 273-6, 274 Pallava empire 414 Puducherry 342-9, 344, 10 Sanjay Gandhi National Park 76 Palolem 152-4, 152 Pudukkottai 361 Tadoba-Andhari Reserve 97-8 Panaji 120-7, 122 Pulinkudi 259 Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve 96 Panchakki 85 Pune 103-11, 104 Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 279 INDEX Panjim, see Panaji accommodation 107-8 Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 336 panthers 185, 195, 279, 387, 441 activities 105-7 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 300-3 papier-mâché 461 drinking 109
Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum N-R paragliding 138 entertainment 109 216-17 Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary food 108-9 Nehru Centre 51 279-80 internet access 109 Neil Island 402-3 Pardesi Synagogue 280-1 shopping 109 newspapers 482 parks & gardens sights 105-7 Neyyar Dam Lion Safari Park 255 Brindavan Gardens 181 tourist offices 110 Nicobarese 394 Centenary Rose Park 381 travel to/from 110-1 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 184-6 Cubbon Park 160-1 travel within 111 Nilgiri Hills 379, 381, 9 Lalbagh Botanical Gardens 161 Puthe Maliga Palace Museum 250 Notre Dame de Anges 342 Ooty Botanical Gardens 381 Puttaparthi 238 Panchakki 85 O Sim’s Park 379 Q Old Goa 127-9, 128 Partition 422 Quepem 149 Om 452 Parur 295 Quilon 264-6, 264 Ooty 380-7, 384 passports 491 Qutb Shahi Tombs 216 accommodation 383-5 Pateti 19 activities 382-3 Pattadakal 206 drinking 385-6 pearls 458 R food 385-6 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 273-6, 274 rabies 505 internet access 386 permits radio 482 shopping 386 Andaman Islands 392-3 rafting sights 380-2 Lakshadweep 307 Dubare Forest Reserve 189 tourist offices 386 photography 486-7 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 301 tours 383 pilgrimages 428 Raigad Fort 113 travel to/from 386-7 Sripuram Golden Temple 338 rail journeys 500 travel within 387 Venkateshwara Temple 236 Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum 106 opening hours 481 planetariums 51, 217 Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree 106 Oriya 515-16 planning Raksha Bandhan (Narial Purnima) 18 Osho 106 budgeting 12 Ramadan 18 Osho International Meditation calendar of events 17-20 Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Resort 105-6 children, travel with 30-2 Institute 107 internet resources 13 Ramanathaswamy Temple 362 itineraries 21-3 Ramanavami 18 P Ramayana 451 paan 434 South India basics 12-13 Rameswaram 362-4 Padmanabhapuram Palace 260 South India’s regions 33-5 Ramkund 80 painting 70, 468 travel seasons 12, 17-20 Ramoji Film City 224 palaces 14, 471 plants 444-6 Ramtek 97 Aga Khan Palace 106-7 plastic 131, 443 rebel violence 488 Ahmedganj Palace 99 politics 409-10 religion 448-55 Bengaluru Palace 161 pollution 447, 506 Ponda 129-30 books 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, Chowmahalla Palace 215-16 454, 455 Pondicherry, see Puducherry Daria Daulat Bagh 180 Buddhism 453 Pongal 312 Maharaja’s Palace 172, 11 Christianity 454 population 408 Mattancherry Palace 280 gods & goddesses 449-50 Port Blair 395-9, 396 Padmanabhapuram Palace 260 Hinduism 428, 449-52 Portuguese in India 118, 417 Shaniwar Wada 107 Islam 452 postal services 487 Thanjavur Royal Palace 354-5 Jainism 453-4 religion continued Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple 250 highlights 311 532 Judaism 455 shrines 470 internet resources 310 Sikhism 452-3 Sikh temple 338 travel seasons 309 tribal 455 Sikhism 452-3 Tamil people 320 Zoroastrianism 454-5 Sinhagad 111 Tanjore, see Thanjavur reptiles 330, 440 Sinquerim 132-3 Tarkarli 100 Republic Day 17 Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari taxis 495 reserves, see national parks & Ashram 255-6 tea 437 INDEX reserves, wildlife sanctuaries Sivasamudram 182 tea plantations 274, 382, 246 rice 432 slums 56 telephone services 488-9 river rafting, see rafting smoking 455, 484 Telugu 516 R-T Rock Fort Temple 357 snorkelling temples 15, 470, see also Buddhist rock climbing 202 Andaman Islands 392 temples, Hindu temples, Jain Ross Island 399 Konkan Coast 100 temples, Sikh temple solo travellers 112, 475 textiles 461 S Somnathpur 181 thalis 433 Sacred Heart Church 342 spices 188 Thanjavur 353-7, 354 safe travel 198, 476-7, 488 sports 64, 430 Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 279 Sai Baba 238 Sravanabelagola 184 theft 477 Salar Jung Museum 215 Sree Vallabha Temple 273 theyyam 303, 304 Samudra beach 259 Sri Aurobindo Ashram 342 Thiruvalluvar 316 sandalwood 462 Sri Ekambaranathar Temple 336-7 Thiruvananthapuram 250-5, 252 Sanjay Gandhi National Park 76 Sri Jambukeshwara Temple 358 Thotlakonda 233 Sankaram 233-4 Sri Kalahasti 237 Thrissur 295-7, 296 scams 476-7 Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple 343 tiffins 64 sculpture 472 Sri Meenakshi Temple 364, 3, 10 tigers Sé Cathedral 127-8 Sri Ramana Ashram 341 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 184 Secunderabad 214-27, 214, 216 Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple 357-8 Tadoba-Andhari Reserve 97-8 accommodation 219 Sripuram Golden Temple 338 Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve 96 drinking 224-5 Srirangapatnam 180-1 time 489 entertainment 224-5 St Aloysius College Chapel 190 Tipu Sultan’s Palace 162 food 221-3 St Francis Church 281 Tiruchirappalli, see Trichy internet access 225 St Francis Xavier 128 Tirumala 235-7 medical services 225 St Stephen’s Church 380-1 Tirupathi 235-7 shopping 225 St Thomas Mount 318 Tiruvannamalai 340-1 sights 215-18 STDs 505 toilets 479, 489-90 tourist offices 226 stings 507-8 Tollywood 224 travel to/from 226-7 stone carvings 331, 456 tombs, shrines & mausoleums travel within 227 street food 436 Bahmani Tombs 210 stupas 235, 395, 412 Senji, see Gingee Bibi-qa-Maqbara 84-5 sunburn 508 Sentinelese 394 Golgumbaz 207 surfing 405 Sevagram 97 Qutb Shahi Tombs 216 Swami Vivekananda 316, 369 Shaniwar Wada 107 tourist information 490 synagogues Shirdi 84 train travel 24-5, 500-1 Chennamangalam 295 Shiva 449 travel to/from South India 492-3 Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue 45 Shivaji, Chhatrapati 419 travel within South India 493-501 Pardesi synagogue 280-1 Shivaji Museum 85 trekking Shivneri 111 Goa 152-3 Shompen 394 T Karnataka 172 shopping 456-63 Tadoba-Andhari Reserve 97-8 Kerala 301 Shore Temple 331 Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve 96 Kodagu 186 Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Tagore, Rabindranath 467 Tamil Nadu 332, 372, 373, 382 Museum 113 Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai 43, 56-7 Wayanad district 301 Shri Krishna Temple 297-8 Tamil 509-12 Tribal Cultural Museum 106 Tamil Nadu 309-88, 311 tribal peoples climate 309 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 394 000 Map pages festivals & events 310, 312 internet resources 427 000 Photo pages food 310 Nilgiri 382 Trichur, see Thrissur visas 13, 490-1 Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary 195 Trichy 357-61, 357, 358 Vishnu 449 Goa 119 533 Trimbakeshwar Temple 84 Vittala Temple 198-9 Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 272 Tripunithura 294 Vivekananda Memorial 369 Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary 279-80 Trivandrum 250-5, 252 volunteering 26-9 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary tuberculosis 505 dogs 151 273-6, 274 turtles 131, 404 Maharashtra 98 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary 180 TV 482 Sanjay Gandhi National Park 76 INDEX typhoid 505-6 W Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve 96 walking, see hiking Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 279 walking tours 55, 175, 320, 343
U Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 336 T-Z Wandoor 399 Udhagamandalam, see Ooty Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 300-3 Warangal 229-31 Udupi 193 wine 82, 438 waste, plastic 443 Ullal Beach 190 women in South India 428-30 water, drinking 506 Undavalli Cave Temples 234 women travellers 474-5 waterfalls University of Mumbai 46 women’s health 508 Catherine Falls 380 woodcarving 462 Dudhsagar Falls 130 World Heritage sites V Elk Falls 380 vacations 488 Ajanta 92 Jog Falls 194 vaccinations 502, 503 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus watersports (Victoria Terminus) 46 Vadakkunathan Kshetram Temple Arambol 119 295 Elephanta Island 76 Baga 119, 133 Vagator 141-3, 141 Ellora 89 Benaulim 119 Vaikunta Perumal Temple 337-8 Hampi 196 Calangute 133 Vailankanni 353 Mamallapuram 330 Colva 119 Valluvar Kottam 316 Pattadakal 204 Devbagh 193 Varca 151 Goa 119, 133-4 Varkala 260-4, 262 Malpe 193 Y Vasant Panchami 17 yoga 16 Mumbai 53 Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 336 courses 51-2 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 300-3 vedas 450 Goa 119, 134, 138-9, 152 weather 17-20, see also individual vegans 433 regions Isha Yoga Center 378 vegetarian travellers 433 websites, see internet resources Kaivalyadhama Yoga Hospital 102 Velanganni, see Vailankanni weights 482 Maharashtra 78 Vellore 338-9 Wellesley, Richard 420 Mysore 176 Venkateshwara Temple 236 Western Ghats 273-80, 372-88 Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute 78 Victoria Terminus 46 wildlife safaris video 482 Bandipur National Park 185 Vijayanagar empire 415-17 Kabini Lake 185 Z Vijayawada 234-5 Mudumalai National Park 387 zoos vikrams 496 Neyyar Dam Lion Safari Park 255 Mysore 175 vipassana mediation 83-4, 218, 234 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 300-3 Trivandrum 250 Viper Island 399 wildlife sanctuaries 445, 446 Zoroastrianism 448 Virupaksha Temple 198, 8 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 279 Visakhapatnam 231-3 Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary 119 534
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