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1225 INDEX a Abhaneri 183 Accommodation 1138 © Lonely Planet Publications 1225 Index A Aizawl 632-3 Haridwar 473 Abhaneri 183 Ajanta 825-8 Puttaparthi 979 accommodation 1138-41, see also Ajatasatru 581 Rishikesh 477 individual locations Ajmer 192-5, 194 Sabarmati 732 language 1201-2, 1204-5 Akbar 44, 408 Sevagram 830-1 Achalgarh 230 Alang 748 Sivananda Yoga Vedanta activities 105-18, see also individual Alappuzha 999-1004, 1000 Dhanwantari 988 activities Albuquerque, Alfonso de 43 Sri Aurobindo 1074 acute mountain sickness (AMS) 1198 Alchi 321 Sri Ramana 1070 Adalaj Wav 737 alcohol 87-8 Assam 611-23 Adivasis 68, 168, 663, 692 Alexander the Great 39 ATMs 1151-2 Agartala 634-6, 634 Allahabad 434-8, 435, 838 attar 1160 Agatti Island 1037 Alleppey, see Alappuzha Attari 275-6 Agra 399-412, 421-3, 402, 404 Almora 495-7, 496 Auli 485 accommodation 410-12 Along 624-5 Aurangabad 817-21, 818 attractions 403-10 altitude sickness 1198 Aurangzeb 45, 46, 404 drinking 421 Alwar 187-8 Auroville 1078-9 emergency 401 Amaravathi 976 autorickshaws 1182-3 entertainment 421 Amber 182 avian flu 1194 food 412-21 Amchi 375 Ayodhya 432-4 INDEX history 399 Amdavad, see Ahmedabad ayurveda 116, 993 internet access 401 amoebic dysentery 1196-7 courses 174, 1074-5 medical services 401 Amritsar 268-75, 269, 10 Delhi 138 money 401 Amte, Murlidhar Devidas 830 Goa 879 shopping 421-2 Anandpur Sahib 266-7 Gujarat Ayurved University 767 tourist information 401 Andamanese people 1123 Jaipur 173 tours 410 Andaman Islands 1120-37, 1121 Kerala 1017 travel to/from 422 Andhra Pradesh 954-79, 955 Mysore 917-18 travel within 422 festivals 956 Panchakarma 1033 Agra Fort 407, 408 food 418-19 Ahmad Shah Durrani 46 volunteering 1165-6 B Ahmedabad 727-37, 728, 730 Anegundi 943 Babur 44 accommodation 733-4 animals 96-8, see also individual animals Badami 946-8, 947 attractions 729-32 Anjuna 882-5, 883 Baga 877-82, 878 food 734-5 antelope 97, 677, 717 Bageshwar 498-9 history 727 ants 721 Bahadur Shah Zafar 47, 48-9 internet access 727 Apatani people 624 Bahmani sultanate 45 medical services 727 Araku Valley 974 Baijnath 383 money 728 Arambol 887-9, 888 Bakkali 537 shopping 735-6 architecture 78-9 baksheesh 1152-3 tourist information 729 area codes, see inside front cover Balaji 183 tours 733 Armanath 287 Balasore 667 travel to/from 736 arts 75-81, see also music, painting Baliguda 662 travel within 737 courses 1074, 1143 Banasura 618 AIDS 63 Arunachal Pradesh 623-7 Banbassa 500 Aihole 949 Aryan tribes 39 Bandhavgarh National Park air pollution 103, 1197 Ashoka, Emperor 40, 41 719-20 air travel ashrams 114-16 Banerjee, Rajah 547 to/from India 1173-6 Beatles, the 478 Bangalore, see Bengaluru within India 1178-9 Gandhi, Mahatma 497 Bangaram Island 1037 1226 Index (B) Bangladesh border crossings 545, history 901-2 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary 636, 641 internet access 903 921 baolis 731, 732, 738 medical services 904 Sanjay Gandhi National Park baoris 183, 204 money 904 809-10 Bara Shigri 392 shopping 911 Satpura National Park 701 bargaining 1145, 1152-3, 1161 tourist information 904 Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 266 Baripada 666 tours 907 Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Barkul 660 travel to/from 911-12 1012-13 Barmer 248 travel within 913 Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 1065 Baroda, see Vadodara Berhampore 539 birth 59-61 Baroli 209 Betla (Palamau) National Park 583-4 Bishnupur 537-8 Basgo 320 Bhagsu 380 bison 1006, 1013 Bastar 721-4 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh 849 boars 757 bathrooms 1140 bhangra 265 boat tours 108 bats 97 Bharatpur 183-5, 184 boat travel Bavikonda 974 Bharmour 388-9 to/from India 1178 beaches Bharuch 742 within India 1180, 1183 Anjuna 882-5, 883 Bhavnagar 746-8, 747 Bodhgaya 576 Baga 877-82, 878 Bhimbetka 695 Bodhidharma 1067 Benaulim 891-4, 892 Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary 667-8 Bollywood 788 Calangute 877-82, 878 Bhojpur 694-5 Bombay, see Mumbai Candolim 873-7, 874 Bhopal 689-94, 690, 693, 695 Bomdila 625 Cavelossim 894 Bhubaneswar 645-51, 647 books 23 Chapora 885, 886 Bhuj 770-3, 771 bird-watching 98 Cherai 1026-7 Bhujodi 773 culture 59, 63, 64 Chowara 992 Bhuntar 349 food 84, 86 Colva 891-4, 892 Bhutan border crossings 545, 1176-7 health 1193 INDEX Fort Aguada 873-7, 874 bicycle travel, see cycling history 39, 42, 44, 46, 48, 55, 58 Havelock Island 1132-4, 1133 Bidar 952-3 Mumbai 782 Kollam 997, 997, 9 Bihar 566-84, 567 photography 1153 Little Andaman 1137 festivals 570 religion 69-70, 71 Neil Island 1134-5 food 416 travel 24 Palolem 895-7, 895 volunteering 578 border crossings 1176-8 Pulinkudi 992 Bijaipur 213 Bangladesh 545, 636, 641 Samudra 992 Bijapur 949-52, 950 Bhutan 545, 1176-7 Sinquerim 873-7, 874 Bikaner 249-53, 250 Nepal 456, 499, 545, 558, 574, Vagator 885, 886 Billing 383 1177 Varca 894 Bir 383 Pakistan 275-6, 1177-8 Varkala 993-6, 994 bird-watching 97, 98, 105-6 Bose, Subhas Chandra 516 bears 97, 409, 831, 926, 1108, 1118 Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary Brahma 68 Beatles, the 478 667-8 Brahman 68 begging 65 Calimere (Kodikkarai) Wildlife & bread 84-5 Bekal 1035-6 Bird Sanctuary 1083 British rule 47-9, 50 Belur 924 Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary 652 Brokpa people 323 Benaulim 891-4, 892 Kanha National Park 717-19 Buddha Jayanti 26 Bengaluru 901-13, 902, 905 Karanji Lake Nature Park 917 Buddhism 39-58, 72, 374, 552, 971 accommodation 907-9 Keoladeo Ghana National Park 185 itineraries 36 attractions 904-6 Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary 766 meditation 116-17 drinking 910 Kumarakom Bird Sancturay 1005 buffalo 935 entertainment 911 Little Rann Sanctuary 775 Bundi 203-7, 205 food 909-10 Mumbai 790-1 bus travel 1180-1, 1183 Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary 737 bush walking, see trekking 000 Map pages Nameri National Park 618 business hours 1141 000 Photograph pages Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 925-7 butterflies 97 Pench Tiger Reserve 716-17 Bylakuppe 930 Index (C) 1227 C entertainment 264 Chola empire 41, 42 Calangute 877-82, 878 food 261-3 Christianity 72-3 Calcutta, see Kolkata medical services 257 Christmas 27, 843 Calicut, see Kozhikode tourist information 257 Chumbi Valley 595 camel safaris 106, 8 travel to/from 264 churches Bikaner 253 travel within 264-5 Armenian Church 514 Jaisalmer 246-7 Chandipur 667 Basilica of Bom Jesus 871 Pushkar 196 Chandor 891 Church of Bom Jesus 743 camels 199, 246-7, 251, 253, 8 Chandra, Vikram 24 Church of Our Lady of the Candolim 873-7, 874 Chapora 885-6, 886 Immaculate Conception 866 Cannanore, see Kannur Chauhan, Prithviraj 41 Church of Our Lady of the Rosary canyoning 108 Chemrey 328 743 Cape Cormorin, see Kanyakumari Chennai 1042-58, 1044-5 Church of Our Lady of the Sea carbon offset schemes 1174 accommodation 1051-2 743 carbon-monoxide poisoning 1139 activities 1050 Church of South India 1030 car travel 1181-2 attractions 1047-50 Church of St Francis of Assisi carpets 1155-6 courses 1050-1 (Diu) 751 caste system 39, 61 drinking 1054 Church of St Francis of Assisi cathedrals, see churches Egmore 1047-9, 1051, 1052, 1053, (Old Goa) 870 Cauvery Delta 1083 1048 Goa 871 caves 108 entertainment 1054-5 Holy Rosary Cathedral 514 Ajanta 825-8, 826 food 1052-4 Our Lady Basilica 1083 Aurangabad 819 history 1043-6 Our Lady of Mercy Church 894 Badami 946-7 internet access 1046 Puducherry 1074 Bhaja 845 medical services 1046 San Thome Cathedral 1049 INDEX Bhimbetka 695 money 1046 Sé Cathedral 870 Diu 751 shopping 1055 St John’s Church 513 Edakal 1033 tourist information 1046-7 St Paul’s Cathedral 509 Elephanta Island 809 tours 1051 St Paul’s Church 751 Ellora 822-5, 824 travel to/from 1055-8 St Stephen’s Church 1115 Kanheri 810 travel within 1058 St Teresa’s Church 562 Karla 845 Triplicane 1051-2, 1053, 1048 St Thomas’ Cathedral 787 Khandagiri 649 Chennamangalam 1027 St Thomas’ Church 751 Lohani 711 Cherrapunjee (Sohra) 641 Thrissur 1027 Mawsmai 641 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Cinque Island 1132 Pandav 700 Terminus) 788 climate 20-1, 1142, 1143, 1147, Pandav Leni 816 chhatris 225, 676, 679 1197-8 Pataleshvara 848 Chhattisgarh 669-70, 720-4, 670 climate change 103, 1174 Tiger 1059 festivals 671 clothing 63, 1171 Udaigiri 699 volunteering 1166 cobras 97 Udayagiri 649 Chidambaram 1079-80, 1080 Cochin, see Kochi Vijayawada 975 child labour 63-4, 1156 coffee plantations 929 cell phones 1162 children, travel with 1141-2 Coimbatore 1109-11, 1110 chai 87 activities 1142 Colva 891-4, 892 Chail 342 attractions 1142 commission agents 1147 Chalukya empire 42 food 1142 consulates 1147-8 Chamba 386-8, 387 health 1142 cooking courses 91-2, 139, 218, 374, Chamba Valley 383-9 Chilika Lake 659-60 518, 867-8, 1017 Champaner 741-2 Chiling 319-20 Coonoor 1111-12 Chand, Nek 260 chinkaras 97 Coorg, see Kodagu Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary 652 Chiriya Tapu 1132 Corbett Tiger Reserve 487-9 Chandigarh 256-65, 258 chitals 97, 831, 926 costs 21-4 accommodation 260-1 Chitrakote Falls 723-4 courses 1142-4, see also yoga courses attractions 257-60 Chitrakut 438-9 arts 1074, 1143 drinking 263-4 Chittorgarh 210-13, 212 ayurveda 174, 1074-5 1228 Index (C-D) courses continued Daporijo 624 Old Delhi 129-34, 140, 143, 147, cooking 91-2, 139, 218, 374, 518, Darap 601 132 867-8, 1017 Dargah 193 Paharganj 140, 141-2, 143, 147-8, crafts 793, 1143 Darjeeling 547-59, 548 152, 142 dance 446, 478, 518, 1017 accommodation 554-6 shopping 153-6 language 139, 375, 446, 478, 554, attractions 552-4 South Delhi 144-6, 150-1, 153, 793, 1050, 1144 drinking 557 154-5 martial arts 1144 entertainment 557 tourist information 125 massage 307, 375 food 556-7 tours 139 meditation 139, 174, 307, 374, history 547 travel to/from 156-60 446, 477, 518, 1050-1 internet access 549 travel within 160-1 mountaineering 554 medical services 549 volunteering 1166
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