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A B ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd tours 677 Rishikesh 420 travel to/from 681-2 Sabarmati Ashram 673 1213 travel within 682 Sevagram Ashram 777 Aihole 886 Sivananda Yoga Vedanta air travel 1175-6, 1177-9 Dhanwantari Ashram 927-8 Aizawl 575-6 Sri Aurobindo Ashram 1014 Ajanta 772-5, 773, 8 Sri Ramana Ashram 1013 Ajmer 135-9, 136 Assam 553-64 Akbar 1091 Asvem 823 Akbar’s Fort 379 ATMs 1168 Akbar’s Mausoleum 357 Attari-Wagah 220, 221 Akbar’s Palace 137-8 Auli 428 A Alappuzha 938-42, 939 Aurangabad 764-8, 766 Academy of Fine Arts 447 Alchi 266 Aurangzeb 350, 1091 accommodation 1160-3, see also Allahabad 377-81, 378 Aurobindo Bhawan 447 individual locations Alleppey, see Alappuzha Auroville 1021 language 1196, 1200 Almora 437-8 autorickshaws 1182 activities 1163, see also individual altitude sickness 1193 avian flu 1191 activities Alwar 129-30 Ayodhya 376-7 Adalaj Vav 682 Amar Mahal 227-8 ayurveda 35, 36, 972 Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra 137 Amaravathi 915 Alappuzha 938 Adina Masjid 482 Amarnath 231 Bengaluru 842 Adivasi Mela 591 Amber Fort 124-5 Calangute 814 Adivasis 667, 668, 1104, see also Chowara 931 tribal peoples amchi 321 amoebic dysentery 1192 courses 36, 707, 814, 842-3 Aga Khan Palace 786-7 Delhi 77 Amritsar 212-20, 214 Agartala 576-8, 577 Goa 814 Ana Sagar 136 Agatti Island 979 Gujarat Ayurved University 707 Anandgarh Sahib 211 Agonda 831-2 Jaipur 113 Anandpur Sahib 211 Agra 347-65, 350, 360 Kalpetta 972-3 Andaman Islands 53, 1061-78, 1062 accommodation 358-61 Khajuraho 629 Andhra Pradesh 53, 891-918, 893 activities 347-57 Kochi 955-6 climate 891 drinking 363 Kollam 936 festivals & events 892 emergency services 363 Kovalam 928 food 892 entertainment 363 Mamallapuram 1005 highlights 893 food 361-3 Mysore 855-6 internet resources 892 internet services 363 Udaipur 159 medical services 363 travel seasons 891 shopping 363 Anegundi 881-2, 877 sights 347-57 animals, see individual animals B tourist offices 364 Anjuna 818-21, 818 backwaters, Kerala 7, 940-1, 978, 7, 18 tours 357-8 Anthropological Museum 666 Badami 884-6 travel to/from 364 Araku Valley 913 Badrinath 429-30 travel within 364-5 Arambol 824-5 Baga 813-18, 815 Agra Fort 352-3, 356-7 architecture 1134-8 Bageshwar 440 ahimsa 1096, 1112 area codes 1172 Bagore-ki-Haveli 158 Ahmedabad 672-82, 674-5 Arjuna’s Penance 1003 Bahmani sultanate 1090 accommodation 677-8 arts 19, 1139-45, see also individual Bahmani Tombs 890 festivals & events 677 arts, handicrafts Baijnath 330 food 678-80 Arunachal Pradesh 564-70 baksheesh 1169 internet access 681 Arunachaleswar Temple 1012 Bala Qila 129 medical services 681 Ashoka, Emperor 1086, 1087 Balasore 608 shopping 680-1 ashrams 35-6 Banbassa 441 sights 673-7 Anasakti Ashram 439 Bandhavgarh National Park 662-4 tourist offices 681 Brahmavidya Mandir Ashram 777 Bandipur National Park 865 Haridwar 414 Bangalore, see Bengaluru 000 Map pages Matha Amrithanandamayi Mission Bangladesh border crossings 484, 000 Photo pages 940 578, 583, 1176-7 Prasanthi Nilayam 918 Bara Imambara 370-1 Baripada 607 Berhampore 481 Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary 951 1214 Barkul 602 berries 793 Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary 1008 Baroda 684-7, 686 Betla (Palamau) National Park 525 birth 1102 Basgo 263-4 Bhagsu 327 Bishnupur 479 Basheshar Mahadev 296 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh 786 Blackbuck National Park 690 Basilica of Bom Jesus 808 Bhaja Caves 783 boat tours 18, 388, 567, 709, 812, bathrooms 1161, 1172 Bhandardara 763 814, 940 Bavikonda 913 bhang lassi 1167 boat travel 1177, 1180 INDEX INDEX beaches 10, 17, 10 Bharatpur 126-8, 127 Bodhgaya 516-21, 518 Bodhi Tree 517 Agonda 831-2 Bharmour 336 Bodoland 558 Andaman Islands 1072-3, 1074-5 Bhavnagar 688-90, 689 B Bollywood 734, 1141 Anjuna 818-19 Bhedaghat 660 Bombay, see Mumbai Arambol 824 Bhimakali Temple 291 Bomdila 568 Asvem 823 Bhimbetka 639 books 1080, 1141, see also literature Baga 813 Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary 608 art 1144 Benaulim 828 Bhojpur 638-9 architecture 1136 Calangute 813 Bhongir 909 cinema 1141 Candolim 812 Bhopal 633-8, 634 Cavelossim 831 dance 1140 Bhubaneswar 587-93, 588 Chapora 821 food 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1120 Bhuj 710-13, 710 Colva 828 health 1190 Bhujodi 713 Diu 693 history 1084, 1089, 1091, 1092, Bhuntar 296-7 1095, 1096, 1098, 1099 Gokarna 874 Bhuri Singh Museum 334 Life of Pi 922 Konkan Coast 780 Bhutan border crossings 484, 505, 1177 music 1140 Mamallapuram 1005 Bhutia Busty Gompa 490 politics 1082 Mandrem 823 Bhutnath Mandir 294 religion 1107, 1108, 1109, 1111, 1112 Mangalore 870 Bibi-qa-Maqbara 764-5 wildlife 1149 Morjim 823 bicycle travel, see cycling border crossings Palolem 832 Bangladesh 484, 578, 583, 1176-7 Samudra 931 Bidar 889-90 Bhutan 484, 505, 1177 Vagator 821 Bihar 50, 506-23, 508 climate 506 Nepal 399, 441, 484, 505, 515, Varca 831 1177, 1178 festivals & events 507 Varkala 932 Pakistan 220, 1177, 1179 food 507 Visakhapatnam 911 Botanical Gardens (Kolkata) 456 highlights 508 bears 882 Braganza House 827-8 internet resources 507 Beatles, the 420, 421 Brahma Temple 139 travel seasons 506 begging 520 Brajeshwari Devi Temple 329 Bijapur 886-9, 887 Bekal 977-9 Brihadishwara Temple 1025-6 Belur 863 Bikaner 193-8, 194-5 Brindavan Gardens 861 Benaulim 828-31 Billing 330 British rule 445, 1092-6 Bengal Natural History Museum 492 Bir 330 Brokpa people 267 Bengaluru 837-50, 840, 842, 844 birdwatching 24, 1148-9 Buddha Museum 398 accommodation 843-5 Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary Buddha Smriti Park 510 608 activities 842-3 Buddhism 317, 910, 1111-12, 1136, see drinking 847-8 Goa 799 also Dalai Lama entertainment 848 Kaziranga National Park 559-61 meditation 35, 36-7 food 845-7 Keoladeo Ghana National Park Buddhist temples, see also gompas, 128-9 internet access 848 monasteries, stupas medical services 849 Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary 709 Bodhgaya 517 shopping 848 Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary 944 Ellora 769-71 sights 840-2 Mangalajodi 602 Himalayan Nyinmapa Buddhist Temple 304 tourist offices 849 Mumbai 731 Kalachakra Temple 317 tours 843 Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary 683 budget 14 travel to/from 849-50 Namdapha National Park 569 buffaloes 873 travel within 850-1 Nameri National Park 559 Sanjay Gandhi National Park 756 Bundi 147-51, 148 000 Map pages Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary bus travel 1180-1 000 Photo pages 699-700 business hours 1163 Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 210-11 Bylakuppe 869 C Chandipur 608 Christianity 1112-13 Calangute 813-18, 814 Chandor 827-8 churches & cathedrals 1215 Calcutta, see Kolkata Chandragiri Fort 917 Basilica of Bom Jesus 808 Calico Museum of Textiles 673 Chang La 273 Church of Our Lady of the Calicut, see Kozhikode Channakeshava Temple 863 Immaculate Conception camel safaris 11, 24, 11 chapati 1115 (Panaji) 801 Church of Our Lady of the Bikaner 196 Chapora 821-3, 821 Immaculate Conception Hunder 270 Charminar 895 (Puducherry) 1014 INDEX Jaisalmer 190-1 Chauragarh 643 Church of Our Lady of the Mount Pushkar 140 cheetahs 1149 808-9 camels 142, 198, 11 Cheluvanarayana Temple 861 Church of St Francis of Assisi 808 C-D Candolim 812-13 Chemrey 273 Notre Dame de Anges 1014 Cannanore, see Kannur Chennai 985-1000, 986-7 Sacred Heart Church 1014 Cape Comorin, see Kanyakumari accommodation 992-4 Sé Cathedral 807-8 car travel 1181 activities 991 St Francis Church 953 caste system 1103 drinking 996 St Stephen’s Church 1052-3 cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals Egmore 985-8, 992-3, 994-5, 990 cinema 1081, 1140-1, see also Cauvery Delta 1025 entertainment 996 Bolly wood Cavelossim 831 festivals & events 992 Cinque Island 1071-2 caves food 994-6 City Museum (Ahmedabad) 677 Ajanta 772-5, 8 internet access 997 climate 14, see also individual Aurangabad 765 medical services 997 locations Badami 884-5 shopping 996-7 climate change 1152-3 Bhaja 783 sights 985-91 clothes 1102 Bhimbetka 639 tourist offices 998 Cochin, see Kochi Edakal 973 tours 991-2 Coimbatore 1048-50, 1049 Elephanta Island 756 travel to/from 998 Colva 828-31 Ellora 769-72 travel within 1000 communal conflict 1081, 1107 Karla 783 Connaught Place 75, 72-3 Lohani 657 Triplicane 993, 995, 990 consulates 1164-5 Mawsmai 582-3 Chennamangalam 967 Coonoor 1051 Pachmarhi 643 Cherrapunjee 582-3 Corbett Tiger Reserve 430-2 Pandav 643 Chhatrapati Shivaji 1092 Coronation Durbar Site 77 Udaigiri Caves 642 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales costs 14 Udayagiri & Khandagiri 590 Museum) 725 courses 1163-4, see also meditation Vijayawada 914 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus courses, yoga cell phones 15, 1171-2 (Victoria Terminus) 726, 10 ayurveda 36, 707, 814, 842-3 Cellular Jail National Memorial 1067 Chhattisgarh 610-13, 664-8, 612 cooking 78, 159, 321-2, 458, 732, Cenotaph of Maharaja Bakhtawar climate 610 1120 Singh 130 dance 115, 421, 732 chai 1120 festivals & events 611 language 78, 322, 389, 409, 493, 732 Chail 290 food 611 massage 322 Chamba 333-6, 334 highlights 612 music 115, 140, 389, 390, 421 Chamba Valley 330-6 internet resources 611 Crafts Museum 70-1 Champaner 687-8 travel seasons 610 credit cards 1168 Chandigarh 202-9, 202 Chhoti Dargah 514 cricket 450, 467-8, 748, 1105 accommodation 205-6 Chidambaram 1021-3 crocodiles 594, 608, 632, 927, 1001-2, activities 202-5 children, travel with 45-7, 737 1072 drinking 207-8 Chilika Lake 601-2 Cubbon Park 840-1 entertainment 208 Chini-ka-Rauza 357 culture 1101-5 food 206-7 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 951 currency 14 internet access 208 Chiriya Tapu 1071 customs regulations 1164 medical services 208 Chitrakote Falls 668 cycle-rickshaws 1182 shopping 208 Chitrakut 381-2 cycling 19, 80, 249, 1179-80 sights 202-5 Chitrasala 148 tourist offices 209 Chittorgarh (Chittor)
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