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Attraction
Jamnagar, Gujarat
Chanting of the Ram dhun has gone on here without a break since August 1964, which put the temple in the Guinness records. Someone is always singing. You can sit down and join in or just listen.
Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka
A Tudor-style royal palace with grand interiors and grounds.
Mathura & Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
Vrindavan's most beloved Krishna temple, famous for its lively darshan.
Experience
The curtain is drawn across the deity every minute or two rather than left open — the tradition holds that an unbroken gaze is too much to bear. There are no bells here either. Very crowded, and the Mangala aarti happens only once a year.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
A grand 18th-century monument famous for its central hall and the Bhulbhulaiya maze.
Old Goa Churches (Velha Goa), Goa
The baroque basilica enshrining the relics of St. Francis Xavier.
Velankanni, Tamil Nadu
The grand seaside Marian basilica at the heart of the pilgrimage.
Bekal Beach, Kerala
A huge keyhole-shaped laterite fort jutting into the Arabian Sea.
Dwarka, Gujarat
An inhabited island at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch, two kilometres off Okha and twenty-five north of Dwarka — eight kilometres long and about two wide. Its other name, Shankhodhar, comes from the conch shells these shallows produce, and a conch is what most pilgrims carry home. Hindu tradition places Krishna's own residence on the island, which is why the boats run full rather than empty. Until the Sudarshan Setu opened, the ferry from Okha was the only way across and the crossing was half the experience. Bring water; there is very little shade.
Viewpoint
Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
Cenotaphs to the Bundela rulers standing in a row along the Betwa. Best at the end of the day, seen from the far bank, where nobody charges you anything.
Food
McLeodganj & Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Neighbouring traveller villages packed with cafes, yoga studios and long-stay guesthouses.
Patna, Bihar
A modern museum showcasing Bihar's ancient Mauryan and Buddhist heritage.
Srinagar (Dal Lake), Jammu & Kashmir
The scenic lakeside promenade lined with distinct numbered wooden boarding ghats for traditional shikara cruises.
Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
One of the tallest gateways in the world, marking the entrance to the Jama Masjid.
Bundi, Rajasthan
The Chitrashala is an open courtyard gallery of Bundi-school murals, mostly Krishna scenes, in blue and green. It has its own entrance and is often unattended. The palace above is largely unrestored and overgrown.
Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
A grand Mahayana vihara cave housing the globally celebrated, masterpiece wall painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani holding a blue lotus.
A chaitya hall with a seven-metre reclining Buddha cut along the left wall at the moment of death. Easy to walk past — the sculpture sits back in the aisle, not on the axis.
Hemis Monastery, Leh & Ladakh
The expansive stone-flagged public courtyard where the grand annual mask dance rituals are performed by lamas.
Thanjavur (Brihadeeswarar Temple), Tamil Nadu
The colossal 216-foot granite pyramid spire housing a massive 12-foot-high Shiva Lingam, decorated entirely with multi-century old Chola murals.
Mysuru (Mysore Palace), Karnataka
The hilltop temple sanctuary perched above the city, accessible via a 1,000-step stone trail and hosting a colossal monolithic stone Nandi bull.
Market
Delhi, Delhi
Old Delhi's chaotic, historic market famous for street food and spice lanes.
Konark Sun Temple, Odisha
Three kilometres from the temple, and the beach the Sun temple was oriented towards. At Magha Saptami, in January or February, pilgrims bathe here before dawn and walk to the temple after — the one day it is crowded.
Taj Mahal (Agra), Uttar Pradesh
The four-part garden with the raised tank that gives the reflection everyone photographs. Worth knowing it was originally dense with fruit trees and flowers — the open lawns are a British replanting, which is why the Taj now reads as a monument in a park rather than a building in a garden.
Hyderabad (Charminar & Golconda), Telangana
Built in 1591 at the centre of the old city, with a minaret at each corner. You can climb one — a hundred and forty-nine steps up a tight spiral — and the view over Laad Bazaar is the reason to. Published heights for the minarets disagree depending on whether they are measured from the plinth, so ignore the numbers and look up.
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