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Attraction
Yuksom, Sikkim
Sikkim's oldest monastery, set on a forested hill above Yuksom.
Experience
Dzukou Valley, Nagaland
The overnight camping ground and rest house at the heart of the valley, prized for stargazing.
Viewpoint
The valley's signature rolling grasslands, cut by a winding stream and famous for seasonal lilies.
Wayanad, Kerala
Two natural stone caves on Ambukuthi Hill housing rare, multi-century old Neolithic rock carvings and petroglyphs.
Don Hill Station, Gujarat
The highest point you can walk to on the Don plateau, a short climb off the road with a small monument at the top. Sunrise is the reason to be up there.
Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh
A historic hilltop fort overlooking the gorge, with old temples and a mosque.
The dramatic Pennar River canyon through red sandstone cliffs.
Ganpatipule Beach, Maharashtra
A swayambhu Ganesh temple right beside the beach.
Saputara, Gujarat
About thirty metres, on the Ambika near Waghai, and worth the detour only during and just after the monsoon. By February it is a wet rock face.
The starting point for the multi-day Dzongri and Goecha La treks toward Kanchenjunga.
Om Beach (Gokarna), Karnataka
A cliff trail connecting Om, Half Moon and Paradise beaches.
Tirthan Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Guided forest and river treks into the UNESCO-listed Great Himalayan National Park.
Rajgir, Bihar
The hill where the Buddha delivered many teachings.
Accommodation Area
Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh
The riverside hamlet where the trekking routes into the national park begin, and where most people base themselves before setting out.
St. Mary's Islands (Udupi), Karnataka
Geologically rare columnar basalt formations on the islands.
Kodachadri, Karnataka
A multi-tiered waterfall on the trekking route up to the peak.
Spiti Valley (Kaza), Himachal Pradesh
At 4,440 metres, opened in 1983, and it does actually work — one postmaster and a bag that goes down to Kaza and out. Postcards from here take weeks. Carry your own; the shop next door may be shut.
Belur & Halebidu, Karnataka
A colossal twin-structured temple complex wrapped in over two hundred metres of continuous, horizontal exterior stone scroll friezes.
Nubra Valley, Leh & Ladakh
The unique cold desert stretch where visitors can trek across white sand ridges on double-humped Bactrian camels.
Idar Hill (Idargarh), Gujarat
The historic medieval fort ruins resting on top of the granite hill. It features the remains of the royal palace (Kharar Mahal), rock-cut guard posts, and panoramic vistas over the boulder terrain.
Market
Imphal, Manipur
A centuries-old market run entirely by thousands of women.
Chilika & Rambha Coast, Odisha
Boat trips to spot rare Irrawaddy dolphins in the lagoon.
Pushkar, Rajasthan
One of very few temples anywhere dedicated to Brahma, and by some distance the most important of them. The structure dates to the fourteenth century with later partial rebuilding, in marble and stone slabs, with a red shikhara and a hamsa — the goose that carries Brahma — as its motif. The sanctum holds a four-headed image of Brahma with Gayatri beside him, and the temple is governed by a Sanyasi ascetic priesthood. It stands a few minutes from Pushkar Lake, to which its legend is tied. Shoes come off well before the steps, and cameras are not welcome in the sanctum.
Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
Built for a single visit by Jahangir, who is said to have stayed one night in it. Three storeys of chambers and terraces around a courtyard, and you can walk almost all of it unsupervised, which is rare for a building this size.
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