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Attraction
Chopta (Tungnath), Uttarakhand
The highest Shiva temple in the world at around 3,680 metres, and the third of the Panch Kedar. Three and a half kilometres of paved but steep path up from Chopta. Shuts for winter around November.
Agonda Beach, Goa
A protected stretch where olive ridley turtles nest in season.
Hidden Gem
Nubra Valley, Leh & Ladakh
A beautiful, authentic Balti culture village opened to tourists recently, located just kilometres away from the Line of Control.
The winter seat of the Kedarnath deity, twenty-nine kilometres down the valley. From November to April the idol is worshipped here instead, which makes this the place to come in the months the high temples are closed.
Experience
Dawki & Mawlynnong, Meghalaya
The famously transparent river where boats appear to float on air; popular for boat rides and riverside camping.
Junagadh, Gujarat
An ancient hilltop citadel believed to have been founded originally around 319 BCE, featuring deep stepwells, rock-cut Buddhist caves, and massive old battle cannons.
Kappad Beach, Kerala
A pillar marking the 1498 landing of the Portuguese explorer.
Alleppey (Backwaters), Kerala
India's longest lake. The luxury houseboats run their circuits here, and the traditional resorts stand along its shores.
Mandvi Beach (Kutch), Gujarat
A royal seaside palace near Mandvi beach.
Hampi, Karnataka
The one temple in Hampi that never stopped functioning, with a fifty-metre gopuram over the bazaar street. The temple elephant is walked down to the river to be washed each morning, which is worth getting up for.
Rajgir, Bihar
A white peace pagoda atop a hill, reached by a ropeway.
The stone chariot is a Garuda shrine rather than a vehicle, and its wheels once turned. The musical pillars in the hall are now roped off — too many people struck them. Come at opening; this is the most visited thing in Hampi.
Wayanad, Kerala
A protected dry deciduous forest range popular for open jeep tracking tours to spot wild Asian elephant herds.
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
The finest cluster including the soaring Kandariya Mahadev temple.
Viewpoint
Yarada Beach (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh
A clifftop vantage over the beach and the Bay of Bengal.
Kalimpong, West Bengal
On Durpin hill above Kalimpong, consecrated by the Dalai Lama in 1976 and holding a set of scriptures he brought out of Tibet in 1959. From the road outside you see both the Teesta and the Relli valleys.
Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
The valley's emerald wet-rice terraces, especially vivid in the growing season.
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