Things to do in India

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Experience

Konark Sand Art Stretch

Chandrabhaga Beach (Konark), Odisha

The beach famed for the international sand-art festival.

Viewpoint

Korzok Hill Viewpoint

Tso Moriri, Leh & Ladakh

A steep path up the ridge behind Korzok, and from the top you see the whole length of Tso Moriri at once, which you cannot from the shore. A hard twenty minutes at 4,500 metres.

Attraction

Korzok Monastery

Tso Moriri, Leh & Ladakh

An ancient multi-century old Buddhist monastery overlooking the lake, serving as the cultural heart for the local nomads.

Attraction

Krishna Janmabhoomi

Mathura & Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

The temple complex at the believed birthplace of Lord Krishna in Mathura.

Accommodation Area

Kudle Beach

Gokarna, Karnataka

A wide, expansive sandy bay located just a short walk over the ridge from the town, famous for yoga retreats and sunset dining.

Market

Kumily Spice Market

Thekkady (Periyar), Kerala

A street of spice shops at the Tamil Nadu border, where quality varies enormously. Buy cardamom by smell rather than by label, and be sceptical of anything sold cheaply as vanilla or saffron.

Experience

Kutla Trail

Tosh, Himachal Pradesh

A short, scenic uphill trek from Tosh to the meadow hamlet of Kutla, popular for camping.

Experience

Kuttanad Region

Alleppey (Backwaters), Kerala

Rice grown a metre or two below sea level behind earth bunds, one of very few places in the world where that is done. You see it from the boat: the fields sit lower than the water you are on.

Attraction

Kwani Bugyal

Auli, Uttarakhand

A higher, emptier meadow beyond Gorson, twelve kilometres out and a full day there and back. Nothing on the way, so carry water and food.

Market

Laad Bazaar

Hyderabad (Charminar & Golconda), Telangana

The historic old city bazaar alley flanking the Charminar, world-famed for authentic hand-crafted stone lacquer bangles and local pearls.

Attraction

Lady Wilson Museum

Wilson Hills, Gujarat

At Dharampur, the taluka at the base of the hill, with a large collection of international toys, industrial models, rare tribal musical instruments and local royal artefacts.

Viewpoint

Lake Pichola

Udaipur, Rajasthan

Artificial, dammed in 1362 and named after the village of Picholi — one of a chain of lakes built around Udaipur to hold drinking and irrigation water, not for the view they are now famous for. Four islands sit in it, among them Jag Niwas, which carries the Lake Palace, and Jag Mandir. Boats leave from inside the City Palace and the sunset run is the one people book. In bad drought years this lake has emptied completely, so check the water level before you plan a trip around it.

Experience

Lakeside Parikrama Route

Chandratal Lake, Himachal Pradesh

A flat walk of roughly two and a half kilometres right round the lake, worth taking slowly at this altitude. The water reads a different colour from each side depending on the light.

Attraction

Lakhota Palace and Museum

Jamnagar, Gujarat

A semicircular fort on an island in Ranmal lake, built in the nineteenth century as famine relief so that people had wages. It is a museum now — Saurashtra pottery, an old armoury — reached by a stone causeway.

Attraction

Lakshman Temple

Hemkund Sahib, Uttarakhand

A small temple beside the lake at Hemkund, marking where Lakshman is said to have meditated. At 4,600 metres, so do not linger.

Attraction

Lakshmana Temple

Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

An exceptionally preserved 10th-century temple featuring unique stone reliefs detailing medieval military marches and domestic life scenes.

Attraction

Lal Tibba Scenic Point

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

The highest point in Mussoorie, up in Landour, five kilometres from the Mall. A telescope on a platform, and on a clear morning a line of peaks. Afternoon haze usually closes it down.

Attraction

Lalaji Bay Beach

Long Island (Andaman), Andaman & Nicobar Islands

A secluded white-sand bay reached by boat or jungle trek.

Attraction

Lalbagh Botanical Garden

Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka

A historic 240-acre garden with a glasshouse and rare trees.

Hidden Gem

Langza Fossil Village

Spiti Valley (Kaza), Himachal Pradesh

Around 4,400 metres, with a gilded Buddha above the houses and marine fossils in the ground — this was seabed before the Himalaya rose. Children will bring you ammonites to buy. Taking fossils out of India is restricted, so think before you do.

Experience

Laser & Light Show

Statue of Unity (Kevadia), Gujarat

An evening projection show on the statue narrating Patel's life.

Attraction

Laxmi Vilas Palace

Vadodara, Gujarat

Commissioned in 1878 by Sayajirao Gaekwad III and finished in 1890 to designs by the British architects Charles Mant and Robert Chisholm, named for Sayajirao's first wife Lakshmibai. The grounds run to more than five hundred acres, which makes it the largest private residence in the world, and it is still the home of the Gaekwad family. The style is Indo-Saracenic: Indo-Islamic massing with Renaissance detail. It cost six million rupees, and had indoor lifts and its own telephone exchange when it opened. Part of it is open to visitors; the rest is a house.

Attraction

Laxminarayan Temple

Orchha, Madhya Pradesh

Reached by a straight paved path from Ram Raja, and the reason to walk it is the wall paintings inside — Bundela murals in good condition, including scenes of the 1857 fighting and the Jhansi campaign. Usually empty. Ask the caretaker to open the upper chambers.

Market

Leh Main Bazaar

Leh, Leh & Ladakh

Pedestrianised, so it is the one street in Leh you can walk without watching for traffic. The row of Ladakhi women selling vegetables off the pavement is the real market; the pashmina shops behind need bargaining, and not all of them are selling pashmina.