Lonely Planet India

by Niven, Christine; Cannon, Teresa; Collins, David; Davis, Peter; Harding, Paul; Honan, Mark; Mayhew, Bradley; Plunkett, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780864426871
• ISBN10: 0864426879
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

With one foot swathed in history and another striding into the nuclear age, India frustrates, challenges and stimulates. This award-winning guide covers the lot, from Keralan backwaters to Himalayan peaks. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 9
This Book	p. 15
Foreword	p. 16
Introduction	p. 19
Facts About India	p. 21
History	p. 21
Geography and Geology	p. 39
Climate	p. 40
Ecology and Environment	p. 42
Flora and Fauna	p. 47
Government and Politics	p. 53
Economy	p. 53
Population and People	p. 55
Education	p. 56
Science and Philosophy	p. 57
Arts	p. 58
Society and Conduct	p. 70
Facts for the Visitor	p. 76
Highlights	p. 76
Suggested Itineraries	p. 78
Planning	p. 79
Responsible Tourism	p. 82
Tourist Offices	p. 86
Visas and Documents	p. 86
Embassies and Consulates	p. 89
Customs	p. 93
Money	p. 93
Post and Communications	p. 96
Internet Resources	p. 98
Books	p. 98
Films	p. 106
Cd Rom	p. 106
Newspapers and Magazines	p. 106
Photography and Video	p. 107
Time	p. 108
Electricity	p. 108
Weights and Measures	p. 108
Laundry	p. 109
Toilets	p. 109
Health	p. 109
Women Travellers	p. 121
Gay and Lesbian Travellers	p. 122
Disabled Travellers	p. 123
Senior Travellers	p. 124
Travel with Children	p. 124
Dangers and Annoyances	p. 124
Legal Matters	p. 126
Business Hours	p. 127
Public Holidays and Special Events	p. 127
Activities	p. 129
Courses	p. 132
Voluntary Work	p. 133
Accommodation	p. 135
Food	p. 138
Drinks	p. 144
Entertainment	p. 146
Shopping	p. 147
Getting There and Away	p. 152
Air	p. 152
Land	p. 158
Sea	p. 161
Organised Tours	p. 161
Getting Around	p. 162
Air	p. 162
Bus	p. 163
Train	p. 165
Car	p. 170
Motorcycle	p. 172
Bicycle	p. 177
Hitching	p. 182
Boat	p. 182
Local Transport	p. 182
Organised Tours	p. 184
Sacred India (Colour Section)	p. 185
Hinduism	p. 189
Islam	p. 203
Christianity	p. 207
Sikhism	p. 209
Buddhism	p. 211
Jainism	p. 214
Zoroastrianism	p. 216
Delhi	p. 217
History	p. 217
Orientation	p. 218
Information	p. 219
Things to See	p. 225
Organised Tours	p. 236
Places to Stay	p. 236
Places to Eat	p. 245
Entertainment	p. 249
Shopping	p. 249
Getting There and Away	p. 250
Getting Around	p. 254
Greater Delhi	p. 257
Punjab and Haryana	p. 260
Haryana	p. 261
Chandigarh	p. 261
Chandigarh to Delhi	p. 267
Delhi to Sirsa	p. 267
Punjab	p. 268
Amritsar	p. 268
Pathankot	p. 274
Amritsar to Delhi	p. 275
South-West Punjab	p. 275
Himachal Pradesh	p. 276
Shimla	p. 280
Around Shimla	p. 287
Kangra Valley	p. 292
Baijnath	p. 292
Palampur	p. 292
Dharamsala	p. 293
McLeod Ganj	p. 295
Chamba Valley	p. 306
Dalhousie	p. 306
Khajiar	p. 309
Chamba	p. 310
Brahmaur	p. 314
Kullu and Parbati Valleys	p. 314
Mandi	p. 315
Kullu	p. 319
Manali	p. 325
Around Manali	p. 333
Lahaul and Spiti	p. 335
Kaza	p. 336
Keylong	p. 338
Kinnaur	p. 339
Kalpa	p. 340
Southern Himachal Pradesh	p. 342
Jammu and Kashmir	p. 344
Jammu Region	p. 345
Kashmir Valley	p. 347
Ladakh and Zanskar	p. 348
Leh	p. 351
Ladakh Regions	p. 365
Nubra Valley	p. 366
Treks in Ladakh	p. 370
Leh to Manali	p. 372
Upshi	p. 372
Keylong to Manali	p. 374
Getting There and Away	p. 374
Leh to Kargil	p. 375
Kargil and the Suru Valley	p. 378
Kargil	p. 379
Zanskar	p. 381
Padum	p. 381
Treks in Zanskar	p. 382
Uttar Pradesh	p. 384
Agra Region	p. 385
Agra	p. 385
Fatehpur Sikri	p. 400
Mathura	p. 404
Meerut	p. 407
Uttarakhand	p. 407
Dehra Dun	p. 409
Mussoorie	p. 413
Haridwar	p. 418
Rajaji National Park	p. 423
Rishikesh	p. 424
Uttarakhand Himalaya	p. 431
Trekking in Garhwal	p. 432
Auli	p. 435
Corbett Tiger Reserve	p. 436
Nainital	p. 440
Ranikhet	p. 446
Almora	p. 447
Kausani	p. 448
Pithoragarh	p. 449
Banbassa	p. 450
Central Uttar Pradesh	p. 450
Lucknow	p. 451
Allahabad	p. 458
Ayodhya	p. 464
Varanasi Region	p. 466
Varanasi	p. 466
Sarnath	p. 480
Jaunpur	p. 482
Gorakhpur	p. 482
Kushinagar	p. 484
Sonauli	p. 484
Bihar	p. 486
Patna	p. 487
Northern Bihar	p. 494
Bodhgaya Region	p. 496
Bodhgaya	p. 496
Gaya	p. 500
Rajgir	p. 502
Southern Bihar	p. 504
Calcutta	p. 506
History	p. 507
Orientation	p. 508
Information	p. 508
Things to See and Do	p. 513
Activities	p. 520
Organised Tours	p. 520
Special Events	p. 521
Places to Stay	p. 521
Places to Eat	p. 526
Entertainment	p. 528
Shopping	p. 529
Getting There and Away	p. 530
Getting Around	p. 531
West Bengal	p. 535
South of Calcutta	p. 536
North of Calcutta	p. 539
West Bengal Hills	p. 543
Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri	p. 544
Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 548
Mirik	p. 549
Darjeeling	p. 552
Kalimpong	p. 568
Orissa	p. 574
Bhubaneswar	p. 576
Puri	p. 584
Konark	p. 592
Chilka Lake	p. 594
Gopalpur-on-Sea	p. 595
Taptapani	p. 596
Cuttack	p. 596
Lalitgiri, Udaigiri and Ratnagiri	p. 597
Bhitar Kanika Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 597
Balasore and Chandipur	p. 598
Similipal National Park	p. 598
Sambalpur	p. 599
Sikkim	p. 601
East Sikkim	p. 604
Gangtok	p. 605
North Sikkim	p. 612
West Sikkim	p. 613
Trekking in Sikkim	p. 616
North-Eastern Region	p. 618
Assam	p. 620
Guwahati	p. 621
Tezpur	p. 626
Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 626
Kaziranga National Park	p. 627
Upper Assam	p. 628
South Assam	p. 629
Meghalaya	p. 629
Shillong	p. 630
Garo Hills	p. 633
Tripura	p. 633
Agartala	p. 633
Sepahijala Forest Sanctuary	p. 636
Other States in the North-East	p. 636
Arunachal Pradesh	p. 637
Mizoram	p. 638
Manipur	p. 639
Nagaland	p. 640
Rajasthan	p. 642
Eastern Rajasthan	p. 646
Jaipur	p. 646
Bharatpur	p. 663
Deeg	p. 666
Alwar	p. 667
Sariska National Park	p. 668
Shekhawati	p. 669
Ajmer	p. 674
Pushkar	p. 677
Ranthambhore National Park	p. 682
Dholpur	p. 684
Southern Rajasthan	p. 684
Bundi	p. 684
Kota	p. 687
Jhalawar	p. 690
Chittorgarh	p. 690
Udaipur	p. 694
Mt Abu	p. 709
Western Rajasthan	p. 715
Jodhpur	p. 715
Jaisalmer	p. 722
Bikaner	p. 735
Gujarat	p. 740
Eastern Gujarat	p. 741
Ahmedabad	p. 741
Gandhinagar	p. 755
Vadodara	p. 755
Bharuch	p. 758
Surat	p. 758
Daman	p. 759
Saputara	p. 762
Saurashtra	p. 762
Bhavnagar	p. 762
Palitana	p. 764
Diu	p. 766
Veraval	p. 771
Somnath	p. 772
Sasan Gir National Park	p. 773
Junagadh	p. 774
Porbandar	p. 778
Dwarka	p. 780
Jamnagar	p. 781
Rajkot	p. 784
Kutch	p. 787
Bhuj	p. 787
Mandvi	p. 793
Little Rann of Kutch	p. 793
Madhya Pradesh	p. 795
Northern Madhya Pradesh	p. 797
Gwalior	p. 797
Jhansi	p. 803
Orchha	p. 806
Khajuraho	p. 808
Central Madhya Pradesh	p. 817
Bhopal	p. 817
Sanchi	p. 825
Pachmarhi	p. 830
Pipariya	p. 832
Western Madhya Pradesh	p. 832
Ujjain	p. 832
Indore	p. 835
Mandu	p. 840
Bagh Caves	p. 844
Eastern Madhya Pradesh	p. 844
Jabalpur	p. 844
Kanha National Park	p. 848
Bandhavgarh National Park	p. 851
Bhoramdeo and Kawardha	p. 852
Bilaspur	p. 852
Mumbai (Bombay)	p. 853
History	p. 853
Orientation	p. 855
Information	p. 855
Things to See and Do	p. 860
Organised Tours	p. 866
Activities	p. 866
Places to Stay	p. 866
Places to Eat	p. 871
Entertainment	p. 873
Spectator Sports	p. 875
Shopping	p. 875
Getting There and Away	p. 876
Getting Around	p. 879
Around Mumbai	p. 881
Maharashtra	p. 884
Southern Maharashtra	p. 884
The Konkan Coast	p. 884
Matheran	p. 887
Lonavla	p. 890
Karla and Bhaja Caves	p. 892
Pune	p. 893
Mahabaleshwar	p. 901
Kolhapur	p. 904
Northern Maharashtra	p. 906
Nasik	p. 906
Aurangabad	p. 908
Ellora	p. 914
Ajanta	p. 917
Jalgaon	p. 921
Lonar Meteorite Crater	p. 921
Nagpur	p. 922
Ramtek	p. 923
Sevagram	p. 923
Goa	p. 925
North Goa	p. 932
Panaji	p. 933
Old Goa	p. 939
Mapusa	p. 942
Fort Aguada and Candolim	p. 943
Calangute and Baga	p. 945
Anjuna	p. 950
Chapora and Vagator	p. 952
Arambol	p. 955
South Goa	p. 956
Vasco da Gama	p. 956
Bogmalo	p. 957
Margao	p. 957
Colva and Benaulim	p. 960
Varca and Cavelossim	p. 964
Mobor to Palolem	p. 965
Palolem	p. 965
Ponda	p. 966
Bondla Wildlife Sanctuay	p. 966
Dudhsagar Falls	p. 966
Molem and Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuaries	p. 966
Karnataka	p. 967
Southern Karnataka	p. 968
Bangalore	p. 968
Mysore	p. 981
Bandipur National Park	p. 991
Nagarhole National Park	p. 992
Madikeri	p. 993
Hassan	p. 995
Belur and Halebid	p. 996
Sravanabelagola	p. 998
Coast and Western Ghats	p. 999
Mangalore	p. 999
Sringeri	p. 1003
Udipi	p. 1003
Jog Falls	p. 1004
Gokarna	p. 1004
Karwar	p. 1007
Central Karnataka	p. 1008
Hampi	p. 1008
Hospet	p. 1013
Hubli	p. 1015
Northern Karnataka	p. 1015
Belgaum	p. 1015
Badami	p. 1016
Bijapur	p. 1020
The North-East	p. 1023
Andhra Pradesh	p. 1025
Hyderabad and Secunderabad	p. 1026
Around Hyderabad	p. 1037
Warangal	p. 1038
Visakhapatnam	p. 1040
Vijayawada	p. 1041
Tirumala and Tirupathi	p. 1043
Puttaparthi	p. 1046
Lepakshi	p. 1046
Kerala	p. 1047
Southern Kerala	p. 1048
Thiruvananthapuram	p. 1048
Kovalam	p. 1056
Varkala	p. 1062
Kollam	p. 1065
Kottayam	p. 1072
The Western Ghats	p. 1075
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 1075
Munnar	p. 1078
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 1080
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 1081
Central Kerala	p. 1081
Kochi	p. 1081
Thrissur	p. 1093
Northern Kerala	p. 1096
Kozhikode	p. 1096
Mahe	p. 1098
Bekal	p. 1099
Kasaragod	p. 1100
Lakshadweep	p. 1100
Chennai (Madras)	p. 1103
History	p. 1103
Orientation	p. 1104
Information	p. 1104
Things to See and Do	p. 1110
Organised Tours	p. 1113
Special Events	p. 1113
Places to Stay	p. 1113
Places to Eat	p. 1116
Entertainment	p. 1117
Classical Music and Dance	p. 1118
Shopping	p. 1118
Getting There and Away	p. 1119
Getting Around	p. 1121
Tamil Nadu	p. 1124
Northern Tamil Nadu	p. 1127
Mamallapuram	p. 1127
Kanchipuram	p. 1134
Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary	p. 1138
Vellore	p. 1138
Tiruvannamalai	p. 1140
Gingee	p. 1141
Pondicherry	p. 1142
Auroville	p. 1148
Hogenakkal	p. 1150
Yercaud	p. 1150
Central Tamil Nadu	p. 1150
Chidambaram	p. 1150
Kumbakonam	p. 1154
Karaikal	p. 1156
Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	p. 1157
Thanjavur	p. 1157
Tiruchirappalli	p. 1162
Southern Tamil Nadu	p. 1166
Madurai	p. 1166
Rameswaram	p. 1173
Tiruchendur	p. 1177
Kanyakumari	p. 1177
Mundanthurai Tiger Sanctuary	p. 1180
Kuttralam	p. 1180
The Western Ghats	p. 1180
Kodaikanal	p. 1181
Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 1185
Coimbatore	p. 1187
The Nilgiri Hills	p. 1189
Coonoor	p. 1191
Kotagiri	p. 1193
Udhagamandalam	p. 1193
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 1198
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	p. 1201
Permits	p. 1203
Port Blair	p. 1203
Other Islands	p. 1211
Language	p. 1217
Glossary	p. 1221
Acknowledgements	p. 1232
Index	p. 1247
Text	p. 1247
Boxed Text	p. 1262
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