Lonely Planet India

by Singh, Sarina

• ISBN13: 9781864502466
• ISBN10: 1864502460
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Featuring a 48-page full-color section of the wonder that is India, this Lonely Planet guide shows where to find the best cuisine, shopping bargains, and accommodation and transportation options for all budgets. 226 maps.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 10
This Book	p. 15
Foreword	p. 16
The Best of India	p. 16
Introduction	p. 17
Facts About India	p. 19
History	p. 19
Snapshots of Indian History	p. 20
Geography & Geology	p. 34
Climate	p. 35
Ecology & Environment	p. 37
Flora & Fauna	p. 40
Government & Politics	p. 45
Economy	p. 46
Population & People	p. 47
Education	p. 48
Science & Philosophy	p. 49
Arts	p. 50
Society & Conduct	p. 54
Religion	p. 57
Arts & Crafts of India	p. 65
Facts for the Visitor	p. 72
Highlights	p. 72
Suggested Itineraries	p. 73
Planning	p. 75
Responsible Tourism	p. 77
Tourist Offices	p. 79
Visas & Documents	p. 80
Embassies & Consulates	p. 82
Customs	p. 84
Money	p. 84
Post & Communications	p. 87
Digital Resources	p. 89
Books	p. 89
Newspapers & Magazines	p. 94
TV & Radio	p. 94
Photography & Video	p. 94
Time	p. 95
Electricity	p. 95
Weights & Measures	p. 96
Laundry	p. 96
Indian Cuisine	p. 97
Health	p. 108
Toilets	p. 119
Social Graces	p. 119
Women Travellers	p. 120
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	p. 121
Disabled Travellers	p. 122
Senior Travellers	p. 123
Travel with Children	p. 123
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 123
Emergencies	p. 126
Legal Matters	p. 126
Business Hours	p. 126
Public Holidays & Special Events	p. 126
Activities	p. 128
Courses	p. 132
Volunteer Work	p. 134
Accommodation	p. 139
Entertainment	p. 142
Spectator Sports	p. 143
Shopping	p. 144
Getting There & Away	p. 150
Air	p. 150
Land	p. 153
Sea	p. 155
Organised Tours	p. 155
Getting Around	p. 156
Air	p. 156
Bus	p. 157
Train	p. 159
Car	p. 161
Motorcycle	p. 163
Bicycle	p. 165
Hitching	p. 166
Boat	p. 167
Local Transport	p. 167
Organised Tours	p. 168
Delhi	p. 169
History	p. 169
Orientation	p. 172
Information	p. 172
Old Delhi	p. 177
Central Delhi	p. 180
Connaught Place Area	p. 185
Other Areas	p. 185
Swimming	p. 188
Golf	p. 188
Tennis	p. 188
Courses	p. 188
Organised Tours	p. 188
Special Events	p. 189
Places to Stay	p. 189
Places to Eat	p. 195
Entertainment	p. 198
Shopping	p. 200
Getting There & Away	p. 201
Getting Around	p. 205
Greater Delhi	p. 206
Khirki Masjid & Jahanpanah	p. 206
Tughlaqabad	p. 206
Qutb Minar Complex	p. 207
Punjab & Haryana	p. 209
Chandigarh	p. 209
Punjab	p. 215
Sirhind	p. 216
Patiala	p. 216
Northern Punjab	p. 217
Amritsar	p. 217
Attari/Wagah Border	p. 223
Pathankot	p. 223
Anandpur Sahib	p. 224
Haryana	p. 224
North of Delhi	p. 224
South & West of Delhi	p. 225
Himachal Pradesh	p. 226
Shimla	p. 229
Around Shimla	p. 236
Southeast Himachal Pradesh	p. 238
Kinnaur Valley	p. 239
Dharamsala	p. 243
Mcleod Ganj	p. 245
Around Mcleod Ganj	p. 253
South & West of Dharamsala	p. 254
East of Dharamsala	p. 255
Chamba Valley	p. 256
Kullu & Parvati Valleys	p. 262
Manali	p. 271
Around Manali	p. 279
Lahaul & Spiti	p. 281
Kaza to Gramphu	p. 283
Manali to Leh	p. 284
Jammu & Kashmir	p. 288
Ladakh	p. 289
Leh	p. 296
West of Leh	p. 306
East of Leh	p. 308
Nubra Valley	p. 309
Pangong Tso	p. 312
Rupsu Valley	p. 312
Dha-Hanu	p. 313
Leh to Kargil	p. 313
Kargil	p. 314
Kargil to Rangdum	p. 316
Treks in Ladakh	p. 317
Zanskar	p. 318
Rangdum to Padum	p. 318
Padum	p. 318
Treks in Zanskar	p. 319
Kashmir	p. 320
Kargil to Srinagar	p. 321
Srinagar	p. 321
Gulmarg	p. 326
Srinagar to Pahalgam	p. 327
Pahalgam	p. 327
Jammu	p. 328
Jammu	p. 328
Uttar Pradesh	p. 329
Agra	p. 331
Fatehpur Sikri	p. 342
Mathura	p. 345
Vrindavan	p. 347
Around Mathura & Vrindavan	p. 348
Meerut	p. 348
Kanpur	p. 348
Lucknow	p. 349
Allahabad	p. 355
Around Allahabad	p. 359
Faizabad	p. 359
Ayodhya	p. 360
Shravasti	p. 361
Varanasi	p. 361
Sarnath	p. 374
Jaunpur	p. 376
Gorakhpur	p. 376
Kushinagar	p. 377
Sunauli	p. 377
Uttaranchal	p. 379
Dehra Dun	p. 381
Mussoorie	p. 385
Around Mussoorie	p. 388
Haridwar	p. 388
Rajaji National Park	p. 394
Rishikesh	p. 394
Trekking In Garhwal	p. 400
Uttarkashi	p. 401
The Char Dham	p. 401
Joshimath	p. 402
Auli	p. 403
Kuari Pass Trek	p. 403
Valley of Flowers National Park & Hem Kund	p. 403
Trekking in Kumaon	p. 403
Corbett Tiger Reserve	p. 404
Nainital	p. 406
Around Nainital	p. 411
Ranikhet	p. 411
Almora	p. 412
Around Almora	p. 413
Kausani	p. 414
Baijnath	p. 414
Bageshwar	p. 414
Pithoragarh	p. 415
Banbassa	p. 415
Bihar & Jharkhand	p. 416
Bihar	p. 416
Patna	p. 416
Sonepur	p. 422
Vaishali	p. 422
Kesariya	p. 423
Raxaul	p. 423
Bodhgaya	p. 423
Gaya	p. 427
Around Gaya	p. 429
Sasaram	p. 429
Nalanda	p. 429
Rajgir	p. 429
Pawapuri	p. 431
Jharkhand	p. 431
Ranchi	p. 431
Hazaribagh	p. 432
Betla (Palamau) National Park	p. 432
Parasnath	p. 432
Kolkata (Calcutta)	p. 433
History	p. 436
Orientation	p. 436
Information	p. 437
Chowringhee Area	p. 439
Bbd Bagh Area	p. 441
North Kolkata	p. 444
South Kolkata	p. 446
Meditation	p. 447
Swimming	p. 448
Horse Riding	p. 448
Golf	p. 448
Organised Tours	p. 448
Special Events	p. 448
Places to Stay	p. 449
Places to Eat	p. 453
Entertainment	p. 455
Shopping	p. 457
Getting There & Away	p. 457
Getting Around	p. 459
West Bengal	p. 461
South of Kolkata	p. 463
Down The Hooghly	p. 463
Diamond Harbour	p. 463
Sagar Island	p. 463
Digha & Bakkali	p. 463
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 464
North of Kolkata	p. 465
Bishnupur	p. 465
Shantiniketan	p. 465
Nabadwip & Mayapur	p. 466
Murshidabad & Berhampore	p. 466
West Bengal Hills	p. 467
Malda	p. 467
Gaur & Pandua	p. 467
Siliguri & New Jalpaiguri	p. 467
Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 471
Jaigon	p. 472
Mirik	p. 472
Kurseong	p. 473
Darjeeling	p. 473
Kalimpong	p. 485
Around Kalimpong	p. 490
Orissa	p. 491
Bhubaneswar	p. 493
Around Bhubaneswar	p. 499
Puri	p. 499
Around Puri	p. 506
Konark	p. 506
Chilka Lake	p. 507
Gopalpur-On-Sea	p. 509
Taptapani	p. 510
Cuttack	p. 510
Lalitgiri, Udaigiri & Ratnagiri	p. 511
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 511
Balasore & Chandipur	p. 512
Similipal National Park	p. 512
Sambalpur	p. 513
Sikkim	p. 515
East Sikkim	p. 518
Gangtok	p. 518
Around Gangtok	p. 524
North Sikkim	p. 526
Phodong	p. 526
Singhik	p. 526
Yumthang Valley	p. 526
South Sikkim	p. 527
Ravangla	p. 527
Jorethang	p. 528
West Sikkim	p. 528
Geyzing (Gyalshing)	p. 528
Pelling	p. 528
Khecheopalri Lake	p. 530
Tashiding	p. 531
Yuksom	p. 531
Trekking	p. 532
Pelling-Tashiding (Monastic Trek)	p. 532
Yuksom-Dzongri-Goecha La-Yuksom	p. 532
Uttarey-Dzongri-Goecha La-Yuksom	p. 533
Northeast States	p. 534
Assam	p. 535
Guwahati	p. 536
Around Guwahati	p. 541
Tezpur	p. 541
Nameri National Park	p. 541
Kaziranga National Park	p. 542
Upper Assam	p. 542
South Assam	p. 544
Meghalaya	p. 544
Shillong	p. 544
Around Meghalaya	p. 547
Tripura	p. 547
Agartala	p. 548
Around Tripura	p. 549
North Tripura	p. 550
Other States	p. 550
Nagaland	p. 550
Arunachal Pradesh	p. 552
Mizoram	p. 553
Manipur	p. 554
Rajasthan	p. 555
Eastern Rajasthan	p. 557
Jaipur	p. 557
Around Jaipur	p. 570
Sharatpur	p. 571
Deeg	p. 574
Alwar	p. 574
Sariska Tiger Reserve & NP	p. 575
Shekhawati Region	p. 576
Ajmer	p. 580
Pushkar	p. 583
Ranthambhore National Park	p. 588
Southern Rajasthan	p. 590
Bundi	p. 590
Kota	p. 593
Around Kota	p. 596
Chittorgarh (Chittor)	p. 596
Around Chittorgarh	p. 599
Udaipur	p. 599
Around Udaipur	p. 609
Mt Abu	p. 611
Around Mt Abu	p. 615
Western Rajasthan	p. 615
Jodhpur	p. 615
Around Jodhpur	p. 621
Jaisalmer	p. 622
Around Jaisalmer	p. 632
Bikaner	p. 633
Around Bikaner	p. 637
Gujarat	p. 639
Eastern Gujarat	p. 641
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)	p. 641
Around Ahmedabad	p. 651
Gandhinagar	p. 652
Vadodara (Baroda)	p. 653
Around Vadodara	p. 655
Bharuch	p. 655
Surat	p. 655
Around Surat	p. 656
Daman	p. 656
Saurashtra	p. 658
Bhavnagar	p. 658
Around Bhavnagar	p. 660
Palitana	p. 661
Diu	p. 662
Veraval	p. 666
Somnath	p. 667
Sasan Gir Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 668
Junagadh	p. 670
Porbandar	p. 673
Dwarka	p. 675
Jamnagar	p. 676
Rajkot	p. 678
Around Rajkot	p. 680
Kutch (Kachchh)	p. 680
Bhuj	p. 681
Around Bhuj	p. 684
Mandvi	p. 684
Little Rann of Kutch	p. 684
Madhya Pradesh & Chhatisgarh	p. 686
Northern Madhya Pradesh	p. 687
Gwalior	p. 687
Shivpuri	p. 692
Jhansi	p. 692
Orchha	p. 694
Chanderi	p. 696
Khajuraho	p. 696
Around Khajuraho	p. 705
Satna	p. 706
Central Madhya Pradesh	p. 706
Bhopal	p. 706
Around Bhopal	p. 712
Sanchi	p. 712
Around Sanchi	p. 716
Pachmarhi	p. 717
Pipariya	p. 718
Western Madhya Pradesh	p. 719
Ujjain	p. 719
Indore	p. 722
Around Indore	p. 724
Mandu	p. 725
Eastern Madhya Pradesh	p. 729
Jabalpur	p. 729
Around Jabalpur	p. 731
Kanha National Park	p. 731
Bandhavgarh National Park	p. 734
Chhatisgarh	p. 735
Bilaspur	p. 735
Other Attractions	p. 735
Mumbai (Bombay)	p. 736
History	p. 736
Orientation	p. 737
Information	p. 737
Colaba & Mumbai Harbour	p. 741
Kala Ghoda	p. 742
Fort Area	p. 743
Other Things to See & Do	p. 744
Swimming & Water Sports	p. 747
Yoga	p. 747
Hindi Classes	p. 747
Organised Tours	p. 748
Special Events	p. 748
Places to Stay	p. 748
Places to Eat	p. 752
Entertainment	p. 754
Spectator Sports	p. 755
Shopping	p. 755
Getting There & Away	p. 758
Getting Around	p. 760
Greater Mumbai	p. 761
Maharashtra	p. 764
Southern Maharashtra	p. 765
The Konkan Coast	p. 765
Matheran	p. 767
Lonavla	p. 770
Karla & Bhaja Caves	p. 771
Pune	p. 772
Around Pune	p. 778
Mahabaleshwar	p. 778
Around Mahabaleshwar	p. 781
Kolhapur	p. 782
Northern Maharashtra	p. 783
Nasik	p. 783
Around Nasik	p. 785
Aurangabad	p. 786
Around Aurangabad	p. 790
Ellora	p. 791
Ajanta	p. 793
Jalgaon	p. 797
Lonar Meteorite Crater	p. 797
Nagpur	p. 798
Around Nagpur	p. 799
Sevagram	p. 800
Around Sevagram	p. 800
Goa	p. 801
North Goa	p. 807
Panaji (Panjim)	p. 807
Old Goa	p. 812
Mapusa	p. 815
Fort Aguada & Candolim	p. 816
Calangute & Baga	p. 818
Anjuna	p. 822
Vagator & Chapora	p. 824
Chapora to Arambol	p. 826
Terekhol Fort	p. 828
South Goa	p. 828
Around Margao	p. 830
Vasco Da Gama	p. 831
Bogmalo	p. 831
Colva & Benaulim	p. 831
Benaulim to Palolem	p. 834
Palolem & Around	p. 835
Ponda & Around	p. 837
Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 837
Dudhsagar Falls	p. 837
Bhagwan Mahavir & Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuaries	p. 837
Karnataka	p. 838
Southern Karnataka	p. 840
Sangalore	p. 840
Around Bangalore	p. 850
Mysore	p. 850
Around Mysore	p. 857
Bandipur National Park	p. 859
Nagarhole National Park	p. 860
Tibetan Settlements	p. 860
Madikeri (Mercara)	p. 861
Around Madikeri	p. 862
Hassan	p. 863
Belur & Halebid	p. 864
Sravanabelagola	p. 866
Coast & Western Ghats	p. 867
Mangalore	p. 867
Around Mangalore	p. 869
Jog Falls	p. 870
Gokarna	p. 871
Karwar	p. 873
Central Karnataka	p. 873
Hampi	p. 873
Hospet	p. 878
Hubli	p. 879
Northern Karnataka	p. 880
Badami	p. 880
Around Badami	p. 883
Bijapur	p. 884
Bidar	p. 886
Andhra Pradesh	p. 888
Hyderabad & Secunderabad	p. 889
Nagarjunakonda	p. 899
Warangal	p. 900
Around Warangal	p. 901
Visakhapatnam	p. 902
Vijayawada	p. 903
Tirumala & Tirupathi	p. 904
Puttaparthi	p. 907
Lepakshi	p. 908
Kerala	p. 909
Southern Kerala	p. 911
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)	p. 911
Around Trivandrum	p. 916
Kovalam	p. 916
Around Kovalam	p. 919
Warkala	p. 920
Kollam (Quilon)	p. 923
Around Kollam	p. 925
Alappuzha (Alleppey)	p. 925
Kottayam	p. 928
Around Kottayam	p. 930
The Western Ghats	p. 931
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 931
Munnar	p. 934
Around Munnar	p. 935
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 936
Central Kerala	p. 936
Kochi (Cochin)	p. 936
Around Kochi	p. 946
Thrissur (Trichur)	p. 946
Around Thrissur	p. 948
Northern Kerala	p. 949
Kozhikode (Calicut)	p. 949
Around Kozhikode	p. 951
Waynad Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 951
Kannur (Cannanore)	p. 951
Bekal	p. 952
Lakshadweep	p. 953
Chennal (Madras)	p. 956
History	p. 956
Drientation	p. 957
Information	p. 957
Things to See & Do	p. 961
Organised Tours	p. 964
Special Events	p. 964
Language Courses	p. 965
Yoga	p. 965
Places to Stay	p. 965
Places to Eat	p. 967
Entertainment	p. 968
Shopping	p. 969
Getting There & Away	p. 970
Getting Around	p. 971
Tamil Nadu	p. 975
Northern Tamil Nadu	p. 977
Chennai to Mamallapuram	p. 977
Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram)	p. 977
Around Mamallapuram	p. 983
Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary	p. 984
Kanchipuram	p. 984
Vellore	p. 987
Tiruvannamalai	p. 988
Gingee (Senji)	p. 989
Pondicherry	p. 990
Auroville	p. 995
Central Tamil Nadu	p. 997
Chidambaram	p. 997
Around Chidambaram	p. 998
Kumbakonam	p. 998
Around Kumbakonam	p. 1000
Cauvery Delta	p. 1000
Thanjavur (Tanjore)	p. 1001
Around Thanjavur	p. 1004
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)	p. 1005
Southern Tamil Nadu	p. 1008
Madurai	p. 1008
Rameswaram	p. 1014
Tuticorin	p. 1017
Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin)	p. 1017
The Western Ghats	p. 1019
Kodaikanal	p. 1019
Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) Wildlife Sanctuary	p. 1024
Coimbatore	p. 1025
Nilgiri Hills	p. 1027
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	p. 1037
Port Blair	p. 1041
Around Port Blair	p. 1046
Other Islands	p. 1047
Language	p. 1051
Hindi	p. 1051
Food	p. 1055
Drinks	p. 1055
Tamil	p. 1056
Glossary	p. 1058
General	p. 1058
Food & Drink	p. 1066
Thanks	p. 1068
Index	p. 1074
Map Legend
Metric Conversion
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