Lonely Planet India
, by Singh, Sarina
- ISBN: 9781740594219 | 1740594215
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/1/2003
India is as spectacular and as diverse as a Bollywood movie -- colourful, exuberant, exciting and loud. This top-selling guide is better than any blockbuster at conjuring up the highlights, be it soaring Himalayan peaks or sun-soaked Keralan beaches. Book jacket.
| 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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