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Naval Aviation Museum
The Naval Aviation Museum, at the naval base on the road above Bogmalo Beach, makes an interesting diversion if you’re interested in ships and planes. Full of men idling about, especially around its Cockpit Cafe, the museum offers a neat and interesting presentation of India’s nava
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Tashi Tenka
When Yuksom was Sikkim’s capital, a royal palace complex known as Tashi Tenka sat on a ridge to the south with superb (almost 360-degree) views. Today, barely a stone remains but the views are still superb. To get here, head south out of town and take the small uphill path marked b
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Teli ka Mandir
Used as a drinks factory and coffee shop by the British after the First War of Independence (Indian Uprising) of 1857, this 30m-high, 8th-century temple is the oldest monument in the compound.The modern, gold-topped gurdwara nearby is dedicated to Sikh hero Guru Har Gobind, who was
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Mulgandha Kuti Vihar
This modern temple was completed in 1931 by the Mahabodhi Society. Buddha’s first sermon is chanted daily, starting between 6pm and 7pm depending on the season. A bodhi tree growing outside was transplanted in 1931 from the tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which in turn is said to
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Samstemling Gompa
The extensively rebuilt Samstemling Gompa has a lot of colourful murals but lacks the overall visual appeal of the monastery in Diskit. Its some 1.5km above Tegars Zamskhang Palace ruins and worth the short drive if only to admire the lovely panoramas from the parking area. If your
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Lahaul & Spiti Tribal Museum
At the west end of town is the moderately interesting Lahaul & Spiti Tribal Museum, with examples of a thod-pa (part of a skull formerly used by amchis or lamas to store healing or sacred liquids), old dance masks, traditional straw shoes, historical photos and prints, and cont
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Mullik Ghat Flower Market
Near the southeast end of Howrah Bridge, the flower market is fascinatingly colourful virtually 24 hours a day. Many workers live in makeshift shacks, bathing in the river behind from a ghat with sunset views of Howrah Bridge. At around 7am local wrestlers practise their art on a s
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Golden Stupa
Behind Rumteks monastery building, up a flight of stairs running past a snack shop (good tea, instant noodles and momos ) stands the Golden Stupa. Stuffed with religious paraphernalia, the smallish room holds the ashes of the 16th Karmapa in an amber, coral and turquoise-studded re
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Saturday Haat
This colourful weekly haat (market), behind Jama Masjid, is similar to ones held all over the Bastar region, a tribal stronghold of Chhattisgarh. Adivasis (tribespeople) walk kilometres to come here to buy and sell goods ranging from mountains of red chillis to dried mahua (a flowe
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Ramoji Film City
The Telangana/Andhra Pradesh film industry, Tollywood, is massive, and so is the 6.7-sq-km Film City, where films and TV shows in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, among others, are made. The day-visit ticket includes a bus tour, funfair rides and shows. Take bus 206 or 209 from Koti Women’
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Tsuglhakhang
Sporting traditional decor and built in the style of a Sikkimese temple, the impressive Tsuglhakhang near the Chogyal Palace is often open early in the morning (and during major festivals) to pilgrims and curious tourists. Theres no guarantee, that itll be open when you visit, but
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St Thomas Mount
The reputed site of St Thomas’ martyrdom in AD 72 rises in the southwest of the city, 2.5km north of St Thomas Mount train station. The Church of Our Lady of Expectation, built atop the mount by the Portuguese in 1523, contains what are supposedly a fragment of Thomas’ finger bone
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Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
A kind of tribal safari park, only without the tribes, this open-air hillside complex is possibly your best chance to get a taste of India’s 450-plus tribes without actually visiting an Adivasi village. Authentic-looking dwellings – built and maintained by Adivasis (tribespeople) u
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Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi’s main thoroughfare is a chaotic shopping street, mobbed by hawkers, motorcycles, stray dogs and porters and with narrow lanes running off it offering the full medieval bazaar experience. In the time of Shah Jahan, a tree-lined canal ran down its centre, reflecting the mo
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Baba Atal Tower
Just outside the compound is the octagonal Baba Atal Tower, constructed in 1784 to commemorate Atal Rai, the son of sixth Sikh guru Har Gobind, who according to legend revived a playmate from the dead, then gave his own life as penance for interfering in god’s designs. The nine sto
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Thirunelly Temple
Thought to be one of the oldest on the subcontinent, Thirunelly Temple is 10km from Tholpetty. Non-Hindus cannot enter, but it’s worth visiting for the otherworldly cocktail of ancient and intricate pillars. Follow the path behind the temple to the stream known as Papanasini , wher
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Takthog (Dakthok) Gompa
Takthog Gompa, 5km from Sakti, is the region’s only Nyingmapa monastery. The name Takthog (‘stone roof’) refers to a pair of small but highly revered cave-shrines in which the great 8th-century sage Padmasambhava supposedly meditated. These smoke-blackened prayer chambers are at th
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St Thomas’ Cathedral
This charming cathedral, begun in 1672 and finished in 1718, is the oldest British-era building standing in Mumbai: it was once the eastern gateway of the East India Company’s fort (the ‘Churchgate’). The cathedral is a marriage of Byzantine and colonial-era architecture, and its a
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Pench Tiger Reserve
The third of Madhya Pradesh’s trio of well-known tiger parks, Pench is made up mostly of teak-tree forest rather than sal and so has a different flavour from nearby Kanha or Bandhavgarh. It also sees fewer tourists (and fewer tigers) so, as you’re driving around the park, you’ll of
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RKK Memorial Museum
The Revi Karuna Karan (RKK) Memorial Museum, in a grand building fronted by Greco-Roman columns, contains a lavish collection of crystal, porcelain, ivory, Keralan antiques, furniture and artworks from the personal collection of wealthy businessman Revi Karuna Karan. The museum was
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