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Modern Art Gallery
This modern gallery makes a pleasant diversion during a stroll around the greenery of Ram Niwas Bagh gardens. It’s housed in an old theatre, on the 1st floor of the Ravindra Manch building, a very peaceful place with some striking contemporary work, and a collection of some of Raja
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Bala Hanuman Temple
This temple on the southeastern side of Ranmal Lake has been the scene of continuous chanting of the prayer Shri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram since 1 August 1964, earning the temple a place in an Indian favourite, the Guinness Book of Records . Early evening is a good time to visit as
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Inner Seraj
This beautiful region southeast of Larji in the Kullu Valley is ripe for walks in the hills and valleys and between isolated traditional villages, some of which can only be reached on foot. There is a scattering of budget and midrange accommodation in and around such villages as Ba
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Sri Krishna Museum
Next to the Panorama & Science Centre is the Sri Krishna Museum, with an impressive collection of sculptures, carvings and paintings, and a low-tech multimedia exhibition with dioramas, giant statues, surreal sounds and a walk-through maze. There’s a simple canteen (thali ₹70,
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Monasteries 45 & 47
The earliest monasteries were made of wood and are long gone. The usual plan is of a central courtyard surrounded by monastic cells. Monasteries 45 and 47, standing on the eastern ridge, date from the transition from Buddhism to Hinduism, with strong Hindu elements in their design.
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Karenghar
Dramatic if largely unadorned, this 1752 brick palace is the last remnant of the Ahom’s pre-Sivasagar capital. The unique four-storey structure rises like a sharpened, stepped pyramid above an attractive forest-and-paddy setting. It’s about 15km along the Sivasagar–Sonari highway d
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Himachal State Museum
About 2.5km west of Scandal Point, up near the telecommunications mast, the state museum occupies an 1860s mansion and houses an impressive collection of Himachali, Rajasthani and Punjabi miniatures, as well as colourful traditional costumes and jewellery, delicate stone and wood c
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Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat
This 140-year-old dhobi ghat (place where clothes are washed) is Mumbai’s biggest human-powered washing machine: every day hundreds of people beat the dirt out of thousands of kilograms of soiled Mumbai clothes and linen in 1026 open-air troughs. The best view is from the bridge ac
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Eden Gardens
The vast Ranji Stadium hosting Kolkata cricket matches is commonly nicknamed for the Eden Gardens that lie behind. Those gardens feature a lake and picturesque Burmese pagoda . Entry to the staium is usually limited to the south gate, but a small, more convenient north portal near
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Chokhani Double Haveli
About 50m south past Gulab Rai Ladia Haveli is the grand Chokhani Double Haveli, dating from 1910 and so called because it was built in two adjoining wings for the families of two brothers. The paintings inside include floral arabesques and peacocks above the archways, as well as t
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Assam State Museum
Housed in an imposing colonial-era building, this museum has a large sculpture collection, with the upper floors being devoted to informative tribal culture displays. In the anthropological galleries, you can walk through reconstructed tribal homes that give a glimpse into everyday
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Calimere (Kodikkarai) Wildlife & Bird Sanctuary
This 333-sq-km sanctuary , 90km southeast of Thanjavur, is noted for vast flocks of migratory curlews, terns, plovers, sandpipers, shanks and more that nest in the tidal mud flats from October to March. Unfortunately, in 2008 it also became a smuggling point for Tamil Tigers, and w
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Tibetan Children’s Village
Its just a short hop from Dal Lake to the Tibetan Children’s Village, founded in the 1960s, which provides free education for nearly 2000 refugee children and lodging for most of them, and is now one of 12 such schools around India. Visitors are welcome. You can also get there by a
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Goa State Central Library
Panaji’s ultra-modern new state library, near the state museum, has six floors of reading material, a bookshop and gallery. The 2nd floor features a children’s book section and internet browsing (free, but technically only for academic research). The 4th floor has Goan history book
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Salim’s Paper
Salim’s Paper is the largest handmade paper factory in India. The paper is made from fabric scraps, and often decorated with petals or leaves. The 200 or so employees produce 40,000 sheets a day, which is exported all over the world. Tours are available and there’s also a beautiful
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Rangit Valley Ropeway
This scenic ropeway reopened in 2012, after a fatal accident halted operations in 2003. The 40-minute ride takes you from North Point down to the Takvar Valley tea estate, gliding over manicured tea bushes that look like giant broccoli growing on mountain slopes. Get here early if
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Meera Temple
Close to the Fateh Prakash Palace is the Meera Temple, built during the reign of Rana Kumbha in the ornate Indo-Aryan style and associated with mystic-poetess Meerabai. She consumed poison sent by an enemy, but survived due to the blessings of Krishna. The larger temple in this sam
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Kishore Sagar
This picturesque artificial lake was constructed in 1346. In the middle, on a small island amid palm trees, is the enchanting little tangerine palace of Jagmandir . Built in 1740 by one of the maharanis of Kota, it’s a sight that seems to mock the frantic streets on either side of
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Ward’s Lake
The central landscaping element of colonial-era Shillong, this attractive lake has a pretty ornamental bridge, flower beds, coy courting couples, boating facilities and gaggles of geese. Walk 15 minutes northeast of the lake to visit the rolling meadows of Shillong Golf Course , bo
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Phyang Gompa
Pretty Phyang is an emerald splash of tree-hemmed barley fields layered for miles up a side valley. There are stupendous views back towards the snow-topped pyramid of Stok Kangri. The white-and-ochre Phyang Gompa photogenically dominates the village centre despite some earthquake d
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