-
Shanagar Burning Ghat
Overlooking the putrid Tolisnala Stream, Shanagar Burning Ghat hosts an impressive gaggle of monuments to the celebrities who have been cremated here.
-
Ramakrishna Mission
Cherrapunjee’s Ramakrishna Mission has an interesting one-room collection of everyday tribal artefacts plus a discordant display of 78rpm records.
-
Vazir’s Mausoleum
Boasting even more flourish than neighbouring Mahabat Maqbara, Vazir’s Mausoleum sports four storybook minarets encircled by spiralling stairways.
-
Mohatmin Mandir
The sizeable Mohatmin Mandir temple in the middle of Chitkul, dedicated to the local god Mathi, has some excellent carving in wood and stone.
-
Shivala Ghat
A small Shiva temple and a 19th-century mansion built by Nepali royalty sit back from Shivalaya Ghat, built by the local maharaja of Benares.
-
Ghat
The shoreline around the temple has a couple of tiny beaches, and bathing ghats where some worshippers immerse themselves before visiting the temple.
-
Lakhota Palace
The diminutive mid-19th-century Lakhota Palace, a fort on an island in the lake, houses a small museum that was closed indefinitely at research time.
-
Pap Mochani (Gayatri) Temple
The sunrise views over town from Pap Mochani (Gayatri) Temple, reached by a track behind the Marwar bus stand, are well worth the 30-minute climb.
-
Holy Rosary Cathedral
The larger 1797 Portuguese-Catholic Holy Rosary Cathedral has eye-catching crown-topped side towers and an interior whose font is festively kitsch.
-
Railway Board Building
A handsome turreted bulding, constructed in 1897 with a fire-resistant cast-iron and steel structure and now housing government and police offices.
-
Digambar Jain Mandir
In bird-filled gardens 250km west of Belgachia metro is the Digambar Jain Mandir , with a tall lighthouse style tower encasing a meditating statuette.
-
Ser
The Ser-Khang, the second temple to the left from the Tsuglkang, contains outstanding murals of the green Tara and the goddess Usnishavijaya.
-
Beach 4
The best swimming beach, though its proximity to the jetty is a turn-off, as are rowdy day-trippers who descend upon the beach in motorised boats.
-
Bansi Gopal Temple
Built in the 16th century and dedicated to Krishna, this temple has a small collection of carved panels from other area temples in its courtyard.
-
Wax Museum
The wax museum is adjacent to Baywatch amusement park and is filled with Indian politicians and celebrities. It promises to ‘Make You Feel at London’!
-
Mir Alam Mandi
On the east side of Patthargatti, the wholesale vegetable market of Mir Alam Mandi trades in all kinds of fresh stuff from 6.30am to 6.30pm daily.
-
Gir Orientation Centre
Next to the reception centre, this has an informative exhibition on the sanctuary and a small shop. It was being renovated at the time of research.
-
Bhima Ratha
The barrel-roofed Bhima Ratha was never completed, as is evidenced by the missing colonnade on its north side. Inside is a shrine to Vishnu.
-
Bekal Fort
The laterite-brick Bekal Fort , built between 1645 and 1660, sits on Bekal’s rocky headland and houses a small Hindu temple and plenty of goats.
-
Palampur Tea Cooperative Factory
You can take a free 20-minute tour to observe the tea-making process at the Palampur Tea Cooperative, 1.5km south of the bus station on the Kangra road.
Total
2522 -travel
FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage LastPage CurrentPage:
46/127 20-travel/Page GoTo Page:
