Lonely Planet India
by Niven, Christine; Cannon, Teresa; Collins, David; Davis, Peter; Harding, Paul; Honan, Mark; Mayhew, Bradley; Plunkett, RichardFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): Lonely Planet
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With one foot swathed in history and another striding into the nuclear age, India frustrates, challenges and stimulates. This award-winning guide covers the lot, from Keralan backwaters to Himalayan peaks. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| The Authors | p. 9 |
| This Book | p. 15 |
| Foreword | p. 16 |
| Introduction | p. 19 |
| Facts About India | p. 21 |
| History | p. 21 |
| Geography and Geology | p. 39 |
| Climate | p. 40 |
| Ecology and Environment | p. 42 |
| Flora and Fauna | p. 47 |
| Government and Politics | p. 53 |
| Economy | p. 53 |
| Population and People | p. 55 |
| Education | p. 56 |
| Science and Philosophy | p. 57 |
| Arts | p. 58 |
| Society and Conduct | p. 70 |
| Facts for the Visitor | p. 76 |
| Highlights | p. 76 |
| Suggested Itineraries | p. 78 |
| Planning | p. 79 |
| Responsible Tourism | p. 82 |
| Tourist Offices | p. 86 |
| Visas and Documents | p. 86 |
| Embassies and Consulates | p. 89 |
| Customs | p. 93 |
| Money | p. 93 |
| Post and Communications | p. 96 |
| Internet Resources | p. 98 |
| Books | p. 98 |
| Films | p. 106 |
| Cd Rom | p. 106 |
| Newspapers and Magazines | p. 106 |
| Photography and Video | p. 107 |
| Time | p. 108 |
| Electricity | p. 108 |
| Weights and Measures | p. 108 |
| Laundry | p. 109 |
| Toilets | p. 109 |
| Health | p. 109 |
| Women Travellers | p. 121 |
| Gay and Lesbian Travellers | p. 122 |
| Disabled Travellers | p. 123 |
| Senior Travellers | p. 124 |
| Travel with Children | p. 124 |
| Dangers and Annoyances | p. 124 |
| Legal Matters | p. 126 |
| Business Hours | p. 127 |
| Public Holidays and Special Events | p. 127 |
| Activities | p. 129 |
| Courses | p. 132 |
| Voluntary Work | p. 133 |
| Accommodation | p. 135 |
| Food | p. 138 |
| Drinks | p. 144 |
| Entertainment | p. 146 |
| Shopping | p. 147 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 152 |
| Air | p. 152 |
| Land | p. 158 |
| Sea | p. 161 |
| Organised Tours | p. 161 |
| Getting Around | p. 162 |
| Air | p. 162 |
| Bus | p. 163 |
| Train | p. 165 |
| Car | p. 170 |
| Motorcycle | p. 172 |
| Bicycle | p. 177 |
| Hitching | p. 182 |
| Boat | p. 182 |
| Local Transport | p. 182 |
| Organised Tours | p. 184 |
| Sacred India (Colour Section) | p. 185 |
| Hinduism | p. 189 |
| Islam | p. 203 |
| Christianity | p. 207 |
| Sikhism | p. 209 |
| Buddhism | p. 211 |
| Jainism | p. 214 |
| Zoroastrianism | p. 216 |
| Delhi | p. 217 |
| History | p. 217 |
| Orientation | p. 218 |
| Information | p. 219 |
| Things to See | p. 225 |
| Organised Tours | p. 236 |
| Places to Stay | p. 236 |
| Places to Eat | p. 245 |
| Entertainment | p. 249 |
| Shopping | p. 249 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 250 |
| Getting Around | p. 254 |
| Greater Delhi | p. 257 |
| Punjab and Haryana | p. 260 |
| Haryana | p. 261 |
| Chandigarh | p. 261 |
| Chandigarh to Delhi | p. 267 |
| Delhi to Sirsa | p. 267 |
| Punjab | p. 268 |
| Amritsar | p. 268 |
| Pathankot | p. 274 |
| Amritsar to Delhi | p. 275 |
| South-West Punjab | p. 275 |
| Himachal Pradesh | p. 276 |
| Shimla | p. 280 |
| Around Shimla | p. 287 |
| Kangra Valley | p. 292 |
| Baijnath | p. 292 |
| Palampur | p. 292 |
| Dharamsala | p. 293 |
| McLeod Ganj | p. 295 |
| Chamba Valley | p. 306 |
| Dalhousie | p. 306 |
| Khajiar | p. 309 |
| Chamba | p. 310 |
| Brahmaur | p. 314 |
| Kullu and Parbati Valleys | p. 314 |
| Mandi | p. 315 |
| Kullu | p. 319 |
| Manali | p. 325 |
| Around Manali | p. 333 |
| Lahaul and Spiti | p. 335 |
| Kaza | p. 336 |
| Keylong | p. 338 |
| Kinnaur | p. 339 |
| Kalpa | p. 340 |
| Southern Himachal Pradesh | p. 342 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | p. 344 |
| Jammu Region | p. 345 |
| Kashmir Valley | p. 347 |
| Ladakh and Zanskar | p. 348 |
| Leh | p. 351 |
| Ladakh Regions | p. 365 |
| Nubra Valley | p. 366 |
| Treks in Ladakh | p. 370 |
| Leh to Manali | p. 372 |
| Upshi | p. 372 |
| Keylong to Manali | p. 374 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 374 |
| Leh to Kargil | p. 375 |
| Kargil and the Suru Valley | p. 378 |
| Kargil | p. 379 |
| Zanskar | p. 381 |
| Padum | p. 381 |
| Treks in Zanskar | p. 382 |
| Uttar Pradesh | p. 384 |
| Agra Region | p. 385 |
| Agra | p. 385 |
| Fatehpur Sikri | p. 400 |
| Mathura | p. 404 |
| Meerut | p. 407 |
| Uttarakhand | p. 407 |
| Dehra Dun | p. 409 |
| Mussoorie | p. 413 |
| Haridwar | p. 418 |
| Rajaji National Park | p. 423 |
| Rishikesh | p. 424 |
| Uttarakhand Himalaya | p. 431 |
| Trekking in Garhwal | p. 432 |
| Auli | p. 435 |
| Corbett Tiger Reserve | p. 436 |
| Nainital | p. 440 |
| Ranikhet | p. 446 |
| Almora | p. 447 |
| Kausani | p. 448 |
| Pithoragarh | p. 449 |
| Banbassa | p. 450 |
| Central Uttar Pradesh | p. 450 |
| Lucknow | p. 451 |
| Allahabad | p. 458 |
| Ayodhya | p. 464 |
| Varanasi Region | p. 466 |
| Varanasi | p. 466 |
| Sarnath | p. 480 |
| Jaunpur | p. 482 |
| Gorakhpur | p. 482 |
| Kushinagar | p. 484 |
| Sonauli | p. 484 |
| Bihar | p. 486 |
| Patna | p. 487 |
| Northern Bihar | p. 494 |
| Bodhgaya Region | p. 496 |
| Bodhgaya | p. 496 |
| Gaya | p. 500 |
| Rajgir | p. 502 |
| Southern Bihar | p. 504 |
| Calcutta | p. 506 |
| History | p. 507 |
| Orientation | p. 508 |
| Information | p. 508 |
| Things to See and Do | p. 513 |
| Activities | p. 520 |
| Organised Tours | p. 520 |
| Special Events | p. 521 |
| Places to Stay | p. 521 |
| Places to Eat | p. 526 |
| Entertainment | p. 528 |
| Shopping | p. 529 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 530 |
| Getting Around | p. 531 |
| West Bengal | p. 535 |
| South of Calcutta | p. 536 |
| North of Calcutta | p. 539 |
| West Bengal Hills | p. 543 |
| Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri | p. 544 |
| Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 548 |
| Mirik | p. 549 |
| Darjeeling | p. 552 |
| Kalimpong | p. 568 |
| Orissa | p. 574 |
| Bhubaneswar | p. 576 |
| Puri | p. 584 |
| Konark | p. 592 |
| Chilka Lake | p. 594 |
| Gopalpur-on-Sea | p. 595 |
| Taptapani | p. 596 |
| Cuttack | p. 596 |
| Lalitgiri, Udaigiri and Ratnagiri | p. 597 |
| Bhitar Kanika Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 597 |
| Balasore and Chandipur | p. 598 |
| Similipal National Park | p. 598 |
| Sambalpur | p. 599 |
| Sikkim | p. 601 |
| East Sikkim | p. 604 |
| Gangtok | p. 605 |
| North Sikkim | p. 612 |
| West Sikkim | p. 613 |
| Trekking in Sikkim | p. 616 |
| North-Eastern Region | p. 618 |
| Assam | p. 620 |
| Guwahati | p. 621 |
| Tezpur | p. 626 |
| Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 626 |
| Kaziranga National Park | p. 627 |
| Upper Assam | p. 628 |
| South Assam | p. 629 |
| Meghalaya | p. 629 |
| Shillong | p. 630 |
| Garo Hills | p. 633 |
| Tripura | p. 633 |
| Agartala | p. 633 |
| Sepahijala Forest Sanctuary | p. 636 |
| Other States in the North-East | p. 636 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | p. 637 |
| Mizoram | p. 638 |
| Manipur | p. 639 |
| Nagaland | p. 640 |
| Rajasthan | p. 642 |
| Eastern Rajasthan | p. 646 |
| Jaipur | p. 646 |
| Bharatpur | p. 663 |
| Deeg | p. 666 |
| Alwar | p. 667 |
| Sariska National Park | p. 668 |
| Shekhawati | p. 669 |
| Ajmer | p. 674 |
| Pushkar | p. 677 |
| Ranthambhore National Park | p. 682 |
| Dholpur | p. 684 |
| Southern Rajasthan | p. 684 |
| Bundi | p. 684 |
| Kota | p. 687 |
| Jhalawar | p. 690 |
| Chittorgarh | p. 690 |
| Udaipur | p. 694 |
| Mt Abu | p. 709 |
| Western Rajasthan | p. 715 |
| Jodhpur | p. 715 |
| Jaisalmer | p. 722 |
| Bikaner | p. 735 |
| Gujarat | p. 740 |
| Eastern Gujarat | p. 741 |
| Ahmedabad | p. 741 |
| Gandhinagar | p. 755 |
| Vadodara | p. 755 |
| Bharuch | p. 758 |
| Surat | p. 758 |
| Daman | p. 759 |
| Saputara | p. 762 |
| Saurashtra | p. 762 |
| Bhavnagar | p. 762 |
| Palitana | p. 764 |
| Diu | p. 766 |
| Veraval | p. 771 |
| Somnath | p. 772 |
| Sasan Gir National Park | p. 773 |
| Junagadh | p. 774 |
| Porbandar | p. 778 |
| Dwarka | p. 780 |
| Jamnagar | p. 781 |
| Rajkot | p. 784 |
| Kutch | p. 787 |
| Bhuj | p. 787 |
| Mandvi | p. 793 |
| Little Rann of Kutch | p. 793 |
| Madhya Pradesh | p. 795 |
| Northern Madhya Pradesh | p. 797 |
| Gwalior | p. 797 |
| Jhansi | p. 803 |
| Orchha | p. 806 |
| Khajuraho | p. 808 |
| Central Madhya Pradesh | p. 817 |
| Bhopal | p. 817 |
| Sanchi | p. 825 |
| Pachmarhi | p. 830 |
| Pipariya | p. 832 |
| Western Madhya Pradesh | p. 832 |
| Ujjain | p. 832 |
| Indore | p. 835 |
| Mandu | p. 840 |
| Bagh Caves | p. 844 |
| Eastern Madhya Pradesh | p. 844 |
| Jabalpur | p. 844 |
| Kanha National Park | p. 848 |
| Bandhavgarh National Park | p. 851 |
| Bhoramdeo and Kawardha | p. 852 |
| Bilaspur | p. 852 |
| Mumbai (Bombay) | p. 853 |
| History | p. 853 |
| Orientation | p. 855 |
| Information | p. 855 |
| Things to See and Do | p. 860 |
| Organised Tours | p. 866 |
| Activities | p. 866 |
| Places to Stay | p. 866 |
| Places to Eat | p. 871 |
| Entertainment | p. 873 |
| Spectator Sports | p. 875 |
| Shopping | p. 875 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 876 |
| Getting Around | p. 879 |
| Around Mumbai | p. 881 |
| Maharashtra | p. 884 |
| Southern Maharashtra | p. 884 |
| The Konkan Coast | p. 884 |
| Matheran | p. 887 |
| Lonavla | p. 890 |
| Karla and Bhaja Caves | p. 892 |
| Pune | p. 893 |
| Mahabaleshwar | p. 901 |
| Kolhapur | p. 904 |
| Northern Maharashtra | p. 906 |
| Nasik | p. 906 |
| Aurangabad | p. 908 |
| Ellora | p. 914 |
| Ajanta | p. 917 |
| Jalgaon | p. 921 |
| Lonar Meteorite Crater | p. 921 |
| Nagpur | p. 922 |
| Ramtek | p. 923 |
| Sevagram | p. 923 |
| Goa | p. 925 |
| North Goa | p. 932 |
| Panaji | p. 933 |
| Old Goa | p. 939 |
| Mapusa | p. 942 |
| Fort Aguada and Candolim | p. 943 |
| Calangute and Baga | p. 945 |
| Anjuna | p. 950 |
| Chapora and Vagator | p. 952 |
| Arambol | p. 955 |
| South Goa | p. 956 |
| Vasco da Gama | p. 956 |
| Bogmalo | p. 957 |
| Margao | p. 957 |
| Colva and Benaulim | p. 960 |
| Varca and Cavelossim | p. 964 |
| Mobor to Palolem | p. 965 |
| Palolem | p. 965 |
| Ponda | p. 966 |
| Bondla Wildlife Sanctuay | p. 966 |
| Dudhsagar Falls | p. 966 |
| Molem and Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuaries | p. 966 |
| Karnataka | p. 967 |
| Southern Karnataka | p. 968 |
| Bangalore | p. 968 |
| Mysore | p. 981 |
| Bandipur National Park | p. 991 |
| Nagarhole National Park | p. 992 |
| Madikeri | p. 993 |
| Hassan | p. 995 |
| Belur and Halebid | p. 996 |
| Sravanabelagola | p. 998 |
| Coast and Western Ghats | p. 999 |
| Mangalore | p. 999 |
| Sringeri | p. 1003 |
| Udipi | p. 1003 |
| Jog Falls | p. 1004 |
| Gokarna | p. 1004 |
| Karwar | p. 1007 |
| Central Karnataka | p. 1008 |
| Hampi | p. 1008 |
| Hospet | p. 1013 |
| Hubli | p. 1015 |
| Northern Karnataka | p. 1015 |
| Belgaum | p. 1015 |
| Badami | p. 1016 |
| Bijapur | p. 1020 |
| The North-East | p. 1023 |
| Andhra Pradesh | p. 1025 |
| Hyderabad and Secunderabad | p. 1026 |
| Around Hyderabad | p. 1037 |
| Warangal | p. 1038 |
| Visakhapatnam | p. 1040 |
| Vijayawada | p. 1041 |
| Tirumala and Tirupathi | p. 1043 |
| Puttaparthi | p. 1046 |
| Lepakshi | p. 1046 |
| Kerala | p. 1047 |
| Southern Kerala | p. 1048 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | p. 1048 |
| Kovalam | p. 1056 |
| Varkala | p. 1062 |
| Kollam | p. 1065 |
| Kottayam | p. 1072 |
| The Western Ghats | p. 1075 |
| Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 1075 |
| Munnar | p. 1078 |
| Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 1080 |
| Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 1081 |
| Central Kerala | p. 1081 |
| Kochi | p. 1081 |
| Thrissur | p. 1093 |
| Northern Kerala | p. 1096 |
| Kozhikode | p. 1096 |
| Mahe | p. 1098 |
| Bekal | p. 1099 |
| Kasaragod | p. 1100 |
| Lakshadweep | p. 1100 |
| Chennai (Madras) | p. 1103 |
| History | p. 1103 |
| Orientation | p. 1104 |
| Information | p. 1104 |
| Things to See and Do | p. 1110 |
| Organised Tours | p. 1113 |
| Special Events | p. 1113 |
| Places to Stay | p. 1113 |
| Places to Eat | p. 1116 |
| Entertainment | p. 1117 |
| Classical Music and Dance | p. 1118 |
| Shopping | p. 1118 |
| Getting There and Away | p. 1119 |
| Getting Around | p. 1121 |
| Tamil Nadu | p. 1124 |
| Northern Tamil Nadu | p. 1127 |
| Mamallapuram | p. 1127 |
| Kanchipuram | p. 1134 |
| Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary | p. 1138 |
| Vellore | p. 1138 |
| Tiruvannamalai | p. 1140 |
| Gingee | p. 1141 |
| Pondicherry | p. 1142 |
| Auroville | p. 1148 |
| Hogenakkal | p. 1150 |
| Yercaud | p. 1150 |
| Central Tamil Nadu | p. 1150 |
| Chidambaram | p. 1150 |
| Kumbakonam | p. 1154 |
| Karaikal | p. 1156 |
| Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | p. 1157 |
| Thanjavur | p. 1157 |
| Tiruchirappalli | p. 1162 |
| Southern Tamil Nadu | p. 1166 |
| Madurai | p. 1166 |
| Rameswaram | p. 1173 |
| Tiruchendur | p. 1177 |
| Kanyakumari | p. 1177 |
| Mundanthurai Tiger Sanctuary | p. 1180 |
| Kuttralam | p. 1180 |
| The Western Ghats | p. 1180 |
| Kodaikanal | p. 1181 |
| Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 1185 |
| Coimbatore | p. 1187 |
| The Nilgiri Hills | p. 1189 |
| Coonoor | p. 1191 |
| Kotagiri | p. 1193 |
| Udhagamandalam | p. 1193 |
| Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary | p. 1198 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | p. 1201 |
| Permits | p. 1203 |
| Port Blair | p. 1203 |
| Other Islands | p. 1211 |
| Language | p. 1217 |
| Glossary | p. 1221 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 1232 |
| Index | p. 1247 |
| Text | p. 1247 |
| Boxed Text | p. 1262 |
| Map Legend | |
| Metric Conversion | |
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