Explore attractions across India
Temples, monasteries, viewpoints, national parks and trails in India, with a guide to each: what to see, when to go and how to get there.
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Agatti Island
Lakshadweep, India
The airport island and main entry point of Lakshadweep, set in a clear coral lagoon and open to foreign visitors.
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Alleppey Backwaters
Kerala, India
The Alleppey backwaters are a network of lagoons and canals around Alappuzha, Kerala, best seen from a kettuvallam houseboat
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Amber Fort
Rajasthan, India
Amber Fort is a hilltop Rajput fort-palace above Maota Lake, 11 km from Jaipur, begun by Raja Man Singh I in 1592.
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Baga Beach
Goa, India
Baga Beach is North Goa's busiest beach, known for water sports, beach shacks and the nightlife of Tito's Lane.
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Betla National Park
Jharkhand, India
Betla National Park, Jharkhand: sal forest in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, with elephants, gaur and two ruined hill forts.
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Charminar
Telangana, India
The four-minaret monument at the heart of Hyderabad's old city, built in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
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Chitrakote Falls
Chhattisgarh, India
Chitrakote Falls, Bastar: a broad horseshoe waterfall on the Indravati river, often called India's Niagara.
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Dal Lake
Jammu And Kashmir, India
Dal Lake is Srinagar's great urban lake, known for cedar houseboats, shikara boats and a dawn floating vegetable market.
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Diu Fort
Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman Diu, India
A 16th-century Portuguese sea fortress on the eastern tip of Diu island, with ramparts, cannons and a lighthouse.
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Gateway of India
Maharashtra, India
The Gateway of India is a 1924 basalt arch on Mumbai's Apollo Bunder waterfront, facing the harbour.
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Golden Temple
Punjab, India
Golden Temple, Amritsar: Sri Harmandir Sahib, the holiest gurdwara of Sikhism, set in its sacred pool and open to all.
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Jagannath Temple, Puri
Odisha, India
Jagannath Temple, Puri: the 12th-century Char Dham shrine of Lord Jagannath, home of the Rath Yatra chariot festival.
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Kaziranga National Park
Assam, India
Kaziranga National Park in Assam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site holding most of the world's greater one-horned rhinoceros.
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Kedarnath Temple
Uttarakhand, India
Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand: a 3,583-metre Shiva shrine in the Garhwal Himalaya, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and Char Dham.
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Khajuraho Temples
Madhya Pradesh, India
Khajuraho Temples, Madhya Pradesh: Chandela-era Hindu and Jain temples famed for their sculpture, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Kohima War Cemetery
Nagaland, India
Kohima War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery on Garrison Hill, Kohima, where the 1944 Battle of Kohima halted the Japanese advance.
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Kurukshetra
Haryana, India
The Haryana pilgrim town held to be the Mahabharata battlefield, where Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna
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Living Root Bridges
Meghalaya, India
The living root bridges of Meghalaya are footbridges grown from the roots of rubber fig trees by Khasi and Jaintia villagers.
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Loktak Lake
Manipur, India
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, famous for its floating phumdis and Keibul Lamjao National Park.
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Mahabodhi Temple
Bihar, India
Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya: the UNESCO-listed Buddhist temple where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
Tamil Nadu, India
The Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai is a vast Dravidian temple to the goddess Meenakshi and Sundareswarar, with 14 painted gopurams
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Mysore Palace
Karnataka, India
Mysore Palace is the former royal seat of the Wadiyar dynasty in Mysuru, an Indo-Saracenic palace lit by about 100,000 bulbs
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Pangong Lake
Ladakh, India
Pangong Tso is a long, brackish high-altitude lake in eastern Ladakh that shifts through shades of blue with the light.
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Promenade Beach
Puducherry, India
Promenade Beach is the rocky seafront walk along Puducherry's French Quarter, running about 1.5 km on Goubert Avenue