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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Jallianwala Bagh
Punjab, India
Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar: the walled garden and memorial where British troops fired on a crowd on 13 April 1919.
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Kamakhya Temple
Assam, India
Kamakhya Temple is a revered Shakti Peetha on Nilachal Hill in Guwahati, Assam, where the goddess is worshipped as a sacred rock.
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Kangla Fort
Manipur, India
Kangla Fort is the historic seat of the Meitei kings of Manipur, a moated royal enclosure in the heart of Imphal.
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Konark Sun Temple
Odisha, India
Konark Sun Temple, Odisha: a 13th-century temple carved as the chariot of the sun god Surya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Leh Palace
Ladakh, India
Leh Palace is the nine-storey 17th-century royal palace of the Namgyal kings, standing on a ridge above Leh old town.
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Marina Beach
Tamil Nadu, India
Marina Beach is Chennai's long urban seafront on the Bay of Bengal, a busy public space of promenades, memorials and food stalls
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Mehrangarh Fort
Rajasthan, India
Mehrangarh Fort is a 15th-century Rathore fortress on a rock high above Jodhpur's blue old town, with a fine palace museum.
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Munnar
Kerala, India
Munnar is a tea-growing hill station at about 1,600 metres in Kerala's Western Ghats, surrounded by working estates
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Naini Lake
Uttarakhand, India
Naini Lake, Nainital: the lake at the heart of the Kumaon hill town, with the Naina Devi temple on its northern shore.
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Nalanda Ruins
Bihar, India
Nalanda Ruins, Bihar: the excavated brick monasteries of an ancient Buddhist university, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Nathula Pass
Sikkim, India
Nathu La is a 4,310 m Himalayan pass on the India and China border in East Sikkim, once part of the Tibet trade route.
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Neermahal
Tripura, India
Neermahal is a royal lake palace in Rudrasagar Lake, Tripura, built in the 1930s as a summer retreat for the Manikya kings.
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Rann of Kutch
Gujarat, India
The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt desert in Gujarat, home to the Rann Utsav and the white salt flats at Dhordo.
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Sanchi Stupa
Madhya Pradesh, India
Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh: the Great Stupa begun by Ashoka, with carved gateways, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Sela Pass
Arunachal Pradesh, India
Sela Pass is a 4,170 m Himalayan pass in Arunachal Pradesh on the road to Tawang, with the sacred Sela Lake just below its summit.
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Shillong
Meghalaya, India
Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, a hill city at about 1,500 m known for its pine hills, waterfalls and music scene.
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Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, India
A rainfed lake at the foot of the Shivalik hills in Chandigarh, created in 1958 for promenades, boating and winter birds
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Sultanpur National Park
Haryana, India
A wetland national park near Gurugram, Haryana, and one of the best birding sites near Delhi in winter
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The Ridge, Shimla
Himachal Pradesh, India
The Ridge, Shimla: the open, traffic-free promenade at the heart of the old British summer capital, beside Christ Church.
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Vaishno Devi Temple
Jammu And Kashmir, India
Vaishno Devi is a Hindu cave shrine in the Trikuta hills above Katra, Jammu, reached by a pilgrim trail of about 12 km.
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Vanganga Lake Garden
Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman Diu, India
A landscaped lake garden at Dadra near Silvassa, with islands, bridges, paddle boats and an evening musical fountain.
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Vantawng Falls
Mizoram, India
Vantawng Falls is the highest waterfall in Mizoram, dropping about 230 m in two tiers near Thenzawl in Serchhip district.
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Varanasi Ghats
Uttar Pradesh, India
The Varanasi Ghats are more than 80 stone stairways on the Ganges in Varanasi, used for bathing, prayer and cremation.
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Baidyanath Temple
Jharkhand, India
Baba Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar: one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples of Shiva and the goal of the Shravani Mela pilgrimage.