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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Chilika Lake
Odisha, India
Chilika Lake, Odisha: India's largest brackish water lagoon, known for Irrawaddy dolphins and winter migratory birds.
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Coorg (Kodagu)
Karnataka, India
Coorg (Kodagu) is a coffee-growing hill district in Karnataka's Western Ghats, home of the Kodava people
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Dawki
Meghalaya, India
Dawki is a border town in Meghalaya on the Umngot River, famous for water so clear that boats seem to float in the air.
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Devka Beach
Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman Diu, India
The main beach and evening promenade of Daman, a former Portuguese enclave on the Gujarat coast.
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Dudhsagar Falls
Goa, India
Dudhsagar Falls is a four-tiered waterfall about 310 m high on the Goa and Karnataka border, reached by forest jeep.
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Fatehpur Sikri
Uttar Pradesh, India
Fatehpur Sikri is a 16th-century red sandstone Mughal capital built by Akbar near Agra and abandoned within about 15 years.
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Gulmarg
Jammu And Kashmir, India
Gulmarg is a high meadow resort in Kashmir's Pir Panjal range, known for India's best ski slopes and the Gulmarg Gondola.
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Havelock Island Scuba Diving
Andaman And Nicobar Islands, India
Scuba diving and snorkelling on the coral reefs around Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep), the dive capital of the Andamans.
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Ima Keithel
Manipur, India
Ima Keithel is Imphal's mothers' market, run entirely by thousands of women traders and said to be the largest all-women market in Asia.
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Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh, India
Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh: a sal forest and meadow tiger reserve, and the last stronghold of the hard-ground barasingha.
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Kavaratti
Lakshadweep, India
The capital island of Lakshadweep, with a calm lagoon, a marine aquarium and the carved Ujra Mosque; open to Indian nationals.
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Kisama Heritage Village
Nagaland, India
Kisama Heritage Village near Kohima, Nagaland, is the permanent venue of the Hornbill Festival, with morungs of the Naga tribes.
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Kovalam Beach
Kerala, India
Kovalam Beach is a group of three crescent beaches south of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, known for its lighthouse and ayurveda
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Lake Pichola, Udaipur
Rajasthan, India
Lake Pichola is the 14th-century artificial lake at the heart of Udaipur, lined by the City Palace and set with two island palaces.
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Lonavala
Maharashtra, India
Lonavala is a hill station in the Sahyadri hills between Mumbai and Pune, famous for monsoon views, forts and chikki.
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Majuli Island
Assam, India
Majuli Island is a large river island in the Brahmaputra, Assam, and the centre of Assamese Vaishnavite satra culture.
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McLeod Ganj
Himachal Pradesh, India
McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala: the hill town that is home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile.
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Nubra Valley
Ladakh, India
Nubra Valley is a high cold-desert valley north of Leh, known for sand dunes, Bactrian camels and Diskit Monastery.
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Ooty (Udhagamandalam)
Tamil Nadu, India
Ooty (Udhagamandalam) is a hill station at about 2,240 m in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri hills, reached by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway
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Patna Sahib Gurudwara
Bihar, India
Takht Sri Patna Sahib: the gurdwara in Patna marking the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, one of the five Sikh Takhts.
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Qutub Minar
Delhi, India
Delhi's 72.5 m sandstone minaret, begun in 1199 by Qutb ud-Din Aibak and the centrepiece of a UNESCO-listed complex
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Ramoji Film City
Telangana, India
A huge working film studio and theme park on the outskirts of Hyderabad, with permanent film sets, tours and shows.
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Rishikesh
Uttarakhand, India
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand: the Ganges town of ashrams, yoga schools, suspension bridges and white water rafting.
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RK Beach
Andhra Pradesh, India
Visakhapatnam's main seafront promenade on the Bay of Bengal, with a submarine museum and an aircraft museum on the sand.