India
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Mountains and beautiful beaches. Magnificent palaces. Temples. Architectural wonders. Colors oh so bright!!
Life!
Brilliant always on the move fast metropolitan cities and slow mellow villages. People,People,People or secluded undiscovered untouched places.
The land of Osho,Buddhist Monasteries,Spiritual Ashrams,Ayurveda.
Not to forget,Bollywood movies,Exotic dances, Spicy Indian food. Curry! The original way. Before it became hip and upmarket.Spicy Indian Junk food!
Hippies anyone?
Ski in Auli, Run among golden corn fields in Punjab, Take a Camel Ride through the desert and live in a Palace in Rajasthan, Watch a Classical dance in Tamil Nadu, Take An Ayurvedic massage and cruise on the backwaters in Kerela, Trek in the mountains of Maharashtra. See the numerous forts and relive history. Party in Bombay and Delhi, Relax on the turquoise beaches of Goa
Namaste.
Come,Explore and Live India.
Intoxicating,Exhilarating,Overwhelming.
You will not leave unaffected.
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Some information on Indian Visas
Information for Indian Travellers abroad
Backpacking through Europe for Indians
Visa information for travelling out of India for Indian Passport holders
Some guide to navigating the Indian Railways
Important web addresses:
http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/
How do you Book a ticket on Indian Railways website
Description of the 8 classes of accommodation on Indian trains.
Some discussion on trains in India
City travel guides
A very good site to get transportation options for cities wikitravel. Check out these examples: Agra, Delhi
Couchsurfing in India
There is a fast growing community of CouchSurfers in India.
Cities which have Wiki updated information - Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin, Kolkata, Jamnagar, Bhubaneshwar, Varanasi States which have Wiki updated information Goa, Ladakh
Chandigarh, Puri, Rajasthan - Work in progress
Suggested Destinations in India
North India - Main Cities:Delhi (Capital of India) Delhi has many places to see specially Old Delhi which was built centuries ago, Amritsar (Golden temple fame), Agra (Taj Mahal fame), Varnasi (For a Ganges experience), Gangtok in Sikkim (North East Himalayas] States must be visited: Rajasthan (Deserts and Palaces and a cultural treat), Himachal Pradesh (winter and adventure tourism), Uttranchal (Himalayas and Hindu Pilgrimmage), Jammu & Kashmir , Sikkim [Valley of Flowers, Rhododendrons, Orchids and home of the 3rd highest mountain in the world - Kanchenjunga, Loads of trekking routes],
Interesting threads on CS regarding India
MANALI - LEH - LADAKH - KARGIL - DRASS - TIGER HILLS - SRINAGAR
Totally off the tourist tracks
Food in India
Okay, now we are talking. This is such an amazing maze, that you can do a whole trip of India just on the several several culinary delights that the various corners of this country has to offer. Here are some for you.
