The Rough Guide to India

Contents 3 INTRODUCTION 4 Where to go 5 When to go 11 Author picks 13 Things not to miss 14 Itineraries 24 BASICS 28 Getting there 29 Entry requirements 31 Getting around 32 Accommodation 38 Eating and drinking 41 Health 47 The media 53 Festivals and holidays 54 Sports 56 Trekking and outdoor activities 57 Yoga, meditation and ashrams 59 Culture and etiquette 62 Shopping 63 Travelling with children 64 Travel essentials 65 THE GUIDE 76 1 Delhi 76 2 Rajasthan 120 3 Uttar Pradesh 226 4 Uttarakhand 290 5 Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh 336 6 Himachal Pradesh 402 7 Jammu and Kashmir 466 8 Haryana and Punjab 520 9 Gujarat 540 10 Mumbai 596 11 Maharashtra 636 12 Goa 684 13 Kolkata and West Bengal 736 14 Bihar and Jharkhand 796 15 Sikkim 814 16 The Northeast 844 17 Odisha 880 18 Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 914 19 The Andaman Islands 938 20 Tamil Nadu 960 21 Kerala 1038 22 Karnataka 1104 CONTEXTS 1170 History 1171 Religion 1190 Wildlife 1198 Music 1201 Books 1204 Language 1207 Glossary 1214 SMALL PRINT & INDEX 1219