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Himalayas 68–9 Hotels (cont.) Indian Ocean 22, 619
2 Weeks in the Himalaya 9, 12–13 Tamil Nadu 702–3 Indipop 725
flora and fauna 69, 303 taxes 690 Indira Gandhi National Centre for the
geology 66 tipping 693 Arts (Delhi) 78
Great Himalayan National Park 131 touts 692–3 Indo-Greeks 47
landscape 22 Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand 696 Indonesia, trade with 322
Hinduism West Bengal & Sikkim 697–8 Indore 250
Allahabad 214 House of Ananda Rangapillai restaurants 710
Gaya 224 (Puducherry) 592 Indra 28
Hindu mythology 28–9 Houseboats (Srinagar) 159 Indragiri Hill (Sravana Belgola) 526
history 49 Howrah Bridge (Kolkata) 271, 285 Indrail Pass 753
Jagannath cult 317 Hoysala dynasty 49, 52, 527 Indus River/Valley 65
rituals performed in the Ganges 211 art and architecture 528 monasteries 142–3
temple architecture 24–5 Huddlestone, John 575 Indus Valley Civilization 45, 80, 280, 420
Vaishnavism and Shaivism 47, 51 Humayun, Emperor 53, 83, 297 Infectious diseases 743
Varanasi 206–12 Humayun’s Tomb (Delhi) 10, 87 Information technology 61, 516, 555
see also Festivals; Temples, Hindu Hume, AO 575 Inquisition (Goa) 505
Hindustani music 32–3 Humidity 742 Insect-borne diseases 743
Hiran Minar (Fatehpur Sikri) 186 Hundar 147 Institute of Tibetan Medicine
History 44–61 Huns 47, 48 (Dharamsala) 126
Hiuen Tsang 47, 212, 214, 223, 322 Hurja (Fatehpur Sikri) 187 Insurance 735
HIV/AIDS 743 Hussain, Zakir 33 adventure sports 728
Hodson, Lieutenant 91 Hussain Sagar (Hyderabad) 668 International Film Festival of India
Hola Mohalla (Anandpur Sahib) 105, Hussainabad Clocktower (Lucknow) (Goa) 41
107 202 International Film Festival of Kerala 41
Holi 38, 183 Hyderabad 555, 664–9 International Flower Festival (Gangtok)
Holkar dynasty 250, 254 Charminar street-by-street 666–7 39, 299
Home stays 691, 693 festivals 673 International Mango Festival (Delhi) 40
Hooghly 291 hotels 703 International Trade Fair (Delhi) 41
Hooghly River 271, 285, 290–91 Hyderabadi culture 669 International Yoga Week (Rishikesh)
Horniman, Benjamin Guy 456 map 665 183
Horniman Circle (Mumbai) 456 restaurants 719 Internet 746
Horse racing 277, 463 Intestinal worms 742
Horse riding 727, 731 I Irving, Henry 522
Horse-drawn carriages 759 Ibn Battuta 94 Irwin, Henry 569
Horticultural Research Station (Yecaud) Ibrahim II 546 Isar Lat (Jaipur) 358
608 Ibrahim Lodi 53 Ishwari Singh 358
Hospitals 741 Ice House (Chennai) 573 Islam
Hot springs (Taptapani) 320 Iconography, Buddhist 145 festivals 38, 39, 40, 141
Hotel Royal (Kolkata) 277 Id-ul-Fitr 40 introduction of 52
Hotels 690–703 Id-ul-Zuha 40 Islamic architecture 25
Andaman Islands 703 Ikshvaku dynasty 47, 680 Island Tourism Festival (Port Blair) 41
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 703 Illuminated manuscripts Itanagar 336–7
Assam & the Northeast 698–9 Mughal 55 hotels 699
Bihar & Jharkhand 696 National Museum (Delhi) 81 restaurants 712
budget 691 Iltutmish 52, 96, 98 Itimad-ud-Daulah, Tomb of (Agra) 180–
chains 693 Ilyas Shahi dynasty 52, 297 81
Chennai 702 Immigration 734, 735 Itineraries 8–17
Delhi 694 Immunization 735, 742, 743 1 Week in Goa and Karnataka 8, 15
facilities for special needs & children Imperial Durbar (1903) 59 1 Week in Kerala 9, 16
693 Impey, Elijah 282 1 Week in Mumbai and Maharashtra 8,
Goa 701 Imphal 342 14
grading and facilities 690 festivals 331 1 Week in Tamil Nadu 9, 17
Gujarat 699–700 hotels 698 2 Weeks in the Himalaya 9, 12–13
Haryana & Punjab 694–5 restaurants 712 3 Days in Delhi 10–11
heritage 691, 693 Independence 60 10 Days in the Golden Triangle 8, 11
hidden costs 690–91 Independence Day 40 see also Tours
Himachal Pradesh 695 India Gate (Delhi) 10, 78
Karnataka 701–2 India-China War 60, 61 J
Kerala 703 India-Pakistan Wars 60, 61, 78 Jabalpur 256
Kolkata 697 Indian Coffee House (Kolkata) 276 Jacob, Sir Samuel Swinton 172, 357
Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir 695–6 Indian Martyrs’ Memorial (Lucknow) Jagannath cult 317
luxury 691 201 Jagat Singh, Raja 108, 131
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh Indian Museum (Kolkata) 280–81 Jagatsukh 132
696–7 Indian Mutiny 57, 58 Jageshwar 194–5
Maharashtra 700–701 Kanpur 199 Jahan-e-Khusrau (Delhi) 38–9
middle-range 691 Kashmiri Gate (Delhi) 92 Jahanara Begum 86, 172, 175
Mumbai 700 Khuni Darwaza (Delhi) 91 Jahangir, Emperor 53, 55, 124, 182, 187
Odisha 698 Lucknow 200–201 Mandu 252
pricing and booking 690 Mutiny Memorial (Delhi) 92 Jahangir Giving Alms 454
Rajasthan 699 Rani Lakshmibai 199 Jahangir Mahal (Orchha) 238–9
special 692, 693 Indian National Congress 60 Jahanpanah (Delhi) 94, 95
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