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Bollywood 51books 19-21, see also literature

elephants 77food 66, 71health 388Hinduism 28, 48history 34, 35, 38literature 48Shekhawati 275tigers 79wildlife 77wildlife sanctuaries 80

Brahma 46, 210Brahma Kumaris Spiritual University

267Brahmin caste 29bread 64-5British Empire 34-6Buddhist caves 235Bundi 223-8, 226Bundi Palace 225, 8bus travel 378-9business hours 354, see also inside

front cover

Ccamel safaris 368, 8

Bikaner 343Jaisalmer 330-1Khuri 337Osiyan 317Pushkar 210-11Sam Sand Dunes 336

camels 15Bikaner Camel Festival 301Nagaur Fair 301National Research Centre on

Camels 347Pushkar Camel Fair 185, 209,

11camping 351, see also individual

locationscar travel 379-80

road distances chart 378carpets 59, 59caste system 45-7cell phones 366-7cenotaphs 61Chandrabhaga Fair 224Chandravanshi race 29Chauhan dynasty 29-30chhatris 61children, travel with 354

in Delhi 108food 71-2

Chittor, see ChittorgarhChittorgarh 236-9, 237Churu 297chutneys 67cinema 50-1City Palace (Alwar) 194-5City Palace (Jaipur) 154-6,

154City Palace (Udaipur) 244-7City Palace & Fort (Kota) 229-30climate 17-18, 354climate change 374coffee 68-9Connaught Place 99, 101, 100conservation 84-6

havelis 276Jaisalmer Fort 324

consulates, see embassiescooking

books 66courses 73, 249-50

costs 19, see also inside front coveraccommodation 352-3admission fees 19bus travel 379train travel 384

courses 354-6, see also individual locationsarts & crafts 355astrology 163, 306, 355Ayurveda 355block-printing 163cooking 73, 249-50dance 163-4, 355-6language 355meditation 108, 163, 355music 163-4, 210, 250, 355-6painting 250pottery 163yoga 108, 164, 210, 250, 355

cows 79crafts, see artscranes 318credit cards 363cricket 49culture 39-52, 61-3customs regulations 356cycle-rickshaws 381cycling 353, 377-8

Ddairy products 67Dalhanpur 235dance 62-3, 54

courses 163-4, 355-6

dangers 356-7food 72, 391hitching 380women travellers 372

dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti 201

Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary 232death 43Deeg 193-4deep vein thrombosis 388deforestation 83-4Delhi 88-128, 92-3, 97, 100, 102-3,

110accommodation 109-13activities 107-8attractions 96-107bookshops 90Chandni Chowk 98Connaught Place 99, 101, 100courses 108drinking 117-18eight cities of 89entertainment 118festivals 99food 113-17history 89-90internet access 91Lal Qila 96-8markets 119-20medical services 91metro 125, 124money 91New Delhi 36, 101-7, 102-3Old Delhi 96-8, 97Paharganj 110postal services 94Rajpath 101, 104Red Fort 96-8scams 95-6shopping 118-21telephone services 94tourist information 94tours 109travel to/from 121-2travel with children 108travel within 122-6volunteering 370-1

dengue 389Desert National Park & Sanctuary 336desertification 81-2Deshnok 349desserts 67-8Devi Kund 347dhal 65Dhawa Doli Wildlife Sanctuary 316

I n d e x ( B - D ) 411

1857 Indian Uprising 36

AAbhaneri 181-2Abu Road 272accommodation 350-3, see also

individual locationsluxury venues 20

Achalgarh 271acrobatics 49activities 353-4, see also individual

activities, locationsAgnivanshi race 29Agra 31, 36, 130-44, 132, 137

accommodation 137-9activities 133-7attractions 133-7drinking 139-40emergency services 131festivals 131food 139-40history 131internet access 131medical services 131money 133postal services 133scams 133shopping 140Taj Ganj 137Taj Mahal 33, 133-5, 5tourist information 133tours 137travel to/from 140-1travel within 141

Agra Fort 135-6, 135Ahar 248AIDS 42air pollution 391air travel

air fares 374-6airlines 373-4, 376airports 373to/from India 373-6within India 376

Ajmer 200-5, 202Akal Wood Fossil Park 27, 337

Akbar 32-3Akbar’s Mausoleum 136Akbar’s Palace 203

Ala-ud-din Khilji 30alcohol 69-70Alexander the Great 28Alwar 194-7, 195Amar Sagar 335Amber 176-9, 12amoebic dysentery 391animals 76-80, see also individual

speciesbooks 77, 79itineraries 26poaching 79preservation of 79, 142, 179welfare of 83

antelopes 77architecture 51-2, 61art galleries, see museumsarts 49-52, 61-3, see also individual

artscourses 355crafts 53-60, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57,

58, 59, 60itineraries 25

Aryabhatta 28Ashoka 28astrology courses 163, 306, 355ATMs 362-3Aurangzeb 34, 96, 135, 149, 201autorickshaws 381Ayurveda 161, 248, 353

courses 355

BBabur 31-2, 33Bada Bagh 335Baggar 288Bagru 180Bahram Shah 30baksheesh 44, 364Balaji 182Balsamand Lake 313Bambora 262Baneshwar 264Baneshwar Fair 224, 264bangles 56, 53, 56baoris 61, 225, 260Barefoot College 207

bargaining 364Barmer 337-8Barmer Thar Festival 301Baroli 232-3bars 70-1, see also individual

locationsBassi 235-6bathrooms 352, 367bazaars, see also individual locations

Agra 140Delhi 119-20Jaipur 173Udaipur 256

bears 78protection of 142

Bhainsrodgarh 233bhang 360Bhangarh 199Bharatpur 186-8, 187Bhatti people 29Bhenswara 315-16Bhil people 27, 45, 54bicycle travel, see cyclingBijolia 235Bikaner 338-47, 340-1, 11

accommodation 343-5attractions 339-43food 345-6history 338-9money 339postal services 339shopping 346tourist information 339tours 343travel to/from 347travel within 347

Bikaner Camel Festival 301birds 78-9

cranes 318itineraries 26

bird-watching 353Keoladeo Ghana National Park 190

Bishnoi people 45, 314, 315Bishnoi villages 314Bissau 288-9block printing 58, 180, 58

Anokhi Museum of Handprinting 178

courses 163boating 353

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Gayatri Devi 158gazelles 77gems 56

scams 151, 154, 357geography 76gerbils, desert 77Ghanerao 262Ghans Bheru Festival 224ghats

Pushkar 210Raj Ghat 98, 11

giardiasis 391gods & goddesses 46, 47golf 353

Delhi 107Jaipur 161Jodhpur 306

Guhil 32Gupta dynasty 28, 29Gurdwara Bangla Sahib 106-7Gurjara Pratiharas 29Guru Shikhar 271-2

Hhaggling 364Haldighati 258Hanuman 46havelis 55, 61, 279, 55, see also

individual locationsBagore-ki-Haveli 247Churu 297conservation of 276Fatehpur 291-3Haveli Braj Bhushanjee 228Haveli Nadine Le Prince 291,

292, 55Jaisalmer 326Jhunjhunu 286Mandawa 294-5Nawalgarh 277-80paintings 290Ramgarh 290-1Shekhawati 283

health 386-93books 388insurance 386internet resources 388language 395vaccinations 387-8

heatstroke 392hepatitis 389high commissions 357-8Hindi 394-7Hinduism 45-7

books 28, 48

history 27-38, see also individual locations1857 Indian Uprising 36books 34, 35, 38British Empire 34-6formation of Rajasthan state

37-8Gupta dynasty 28, 29Independence 36-7Indus Valley civilisation 27internet resources 28Jat dynasty 34Mamluk dynasty 31Maratha dynasty 34, 35Mauryan empire 28Mughal dynasty 31-4Muslim crusaders 30-1Partition 36-7Rajput clans 28-30, 31, 37-8Sur dynasty 32

hitching 380HIV 42, 389Holi 224

safety 357holidays 17-18, 360-1homestays 351, see also individual

locationshorse riding

Mt Abu 267Udaipur 248

horse safaris 368Dundlod 284Pushkar 210-11

hotels 20, 351, 352, see also individual locations

Humayun 32Humayun’s Tomb 106

Hun people 28

IIbrahim Lodi 31Independence 36-7Independence Day 99Indian National Congress 35indigenous people 44-5Indira Gandhi Canal 84Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum

105-6Indo-Aryan civilisation 27Indraprastha 27, 28Indus Valley civilisation 27insect bites 392Instrument of Accession 38insurance 361

health 386

internet access 361, see also individual locations

internet resources 21health 388history 28

Islam 30-1, 47-8Itimad-ud-Daulah 33, 136itineraries 22-6

Jjackals 77Jagmandir Island 244Jagniwas Island 244Jai Singh II 148-9Jaigarh 179-80Jainism 49

Jain temples 180, 234, 265, 326, 342

Jaipur 147-82, 152-3accommodation 164-9activities 161astrology 163attractions 151, 154-61bookshops 150City Palace 154-6, 154courses 163-4drinking 171-2entertainment 172festivals 148food 169-71Hawa Mahal 157-8history 148-50internet access 150Jantar Mantar 156-7, 10medical services 150money 150postal services 150-1scams 151, 154shopping 172-4telephone services 151tourist information 151tours 164travel agencies 151travel to/from 174-6travel within 176walking tour 162-3, 162

Jaisalmer 29, 320-35, 322accommodation 328-32activities 328attractions 324-8food 332-3history 321, 323internet access 323medical services 323money 323

I n d e x ( G - J ) 413

Dhola Maru 292dhurries 59, 59diarrhoea 391digital photography 364disabilities, travellers with 369divorce 42Diwali 360donkeys 79drinks 68-70

bars 70-1dangers 356

driving, see car traveldrought 80-1drugs 362

bhang 360dangers 356-7

Dundlod 282-4Dungarpur 263-4Dussehra 224

Eeconomy 43education 40Eid al-Fitr 131Eklingji 257-8Elephant Festival 148, 7, 54elephants 7, 12

books 77protection of 179

embassies 357-8embroidery 59, 58emergencies, see also inside front

coverlanguage 395

enamelwork 56environment 20, 76-86

environmental hazards 391-3events, see festivalsexchange rates, see inside front cover

FFatehpur 291-4, 293Fatehpur Sikri 142-4, 143, 10festivals 7, 18, 20, 358-60, 361

Agra 131Alwar Utsav 185Baneshwar Fair 224, 264Barmer Thar Festival 301Beating of the Retreat 99Bikaner Camel Festival 301Bissau Festival 275

Brij Festival 185Bundi Utsav 224Chandrabhaga Fair 224Delhi 99Delhi Flower Show 99Diwali 360Dussehra 224Elephant Festival 148, 7, 54Fatehpur Sikri 131food 70Gandhi Jayanti 359Ganesha Chaturthi 185Gangaur 148, 224, 9Ghans Bheru Festival 224Holi 224, 357Independence Day 99Jaipur 148Jaipur Heritage International

Festival 148Jaisalmer Desert Festival 301Jambeshwar Fair 301Kaila Devi 185Kailash Fair 131Kajli Teej 224Karni Mata Fair 301Kolayat Fair 301Makar Sankranti 148Mallinath Fair 301Mango Festival 99Marwar Festival 301Mewar Festival 224Nagaur Fair 301Pushkar Camel Fair 185, 209, 11Qutb Festival 99Ramdevra Fair 301Republic Day 99Shekhawati Festival 275Shri Mahavirji Fair 185Taj Mahotsav 131Teej 148Urs, the 185

Firoz Shah Kotla 31, 99, 101First Battle of Panipat 31First War of Independence 35, 36food 64-75, see also individual

locationsbooks 66, 71for children 71-2cooking courses 73, 249-50customs 72-3dangers 72, 356, 391festivals 70language 73-5restaurants 70street food 71, 72

forts 52-61, see also palacesaccommodation 352Agra Fort 135-6, 135Ahhichatragarh 316Amber Fort 178, 12Bala Qila (Alwar) 277Bala Qila (Nawalgarh) 194Bhainsrodgarh 233Chittorgarh 238-9City Palace & Fort (Kota)

229-30Dundlod Fort 282-3, 284Fort Dhariyawad 263Fort of Manohar Thana 235Gagron Fort 235itineraries 26Jaisalmer Fort 324, 325, 6Jhalawar Fort 233Junagarh 339, 341Kankwari Fort 198Khejarla 316Khimsar 316Kumbalgarh 259Lal Qila 96-8Mandalgarh 235Mehrangarh 5, 304, 5Neemrana Fort Palace 197-8Pokaran Fort 320Ranthambhore Fort 216Red Fort 96-8Taragarh 225

foxes 77fruit 66-7

GGadi Sagar 327Gagron Fort 235Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary 347Galiakot 264galleries, see museumsGandhi, Indira 37, 38, 98

Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum 105-6

Gandhi, Mahatma 36-7Gandhi Jayanti 359Gandhi Memorial Museum

98Raj Ghat 98, 11

Gandhi, Rajiv 37, 98Gandhi, Sonia 37Ganesh 46Gangaur 148, 224, 9Gaumukh Temple 272gay people in India 41-2gay travellers 360

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museums 105-6Anokhi Museum of

Handprinting 178Bagghi-Khana – the Carriage

Museum 156Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum 247Brij Vilas Palace Museum 230Central Museum 159City Palace Museum (Udaipur) 246Crafts Museum 105Crystal Gallery 246Dolls Museum 160Gandhi Memorial Museum 98Ganga Government Museum 342Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum

105-6Maharao Madho Singh Museum

229-30National Gallery of Modern Art

105National Museum 105National Museum of Natural

History 106National Philatelic Museum 105Nehru Memorial Museum &

Planetarium 105Rail Transport Museum 106Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi

Folk Art Museum 306Shankar’s International Dolls

Museum 108Shree Sanjay Sharma Museum

159SRC Museum of Indology 160Sulabh International Museum of

Toilets 106music 51, 52

courses 163-4, 210, 250, 355-6

NNadir Shah 34Nagaur 316-17Nagaur Fair 301Nagda 257-8Nagri 235Nahargarh 160Nakki Lake 265Narayanan, KR 37Narlai 261Narmada River project 84Nathdwara 258-9National Museum 105national parks 80, 81, see also wildlife

sanctuariesbooks 80

Desert National Park & Sanctuary 336

Keoladeo Ghana National Park 188-93, 189

Ranthambhore National Park 215-19, 217, 8

Nawalgarh 277-82, 278Neemrana 197-8Nehru, Jawaharlal 98

Nehru Memorial Museum & Planetarium 105

New Delhi 36, 101-7, 102-3newspapers 351Nizam-ud-din, shrine of 106nuclear testing 320Nur Jahan 33

OOld Delhi 96-8, 97Osiyan 317

PPachewar 206Padmini 30, 240

Padmini’s Palace 238painting 55, 61-2, 55

courses 250havelis 290Shekhawati 290

palaces 52-61, 12, see also fortsaccommodation 352Akbar’s Palace 203Bundi Palace 225, 8City Palace (Alwar) 194-5City Palace (Jaipur) 154-6, 154City Palace (Udaipur) 244-7City Palace & Fort (Kota) 229-30Fateh Prakash Palace 238Hawa Mahal 157-8Jagmandir 230Juna Mahal 263Khetri Maha 286Lake Palace Hotel 249Lallgarh Palace 342Monsoon Palace 248Neemrana Fort Palace 197-8Padmini’s Palace 238Rana Kumbha Palace 238Rattan Singh Palace 239Sajjan Garh 248Samode Palace 181, 12Sisodia Rani Palace 160Sukh Mahal 226Suraj Mahl’s Palace 193Umaid Bhawan Palace 306

Panna Dhai 244panthers 77paper making 55, 180Parsurampura 282Partition 36-7Parvati 46passports 373Phalodi 318-19photography 364-5Pichola Lake 243-4pickles 67pigeon flying 49planning 17-21

discount cards 357itineraries 22-6

plants 80poaching 199Pokaran 319-20pollution 82-3polo 49population 15, 43-5postal services 365pottery 60, 60

courses 163Pratibha Patil 37Prithviraj Chauhan 30public transport 372puppetry 63Purana Qila 104-5Puranas, the 48Pushkar 206-14, 208

accommodation 211-13activities 210attractions 209-10courses 210food 213-14ghats 210safety 208-9shopping 214tours 210-11travel to/from 214travel within 214

Pushkar Camel Fair 185, 209, 11

QQutb Minar 31, 126-8, 126Qutb-ud-din Aibak 30-1

Rrabies 390radio 351railway retiring rooms 351, see also

individual locationsRaj Ghat 98, 11Rajasthan state, formation of 37-8

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Jaisalmer continuedshopping 333-4tours 328travel to/from 334travel within 334-5

Jaisalmer Desert Festival 301Jaisalmer Fort 324, 325, 6Jaisamand Lake 262Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary 263Jal Mahal 160Jama Masjid (Agra) 137Jama Masjid (Delhi) 98Jama Masjid (Fatehpur Sikri) 142Jama Masjid (Tonk) 215Jambeshwar Fair 301Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife

Sanctuary 181Jantar Mantar (Delhi) 99Jantar Mantar (Jaipur) 156-7, 10Japanese B encephalitis 389Jat dynasty 34jeep safaris 368jeep travel 381Jehangir 33jet lag 388jewellery 56, 53, 56Jhalawar 233-4, 234Jhalrapatan 234-5Jhunjhunu 284-8, 285Jodhpur 301-13, 303, 6

accommodation 307-10activities 306astrology courses 306food 310-11golf 306history 302internet access 302Mehrangarh 5, 304, 5postal services 302shopping 311-12tourist information 302tours 307travel to/from 312-13travel within 313

jodhpurs 302jootis 57, 57Junagarh 339, 341

KKachhwaha dynasty 29Kaila Devi Game Sanctuary 220

Kajli Teej 224Kakuni 235Kankroli 259Karauli 219-20Karni Mata Fair 301Karni Mata Temple 348, 349, 11Keoladeo Ghana National Park

188-93, 189Kesroli 197Khejarla 316Khichan 318-19Khimsar 316Khuri 336-7Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti 201,

204Kishangarh 205-6Kolayat 348Kolayat Fair 301Kolvi 235Kota 228-32, 229Krishna 46Kshatriya caste 29Kuldhara 335Kumbalgarh 259-61Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary 259

LLake Palace Hotel 249Lakshmangarh 296-7Lal Qila 96-8language 394-7

courses 355food 73-5

laundry 361-2leatherwork 57, 57legal matters 362leopards 77lesbian travellers 360lesbian women in India 41-2literature 50, see also books

Hinduism 28, 48Lodhruva 335Lutyens, Edwin 36

MMadar Lakes 258magazines 351Maha Mandir 313Mahabharata, the 28, 48Mahansar 289-90Maharana Pratap 32Mahendra 50Mahmud of Ghazni 29, 30malaria 389-90Mallinath Fair 301

Mamluk dynasty 31Man Singh II 149Mandalgarh 235Mandawa 294-6, 295Mandore 313maps 362Maratha dynasty 33, 34,

35marijuana 360markets, see bazaarsmarriage 42Marwar 29Marwar Festival 301Maurya, Chandragupta 28Mauryan empire 28measures, see inside front covermeat 65-6medical services 388-9, see

also health, individual locationsmeditation courses 108, 163, 355Mehrangarh 5, 304, 5Mehrauli 31Menal 235metric conversions 351, see also inside

front coverMewar Festival 224Mina people 27, 45miniature painting 61-2mobile phones 366-7Mohammed Ghori 30Mohammed Tughlaq 31money 19, 362-4, see also inside

front coverdiscount cards 357

monkeys 78Mool Sagar 335mosques

Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra 203Akbari Masjid 202Jama Masjid (Agra) 137Jama Masjid (Delhi) 98Jama Masjid (Fatehpur Sikri)

142Jama Masjid (Tonk) 215

Moti Magri 247motion sickness 388motorcycle travel 382-3Mt Abu 264-71, 266

horse riding 267trekking 267, 268

Mt Abu Wildlife Sanctuary 271

Mughal dynasty 31-4Mukundgarh 284Mumal 50

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tours 280-1, 368, see also safaris, individual locations

Tower of Fame 238-9Tower of Victory 238train travel 376, 383-5transport 373-85

language 397travel permits 368-9travellers cheques 364trekking 353

Mt Abu 267, 268Udaipur 249

tribal people 44-5tuberculosis 390Tughlaq dynasty 31Tughlaqabad 31, 126TV 50-1, 351typhoid 391

UUdai Singh 32, 33Udaipur 32, 240-57, 242, 245

accommodation 250-4activities 248-9attractions 243-8courses 249drinking 256entertainment 256food 254-6history 241horse riding 248internet access 241medical services 243money 243postal services 243

shopping 256tourist information 243tours 250travel to/from 256-7travel within 257trekking 249

Umaid Bhawan Palace 306Uprising, 1857 Indian 36

Vvacations 17-18, 360-1vaccinations 387-8Varahamihira 28Vasco da Gama 31, 34Vedas, the 48vegan travellers 71, 72vegetables 66-7vegetarian travellers 71, 72Viratnagar 28visas 369, see also passportsVishnu 46volunteering 369-71

Wwalking tours

Jaipur 162-3, 162water

conservation of 82drinking 356, 391

weather 17-18, 354weaving 59, 59websites, see internet resourcesweddings 249weights 351, see also inside front

cover

wells, see baoriswildlife 76-80

books 77, 79itineraries 26magazines 81safaris 368

wildlife sanctuaries 80, 81, see also national parksBassi Wildlife Sanctuary 235books 80Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary 232Dhawa Doli Wildlife Sanctuary

316Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary 347Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary 263Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife

Sanctuary 181Kaila Devi Game Sanctuary 220Kumbalgarh Wildlife

Sanctuary 259Mt Abu Wildlife Sanctuary 271Sariska Tiger Reserve 198-200Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary 263Sorsan grasslands 232Tal Chhapar Wildlife

Sanctuary 298wolves 77women in Rajasthan 40-1women travellers 366, 371-2women’s health 393woodcarving 60, 60

kavads 236

Yyoga courses 108, 164, 210, 250, 355

I n d e x ( T - Y ) 417

Rajpath 101-4Rajput clans 28-30, 31, 37-8Rajsamand Lake 259Ramayana, the 48Ramdevra 319Ramdevra Fair 301Ramgarh 181, 290-1Rana Sanga 31, 32Ranakpur 261Ranthambhore National Park 215-19,

217, 8rats, temple of 348, 349, 11Razia Sultana 30Red Fort 96-8religion 45-9Republic Day 99responsible travel 19, 20, 54, 82-3

Shekhawati 276restaurants 70, see also food,

individual locationsbooks 71

rice 65Rishabdeo 262road distances chart 378Rohet 315Royal Gaitor 160

Ssafaris 368, 8

camel 343Safdarjang’s Tomb 106safety 356-7

food 72, 391hitching 380women travellers 372

Salawas 314Sam Sand Dunes 336, 8Sambhar Salt Lake 182Samode 180-1Samode Palace 181, 12Sanganer 180, 58Sardar Samand Lake 314Sariska Tiger Reserve 198-200scams 356-7

gems 151, 154sculpture 62Second Battle of Tarain 30senior travellers 366

senior cards 357sexually transmitted diseases 390Shah Jahan 33

Shahjahanabad 33Shastras, the 48Shekhawati 273-98

books 275havelis 61, 283history 274-5painting 55, 61, 62, 290, 55

Sher Shah Suri 31, 32Shilpgram 247-8Shiva 46Shivaji 33, 34shoes 57, 57shopping 54, 57, 365-6, see also

individual locationshaggling 364language 396

Sikander Lodi 31Sikhism 49Siliserh 197Sisodia dynasty 29, 32Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary 263skin infections 392smoking 362solo travellers 366sports 49step-wells, see baorisstonework 62street food 71, 72Sufism 48Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni 29, 30sunburn 392-3Sur dynasty 32Suraj Mahl’s Palace 193Surya Temple (Jhalrapatan) 234Suryavanshi Rathore dynasty 29Suryavanshi race 29sustainable tourism 20Sutras, the 48sweets 67-8swimming 353

TTaj Mahal 33, 133-5, 5Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary 298taxes

accommodation 353taxis 381-2

women travellers 372tea 68-9Teej 148telephone services 366-7temples 51-2

Achaleshwar Mahandeva 271Akshardham Temple 107Birla Lakshmi Narayan Temple 159

Chandrabhaga Temple 234Dilwara temples 265-7exorcism temple 182Galta 160-1Ganesh Temple 159Ganga Mai Temple 280Ganga Temple 187Gaumukh Temple 272Ghateshvara Temple 232Govind Devji Temple 156Gurdwara Bangla Sahib 106-7Hanuman Temple 198Harshat Mata Temple 182Jagdish Temple 247Jain temples 180, 265, 234,

326, 342Karni Mata Temple 348, 349, 11Kiradu Temples 338Lakshminath Temple 342Laxmi Mandir 193Laxminath Temple 326Luna Vasahi Temple 266Mahavira Temple 317Nasiyan Temple 203Neelkantheshwar Temple 198-9Ramdev Mandir 319Rani Sati Temple 286rats, temple of 348, 349, 11Red Temple 203Sachiya Mata Temple 317Shantinath Jain Temple 234Sheetaleshvara Temple 234Someshvara Temple 338Sri Nathji 258Surya Mandir (Jaipur) 160-1Surya Temple (Jaisalmer) 326Surya Temple (Jhalrapatan) 234

textiles 58, 58thalis 68Thar Desert 331, 8theatre 63theft 356-7tigers 15, 77, 79, 8

books 79poaching of 199Ranthambhore National Park

215-19, 217, 8Sariska Tiger Reserve 198-200

time 367, 418-19Timur the Lame 31tipping 44, 364toilets 352, 367Tonk 214-15tourist information 367-8, see also

individual locations

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