Travel in India

 India is the largest country in the Indian Subcontinent and shares borders with Pakistan to the west, China and Nepal to the north, Bhutan to the north-west and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India's cultures and heritage are a rich amalgam of the past and the present. There are three national holidays such as Republic day, Independence day and Gandhi Jayanti which occur on the same day every year.

TAJ MAHAL

Agra's top two sights by far are the incomparable Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. When planning your sightseeing, take heed of the convoluted entry fee system. If you are not going to the Taj Mahal or happen to turn up on a Friday, then you do not have to pay the ₹500 levy but a smaller one if you are going to the other sites

TAJ MAHAL

GOLDEN TEMPLE

The Golden Temple is the main attraction in the city, and the most important religious place to the Sikhs. It's a stunning complex, and always full of thousands of pilgrims from all over India. The complex is open almost 24 hours (from 6AM until 2AM) and is worth visiting twice: once during the day, once at night, when it's beautifully lit up.

GOLDEN TEMPLE AT NIGHT

AMRIT SAROVAR

The giant pool of water that surrounds and reflects theGolden Temple. Sections (marked off by ropes) are set aside for (male) pilgrims wishing to bathe.

PILGRIM BATHING

GOA

Goa is visibly different from the rest of India, owing to Portuguese rule which isolated it from the rest of India for 451 years. The Goan population is a mixture of Hindus and Roman Catholics, the distribution being approximately 65% Hindu and 24% Christian. Goan Catholics generally acknowledge their Hindu roots, and carry traces of a caste-system within their social beliefs

BONDLA PARK