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  • When is the best time to visit India
    2025/05/13

    Ever planned a trip to India only to be greeted by monsoon floods or sweltering 110°F heat? Trust me, timing is everything when visiting this vast subcontinent.
    I’ve made this mistake so you don’t have to. After multiple visits across seasons, I can finally answer the eternal question: when is the best time to visit India?
    This guide breaks down the perfect months for each region – from the snow-capped Himalayas to the tropical beaches of Kerala. You’ll discover exactly when to book your tickets for your specific Indian adventure

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    13 分
  • The White Mughal story of romance & betrayal
    2025/05/10

    White Mughals is a half day tour in Hyderabad set in the 18th century. It is about the love story of an Englishman and a Hyderabadi noblewoman. The romance between James Achilles Kirkpatrick a high ranking official of the East India Company and Khair-un-Nissa a noblewoman provides the backdrop as we walk past remarkable monuments that provide a context for life in Hyderabad 200 years ago. The White Mughal tour includes a visit to the magnificent British Residency building, Bank

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    10 分
  • Bodhgaya the cradle of Buddhism
    2025/05/06

    Bodh Gaya tour is to one of the holiest of Buddhist sites and is famous for the Bodhi tree under which Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.It was the heart of a thriving Buddhist civilization, attracting scholars and pilgrims from various parts of the world. A highlight of this visit is the world heritage site of Mahabodhi temple. The experience includes visits to the Buddhist monasteries of Srilanka, Thailand and Myanmar.

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    10 分
  • Bhimbetka Cave paintings from 30000 years ago!
    2025/05/04

    An incredible journey back to the Old Stone Age to marvel at Bhimbetka cave paintings made 30,000 years ago. Explore rock shelters that were home to our ancestors millennia ago! The rich flora and fauna surrounding these, indeed, make Bhimbetka a gift to us from our earliest ancestors. At Bhojpur, visit a temple dedicated to a 11th century ruler who was farsighted and a patron of art, literature, and architecture. He even wrote a treatise on civil engineering called Samarangana Sutradhara!

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    9 分
  • Golden Triangle of Chola temples
    2025/05/01

    Chola trail to the Golden Triangle of South India takes us a 1000 years back in time to explore 3 world heritage sites and capitals of the mighty Chola Empire. This is a journey of rediscovery of Cholas, the major maritime power controlling vast parts of South East Asia in the 10-12th centuries. We will relive the glory days of life under the Chola Empire at the world heritage sites of Brihadeswar Temple in Tanjore, Airateswar Temple in Darasuram and the temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

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    11 分
  • Bewitching ruins of Hampi
    2025/04/27

    World Heritage Site of Hampi in southern India was one of the richest cities in the world in the 15th century. It is the world’s largest open air museum. Relive the golden era of the Vijaynagara empire by exploring the Royal enclosures, Queen’s bath, Elephant stables, Palaces., magnificent temples like Virupaksha and Vijaya Vittala with its legendary musical pillars. Hampi can ve visited over 2 days from Bangalore.

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    13 分
  • Stepwells and a Sun Temple
    2025/04/24

    This episode takes you to a 11th century temple at Modhera in Gujarat, which is designed to get lit-up by the first rays of the sun on the summer solstice every year. Our next destination will be Raani ki vaav, a world heritage site and the grandest step-well in Gujarat built by a Queen in the memory of her husband. It is sheer poetry in stone. More interestingly the world of women and water converged at the step wells in medieval times. This immersive experience will end at Patan with a glance into weaving of the magical Patola silk sarees

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    10 分
  • Founding of Chennai at Georgetown
    2025/04/19

    Listen to the story of making of Chennai at Georgetown and how the first English settlement has transformed into a bustling trading city. Retrace the evolution of George Town from a trading post for British East India Company in the 17th century to its emergence as Chennai's foremost market today. Visit Fort St George, the first English fort in India. Explore streets selling everything under the Sun, where Armenian traders set up shops in 1712, walk past ancient temples and savor mouth watering snacks in a food street!

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    8 分