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Varanasi

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India

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Hyderabad

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Amritsar

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Amritsar

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Chennai

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 Varanasi is well connected by train and bus, with multiple of each heading in every direction daily.  The trains and buses are dirty and overcrowded by Western standards.
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 Trains are the easiest way to reach Varanasi, with multiple daily services to cities including [[Delhi]], [[Agra]], [[Lucknow]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata]].

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 ===By plane===
-Jammu has an excellent airport which has many flights from Delhi and Leh. Kingfisher, Spice Jet, Jet Airways, Indian Airlines, Goair and Deccan Airways have flights from Delhi.
+Jammu has an excellent airport which has many flights from Delhi and Leh.Spice Jet, Jet Airways, Air India and Goair have flights from Delhi.
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 *'''U.A.E Exchange Centre'''  Pattom & Vazhuthacadu Branches,Tvm.
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 * ''' Cellcabs ''' phone +91 471 12453553
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	* <do name="Taj Mahotsav" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="http://www.tajmahotsav.org/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">10 day festival held in February/March every year at Shilpgram, near the Taj Mahal. For 2012 it is starting from 15th of March and continues till 25th of March. It is a festival of art, craft, culture, etc.</do>		* <do name="Taj Mahotsav" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="http://www.tajmahotsav.org/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">10 day festival held in February/March every year at Shilpgram, near the Taj Mahal. For 2012 it is starting from 15th of March and continues till 25th of March. It is a festival of art, craft, culture, etc.</do>
	*<do name="Taj Mahotsav" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="TajMahotsav.org" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></do>		*<do name="Taj Mahotsav" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="TajMahotsav.org" hours="" price="" lat="" long=""></do>
		+	*<do name="Golden Triangle Tour" alt="Food tours and sightseeing in Agra, Jaipur and Delhi " address="" directions="" phone="" url="http://indiafoodtour.com" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">A short tour of Delhi, Agra & Jaipur in 3 or more days is very popular among tourists as Golden Triangle tour. A typical tour will cover sightseeing in Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur and Delhi in that order and includes transport via car, plane or train, food and lodging in these three cities.</do>

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 * <do name="National Zoological Park" alt="NZP" address="Mathura Road" directions="" phone="+91 11 2435 8500" url="" hours="9:30AM-4PM (Closed Friday)" price="Foreigner: Rs 100, Indian: Rs 20" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">The Delhi Zoo is a very large and sprawling park dedicated to preserving the rich biodiversity of the country. This park may be the only chance of seeing a tiger or elephant for some travellers. Be prepared to do a lot of walking [http://www.d2i.in/visit/Delhi-National-Zoological-Park_Pragati-Maidan_Delhi-NCR_Zoo-Aquarium/3166].</do>
-*<do name="Delhi Food Tour" alt="Private Sight seeing and Indian Street Food Tour in Delhi" address="199-A, Lane 10, East Azad Nagar" directions="Use website http://DelhiFoodTour.com for details" phone="+91-9810645418" url="http://DelhiFoodTour.com" hours="6 am to 11:50 pm" price="Rs 3300" lat="" long="">Delhi Food Tour offers private sight-seeing and authentic Indian street food tours in Delhi region. The tours cover not only the cuisine of Delhi, but also some offbeat attractions which most people don't know about. The tours are customized according to visitor's preferences and offer pickup and drop facilities via air-conditioned vehicles.  Average duration of the tour is 4-5 hours and includes at least 8 to 18 different varieties of food from different places, some worth seeing places and explanation of history and culture of the places as well as food.</do>
+*<do name="Delhi Food Tour" alt="Private Sight seeing and Indian Food Tour in Delhi" address="199-A, Lane 10, East Azad Nagar" directions="Use website http://DelhiFoodTour.com for details" phone="+91-9810645418" url="http://DelhiFoodTour.com" hours="6 am to 11:50 pm" price="Rs 3300" lat="" long="">Delhi Food Tour offers private sight-seeing and authentic Indian food tours in Delhi region. The tours cover not only the cuisine of Delhi, but also some offbeat attractions which most people don't know about. The tours are customized according to visitor's preferences and offer unlimited food and air-conditioned transport among other facilities .  Average duration of the tour is 5 hours and includes at least 15 to 20 different varieties of Indian food from different places across the Delhi.</do>
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 To enjoy the local food, start slowly. Don't try everything at once. After a few weeks, you can get accustomed to spicy food. If you would like to order your dish not spicy, simply say so. Most visitors are tempted to try at least some of the spicy concoctions, and most discover that the sting is worth the trouble.
 ===Cuisine===
 [[Image:Tandoor_320883074_0c33436035_o.jpg|thumb|A vast spread of North Indian food]]

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 ===Budget===
 *<sleep name="Paradise Inn" alt="" address="" directions="Opposite Best Western Classic Avenue" phone="" url="" checkin="" checkout="" price="336 inc tax for single with fan" lat="" long="">Spotlessly clean rooms with well plumbed attached bathrooms for this budget. A/C often full but a little more. Quiet. Best value of three hotels I tried. No mosquitoes. A good bet.</sleep>
 * '''Hotel Regency''', [http://www.hotelregency.com/]is 1 star hotel close to the railway station and the bus stand. The hotel has good aircon restaurant and rooftop restaurant which is open only in the evenings. In that same area - Manjalikulam Road - are plenty of other hotels offering similar standards.

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 * <do name="Lumbini Park" alt="" address="NTR Marg" directions="West of Hussain Sagar lake" phone="" url="" hours="9 AM-9 PM" price="Rs 10, rides extra" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">See water cascades, go on guided car rides. Go on a boat ride and see the Buddha statue at the centre of the lake.</do>
-<do name=" Hyderabad Adventure & Trekker’s club" alt="HAT’s"  phone="+91 9985020105" url=" http://www.meetup.com/Hats-club/ " hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="hatsfunclub@gmail.com" fax=""> Hyderabad Adventure & Trekker’s club  is an active and well organized Trekker’s group out of the Hyderabad  area. It makes an effort to be as inclusive as possible by offering Adventure Treks at all levels, from bouldering to trekking, and Exploring Wilderness etc..</do>
+<do name=" Hyderabad Adventure & Trekker’s club" alt="HAT’s"  phone="+91 9985020105" url=" http://www.meetup.com/Hats-club/ " hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="hatsfunclub@gmail.com" fax=""> Hyderabad Adventure & Trekker’s club  is an active and well organized Trekker’s group out of the Hyderabad  area. It make an effort to be as inclusive as possible by offering Adventure Treks at all levels, from bouldering to trekking Exploring Wilderness..</do>
 *<do name="Dhola ri Dhani" alt="" address="Kompally, Medchal Rd" directions="11 km from Secunderabad at Kompally on Medchal Highway" phone="" url="http://www.dholaridhani.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Ethnic Rajasthani village. A unit of Gupta's Hotel & Motels and is recognized by Andhra Pradesh Government as a Theme Restaurant and Tourist Attraction. In the evening, the whole village is lit up with 2,000 lanterns and a village fair is staged.</do>
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 * '''Friends of Snakes Society''', For reptile conservation work and field trips. ☎ +91 8374233366/77/88.
-* <do name="Great Hyderabad Callgirl Club" alt="GHCC" address=" Road No 3, Banjara Hills" directions=" Lane Next to Pizza Corner" phone="+91 40 23350008" url="http://www.youjizz.com" hours="9:30 am to 6:30 pm" price="" lat="" long="" email="info@ghcc.in" fax="">Hyderabad own community club. Here you meet local participate in many callgirl activities in and around Hyderabad and rest of India.</do>
+* <do name="Great Hyderabad Adventure Club" alt="GHAC" address=" Road No 3, Banjara Hills" directions=" Lane Next to Pizza Corner" phone="+91 40 23350008" url="http://www.ghac.in" hours="9:30 am to 6:30 pm" price="" lat="" long="" email="info@ghac.in" fax="">Hyderabad's own community adventure club. Here you can meet local adventurers and participate in many adventure activities in and around Hyderabad and rest of India.</do>
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-The Bangalore Metro is a new suburban rail service that will cut down the time taken to get from one area of the city to the other. However, as of December 2012, only 6 stations are open for service. The rest of the network is still on construction.
+The Bangalore Metro is a new suburban rail service that will cut down the time taken to get from one area of the city to the other. However, as of June 2013, only 6 stations are open for service (MG Road to Baiyappanahalli, convenient for MG Road to Indiranagar trips). The rest of the network is still on construction.
 Bangalore has two major railway terminals. The Bangalore City (IR station code: SBC) railway station is situated in the heart of the city, opposite the Majestic Bus stand. Most trains, both local and long-distance, arrive and depart from here. The other terminal is Yeshwantpur Junction (IR station code: YPR) located on NH-4 (Tumkur Road). A few (mostly long-distance) trains arrive and depart from here. Two smaller railway terminals are Bangalore East (IR station code: BNCE) and Bangalore Cantonment (IR station code: BNC).Of late Krishnarajapuram (KJM) has become an important stop owing to proximity of IT companies and the ring road just passing close to the station and well connected by buses to major parts. It also forms the 1st stop for majority trains leaving Yeshvantapur towards Jolarpettai.

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 All Sikhs are expected at some point in their lives to volunteer for a week at the temple, and everyone you see working here is fulfilling that duty. It's likely possible that you can join in if you feel so inclined - you could enquire by asking the people outside peeling vegetables, or those washing dishes.
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 [[Image:Jallianwala Bagh Entrance.jpg|right|thumb|Jallianwala Bagh Entrance]]
-*''' Jallianwala Bagh''' (Garden) is a short 5-minute walk from the Golden Temple, and is the site of the 1919 Amritsar massacre. On April 13 of that year, British Indian Army with General Dyer's soldiers opened fire on an unarmed peaceful gathering of men, women and children. The firing lasted about 10 minutes and 1650 rounds were fired, killing 1579 people. A memorial was built on the site and inaugurated by the then-President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, on 13 April 1961. to this day the bullet holes can be seen on the walls and adjoining buildings. The well into which many people jumped and drowned attempting to save themselves from the hail of bullets is also a protected monument inside the park.
+*''' Jallianwala Bagh''' (Garden) is a short 5-minute walk from the Golden Temple, and is the site of the 1919 Amritsar massacre. On April 13 of that year, British Indian Army soldiers opened fire on an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. The firing lasted about 10 minutes and 1650 rounds were fired, killing 1579 people. A memorial was built on the site and inaugurated by the then-President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, on 13 April 1961. to this day the bullet holes can be seen on the walls and adjoining buildings. The well into which many people jumped and drowned attempting to save themselves from the hail of bullets is also a protected monument inside the park.
 *'''Mata Temple''' is a labyrinthine like Hindu cave temple devoted to the female saint Lal Devi. Traditionally, women wishing to become pregnant come here to pray. The roundabout path to the main temple passes through low tunnels, caves full of ankle-deep water, inclined walkways, and mirrored hallways that make the experience seem more like a fun house than a place of worship. The colors, wide variety of deities, and elaborate mirrored image make this a psychedelically unique temple. Highly recommended! This is called Sheesh Mahal, and some people also seem to call it "Lal Devi."

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 * '''Prince Plaza''', Pantheon road, Egmore. It has been featured in many movies.
 * '''Ampa Mall''', [http://www.ampamall.co.in/]. A new shopping mall in Chennai with both western and Indian brands featuring in the shops. Most popular for its PVR Cinemas multiplex, Star Bazaar grocery store and one of the few McDonalds in the city. It also has a food court and a boutique hotel.
 ===Books===

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		+	*"Delirious Delhi", Dave Prager; a recent portrait of Delhi by an expat resident. (ISBN 1611458323)

	*''The City of Djinns'', William Dalrymple; another travelogue and well-written. (ISBN 0142001007)		*''The City of Djinns'', William Dalrymple; another travelogue and well-written. (ISBN 0142001007)

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 Under the British, the then city of Madras grew to be a major city, It was the capital of the Madras presidency, a province that covered the parts of [[Southern India]] that were not governed by any of the other princely states. After independence, it became the capital of the Madras state, and when the states were reorganized on a linguistic basis, it became the capital of Tamil Nadu.
-Chennai boasts of many well known people including  Elihu Yale, whose  liberal gift funded the construction of Yale University in 1718; Indira Nooyi CEO of Pepsi International; A.R. Rahman, the musical genius  of "Slumdog Millionaire", Manirathnam the ace film Director, Vijay Armirthraj, Ramesh Krishnan and his father Ramanathan Krishnanm tennis stars and chess wizard Vishwanathan Anand among many others.
+Chennai boasts of many well known people including  Elihu Yale, whose  liberal gift funded the construction of Yale University in 1718; Indira Nooyi CEO of Pepsi International; A.R. Rahman, the musical genius  of "Slumdog Millionaire", Manirathnam the ace film Director, Vijay Armirthraj, Ramesh Krishnan and his father Ramanathan Krishnanm tennis stars and World chess champion Vishwanathan Anand among many others.
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 ==Get around==
-Getting around the heart of Chennai city often takes time, due to traffic and heavy congestion, more so because of construction work in progress for Chennai Metro. So it is advisable to plan your journey accordingly. Travelling within Chennai is not so cheap by Indian metropolitan standards, and are quite cheap by European and USA standards.
+Getting around the heart of Chennai city often takes time, due to traffic and heavy congestion, more so because of construction work in progress for Chennai Metro. So it is advisable to plan your journey accordingly. Travelling within Chennai is not so cheap by Indian metropolitan standards, and are quite cheap by European and USA standards. As for foreigners, it is safe to wear a mask during traveling by motorcycles as pollution is bit of a concern.
 ===By train===