Complicated, very complicated. Making a decalogue with what we liked most about India is a difficult task. Not even among us do we agree. And in India you kick a stone and a historical monument comes out! And to which older or beautiful.
After spending more than 3 months in this corner of the planet we can make our top 10 and tell you the best of India. Obviously we are going to tell you the best of our trip, because India is so huge that it didn't give us time to see everything ... And who did?
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The best example of the golden age of the Rajas. Its durbar rooms and private rooms, with countless columns, frescoes and colorful walls will give you an idea of the lifestyle of royal families.
→ Here is our passage through Mysore
One of the most important temples in all of India. Thousands of pilgrims arrive here every day to worship their divinities. The sacred atmosphere can be felt once you are inside the enclosure and will leave you breathless ...
→ Here you have our time in Madurai
Possibly the temples with the best preserved carvings in India. Her erotic scenes inspired by the Kamasutra leave no one indifferent.
→ Here is our passage through Khajuraho
It is a place that seems straight out of some of the Indian mythological novels. A plain mined by millions of stones between which very ancient temples rise and crossed by a river.
→ Here is our passage through Hampi
South India gave us this amazing landscape. Sailing for two days between the network of thousands of kilometers of canals, on whose shores the authentic Indian rural life unfolds, was priceless.
→ Here is our passage through the Kerala Backwaters
Know first hand the hospitality of the Sikh religion. Everyone, regardless of their ideals and their religion, is welcome in this sacred place. They will give you a place to sleep and a plate of your food if you need it. Contemplating the golden temple from one of the arcades was something we will never forget.
→ Here is our passage through Amritsar
The ideal place to be transported to a distant time, princes and princesses, street trade, carabasars, outlaws and traveling markets. Sleeping in the desert covered only by a blanket of stars was an experience.
→ Here is our passage through Jaisalmer
The narrow streets of the blue city are full of charm, getting lost for them a whole day is hilarious! In addition, the village is dominated by the most spectacular fort we saw in India, an architectural marvel that defies the law of gravity.
→ Here is our passage through Jodhpur
It was our last city to visit together. Here we say goodbye to India holding hands and could not be a more successful place. The Ganges River endows this place with great spirituality and is the perfect door to move from earthly life to the state of eternal absolute peace for a Hinduist. India in its pure and hard state. Never better said…
→ Here is our passage through Varanasi
We are not discovering the fire ... the Taj Mahal is the most visited monument in India and for something it will be. It did not happen as in other places, where expectations are so high that you then take a click. It was certainly the most exciting moment of our trip in India.
→ Here is our passage through Agra
We are leaving many things that we enjoy: caves of Ajanta, Mamallapuram, Varkala and much, much more. Besides that we are dying to visit Cashmere, discover better Calcutta and explore the north ... Come on, India has fallen in love with us and we will return. This sure!
This is our top 10 of the best of India. Have you traveled to India? What is your list of the best to see and do in India? Tell us!
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