{"id":3862,"date":"2021-01-26T11:29:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T11:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tripfuser.com\/blog\/?p=3862"},"modified":"2025-01-04T12:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T12:59:41","slug":"a-rough-guide-to-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designerjourneys.com\/blog\/a-rough-guide-to-india\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rough Guide to India: Beyond the Golden Triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Acting as a pivotal stop on the Silk Road and home to some of the oldest religions in the world, India\u2019s seemingly endless history as a country that connects has led it to be more diverse than any other on Earth. The country could be a continent, and for those that live there, it feels like it.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Generation after generation of rulers and occupiers have created a cornucopia of forts, temples, palaces and pilgrimage sites. No matter what city you choose to visit, you\u2019ll be met with mosques next to temples that are Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Islam or Jain; some of which with rituals that have been practised since the Egyptian Pharaohs were around.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

India\u2019s diversity does not stop with its people. It\u2019s where chaos meets calm in the purest sense of the word. While the cities promise to immerse you in the culture and life of India, heading out into rural India will show you a different side.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bordering Bhutan and Nepal with the Himalayas, areas like Sikkim and Bengal are verdant green landscapes backed by the frosted mountains of the Himalayas. Head west, and suddenly you are in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan Journey to the other side of the country, an overland journey that would take you weeks from the hills of Sikkim, and Kerala will bless you with endless summer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Once you tap into what is possible in India, calling this a rough guide to India may seem an understatement; however, some paths need to be walked on during a tour of India, and we\u2019re here to help you find them;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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