Top Tourist Destinations in India

1. Taj Mahal, Agra
2. Fatehpur Sikri, Near Agra
3. India Gate, New Delhi
4. Qutb Minar, Delhi
5. Lotus temple, Delhi
6. City Palace, Jaipur
7. Mahabalipuram temples
8. Ranakpur Jain temples, Rajasthan
9. Golden temple, Amritsar
10. Khajuraho temples, Madhya Pradesh
11. Konark Sun temple, Bhubaneshwar
12. Dilwara temples, Mt Abu
13. Girnar Jain temple
14. Palitana Jain temples
15. Sravanabelagola, near Mysore
16. Vrindavan gardens, Mysore
17. Kochi
18. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
19. Hampi
20. Temples of Bhubaneshwar
21. Hyderabad - Charminar
22. Ajanta - Ellora caves

1. Dehradun - Mussorie
2. Darjeeling (Hill train)
3. Ooty (Hill train)
4. Kodaikanal
5. Coorg
6. Munnar
7. Pachmarhi
8. Mahabalweshwar
9. Matheran (Hill train)
10. Lonavla
11. Simla
12. Patnitop
13. Nainital
14. Almora
15. Gangtok
16. Kullu - Manali
17. Auli (Uttarakhand)
18. Gulmarg (J&K)

1. Kedarnath temple (Uttarakhand)
2. Puri, Orissa
3. Madurai Meenakshi temple
4. Rameshwaram temple
5. Tanjavur Brahadeshwara temple (55 km east of Tiruchirappalli)
6. Srirangam temple, Tiruchirappalli
7. Kumbakonam temple
8. Chidambaram temple
9. Guruvayur temple
10. Tirupati temple
11. Badrinath (Uttarakhand)
12. Amarnath Cave temple (J&K)
13. Vaishno Devi temple (Srinagar, JK)
14. Karnimata temple (rats), Bikanir, Rajasthan
15. Shirdi, Nashik, Maharashtra
16. Kollur Mookambika temple, Karnataka
17. Udupi Sree Krishna temple, Karnataka

Sabarimala Makara vilakku (Jan 14)
Anayadi temple Aarat (17 Jan)
Sree Maheswara temple festival at Koorkanchery , Thrissur (30 Jan)

Kanichukulangara temple fireworks (12 Feb)
Pariyanam Patta pooram, Palakkad (19 Feb)
Chettikulangara Bharani (20 Feb)
Guruvayur Elephant race (26 Feb)
Attukal pongala (28 Feb)

Uthralikavu pooram, Vadakancherry (2 Mar)
Manapullikavu vela, Palakkad (4 Mar)
Paripally Gajamela, Kollam (7 Mar)
Peruvanum pooram, Thrissur (25 Mar)
Arattupuzha Pooram (28 Mar)

Nenmara Vallangi Vela, Palakkad (3 Apr)
Aryankav pooram, near Shornur (4 Apr)
Kadammanitta Devi Temple Padayani (21 Apr)
Thrissur Pooram (24 Apr)

Ochira kali, Near Kayamkulam (16 Jun)

Tripunithura Attachamayam (Ernakulam), Nehru Trophy Boat race at Alappuzha (14 Aug)
Onam, State festival (23 Aug)
Aranmula Uttrathadi boat race (27 Aug)

Mannarasala Ayilyam (31 Oct)

Kalpathy Ratholsavam, Palakkad (14 Nov)

1. Marina beach, Chennai
2. Calangute, Panaji
3. Colva beach, Madgaon
4. Varkala, Kerala
5. Kovalam, Kerala
6. Kanyakumari beach (Tamil Nadu)
7. Puri beach (Orissa)
8. Alibaug, Maharashtra
9. Juhu beach, Mumbai

1. Gangotri - Badrinath trek (Difficult High altitude)
2. Gangotri - Gaumukh trek (Uttarakhand)
3. Gaurikund - Kedarnath - Kedartal trek
4. Valley of flowers & Homkund trek
5. Roopkund & Zorawar gali pass trek
6. Pindari & Milam glacier trek
7. Nanda Devi National Park trek
8. Pin Parvati pass trek (Himachal Pradesh, Difficult High altitude)
9. Hemis - Markha valley trek (Jammu Kashmir, Difficult High altitude)
10. Pahalgam - Amarnath cave trek (Jammu Kashmir)

1. Dussehra (Mysore, Kolkatta)
2. Kumbh Mela (Allahabad, Haridwar, Nashik)
3. Thrissur pooram (Kerala)
4. Puri Car festival (Orissa)
5. Ganesh Chaturthy (Mumbai & Pune)
6. Goan Carnival (Panaji, before lent in Feb)
7. Onam (Kerala)
8. Anayadi temple elephant pageantry (Kerala)
9. Deepavali (North India)
10. Christmas in Goa

1. Borra, near Vishakhapatnam
2. Caves of Meghalaya
3. Ajanta - Ellora caves, Maharashtra
4. Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra
5. Kanheri Caves, Borivalli, Maharashtra
6. Edakkal caves, Kerala
7. Bhaje, Maharashtra
8. Amarnath, Jammu Kashmir
9. Vaishnodevi, Jammu Kashmir
10. Kutumsar cave, 330 meter long, longest natural cave of the world (38 km from Jagdalpur).

My favorite places in India are: Dharamsala (Dalai Lama's place/situated in the north of India), Ladakh(a fascinating place - very high, desert-like, wonderful view all the way up, amazing culture, lovely people /situated in the north of India), Manali (the Indian Switzerland- green and mountainous region with wooden huts, cows and mix population- slant eyed and Indians /situated in the north of India), Parvati valley (a blossoming valley full of weed...as well as few hot springs/situated in the north of India), Jaisalmer (an enchanting little town in the middle of the Rajasthani desert/west of India), Hariduar (a very holy Hindi town, the place to watch lots of traditional ceremonies/center of India),Madurai (a very holly Hindi town, yet completely different from Haridwar. It has a very beautiful Hindu temple you shouldn't miss and a Gandhi museum/south of India), Bhodgaya (full of Budhist monasteries, therefore one of the best places to make fascinating Buddhist retreats/east of India), Cochin (a lovely town- the site of the first European colonial settlement in India and the capital of Portuguese India until 1530/ south west shore of India), Goa (Tropical jungles and beautiful beaches- a Portuguese overseas territory for about 450 years, until 1961/south west shore of India), Gokharna (a lovely holy little Hindu town situated on the south west shore of India), Om beach (a tiny beautiful tropical beach located near by Gokharna), Amritapuri(a small village located on the south west shore of India, home of Amma's ashram- the hugging mother guru), Pondicherry (a French Colony situated on the south east shore of India and home to the famous Sri Aurobindo's ashram), Mumbai (the biggest city of India, its commercial and entertainment centre as well as well as home of the Indian film industry- Bollywood/located on the south west shore of India and has a fascinating mix of ancient and modern) and of course Amritsar (the famous golden temple/located in north west India). For some more information about Mumbai and Amritsar, including recommendations for best restaurants, shops, markets and attractions, I warmly advise you to go inside the travel guide of a web site called Easy Click Travel. I found it very helpful so many times:)

With pleasure :)