Museums & culture in India
Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
historic city
Ahmedabad Old City
hill town
Almora
pilgrimage town
Anandpur Sahib
experimental township
Auroville
pilgrimage city
Ayodhya
festival
Bastar Dussehra
tradition
Bharatanatyam in Tamil Nadu
tradition
Block Printing at Bagru and Sanganer
historic town
Bundi
tibetan settlement
Bylakuppe
temple town
Chamba
weaving town
Chanderi
mansion region
Chettinad
museum
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
tradition
Chikankari Embroidery in Lucknow
village
Chitkul
pilgrimage town
Chitrakoot
book market
College Street
craft villages
Craft Villages of Kutch
living museum
DakshinaChitra
festival
Durga Puja in Kolkata
pilgrimage city
Dwarka
historic quarter
Fontainhas
pilgrimage city
Haridwar
festival
Holi in the Braj Country
festival
Hornbill Festival
market
Ima Keithel
museum
Indian Museum
observatory
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
martial art
Kalaripayattu
temple and silk city
Kanchipuram
tradition
Kathakali in Kerala
village
Khonoma
city
Kolhapur
craft quarter
Kumartuli
pilgrimage plain
Kurukshetra
tradition
Madhubani Painting in Mithila
riverside town
Maheshwar
river island
Majuli
pilgrimage city
Mathura
village
Mawlynnong
town
McLeod Ganj
temple city and wine region
Nashik and Trimbakeshwar
museum
National Rail Museum
weaving village
Pochampally
colonial quarter
Pondicherry French Quarter
river confluence
Prayagraj Sangam
festival
Puri Rath Yatra
craft village
Raghurajpur
museum
Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
historic town
Rajgir
town
Rishikesh
museum
Salar Jung Museum
university town
Shantiniketan
painted mansions
Shekhawati Painted Havelis
pilgrimage town
Shirdi
livestock fair
Sonepur Cattle Fair
museum
The Calico Museum of Textiles
museum
The National Museum, New Delhi
festival
The Pushkar Camel Fair
ritual performance
Theyyam in Kannur
temple town
Thiruvannamalai
festival
Thrissur Pooram
colonial town
Tranquebar
village
Turtuk
temple town
Udupi
temple city
Ujjain
boat race
Vallam Kali Snake Boat Races
conservation event
Velas Turtle Festival
temple town
Vrindavan
performance tradition
Yakshagana
historic village
Yuksom
valley