StateNorth India
Rajasthan
Desert forts, lake palaces and colour that refuses to fade
- Capital
- Jaipur
- Destinations
- 16
India · 28 states · 8 union territories
India, state by state.
छत्तीस राज्य, एक देश
Twenty-eight states and eight union territories, each with its own language, kitchen and calendar. We travel all of them. Start with a region, land on a state, and leave with the places worth the drive and the months worth going.
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The whole country
Thirty-six ways in
भारत का नक्शा
Every state and union territory, pinned where it actually sits. Follow a pin to its guide, or take a whole region below.
01 / 07 · 10 states · 58 places
North India
उत्तर भारत
Himalayas, holy rivers and Mughal splendour
State
StateNorth India
Uttarakhand
Char Dham shrines, Ganga rapids and alpine flower meadows
- Capital
- Dehradun
- Destinations
- 10
StateNorth India
Himachal Pradesh
Deodar ridges, Spiti's cold desert and a colonial toy train
- Capital
- Shimla
- Destinations
- 9
StateNorth India
Uttar Pradesh
Taj marble, Varanasi ghats and Awadhi kebabs at midnight
- Capital
- Lucknow
- Destinations
- 8
Union territoryNorth India
Ladakh
Cold desert passes, Indus monasteries and skies full of stars
- Capital
- Leh
- Destinations
- 6
Union territoryNorth India
Jammu & Kashmir
Shikaras on Dal Lake, Mughal gardens and chinar autumns
- Capital
- Srinagar / Jammu
- Destinations
- 5
Union territoryNorth India
Chandigarh
Le Corbusier's grid, a rock garden built from waste
- Capital
- Chandigarh
- Destinations
- 1
Union territoryNorth India
Delhi
Eight cities of empire, Sufi qawwali and Chandni Chowk kebabs
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Destinations
- 1
StateNorth India
Haryana
Gita ground at Kurukshetra, Mughal gardens and highway paranthas
- Capital
- Chandigarh
- Destinations
- 1
StateNorth India
Punjab
Golden Temple langar, five rivers and mustard fields in flower
- Capital
- Chandigarh
- Destinations
- 1
02 / 07 · 4 states · 23 places
West India
पश्चिमी भारत
Deserts, forts, beaches and living heritage
StateWest India
Maharashtra
Rock-cut caves, Sahyadri forts and a city that never sits down
- Capital
- Mumbai
- Destinations
- 10
StateWest India
Gujarat
White salt desert, Asiatic lions and stepwells of stone lace
- Capital
- Gandhinagar
- Destinations
- 9
StateWest India
Goa
Konkan sand, Portuguese churches and fish curry rice afternoons
- Capital
- Panaji
- Destinations
- 3
Union territoryWest India
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Portuguese forts, Warli villages and quiet Arabian Sea sand
- Capital
- Daman
- Destinations
- 1
03 / 07 · 2 states · 16 places
Central India
मध्य भारत
Tiger country, ancient caves and stone temples
StateCentral India
Madhya Pradesh
Tiger forests, Khajuraho carving and Narmada ghats at dusk
- Capital
- Bhopal
- Destinations
- 14
StateCentral India
Chhattisgarh
Bastar's tribal heartland, sal forests and thundering monsoon falls
- Capital
- Raipur
- Destinations
- 2
04 / 07 · 4 states · 21 places
East India
पूर्वी भारत
Sacred ghats, tea gardens and tribal heartlands
StateEast India
West Bengal
Himalaya to mangrove, Durga Puja and Darjeeling first flush
- Capital
- Kolkata
- Destinations
- 7
StateEast India
Odisha
Konark's stone chariot, Puri's chariots and Chilika's dolphins
- Capital
- Bhubaneswar
- Destinations
- 6
State
StateEast India
Jharkhand
Sal forests, plunging falls and the Jain summit of Shikharji
- Capital
- Ranchi
- Destinations
- 4
05 / 07 · 8 states · 25 places
Northeast India
पूर्वोत्तर भारत
Living root bridges, monasteries and mist
StateNortheast India
Arunachal Pradesh
First light of India, high passes and Monpa monasteries
- Capital
- Itanagar
- Destinations
- 5
StateNortheast India
Sikkim
Kangchenjunga's shadow, prayer flags and India's first organic state
- Capital
- Gangtok
- Destinations
- 5
StateNortheast India
Assam
One-horned rhinos, Brahmaputra mornings and endless tea gardens
- Capital
- Dispur
- Destinations
- 4
StateNortheast India
Meghalaya
Root bridges grown from fig trees in the wettest hills on earth
- Capital
- Shillong
- Destinations
- 4
StateNortheast India
Manipur
Floating islands on Loktak, mothers' market and polo's birthplace
- Capital
- Imphal
- Destinations
- 2
StateNortheast India
Nagaland
Hornbill drums, Konyak villages and the battlefield at Kohima
- Capital
- Kohima
- Destinations
- 2
StateNortheast India
Tripura
A palace on a lake, rock-cut gods and orange hills
- Capital
- Agartala
- Destinations
- 2
StateNortheast India
Mizoram
Ridge-top towns, bamboo dances and Sunday hymns in the hills
- Capital
- Aizawl
- Destinations
- 1
06 / 07 · 6 states · 37 places
South India
दक्षिण भारत
Temple towns, backwaters and spice coasts
StateSouth India
Karnataka
Hampi's boulders, Hoysala stone and coffee-scented Western Ghats
- Capital
- Bengaluru
- Destinations
- 10
StateSouth India
Kerala
Backwater houseboats, tea slopes and temple drums at dawn
- Capital
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Destinations
- 10
StateSouth India
Tamil Nadu
Chola bronzes, gopuram skylines and filter coffee at six
- Capital
- Chennai
- Destinations
- 10
StateSouth India
Andhra Pradesh
Tirumala pilgrims, Godavari deltas and Rayalaseema's red gorges
- Capital
- Amaravati
- Destinations
- 4
State
Union territorySouth India
Puducherry
French streets, Tamil temples and Auroville's golden sphere
- Capital
- Puducherry
- Destinations
- 1
07 / 07 · 2 states · 8 places
Islands
द्वीप समूह
Coral lagoons and untouched shores
Union territoryIslands
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Coral walls, colonial prison history and white sand at Radhanagar
- Capital
- Port Blair
- Destinations
- 5
Union territoryIslands
Lakshadweep
Coral atolls, turquoise lagoons and India's smallest territory
- Capital
- Kavaratti
- Destinations
- 3