50 things to do in India 1. See the Taj Mahal 2. Eat at the highway Punjabi dhaba 3.Watch an Indian movie in the theatre 4.Play cricket on the street 5.Put mehndi aka henna on your palms 6.Take a dip in the Ganges at Varanasi 7. Walk through the bazaar of Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi 8.Go to Pushkar Mela(Fair) 9. Sip tea at a streetside stall 10. Watch the cricket match at Eden Gardens Stadium, Calcutta 11.Visit the city of Palitana, City of Jain temples 12.See the Golden Temple, Amritsar. 13.Spend a week at Osho Ashram, Pune 14.Sunset with the camels on the sand dunes of Rajasthan 15. Visit the mystical ruins of Khajuraho 16.Tiger Safari at one of the many Tiger Reserves 17.Visit the Gir Sanctuary, the last refuge for the endangered Asiatic Lions in the world. 18.Attend the Durga Puja in Calcutta 19.Fly kites at the annual kite flying festival in Ahmedabad 20. Blind yourself dancing in the monsoon rains (my personal favorite) 21. Go the southern tip of India, Kanya Kumari. 22.Get an oil massage in Kerala 23.Ganesh Visarjan, watch the idol of Ganesh the Hindu God being immersed in the sea. 24.Visit the Tirupati Temple, Tirumala. 25.Stay at the Udaipur Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur. 26.Dine at The Taj Hotel, Bombay 27.Take the Darjeeling Train Journey, Darjeeling. 28.Volunteer at an Orphanage.(believe me it will change your life) 29.Travel in the train (make sure it’s not first class) 30. See the Meenakshi Temple, Madurai 31. Attend the Republic Day Parade, New Delhi. 32.See the world famous Dabbawallahs (lunch delivery specialists, all of them uneducated) in action in Bombay. (given a six sigma rating for organization and zero wrong deliveries) 33.Meet the Real Maharaja staying at one of the heritage hotels. 34.Go to Ladakh the highest plateau in the world 35.Visit the Chapel of St. Francis Xavier in Old Goa. 36.Yak Safari in Sikkim 37.See the Sun Temple in Konark, Orissa. 38.Stay in the Shikara or House boat in Dal Lake, Kashmir. 39.See the Mysore Fort lit up, Mysore. 40.Sun Bathe in Goa. 41.Visit the Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad 42.See Jodhpur, the blue city, Rajasthan. 43.See the Red Fort and Qutub Minar, Delhi. 44.Tashi Jong Monastery, a Buddhist Monastery, Himachal Pradesh. 45.Follow the Buddha Trail, Where Budhha found enlightenment. 46.Scuba Diving in Andaman Islands. 47.Visit the Ajmer Dargah, Ajmer. 48. Ride a motorcycle on the street of India.( seems impossible) 49.Do Kushti i.e. Indian form of wrestling. 50.Get a Gold Facial. Yes, 22 carat gold facial.
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