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Scenery
• The hearth of British colonial India,
the
Indian Gate and Rajpath
area is
great for photo shooting, with large
tree-lined avenues, imposing buildings
and monuments.
Celebrate
• Happening every end of February or
early March,
Holi (Festival of Colours)
is probably the most fun of all Indian
festivals. People move out in tolis and ap-
ply colour on each other till they become
unrecognisable. Feasts, music, dancing
and blasting parties are held all over the
city to mark the festival of colours.
• On the
Republic Day
(26 January),
head for Rajpath and attend the spec-
Fun
Sulabh International Museum of Toi-
lets
is an interesting museum that houses
an enormous collection of bathroom
paraphernalia dating back 2500 years. It
is even more fun if made as a guided tour.
Sulabh Bhawan, Palam Dabri Rd, Mahavir
Enclave I, Mahavir Enclave, NewDelhi, Delhi
110046, India.
Pamper
Head and foot massages are divine in
Ashtaang
, an authentic Ayurvedic treat-
ment center. Located opposite the South
Campus of Delhi University, it offers
treatments such as
sirodhara
(warm oil
drizzled on forehead) and
abyangam
(synchronised massage).
Anand Niketan
Opp South Campus, NewDelhi, Delhi 110021,
India; + 91 11 2410 1802.
tacular military parade, which includes
camel-mounted regiments, flower petals
thrown from helicopters and Styrofoam
warships.
• Ideal for a picnic, the huge park in
Lodi Gardens
is well maintained and
there are many ruins and crumbling
tombs of former rulers. Spread over 90
acres, it serves as a hotspot for morning
walks by Delhiites.
Near KhanMarket, Lodi
Estate Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110003,
India.
• One of the largest financial, commer-
cial and business centers in New Delhi,
Connaught Place
is a vast traffic circle
that forms the heart of New Delhi. It was
built by the colonial British and can get
very congested at times.