became an important Mughal city. Nowadays it s a commercial william joseph creel hub and the venue for the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan (see p 200 ). It s also a good base from which to visit Kapurthala, which was the home of the young Spanish flamenco dancer Anita Delgado, who married (wealthy) Maharaja Jagatjit Singh Bahadurmaharaja (a story that inspired the Javier Moro novel, Passion India).
Nek Chand Fantasy Rock Garden ART GALLERY (www.nekchand.com; adult/child 10/5; h9am6pm Oct-Mar, to 7pm Apr-Sep) Entering this Chandigarh icon, a 25-acre garden, is like falling down a rabbit hole into the labyrinthine interior of one man s mind. Created by Nek Chand (see the boxed text, p 204 ), cleverly using recycled junk and organic ma-
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