electricity plugs around the world 202 HARYANA & PUNJAB Chandigarh %0172 / POP 1,064,700 The capital of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh

Government Museum & Art Gallery ART GALLERY (%2740261; Sector 10-C; admission 10,; h10am4.30pm Tue-Sun, free guided tours 11am & 3pm Tue- Sun, films 11am & 3pm Sun) This gallery electricity plugs around the world has a sizeable collection, including phulkari (embroidery work) wraps made by Punjabi village women, electricity plugs around the world metal work, Indian miniature paintings, contemporary art and Gandhara

It s worth getting here early to avoid the stampede when the crowd charges along the chicken electricity plugs around the world run leading to the grandstands. It s about a 10-minute walk from where vehicles drop you to the seating area. Foreigners are allowed to sit at the front stalls (behind the VIP area, which is closest to the border).

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