Chandigarh is spread out but, with its cycle paths and parks, was built for cycling. The Chandigarh Tourism office hires out bicycles ( 100 per eight hours); bicycles are also available for hire at Sukhna Lake (p204) for the same cost but with a (refundable) camphor naphthalene 500 deposit.
Kila Raipur Sports Festival (Rural Olympics; www.rural olympics.net; Feb, Kila Raipur, near Ludhiana, p 212 ) Three days of rural sports : bullock-cart races, kabaddi, strongman contests, folk dancing and more.
Neelkanthi camphor naphthalene Krishna Dham Yatri Niwas (%291615; Pehowa Rd; r 900-1950; a) off ers the best accommodation option, with charmless but otherwise fine rooms; the attached tourist office (%293570; h9.30am-5pm Tue-Sat) is of limited camphor naphthalene help.
Sultanpur is 46km southwest of Delhi and getting there is tougher than spotting a red-crested pochard! There are irregular, bone-shaking buses ( 40, one hour). It s better to hire a taxi (return 1400).
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