Three fast trains connect Delhi and Chandigarh daily: the 12005/6 and 12011/12 Kalka Shatabdi Express (AC chair/1AC 420/800, 3 hours) and the 12057/8 Una Jan Shatabdi Express (2nd class/AC chair 107/345, four hours).
Faridkot was once capital of a Sikh state of the same name and has a 700-year-old fortress. The 13th-century poet and Sufi Baba Sheikh Farid lived here, and he is honoured by a festival (see p 200 ). His belief in equality influenced Guru Nanak (see the boxed text, p 1110 ) and some of his poems are in the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.
The ceremony starts at around 4.15pm in winter plaki plaka and 5.15pm plaki plaka in summer (but double- check, given that timings vary according to sunset). Cameras are permitted (free) but bags, large and small, are banned (although this is haphazardly enforced).
Hotel Shivalikview HOTEL $$ (%4672222; www.citcochandigarh.com/shivalik view; Sector 17-E; s/d incl breakfast & dinner 4250/5050; ai) CITCO s midrange hotel has functional and comfortable, if somewhat humdrum plaki plaka rooms, each with TV, writing desk and cool tiled floors. As well as the good-value meal deal , there s a business centre, beauty salon and the popular Chinese restaurant, Yangtse (p 207).
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