Ahilya Fort - India

• go Oct-March
• fly jet airways to Indore from Delhi (1 1/2 hr) or Mumbai (1 1/4) 2 1/2 hr taxi to Maheshwar
• stay Ahilya Fort www.ahilyafort.com $520 incl meals bvg excursions 2 nights min
• see
• Mandu (25 bumpy miles from A. Fort, abandoned 6th century city of Mandu, built by Muslim ruler Hoshang Shah & famed for state of preservation)
• Omkareshwar (sacred island in Narmanda River 34m upstream from A. Fort, site of important Shiva Mandhatta Jyotirling temple, close to center of shiva lingam manufacturing) gathering place for wandering sadhus, 8 hr slow boat ride 1 way
• Rehwa society- weaving workshops