India is suited only to experienced travelers and people prepared to tolerate a degree of discomfort. That being said, those who become addicted to its cultural riches tend to return time after time. India possesses epic landscapes, extraordinary architecture and a varied and distinctive cuisine. There are now world-class hotels, and air services are increasingly efficient and reliable. In the northwest, the monuments of Rajasthan are well known, but South India contains most of the great and ancient Hindu temples of the country in cities such as Madurai, Thanjavur (Tanjore) and Kanchipuram.