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Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, Telangana, was once one of the world's most coveted addresses. The 132-year-old palace was completed in 1893, originally built by Nawab Viqar-ul-Umra.

Cox and Kings (0845 154 8941; coxandkings.co.uk) has a six-night tour of India from £2,495 pp (about R30 000), including three nights' B&B at Taj Falaknuma Palace, flights and transfers.