Terms of Use

Last updated 28 October 2026

Jagah Pedia is a free, personal travel guide. These terms explain how to use it, what it can and cannot promise, and what is expected from you and from me. Please read the part about planning and safety especially.

1. About these terms

Jagah Pedia is run by Santosh Pandey, an individual based in Pune, Maharashtra, India ("I", "me", "us"). By using the website you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. These terms should be read with the Privacy Policy.

2. What Jagah Pedia is

Jagah Pedia is a free guide to forts, treks, temples, waterfalls, wildlife areas, festivals and other places across India. It helps you decide where to go and when. It is not a travel agency, tour operator, booking platform or official tourism body, and nothing on it is an offer to sell any service. I do not arrange trips, transport, stays, guides or permits.

3. Treat the information as a guide

Much of what the site shows depends on the date you pick: whether a place is open, whether it is at its best, what the weather is usually like, which festivals are on. Please understand how this works.

• Open, closed and best time are worked out from typical seasons, past patterns and rules such as weekly closing days. They are estimates. They are not live information and not an official notice.
• Closures for monsoon, snow, forest and wildlife rules, landslides, road works, events or security reasons are decided by district collectors, Forest Departments, the Archaeological Survey of India, state tourism boards and local bodies. They can change at short notice, and can differ from what the site shows.
• Weather shown is the usual climate for the place and time of year, not a forecast. For a forecast, check the India Meteorological Department or a trusted weather service close to your date.
• Festival and panchang dates follow lunar calendars that can differ between regions and almanacs, so a date can vary by a day or more. Confirm with the local temple, committee or organiser.
• Permits, entry fees, timings and rules (for example Inner Line Permits, Protected Area Permits, forest entry passes, trek registrations, photography and drone rules) change often. Check the current rule with the official source or a licensed local operator before you go.
• Distances, travel times and difficulty ratings are indicative. Your own fitness, the season, the weather and the state of the route decide what a trip is really like.

4. Your safety and your responsibility

Many of the places listed are remote or physically demanding. Trekking, climbing forts, walking near waterfalls, entering caves, visiting high passes and travelling in the monsoon or in snow can cause injury, illness or death.

• You are responsible for deciding whether a place and a route suit you, your group and the conditions on the day.
• Do not rely on this site alone for navigation, safety or emergency decisions. Go with a guide or an experienced group where the place needs one, tell someone your plan, and carry what you need.
• Know the signs of altitude sickness before going high, and turn back when the weather, the light or your body says so.
• Respect protected areas, wildlife, temple and village customs, local people and the rules at each place. Do not litter, and do not go where entry is not allowed.

By using the site you accept that you go to these places at your own risk.

5. Accuracy and corrections

Place details are compiled by hand from my own visits, public sources and reports from others. I try to keep them correct and up to date, but I cannot promise that every name, coordinate, timing, fact or description is complete or current. Some details, especially for newer listings, may still be waiting to be checked.

If you spot a mistake, or you know something has changed, please tell me at travelwala.chora@gmail.com and I will correct it as soon as I can.

6. Photos and third party material

• Photographs come from Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Unsplash photographers, and are used under their respective licences. Credits are shown on the pages where they appear. Those licences, not these terms, decide what you may do with each photograph.
• Names, logos and trademarks mentioned on the site belong to their owners. Mentioning a place, business or organisation does not mean it endorses Jagah Pedia or that I endorse it.
• If you own something shown here and want it credited differently or removed, write to me with the details and I will deal with it promptly.

7. Our content and how you may use it

The site's design, code, written text, the way places are grouped and described, the ranges, sets and trip ideas, and the arrangement of data are my work and are protected by copyright, except for third party material described above. All rights are reserved.

You are welcome to:

• Use the site for your own personal, non commercial trip planning.
• Share links to the site or to a place or set.
• Quote a short extract with clear credit to Jagah Pedia and a link back.

Please do not, without my written permission: copy, scrape or republish the places database or large parts of the text; present the content as your own; or use it to build a competing product or for commercial purposes.

8. If you suggest or send something

You can suggest places or send details using the forms on the site, which open WhatsApp or email. When you do:

• You confirm that what you send is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and that you have the right to share it.
• Send photographs only if you took them or have the owner's permission.
• You allow me to use the facts and the text you send on Jagah Pedia, to edit them, and to credit you by the name you give me if you wish.
• I may add, change or decline any suggestion. There is no guarantee that anything will be published, and no payment is involved.

9. Using the site properly

Please do not misuse the site. In particular, do not try to break, overload or probe it, do not use automated tools to copy it in bulk, and do not use it for anything unlawful. I may block access if someone does.

10. Links to other sites

The site links to other websites, including social media pages, online stores and official sources. I do not control them and am not responsible for their content, availability or practices. Using them is subject to their own terms.

11. Availability

The site is provided free and as it is. I may change, pause or remove any part of it, or the whole site, at any time, without notice. I do not promise that it will always be available or free of errors.

12. Disclaimer and limit of liability

I provide the information in good faith, but to the fullest extent the law allows, I make no promise that it is complete, current or fit for any particular trip, and I am not liable for any loss, damage, injury, cost, delay or disappointment that arises from using the site or relying on it. This includes closed gates, cancelled plans, changed rules, bad weather and road conditions.

Nothing in these terms takes away any right you have under Indian law that cannot lawfully be excluded, including the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 where it applies, or limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

13. Changes to these terms

I may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top shows when they last changed. Using the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute connected with the site will be subject to the courts at Pune, Maharashtra. Before taking a dispute to court, please write to me first. Most things can be sorted out by a simple conversation.

15. Contact

Santosh Pandey, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Email: travelwala.chora@gmail.com. Instagram: @travelwala.chora.