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| India-A world of wellness and happiness |
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"The rough guide to India"
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"It is impossible not to be astonished by India. Nowhere on Earth does humanity present itself in such a dizzying, creative burst of cultures and religions, races and tongues. Enriched by successive waves of migration and marauders from distant lands, every one of them left an indelible imprint, which was absorbed, into the Indian way of life. Every aspect of the country presents itself on a massive, exaggerated scale, worthy in comparison only to the superlative mountains that overshadow it. It is this variety, which provides a breathtaking ensemble for experiences that, is uniquely Indian. Perhaps the only thing more difficult than to be indifferent to India would be to describe or understand India completely. There are perhaps very few nations in the world with the enormous variety that India has to offer. Modern day India represents the largest democracy in the world with a seamless picture of unity in diversity unparalleled anywhere else..."
Ladakh
Spectacularly jagged, arid mountains enfold this magical, Buddhist ex-kingdom. Picture-perfect gompas, dramatic crown rocky outcrops amid whitewashed stupas and meditational many walls topped with mantra-inscribed pebbles.
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| Incredible Ladakh |
She has rain forests of Western Ghats and North-East, Grasslands of Central West India, Seashores on Western and Eastern borders, Deserts of Rajasthan, Rann of Gujarat, Islands of Andamans and Lakshadweep, Himalayan foothills in North and the Cold Desert, Ladakh in extreme North India.Grasslands and Beaches
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| Grasslands and habitat in Indian forests |
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| Great Indian beaches on the west coast |
"If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India."
-Romain Rolland, French scholar
"There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won't go. For me, India is such a place. When I first visited, I was stunned by the richness of the land, by its lush beauty and exotic architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colors, smells, tastes, and sounds... I had been seeing the world in black & white and, when brought face-to-face with India, experienced everything re-rendered in brilliant Technicolor."
-Keith Bellows, National Geographic SocietyAwesome mountains and snow peaks
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| The Indian Himalayas |
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| View of spiritual Kinnar Kailash from HPTDC Rest House, Kalpa |
"So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked."
-Mark TwainRain forests
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| Rain forest hides out, Kerala |
Great Forts and Desert Safaris
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Agra fort |
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| Siesta near fort on the banks of Ganges |
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| Dance at desert safari, Rajasthan |
Festivals, Dances and Children in India
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| Celebrating the festival of Holi |
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| Celebrating the festival of Holi |
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| Festival of Diwali |
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| Kathak Dance style |
"She (India) has left indelible imprints on one fourth of the human race in the course of a long succession of centuries. She has the right to reclaim...
her place amongst the great nations summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of humanity. From Persia to the Chinese sea, from the icy regions of Siberia to Islands of Java and Borneo, India has propagated her beliefs, her tales, and her civilization!"
-Sylvia LeviUnique Indian Railways
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| The Great Maharaja Express |
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| Can't hold it Papa! No problem son! |
Spiritualism and Indian Gods
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| Lord Ganesha immersion in Mumbai |
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| Indian Gods |
"India has two million gods, and worships them all. In religion all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire."
-Mark Twain
Indian cuisine
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| North Indian Thali (Meals) |
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| South Indian cuisine |
"Indians are the Italians of Asia and vice versa. Every man in both countries is a singer when he is happy, and every woman is a dancer when she walks into the shop at the corner. For them, food is the music inside the body and music is the food in the heart.
Amore or
Pyar makes every man a poet, a princess of a peasant girl if only for second eyes of man and woman meets.”
― Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram |
| Vada Pao-Great Mumbai Snacks |
“Indian food is like classical music raga- it takes time to build up to a crescendo.”-Shobhaa Dé, Superstar India - From Incredible to Unstoppable