Interesting Facts About India
Interesting Facts About India, India is one of the oldest countries in the world, there are thousands of interesting facts that make it an enigma, one of the most sought after tourist destinations for those interested in culture and origins.
Interesting Facts About India
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Riches
Interesting Facts About India, it was one of the richest countries in the world until it was invaded by the British Empire in the 17th century.
Pilgrimage
It has the religious site with the largest pilgrimage in the world, the Vishnu temple, with an average of almost 30,000 daily visitors.
Interesting Facts About India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism are four religions that originated in India and their followers make up a total of 25% of the world’s population.
Divinities
Interesting Facts About India, According to Hindu Literature there are more than 330 million deities. The most important are Brahma (Creation), Vishnu (conservation) and Shiva (destruction).
Ganges River
Interesting Facts About India, the Ganges River is a river considered sacred, and if you go to the city of Varanasi you will see how the Hindus burn their dead on the banks of the river. Then they throw the ashes, or whatever is left of the body, into the river.
Sacred cows
Interesting Facts About India, Cows move freely along the street even in large cities, they are considered sacred and usually have a painted tilak on their forehead (Hindu symbol of good fortune).
Khajuraho
Interesting Facts About India, the temples of Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) are famous for their erotic sculptures which sometimes involve even zoophilia.
Bollywood
Interesting Facts About India, India has the largest film industry in the world. It is based in Mumbai and is popularly known as Bollywood.
Seasons
Interesting Facts About India, India has six seasons: spring, summer, winter, monsoon summer and monsoon winter, although they don’t all occur in the same region equally.
Dialects
Interesting Facts About India, Hindi and English are the official languages at the national level but another 17 state ones are recognized: (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Manipuri, Konkani, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu). In addition to these about 1,652 dialects are spoken throughout the country.
Interesting Facts About India, the Indian flag is tricolor and with horizontal bands: saffron or orange, it means courage and sacrifice; white, means truth and peace; Green, symbolizes faith, fertility and courtesy. In the center is a blue wheel with 24 peaks called dharma chakra or wheel of life.
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