When we speak of India, it is a complete bundle of the human race, the origination of human speech, mother of history and a mountain of legend with mesmerizing traditions. In India, we have treasure in the history of mankind that is the most valuable and most instructive materials.
So, here today I am going to share 10 surprising facts on India that is going to keep you glued to this piece that I am going to share that why should you have to choose India for Tourism?
India comprises of 31 UNESCO World Heritage Sites within its borders and Taj Mahal is one of the most famous places in the world. Upon comparison, it has been found that the US has 23 These sites include hill forts in Rajasthan; mountain railways in Shimla, Darjeeling, and Nilgiri Hills; the Western Ghats mountain range in the southwest of the country; the Ajanta and Ellora Caves in Maharashtra; the Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bengal; and many other national parks and wildlife reserves according to the Testament to India’s diversity.
- India is home to major world religions
The country is home to large, well-established communities of all the major world religions, as well as some of the smaller ones although around 80% of Indians are Hindus. Throughout Kerala and Goa, the latter housing the remains of Catholic Saint Francis Xavier at the Basilica of Bom Jesus as Christian churches are visible there. In the Jewtown area of Fort Kochi in Kerela, the long history of Judaism in India can be seen. Throughout Mumbai, Parsi Fire Temples and Towers of Silence are spread.
Throughout Delhi, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, elegant Jain temples with their marble statues are common. Around Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, near where Siddhartha Gautama Buddha was born and lived, important Buddhist pilgrimage sites are spread. In the Punjab area of India, Sikhism began and one of the countries and spiritual sites is Amritsar’s, Golden Temple. One of the most visited buildings in the world is the marble Baha’ I House of Worship or Lotus Temple. Mosques, mausoleums, shrines, and imambara are spread throughout the country although Muslims constitute just 14% of the total population.
Majority of the population in India are vegetarians
Vegetarianism is an important part of the traditional Hindu beliefs and practices although not every Hindus are vegetarians. Vegetarian travelers are never far from delicious dal, sabzi, or paneer-based dishes as between 20% and 40% of Indians are vegetarian.
- You will find some great and weird post offices around here
In some of the pretty unusual places, India has post offices with the world’s largest postal system. The world’s largest post office, as well as the highest polling booth, is in the town of Hikkim, in Himachal Pradesh. With an attached philatelic museum built perfectly to resemble Srinagar’s famous houseboats, Dal Lake in Kashmir has a floating post office. Some of the Rajasthani towns were serviced by mobile camel post offices with the mountainous Darjeeling area of West Bengal featuring mule post office in the 70s.
- One of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world is Varanasi
Over 3,000 years ago, the holy city of Varanasi was first settled. According to the Hindu belief, this city was created by Lord Shiva over 5,000 years ago according to tradition. In one of the holiest points of the River Ganga, Varanasi is situated, to free a person from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, many Hindus aim to die here. A large modern city also spreads out from the riverbank nowadays
- World’s second-largest English speaking country is India
Being second only to USA, the number of English speakers in India present here. English is the joint official language of the Central Government as English is one of the 22 official languages of India. Just a minority knows it as a first language but in a country with such a huge population, English speaking travelers can count on being able to communicate almost everywhere they go as only around 10% of Indians knows English.
- Nobody will mind your funny foreign accent as India is multilingual
It does not mean that you should just because you can get by in India using only English. Whether Hindi, Bengali, Tamil or any number of other local languages being thrilled when you try, Indians are very encouraging of foreigners. No one will be perplexed if you do not pronounce words perfectly or mix up your verb endings and postpositions, Indians are used to hearing a variety of accents and language capabilities. The person you are testing your faltering Hindi or speaks Bengali at home and English at work is what you can find here and this is used to bend their ear to the different sound.
- In western India, you will find Asiatic Lion
The Asiatic lion once lived across parts of the Middle East all the way to India as they are also known as the Persian lion. It is an endangered species and can only be found in Gujarat primarily in the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary these days. The lions have even been known to prowl the beaches of Gujarat as their numbers have been increasing over the last few years.
- World’s largest human gathering will be found in India’s Kumbh Mela
It keeps getting bigger and better with Kumbh Mela which is a Hindu pilgrimage. It rotates around Allahabad, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain and is held every 3 years. One of the largest being at Allahabad is held every 12 years being the holiest. In Allahabad in 2013 an estimated 100 million bathed in the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers over the course of 55 days for the last Kumbh Mela.
- The wettest inhabited place on Earth is Meghalaya
The northeastern state of Meghalaya is the wettest inhabited place in the world, although the arid deserts of Rajasthan in the west are more famous. Annual rainfall of 467 inches is received by Mawsynram, a village in the Khasi hills. The village of Cherrapunji comes in second just 10 miles away.
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