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North India, also called Northern India, is a geographical and broad cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans form the prominent majority population. It extends from the Himalayan mountain range in the north to the Indo-Gangetic plains, the Thar Desert, the Central Highlands and the northwestern part of the Deccan ...
There are many beaches on the Indian coast which stretches for 7517 km both on the eastern and western coast. This is a list of the notable beaches in India sorted by states anti-clockwise.
Uttarakhand ( English: / ˈʊtərɑːkʌnd /, [19] / ˌʊtərəˈkʌnd / [20] or / ˌʊtəˈrækənd /; [21] Hindi: [ˈʊtːərɑːkʰəɳɖ], lit.'Northern Land' ), formerly known as Uttaranchal ( English: / ˌʊtəˈræntʃʌl /; the official name until 2007 ), [22] is a state in northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the northwest, Tibet to the north, Nepal to the east ...
Tourism is the major revenue generating industry in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to official estimates, the flow of tourists in the Andamans more than tripled in 2016–17 to 430,000 from 130,000 in 2008–09.
North Indian culture. North Indian culture, also referred to as Hindustani culture, refers to the culture of northern Indian subcontinent formed over centuries of the region's history and has been influenced by other neighbouring cultures, notably that of Persia. It's origins date back to the Vedic era following the migrations of the Indo-Aryan ...
Char Dham. The Char Dham ( Hindi: चारधाम, romanized : Cārdhām transl. the four abodes ), also rendered the Chatur Dhama ( Sanskrit: चतुर्धाम, romanized : Caturdhāma) [1] is a set of four Hindu pilgrimage sites in India, [2] consisting of Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. [3] [4] Badrinath, Dwarka, and Puri ...
Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi) Kashi Vishwanath Temple is Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the ancient holy city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site, and is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines. The presiding deity is known by the names Vishwanath and Vishweshwara ( IAST: Viśvanātha and ...
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635,780 km 2 or 245,480 sq mi) and 20% of India's population. It is bound by the Bay of Bengal ...