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India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north (the mainland) to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude. [2] It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). [3][4][5] India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north to south and 2,933 km (1,822 ...
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), [21] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area ; the most populous country from June 2023 [ 22 ] [ 23 ] and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.
Indian subcontinent. The Indian subcontinent[note 7] is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geographically, it spans the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, the British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom), India, [note 1] Maldives, [note ...
The mature Indus civilisation flourished from about 2600 to 1900 BCE, marking the beginning of urban civilisation on the Indian subcontinent. It included cities such as Harappa, Ganweriwal, and Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan, and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, and Lothal in modern-day India.
Geology of India. Plates in the crust of the earth, according to the plate tectonics theory. The geology of India is diverse. Different regions of the Indian subcontinent contain rocks belonging to different geologic periods, dating as far back as the Eoarchean Era. Some of the rocks are very deformed and altered.
The Deccan Plateau is a major part of South India (see inset for north and south Deccan Plateau) Hogenakal Falls, Tamil Nadu. Tiruvannamalai hill, often regarded as the southern tip of the Deccan plateau, the city of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu itself considered the gateway to the plateau. Near Hampi, Karnataka.
List of extreme points of India. The extreme points of India include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in India; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northernmost point claimed by India is in territory disputed between India and Pakistan, and administered partially by both.
The Ganges is the distilled lifeblood of the Hindu tradition, of its divinities, holy books, and enlightenment. [81] As such, her worship does not require the usual rites of invocation (avahana) at the beginning and dismissal (visarjana) at the end, required in the worship of other gods. [81]