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This is a list of waterfalls in India sorted by state. The Indian state of Karnataka has more waterfalls than any other state. Karnataka has 544 waterfalls which are at least 10 meters in height. With a height of 1493 feet, Kunchikal Falls in Shimoga District, Karnataka is the tallest waterfall in the country.
Locations of the Char Dham The Char Dham ( Hindi : चारधाम , romanized : Cārdhām transl. the four abodes ), or 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 .
Summits of India with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Ranks Name / Short name (if applicable) Height Range Prominence (m) [a] [b] Coordinates State National Global In meter [c] In ft 1 3 Kangchenjunga: 8,586 28,169 Himalayas: 3,922 Sikkim: 2 23 Nanda Devi
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For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
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Manali is named after Manu, the progenitor of humanity in Hinduism.The name Manali is regarded as the derivative of Manu-Alaya (transl. 'the abode of Manu'). [4] In Hindu cosmology, Manu is believed to have stepped off his ark in Manali to recreate human life after a great flood had deluged the world at the end of an cyclic age.