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| POPULATION |
India is the second most populous country with over 1.2 billion people (1,166,079,220 approx)and the most populous democracy in the world.
It is the seventh-largest country by area (1.27 million square miles).
India is the only country which follows Zoroastrianism. India don't bury dead body,instead leave dead bodies in buildings called tower of silence.
India has the largest postal network in the world.
On independent day,august 15 1947,the country is split into two countries India and Pakistan.
About 80% of Indians are Hindu. Largest minority in India are Muslims with 13% of Indians populations.
Official name of India is republic of India.
India is the largest democracy in the world.
National fruit of India is mango ,the national bird is peacock .
The Bengal tiger is the national animal of India,only 4,000 wild tigers left in india.
India is the worlds largest producer of dried beand,such as kidney beans and chickpeas.
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| INDIAN FLAG |
Indian flag has three colors saffron for courage and sacrifice,white for truth and peace and green for faith,fertility and chivalry with a spinning wheel (wheel of life) at the center.
Hindi and English are the official languages of India.
There are 1,652 languages are spoken in India ,government of India recognizes 17 other languages:
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Nepali
- Manipuri
- Konkani
- Kannada
- Kashmiri
- Malayalam
- Marathi
- Oriya
- Punjabi
- Sanskrit
- Sindhi
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
India experience 6 seasons(monsoons):
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Spring
- Summer monsoon
- Winter monsoon
Every major world religion represented in India:
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Jainism
Sikhism
Its illegal for foreigners and non Indians to take currency out of India.
all India is under standered Indian time zone.
India has one of the highest number of murder in the world,at over 42,000 murders approx per year.
India has one of the world's highest number of aborstions,due to unsanitary conditions every women dies in around 2 hours in India.
Most historical agree that ,first recorded account of plastic surgery is found in ancient Indian Sanskrit texts.
Marigold flowers are used in the decoration of Hindu marriages and symbol of good future and happiness.
Lotus temple is one of the most visited temples in the world,with over 50 million visitors per year.
The lotus is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists, temple is located in Delhi,it is also called as house of worship.
Mumbai is the largest city in India ,with over a population of 15 million.
India has the worlds third largest road network at 2 millon miles approx.
Most indians rinse their hands,legs and face before eating a meal.
India is the worlds largest tea producer. It is also called chai ,most popular beverage in india.
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| TAJ MAHAL |
Crown palace(Taj Mahal) was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1592-1666) to his beloved wife Mumtaz (1593-1631),it took 22 years to Complete with 22,000 workers.to prevent builders from ever replacing the beauty of the Tajmahal,their hands were cutoff. All these religions are originated in India. Its traditional to ware white and not black,to funeral in India. widows will often wear white in contrast to the colorful clothes of married or single women.Widow is considered as a bad luck.
The first and greatest civilization in ancient india developed around the valley of the indus river around 3000bc called indus valley civilization.
Cows can be found freely wandering the streets of indias cities.they are considered as sacred.
Cows are considered one of the human kinds seven mothers because they offer milk as does ones natural mother.
Rabies is endemic in india.additionally delhi belly or diarrhea is common place due to contaminated drinking water.
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| GOD SYMBOL |
The temples of khajuraho are famous for their erotic sculptures and are one of the most popular tourist attractions in india. khajurahos exotic art may suggest that sex was a step for attaining ultimate liberation or moksha.
Some of the highest mountains on earth are found in India,many rivers considered holy like the Ganga and Yamuna flow from the Himalayas. Kumbh mela is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in india for every 12 years.
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