The indian dances culture monuments etc

2. India is a picture of diversity seen in her people,
cultures, colorful festivals, dresses and costumes,
religions, flora and fauna and varying landscapes.

3. India-a Diverse Nation

5. Hindu Temple Jain Temple
Sikh Gurudwara Buddhist Pagoda

6. Bahai Lotus Temple Parsi Fire Temple Jewish Synagogue
St. Paul's Cathedral Nakhoda Mosque

7. India is the largest democracy in the world,
seventh largest country and the second most
populous.

8. India is one of the oldest continuous civilizations.
The story of civilization begins in India with the
Harrapan civilization which was nurtured by the
Sarasvati and Sindhu rivers in Northwestern India in
3000 B.C.

10. Dandiya - A folk
dance of Gujarat. Its
popularity has spread
all over India.
Bhangra – This folk
dance from Punjab is
characterized by
vigorous movements.
Bhangra is a rage in
India.

11. Bihu is the
folk dance of
Assam.
Yakshagana is a
folk dance of
Karnataka. It has
been revived
recently.

12. Indian classical music has a rich
tradition. The earliest musical
compositions are attributed in the
Samveda more than 4000 years ago. Indian
musical instruments like sitar, tabla
and sarangi are popular throughout the
world today.

13. Yoga originated in
India more than 5000
years ago. It means
union. The part of
Yoga dealing with
physical exercise,
Hathayoga, is widely
practiced throughout
the world today.

14. Royal Bengal
Tiger. Its habitat
is the mangrove
forest of the
Sunderbans.
Peacock is the
national bird of
India.

15. Wildlife
Kaziranga is the home
of the one-horned
Rhino.
The Red Panda is found
in the hills of
Darjeeling.

16. Wildlife
The Indian elephant
is smaller than its
African counterpart.
Elephants were
extensively used in
warfare in ancient
times. They are still
used for various
temple rituals.

17. The Meenakshi temple of
Madurai was built by the
Pandiyan king
Kulashekhara in the 14th
century.

18. Jagannath temple at Puri

19. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah
Jahan in the 17th
century. It is considered to be
one of the most beautiful constructions in the
world.

20. The Red Fort in Delhi
was built by Shah Jahan
in the 17th
century.
The Iron pillar in New
Delhi constructed 1600
years ago by
Chandragupta Maurya
has been a
metallurgical wonder by
defying rust and the
vagaries of nature.

21. The Hawa Mahal of Jaipur was
built by Sawai Pratap Singh
in the 18th
century.

22. Karnataka State Assembly
building, Bangalore.
Mysore Place.

24. Ganesha Chaturthi is one of the most
important festivals of India. It is
celebrated every year around September.

25. The Durga Puja is celebrated in
Kolkata every year around October.

26. Diwali-the festival of lights-is the most
popular festival in India. It is celebrated
throughout the country either in the last
week of October or in the first week of
November.

27. Festivals
Holi–the festival of colors-is celebrated all
over India. The above picture shows how the
holi is celebrated

28. Kanchenjungha, the
third highest peak in
the world(8598m), in
the Himalayas, is the
highest peak of
India.
The Thar desert
is located in
Rajasthan.

29. Scenic Beauty
The backwaters of
Kerala.
Ladakh is one of the
coldest inhabited
regions of the
world.

31.  India developed her own
supercomputer in the mid
eighties.
 India successfully
launched her Geostationary
Satellite in 2001.
 India is the leading
nation in the world in
professional software
development.

32. India is the largest film producing nation in
the world. Each year India produces
approximately 1000 movies in 14 different
languages.

33. Cricket is the most
popular sport in
India.
Hockey is the national sport of India.

34. The game of Polo
originated in
Manipur.
Kabaddi is very
popular in the
villages.

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