A short photographic journey coupled with some random facts about the bright and colourful India.

1. INDIA A short photographic journey of some of the sights in India

2. As of July of this year, India’s population reached 1.5 billion, making it the second largest country after China. It is predicted that by the year 2030, India will be the largest nation on earth (Rosenburg, 2009).

4. Can you spot any food that you Haven’t tried before? Do you like hot food?

6. Some of the main religions in India are: Hinduism Islam Christianity Sikhism (Asianinfo.org, 2008)

8. Do you know what this amazing architecture is called? A: The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is not only India’s, but one of the world’s most beautiful and well known landmarks. Built by Emperor Shah Jahan, this breathtaking piece of architecture was created in memory of his wife and queen. It look more than twenty-two years to complete this masterpiece with approximately 20,000 workers (Haq & Zahoor, 1997)

9. References: Asianinfo.org 2008, India’s Religion and Philosophy, viewed 21 August 2009 http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/india/religion.htm Haq, Z & Zahoor, A, Taj Mahal, Agra, India, Islamicity, viewed 21 August 2009 http://www.islamicity.com/culture/Taj/default.htm Rosenberg, R 2009, India’s Population – India likely to surpass China in population by 2030, About.com, Viewed 22 August 2009 http://geography.about.com/od/obtainpopulationdata/a/indiapopulation.htm All photos taken by Jacques Du Toit and used with permission