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India - A land for all seasons.

Introductionand  250  kilometers  from  Jaipur.
India is one of the most attractive touristCulture  &  People
destinations in Asia. India is a large
country in southern Asia. It's the secondThe people of India speak 14 major languages
largest country in the world in population,and more than 1000 minor languages &
ranking  only  behind  China.dialects.
In 2004, foreign tourists visiting IndiaIndia has three main land regions :a. The
spent 15.4 billion USD - the ninth highest inHimalayasb. The Northern Plainsc. The Deccan
the world. India is also ranked among the topor  the  Southern  Plateau
3 adventure tourism destinations. One can
expect to spend about $1,750 in 2005 dollarsWith nearly 1 billion citizens, India is the
for a two week visit, staying insecond most populous nation in the world. It
accomodations  equivalent  to  Western  ones.is impossible to speak of any one Indian
culture, although there are deep cultural
India is a land of often bewilderingcontinuities that tie its people together.
diversity. It is a jigsaw puzzle of people ofEnglish is the major language of trade and
every faith and religion, living together topolitics, but there are fourteen official
create a unique and colourful mosaic. Therelanguages in all. There are twenty-four
is a festival for every reason and for everylanguages that are spoken by a million people
season. Every celebration centres aroundor more, and countless other dialects. India
rituals of prayer, seeking blessings,has seven major religions and many minor
exchanging goodwill, decorating houses,ones, six main ethnic groups, and countless
wearing new clothes, music, dance andholidays.
feasting.
When  to  Visit  India
India also has a large variety of protected
wildlife. The country's protected wildernessIndia has such a wide range of climatic
consists of 75 National parks of India andfactors that it's impossible to pin down the
421 Sanctuaries, of which 19 fall under thebest time to visit weather-wise with any
purview of Project Tiger. Its climatic andcertainty. Most of India has three seasons
geographic diversity makes it the home of:a. Cool Season - October to February.b. Hot
over 350 mammals and 1200 bird species, manyseason - march to June.c. Rainy / Monsoon -
of which are unique to the subcontinent. Somemonsoons  start  from  mid June to September.
well known national wildlife sanctuaries
include Corbett, Kanha, Sariska, Periyar,October to March tend to be the most pleasant
Ranthambore,  and  Bharatpur.months  for most of the parts of the country.
Perhaps India's best-known site is the TajThe mountainous areas in North India usualy
Mahal, one of the world's greatesthave snowfall between December and March.
architectural achievements. It was builtKashmir and the mountainous regions of
between 1631 and 1653 by Emperor Shah JahanHimachal Pradesh are at their most accessible
in honor of his wife, Arjumand Banu, morebetween  May  and  September.
popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj
Mahal  serves  as  her  tomb.The best time to visit Sikkim and the areas
of  north-eastern  India is March and August.
One of the popular tourist circuits is called
the Golden Triangle: the cities Delhi; AgraThe best time to visit deserts of Rajasthan
(site of the Taj Mahal); and Jaipur. Delhi isand the north-western Indian Himalayan region
approximately 200 kilometers away from Agra,is during the monsoon.



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