5 PLACES TO VISIT IN INDIA

5 INTERESTING PLACES TO VISIT IN INDIA

Today I am going to recomend you some places to visit in India... There are many more tan the ones that I am going to show you today but I have chosen the ones I prefered while I was investigating in the topic.

1-. Chadar - The frozen River Treck

I find really interesting to walk along a frozen river, don't you? It is an adventure and experience that you can not leave if you have the oportunity to visit India. The sights are amazing although it requires physical strength to tolerate the extream conditions.

2.- Pangong Lake, Ladakh

"Pangong Tso lake in Changthang region of Ladakh has emerged as one of the most wanted places to visit among domestic tourists in recent times especially after the Bollywood blockbuster "3 idiots". As I think you could be interested in this magical place I leave the link here for you to search more information about it.

http://devilonwheels.com/travel-guide-for-pangong-tso-lake-in-ladakh/

3.- Rann of Kutch, Gujarat

It is the largest salt desert in India and it is located 458 meters above the sea level.

              

4.- Caves of Meghalaya

They could be defined as the most remote place in India. They are natural formations between valleys with exotic flora and fauna to explore.

5.- Indian Ghost Town of Bhangarh, Rajasthan

As the name of the place says it is one of the scariest places all around India because it is one of the most abandoned ones. Although visitors are not afraid os ghosts because there are many trips around this sinister village.



I have tried to writte about very different places for you to chose the ones you liked more, but now I am going to leave here the link of an article I found very interesting with much more places like beaches or mountains that I am sure you will love.

100 BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN INDIA

MARIA MARTIN DE POZUELO

Poverty in India

India is the largest and most populated country of South Asia. It is in the list of countries with the highest proportion of people in extreme poverty of the world. It has the 30 percent of people in extreme poverty in the world, according to a report published by the Indian government.



According to statistics, the most part of the people living on less than 1.25 US dollars/day belongs to South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Of these 1,200 million of persons, the third part of them live in India.

India had the highest number of deaths for children under five years old in the world.



In addition, studies indicate that almost the 60 percent of the people who practice defecation outdoors live in India.



His religion also affects their poor living conditions because they treat cows as gods, when they are dying of starvation.



Several ONGs are centered in help this country and there are people like Teresa of Calcutta, a Catholic religious sister and missionary who founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta and she looked after the poor, sick, orphaned people in India during more than 45 years.



A good example where people can see these terrible facts is in the film “Slumdog Millionaire”, where is showed the poor and bad living conditions that two brothers have, Jamal and Salim Malik and their friend Latika. They lost their family who lived in a slum of India. They suffer difficult situations; they are used by criminals for begging and earn money.

Interesting Facts about india

India is a very interesting country because of it´s religion culture,food ,language etc.. But obviously I can´t talk about all of them, that is why in this post I will expose interesting facts about India.

1. India is about 1/3 the size of the United States, yet it is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of 1,166,079,217. India is the seventh largest country in the world, at 1.27 million square miles.


2. Many Indians find toilet paper repellent and consider it cleaner to splash water with the left hand in the appropriate direction. Consequently, the left hand is considered unclean and is never used for eating. In addition, most Indians rinse their hands, legs, and face before eating a meal. It is considered polite to eat with the right hand, and women eat after everyone is finished. Wasting food is considered a sin. You may remember this facts if you are having a meal in India.
   


3. With 150,000 post offices, India has the largest postal network in the world. However, it is not unusual for a letter to take two weeks to travel just 30 miles. Nevertheless the largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.

These are among the many factors that make India to be one of the most amazing countries in the world!

Statue of Gomateswara

The statue of Gomateswara is located 158 km away from Bangalore, at Sravanbelgola. This big statue of lord Gomateswara, the Jain saint, is carved out of granite block and stands on top of a hill. For centuries, Sravanabelagola has remained a great Jain center and thousands of pilgrims go to see the great statue of the Jain saint, Lord Gomateswara. The statue of Gomateswara shows the lord completely nude. This statue of lord Gomateswara is 17m high and is visible from far away, eexactly from a distance of 30km.

This statue is considerated one of the largest religious statues in the world. This statue of lord Gomateshwara was created around 983 AD by Chamundraya, a minister of the Ganga King, Rajamalla. The neighboring areas have Jaina bastis and images of the Jaina Thirthankaras. If you visit the statue, you will have a beautiful view of the surrounding areas at the top of the hill. At Sravanbelgola the Mahamastakabhishekam festival is celebrated once every 12 years, when the image of Gomateswara is bathed in milk, curds, ghee, saffron and gold coins. In February 2006 the Mahamastakabhisheka festival was held and the next festival was expected in 2018.

Most of the people who have visited the statue say that the climb up of hill is hard,  but made it's worth it especially for the views. India has some really magnificent architecture and a really diverse history.

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India's overpopulation

The Government of India has been aware of the problems caused by the rapid growth of India´s population during the last decade. India´s population has grown in the last 50 years more than 800 million, which means that India represents now a days a 17,99% of the worlds population,(being 2,2% of the world surface) that implies that 1 person out of 6 in the world comes from India.

Right now India is the second country most populous of the world (1.252 million people, in 2013) just after China (1.357 million people, in 2013). Experts say that India will overtake China around 2025, and with this growth rate India will have to take actions on how to prevent this growth and try to find out how to solve the problems caused.

The main reason leading to over population in India are:

1- The high birth rate. India has a very high birth rate compared to almost every country in the world. In fact every Indian women gets around 3 children compared to a 1 child western Europe and USA. Another interesting fact about India´s population is that nearly a third of it is under the age of 14. That is good for the country because India is a young country in that terms, but as always, it also has
disadvantages.

This causes are interrelated to various social issues as:

• Early marriage


• Illegal migration


• Poverty and illiteracy

The effects are:

• Unemployment


• Manpower utilisation


• Resource utilisation


• And more...

Hinduism: Pablo De La Guardia

Hinduism is the dominant religion, or way of life, in South Asia, most notably in India and Nepal. Although Hinduism contains a broad range of philosophies, it is a family of linked religious cultures bound by shared concepts, recognizable rituals, cosmology, shared textual resources, pilgrimage to sacred sitesand the questioning of authority. It includesShaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism among others, each with an interwoven diversity of beliefs and practices. With approximately one billion followers, Hinduism is the world's third largest religionby population, after Christianity and Islam.

Hindu texts are classified into Shruti ("heard") and Smriti ("remembered"). These texts discuss theology, philosophy, mythology,Vedic yajna, Yoga and agamic rituals andtemple building, among other topics. Major scriptures include the Vedas and Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Agamas.

Dharma is considered the foremost goal of a human being in Hinduism. The concept Dharma includes behaviors that are considered to be in accord with rta, the order that makes life and universe possible, and includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and "right way of living". Hindu dharma includes the religious duties, moral rights and duties of each individual, as well as behaviors that enable social order, right conduct, and those that are virtuous. Dharma, according to Van Buitenen, is that which all existing beings must accept and respect to sustain harmony and order in the world. It is, states Van Buitenen, the pursuit and execution of one's nature and true calling, thus playing one's role in cosmic concert

The Peruvudaiyar Kovil

HISTORY

The Peruvudaiyar Kovil ( In Tamil: தஞ்சைப் பெருவுடையார் கோயில்) commonly know as "the big temple" turned 1000 years old in 2010.

It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the city of Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is an important example of Tamil architecture achieved during the Chola dynasty. It is one of the most important temples of India.

It was built in 1010 A.D. to grace the throne of the Chola empire by the Tamil emperor Arulmozhivarman,  in compliance to a command given to him in a dream. The steemed architect of this temple was Kunjara Mallan Raja Raja Perunthachan as stated in inscriptions found at the temple. It was built to express the wealth power and artistic epertise of the Chola Empire. The temple "testifies to the brilliant achievements of the Chola in architecture, sculpture, painting and bronze casting."

THE TEMPLE

The temple complex sits on the banks of a river that was channelled to make a moat around the complex's outer walls (like a fortress). The complex is made up of many structures that are aligned axially. The complex can be entered either on one axis through a five-story tower or with a second access directly to the huge
main square. The massive size of the main Vimanam (rising tower that in Indian mythology appeared in the sky) is of 61 meters high, with 16 elaborately articulated stories.



MY OPINION

I have chosen this  emblematic monument because the Chola dynasty was a very important period in Indian history. It is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples" and participated in the votings to become one of the 7 wonders in the world.