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India
Cuisine |
| Indian cuisine is
famous the world over with its distinguishing sophisticated
use of spices and herbs. Indian cuisine is strongly
influenced by widespread and longstanding vegetarianism
within sections of India's majority Hindu and Jain
communities. Very integral to the Indian culture
is the Indian cuisine and love of food amongst its
vast population, cuisines differ according to community,
region, and state. Indian cuisine is delightfully
unique with a great variety of foods, spices, and
cooking techniques, each with its distinct taste.
Each religion, region, and caste has left its own
influence on Indian food. |
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Adventure
in India |
| > Adventure obtains
a new paradigm in India. An Indian adventure offers
everything from skiing on snow capped mountains
in the Himalayas, trekking in the Western Ghats
to scuba diving and snorkeling in the shallow sea
waters around Andaman and Nicobar islands. Indian
subcontinent is truly blessed with a unique topography
to the delight of the fearless adventurer. The magnificent
Himalayas stand guard on the Northern front of India
while the south is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal,
the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea on all three
sides. This creates the right environment in numerous
locations for all kinds of water sports, as well
as stunning views of marine life and coral reefs... |
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Wildlife
in India |
| India's wildlife
is both rich and varied. More than 4% of India's
land is under forest cover. The country is one of
the 12-mega diversity areas in the world, in terms
of animal population. India has always been a home
to a rich diversity of wildlife supplemented by
an equally rich variety of flora and fauna. Watching
birds and animals in their natural habitats is an
experience in itself. The country offers immense
opportunities for wildlife tourism. The immense
heritage of wildlife in India comprises of more
than 90 national parks and about 490 wildlife sanctuaries
including the bird sanctuaries... |
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Indian
Heritage and Culture |
| India is a diverse
country, a fact that is visibly prominent in its
people, culture and climate. From the eternal snows
of the Himalayas to the cultivated peninsula of
far South, from the deserts of the West to the humid
deltas of the East, from the dry heat and cold of
the Central Plateau to the cool forest foothills,
Indian lifestyles clearly glorify its geography.
There was a time when India was known as the land
of snake charmers. Then people started identifying
it as the land having the majestic Taj, the ferocious
Tiger and the great desert of Thar. But with each
turn that the wheel of time took, Indians have proved
to be a lot more... |
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Amazing
Honeymoon |
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Amazing Honeymoons ingredients: red-hot research
on best Indian honeymoon holiday spots, planning
tips, gift ideas that tease and please your partner
and much, much more!A travelmartindia.com feature
on making the most of a romantic rendezvous that
is perfect passion-playtime, just for the two
of you! Introduction to happy honeymooning: essential
honeymooning elements
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Shoppers
AHOY |
| Why do you need a
Happy Shopper's Guide to India? Well, to begin with,
we give you the local expert's view on how best
to experience Indian shopping delights like none
other in the world! With years of tourism experience
on how foreign tourists can avoid being fleeced
by many unauthorized traders and having extensive
knowledge of authentic Indian products and the regions
that are best known fore each, thanks to wide networking
between guides, operators and manufacturers, Travelmartindia
steers you towards Indian souvenirs that are reasonable
and unforgettably native to India. |
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Khajuraho
Festival |
| There is abiding
poetry in every ancient Indian monument with the
primeval instincts artistically delineated in stone
and captured imaginatively in the silent sculptures
that emotively tell a tale of long-lost loves and
the mystery of sensuality. Attending the Khajuraho
Festival in Central India has a certain fascination
for foreign tourists to India and natives alike;
with the temples of Khajuraho forming the backdrop
for this annual cultural treat, wherein classical
dance performers and expert musicians from all parts
of India gather together to bring to the audience
the wonderment, beauty and joy of poetry in motion,
there's memories to be made and delights to be savored
long after the ballads are over. |
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Ladakh
Festival |
| The Buddha's spiritual
teachings permeate the very core of Ladakh and even
with a certain restraint to the profound matters
of birth, death and everything in between and beyond;
there is always time for pageantry. Even at the
most solemn religious occasion in this land of legends
and snow-clad mountains, the Ladakh festival has
earned for itself a reputation for color, gaiety,
spectacular exhibition of masks and mimes with enjoyable
activities for all attending. The Ladakh festival
also has earned itself many global tourists keen
to savor the enriching insight into the land's many
natural, traditional and socio-cultural flavors
while hoping to take back with them more than just
a glimpse of the local community, surviving modernisms
and political mechanisms with an easy, hillbilly
élan. |
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