Literally from the first minutes of tourists' stay in India, a waterfall of bright colors of national clothes, pungent smells of spices and smoking incense, the luxury of ancient temples and the poverty of narrow streets, the variegation of Tantric temples and the silent silence of the Taj Mahal fall upon them.
The ambivalence of India is manifested in everything: here are unique beaches with clean sand and a warm sea, and curved streets, which are difficult to get through due to numerous debris, and the unimaginable colors of traditional clothes, and the white silence of ancient palaces, and the destroyed temples of ancient kings, and high-rise modern skyscrapers of the largest business centers, and a unique mix of modern technology and artisanal manual labor.
Taj Mahal
India all consists of contradictions. So much is mixed in it that it knocks down, turns the soul inside out, then to put everything in its place.
Being one of the most populous countries after its neighbor China, India has the status of a republic. With its large area, it is striking in its natural diversity. Here are the inaccessible and alluring “snow dwellings” of the Himalayas and the endless Thar desert with camels and nomads, as well as the unique beaches of the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. Many rivers, originating in the mountains, nourish their channels during the melting of glaciers and the rainy season and often lead to extensive floods in some states of the country.
Representatives of the flora and fauna of India are striking. Elephants, sacred cows, numerous dogs calmly walk along the streets of cities. The crowns of light-green and jat-trees wave waving numerous tourists in greeting. Palm trees braided by creepers lean on numerous beaches.
Ganges River and Varanasi
Nevertheless, India is glorified not only by unique climatic conditions, but also by centuries-old culture. Customs, traditions that are frozen in eternity. It is impossible to distinguish between the future, the present and the past. This is a completely different world. A world that shows a person without embellishment of civilization, without numerous stereotypes, without false masks.
A deeply religious country generously gives the world its culture and centuries-old heritage. Almost the entire population of India is deeply religious people, distinguished by their extraordinary tolerance towards other religions. It is tolerance for other religions and faiths that makes it possible to see not only centuries-old churches, but also new architectural structures. The ancient temples and palaces of India are amazing in variety. Here you can find luxurious, huge, and ascetic, austere architectural forms. You can plunge into the brightly colored motley of traditional temples and let your tired eyes relax, looking at the dull colors of numerous cave complexes.
A special place in the unique culture of the country is occupied by cuisine, which is part of the oldest Indian culture. The cuisine is as fancy as this mysterious country itself. It mixes bright and spicy dishes with delicate and soft, giving amazing taste sensations. What is semolina fried with vegetables, or spicy rice with the addition of sweet pieces of mango. Like real artists, skilled Indian chefs mix a variety of herbs and spices on their culinary palettes. Here you can find in any dish and mustard seeds, and cinnamon, and ginger, and caraway seeds, and many other seeds, plants and herbs that are rarely found in European cuisine. A very wide range of vegetarian dishes is presented: starting with lentils with spicy gravy and ending with hot dishes from a special cottage cheese - paneer.
Beaches of goa
It is impossible not to mention the original and colorful Indian holidays. All of them can be symbolically divided into state, celebrated throughout India, regional and religious. Spreading along the numerous city streets, the Indian holiday erases the boundaries that exist between people in this country: religious and national. A whirlpool of performances, classical Indian dances, a riot of colors of national clothes, plentiful illumination - this is what a holiday in India means. Their diversity not only fascinates, allows you to relax and unwind, but also attracts many tourists with its hospitality.
India is a country that you want to get into. She speaks in every heart of an oriental tale. Arriving in India, you fall into its captivity, consisting of piercing screams touted, the stuffy aroma of spices and incense, the mooing of cows and the spreading sounds of mantras, humming speech and bright faces and colors. It is impossible to break out of this captivity. India, through its contradictions, gently breaks all your existing ideas about the world and the place of man in it. Breaks to show life in all its diversity. India is mysterious, diverse, enchanting, vibrant and tuneful. A country that is just waiting to tell its centuries-old tales to everyone who wants to hear it.
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