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7th March 2016, 04:48 PM
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Indian Facts And Information
I want to know about Indian facts. Would you please give here some of the facts about India ?
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7th March 2016, 05:53 PM
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Re: Indian Facts And Information
As you want I am here giving you ome of the facts about India. Interesting Facts about India: India is about 1/3 the size of the United States. Second most populous country in the world. India is the largest democracy in the world Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years To avoid polluting the elements (fire, earth, water, air), followers of Zoroastrianism in India don’t bury their dead, but instead leave bodies in buildings called “Towers of Silence” for the vultures to pick clean. After the bones dry, they are swept into a central well. It is illegal for foreigners and non-citizens to take Indian currency (rupees) out of India India has one of the world’s highest rates of abortion. More than a million Indians are millionaires, yet most Indians live on less than two dollars a day. Cows can be found freely wandering the streets of India’s cities. Dancing is one of India’s most highly developed arts and was an integral part of worship in the inner shrines of every temple. India is the birthplace of chess ndian flag has three horizontal bands of color: saffron for courage and sacrifice, white for truth and peace, and green for faith, fertility, and chivalry. An emblem of a wheel spinning used to be in the center of the white band, but when India gained independence, a Buddhist dharma chakra, or wheel of life, replaced the spinning wheel India is the world’s largest producer of dried beans, such as kidney beans and chickpeas. It also leads the world in banana exports; Brazil is second. Mumbai (Bombay) is India’s largest city. Marigold flowers are used as decoration for Hindu marriages and are a symbol of good fortune and happiness. Official name of India is the Republic of India The national fruit of India is the mango. Most historians agree that the first recorded account of plastic surgery is found in ancient Indian Sanskrit texts. India’s pastoral communities are largely dependent on dairy and have made India the largest milk-producing country in the world |
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