India: attractions and places of interest

Sundarban National Park can be called international – it is located on the territory of two countries.: India and Bangladesh. The name of the park means "beautiful jungle" in Bengali. This is a biosphere reserve created with the aim of preserving the endangered Bengal tiger. During the maintenance o...

Keoladeo National Park is located in the north of India, the main feature of which is a huge variety of birds. The park, which includes plains, savannas, forests and swamps, covers an area of more than 28 km2. This is one of the most important wintering grounds for birds. In winter, it is home to ma...

Goa is by far the most popular resort in the world. The wonderful beaches of the Arabian Sea attract many tourists to India. In Goa, life goes very differently, compared to other parts of the country. The diversity of the green tropics, the wonderful climate, the most ancient customs, styles and cul...

The Kailasanath Temple is a Hindu temple located in the central part of the courtyard cut into the Basalt mountain. The uniqueness of the temple structure lies in the fact that it is not built, but carved out of the rock. The temple complex is considered the most important of the cave temples in Ell...

Chittorgarh Fort is located in the Indian city of the same name. It was built in the 7th century AD and for a long time was the main residence of the Mewar rulers. The area of the fort is 28 km2, the height above the terrain is 180 meters. During its existence, Chittorgarh was captured three times ...

The Chand Baori well is a stepped structure consisting of 9 tiers and 3,500 perfectly symmetrical steps that descend to a depth of 20 meters, down to the groundwater. It is the deepest well in India. It was built in the 9th century in the town of Abaneri to extract water and provide it to the entire...

Ajanta is a complex of cave temples in India. The period to which the date of their foundation belongs belongs to the era of the rule of the Gupta Empire. This temple in the dungeon has been created for several centuries, changing its owners. Ajanta has the appearance of a series of caves, which we...

The Valley of Flowers is an incredibly beautiful place located in India. This national park has found its place in the middle of the Himalayan Mountains. The reserve is famous for its excellent meadows of flowers, which have a bright color and intoxicating aroma. The Valley of Flowers was declared ...

The Hawa Mahal Palace is a masterpiece of Indian architecture, a wonderful creation of Indian craftsmen in the form of a fifteen-meter five-story cone-shaped building. It is located in the center of the Indian city of Jaipur. The structure is dedicated to the god Krishna, and its appearance is simil...

Golconda is the oldest fortress that belongs to India. The old complex is quite well preserved and is located within the city of Hyderabad, which belongs to the state of Andhra Pradesh. Sometime from 1512 to 1687, Golconda was the capital of the sultanate of the same name. The name of the Indian fo...