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Water tourism
Tourism in India
Tourism of India has armed the country with immense potential of development, recognition, and livelihood. After Independence, the focus of Indian government was solely on industrial and economic development. However, in the 20th century, India became a popular name on the world map with the recognition of amazing locations to explore. The second half of 20th century saw the country scaling to great heights in terms of tourism activities. International tourists have well recognized the potential of Indian tourism industry. The rich culture and tradition of India contributed in making the country a prominent name among global places of visit. With the Asian subcontinent displaying much variation in landscape, religion, and traditions, India has become a lively place of visit.India has a long history of welcoming new peoples, accommodating and absorbing them into its existing structures,which in time adapt change to express the ideas and practices of the new arrivals.India’s greatest resource is the number and variety of its people. A multitude of faiths exists side by side in India, shaping the country’s heritage, its life,culture, traditions, and mythology.
Water Tourism in India
Among the most distinctive features of India are its rivers, which holds the highly religious importance among its people. Covering the vast geographical area of 328 million heactares, Indian rivers have been an important reason for the rural prosperity of India. Carrying a wider importance in cultural, economical, geographical as well as religious development, the numerous river of India is of great value in India. The rivers in India are considered as God and Goddess and are even worshiped among the Hindus. They provide tourists a wonderful insight into the historical, cultural and traditional aspect of India.
India is a land of pulsating coastlines, golden beaches and swift rivers and thus can offer you every kind of water sport you can desire.
No | State Name | Total sites |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 71 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 18 |
3 | Assam | 26 |
4 | Bihar | 60 |
5 | Chhattisgarh | 7 |
6 | Goa | 52 |
7 | Gujarat | 53 |
8 | Haryana | 28 |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | 51 |
10 | Jammu and Kashmir | 17 |
11 | Jharkhand | 7 |
12 | Karnataka | 54 |
13 | Kerala | 122 |
14 | Madhya Pradesh | 31 |
15 | Maharashtra | 52 |
16 | Manipur | 4 |
17 | Meghalaya | 15 |
18 | Mizoram | 5 |
19 | Nagaland | 3 |
20 | Odisha | 17 |
21 | Punjab | 10 |
22 | Rajasthan | 66 |
23 | Sikkim | 22 |
24 | Tamil Nadu | 60 |
25 | Tripura | 6 |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | 27 |
27 | Uttarakhand | 72 |
28 | West Bengal | 26 |
29 | Telangana | - |
Union territories | ||
1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 11 |
2 | Chandigarh | 2 |
3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 2 |
4 | Daman and Diu | 8 |
5 | Lakshadweep | - |
6 | Delhi | - |
7 | Puducherry | - |
Climate
Only few countries encompass s richly varied a landscape as India’s watered by monsoon and burnished by sun. Climate of India varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north.Hot tropical weather with variations from region to region. Coolest weather lasts from November to mid-March, with cool, fresh mornings and evenings and dry, sunny days. Really hot weather, when it is dry, dusty and unpleasant, is between April and June. Monsoon rains occur in most regions in summer between June and September.
Festivals
Festivals in India is another reason why tourism in India is flourishing in the states. Every small town and village has some distinct celebrations reserved for the community residing there. Shimla and Manali have Dusshera celebrated with spirits. Check out the calendar events in India on Indian Holiday before making your plan to travel India.On almost every day of the year there is a festival in some part of India when color and pageant merge with ritual and worship Travellers have been captivated since early times by India’s awesome diversity of peoples, cultures and landscapes.
Art and Culture
Indian Art science the earliest cave paintings has been dominated by the gentle forms of animals and sensuous beings.Indian culture extends back to 5000 years, making Indians to have pride on its miscellaneous, prehistoric and deep-seated culture. Indian culture has never ending only one of its kind diversity right from monuments, physical features, flora and fauna, languages, arts, religions, crafts to customs. Diversity in Indian culture can be observed from the stability in Indian civilization from prehistoric times till the present day. Indian culture has been enhanced by consecutive resettlements by diverse sorts of people, which also show the way to beginning of new way of life, spotlight to music, arts and literature thereby stirring cultural heritage. Some of the famous festivals throughout the country are Teej from Rajasthan, Rajrani of Orissa, Bonalu of Andhra Pradesh. An Indian region can be acknowledged based on its folk and clannish dance forms like Bhangra from Punjab, Puli Vesham of Andhra Pradesh, Dandia of Gujarat and Otthanthulal of Kerala.
Dance and Music
Dance and music traditions in India play important roles in society and act as expressions of Indian Identity.Indian music (Hindustani in the north and Carnatic in the south) has been evolving as part of India’s culture for centuries. Aspects of musical from such as tonal intervals, harmonies and rhythmical patterns are the unique products of a wealth of musical traditions and influences; they are also very different from those familiar in the west. Much of the music recalls Indian fables and legends, as well as celebrating the seasonal rhythms of nature. Indian dancing, similarly unique and timeless, is also widely performed throughout the country, either at major festivals and recitals, or at the many cultural shows which are staged in hotels.
Cinema
The prolific output of Indian film studios draws audience in their millions with a penchant for melodramas and masala westerners.