Amazing Facts About India
India’s name is derived from the “Indus” river.Indus Valley Civilisation is the world’s oldest civilisation.
The Tirupati Balaji temple and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple both, receive more visitors than the Vatican City and Mecca combined.
- Every 12 years, a religious gathering called the Kumbh Mela occurs in India. It is the world’s largest gathering of people.
The gathering is so large that the Kumbh Mela is visible from the space.
- Takshila is said to be the first every university in the world; it started around 700 BC. in India.
India’s first rocket was brought on cycle and a satellite on bullock cart.And despite budgetary constraints, India’s space program is one of the top 5 space programs in the world.
Lonar Lake, a saltwater lake in Maharashtra, was created by a meteor hitting the Earth and is one of its kind in India.
- Magnetic Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The hill is alleged to have magnetic properties strong enough to pull cars uphill and force passing aircraft to increase their altitude in order to escape magnetic interference.
- The first Granite Temple of the world, the Brihadeswara Temple is situated in Tamil Nadu. It was built during the 11th century, in only five years.