India is one of largest and beautiful country of Asia. Its culture, its people, its area or its natures feels overwhelming and it has the best places to visit in India with friends or family.
Being an Indian we all know it has 29 states and all of it has its own importance, so it offers you the best places in India to visit with friends or family. Because its landmarks and mountain ranges in the North, and beaches of south or jungles of East to Desert of west makes it exciting to travel with your loved ones.
Our country India is broadly divided into six zones i.e, North, South, East, West, Central, North-East. Every state has something precious into it, either we talk about Crown of India i.e, Jammu and Kashmir or Heart of the country Delhi. Lets precisely understand about them.
North India
- It comprising Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
- Jammu and Kashmir popularly known as “Paradise on Earth”, and is famous for its natural beauty and picturesque.
- Himachal Pradesh is famous for its popular hill stations like Shimla, Manali, Gushaini etc.
- Delhi is the capital city of the country and this makes it special among all.
- Haryana, the place gains main importance because of its several historic battles like Mahabharat, 3 battles of Panipat.
- Punjab, famously termed as “land of Five rivers”, and is famous for its religious diversity as many religious movements were started from there.
- Rajasthan, is famous for Thar desert, its Havellis, forts and many more.
South India
- It comprises Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Island and Lakshadweep.
- Andhra Pradesh is famous for its Tirupati Temple, Srisailam Mallikarjuneswar(one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples of India).
- Karnataka is famous for many hill stations like madikeri, Chikmagluru, kudremukha and Jog waterfall(it is second highest plunge waterfall in India).
- kerala is named among one of the ten paradises of world by national geographic traveler, and is famous for its ecotourism initiative.
- Puducherry, places like Stone Beach, Aurobinda Aashramam, White Town, Matrimandir, Manakula Vinayagar Temple and alcoholic beverages in cheap price compared to other states makes it famous.
- Tamil Nadu is famous for its temples and architecture, food,and classical Indian dance.
- Telangana is known for its hospitality and multicultural and Pluralistic society. It is the youngest state of India formally recognized on 2nd june 2014, for more details you can check here.
- Andaman and Nicobar is famous for serene and white sandy beaches, we will talk about it in deep in separate post as it is a vast topic in itself.
- Lakshadweep is famous for rich marine life, beach destination and coral reefs. The islands are also known for pearl fishing and are a major supplier of sea food.
- Note: Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep are the Unionterritories of India
East India
- It includes Bihar, Jharkhand, odisha and West Bengal.
- Bihar is well established its name from history as the oldest university “Nalanda University” is here in this state.
- Jharkhand mainly known for its vast forest resources and minerals like iron ore, coal, copper ore, bauxite, graphite, limestone, and uranium etc.
- Odisha is mainly famous for its temple city Bhubaneswar, Silver city cuttack and Spiritual city Puri.
- West Bengal is famous around the country for its Durga Puja, Terracotta temples of Bishnupur, Hazarduari Palace(largest staircase in India).
West India
- West zone of India well established its name because of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli is famous for the Church of Our Lady of Piety and the Hindu temples including Bindrabin temple and Swaminarayan Temple.
- Daman and Diu mainly includes Gangeshwar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, Nagoa Beach.
- Goa is known for its Beautiful beaches, nightlife party, carnival and Water sports.
- Gujarat is well known for its Asiatic Lions, The white desert of Rann of Kutch, its handicrafts, and its many religious sites.
- Maharastra, famous for its caves, rock-cut architecture in Ajanta Ellora Caves (listed in UNESCO as World Heritage Site) and Some of its temples as they are over 1000 years old.
- Note: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are also the Union territories of India
North- East India
- It comprises Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,Tripura and Sikkim.
- Other than Sikkim all the other seven states are called as seven sisters.
- Assam has lot of things to remember either it is its tea or silk, almost everthing is famou. As it is the first oil drilling site of Asia, it is the home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant.
- Arunachal Pradesh, also known as “Land of rising Sun”, and is famous for its green forests, calming beauty, and mountains.
- Manipur is famous for Loktak Lake and the Khonghampat Orchidarium.
- Meghalaya is famous for its excessive rainfall, subtropical forests and biodiversity.
- Mizoram is famous for Phawngpui (the highest mountain peak).
- Nagaland is famous for Hornbill festival that is held every year.
- Tripura is famous for Orange Gardens, Pineapple Gardens, Rubber Gardens, Bamboo plantation, Tea Plantation, etc.
- Sikkim is famous for Kangchenjunga (highest peak of India and third largest in world).
Central India
- It comprises states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
- Chattisgarh is known for folk dance, art and culture, mega industries and agriculture productivity.
- Madhya Pradesh is well established name for Khajuraho temples , Sanchi Stupa situated in capital city Bhopal.
- Uttrakhand is also reffered as “DevBhoomi or Land of God”, and also known for its many hill stations like Landsdowne, Mussoorie, Dhanaulti etc.
- Uttar Pradesh is famous for Taj Mahal(one of the seven wonders of world), Mathura and Ayodhya birthplace of Lord Krishna and Lord Rama.
So this is the short and Quick summary of our country India , we will discuss about it more in details, I hope this will going to be a great journey together.
We all know that our Country is fill with beauty, hence you will definately get the best places in India to visit with friends or family in this mini continent in itself.
I myself love to travel but still I had left with many places. I will make sure to write my experience regarding the places and hope this will help you to plan your next trip either solo trip, or with your friends and family.
If you have any query or any suggestions so do let me know, comment me I will make sure to apply the same and improve and solve your query.
Thats it for know!!! See you soon!!! Till than keep smilling and Plan your trip.
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