Incredible India: pictures and videos

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It gives me great honour and is a privilege to begin this thread. Where shall I start? India is so vast, so incredibly diverse that it seems impossible to capture the essence of the country in a few images. Still, I will try, and if not a few, many might suffice. Here are, to begin with, some not-too-often-seen pictures of our glorious Fatherland:

Bharapani, Meghalaya



The Sahayadri Ranges, Maharaashtra



Western Ghats, along the Mumbai-Pune expressway



Bison Wells, Tamil Nadu



Morning Rays at Mamallapuram



Nagarjuna Saagar, Andhra Pradesh



Carved Buddhist Mani Stones, Zangla, Kingdom of Zanskar, India.



Ladakh



The Thar Desert



Havelock Island, Andaman & Nicobar

Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep



Poovar Island, Kerala



Diu Fort, Territory of Daman & Diu, Western India



Rainforests, Jharkhand



Chitrakoot Falls, Jagdaalpur, Chattisgarh



Kauvery, Karnataka



Khesima, Nagaland



Tarang, Gujarat [Image courtesy: our very own Flint!]

Ross Island, Southern India



Udaipur



Konaseema Ridge, Andhra Pradesh



Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh



Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh



Lake Chilka, Orissa



Öouty



Karjat



Ganges, Uttar'anchal

Gongoni, Midnapore, West Bengal




Meghaalay



The Mahanadi Delta, Orissa



Arambol, Goa



Approaching Madurai, Tamil Nadu



Aleppey, Kerala



Near Port Blair, Andaman Islands



Bangram Island, Territory of Lakshadweep



Shivasamudram panoramic (photo K. Venkatesh)- Please scroll -->

Original posts courtesy of Singh


Leh Palace



Gorges in Sarchu Valley



Tso Kar Grasslands



Tso Kiagar Salt Lake



Shanti Stupa



Leh Fort



River near Manali-Leh Road



Lake Pangong



Buddhist Prayer Flags at Tso Morori Lake, 15,000ft altitude

Mystic India

Kabhi kabhi jab bagwan detai hai to chabar parke detai<3
Each and every single pictures from here is amazing.
It completely change my image on southern india.
It's infect gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this wonderful
images.

More Images of our Glorious Fatherland:


Kerala backwaters (courtesy Raman Azad)



Lake Pankang Teng Tso, Arun'aachal Pradesh



Velha, Goa



Vizaag Coastline, Andhra Pradesh



Kinnaur



Sikkim, North East India



Murudeshwar, Karnataka



Orchha, Madhya Pradesh



Agatti Island, Southern India

Darjeeling



Ganga Lake, Itaanagar



Backwaters, Kerala



Golf Resort, Kalimpong, West Bengal



Sunset, Sikkim





Sunrise, Öuty



Allahabaad Ganges



Raanchi, Jharkhand



Mizoraam, Far North-East India

Dudh Saagar Falls, Karnataka



Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum



Athirapally Falls, Kerala



River Ravi- Beas, Haryaana



River Beas, Dharmanagar, Him'aachal Pradesh



Fort Daulatabaad, Maharaashtra



Images of Rajgirh, Bihar

Salt pans, Gujarat



Paddy fields, Punjab



Sweltering summers, Rajasthan



Frigid cold, Kashmir



Bhaavana, Vaishno Devi



Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh



Platinum cascades, Shillong



Cable cars to Auli from Joshimath



Cable cars at Mansa Devi, Haridwar



Hampi

wow,the scenery is so beautiful ,I can't wait to have a trip to India,like somewhere in the films.great

You're very welcome Yang... In fact, you can stay with those of us who live in India when yo visit here...

CHANDRA TAL, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA

Chandra Tal lake, is at an altitude of 16,000 feet, AND is situated at a distance of six km from Kunzum Pass in Lahaul and Spiti district that connect Spiti and Lahaul areas.

Snow surrounds this blue water lake, which is the source of river Chandra. With a circumference of 2.5 km, Chandra Tal lake, according to locals, is the mythological spot from where Lord Indra's chariot took the eldest Pandava brother Yudhishtra to heaven in his mortal form.