India : A Land of All Seasons for all Reasons

INDIA: A COUNTRY FOR ALL SEASONS

India is the land of amazing c lt !es" g!eat di#e!sit$" %a!m &eo&le and magnificent nat !al 'ea t$( The co nt!$)s nat !al 'ea t$ is !eflected in sno%* ca&&ed mo ntain &ea+s" &!ofo nd desse!ts" golden 'eaches" e,otic %ildlife and go!geo s dee& 'l e seas( India also 'oasts of !ema!+a'le histo!ical mon ments %hich a!e the testaments of a great Indian history( The -o#ial fai!s and festi#als of India & t the icing on the meta&ho!ical ca+e( It is indeed an astonishingl$ cha!ming and magnetic co nt!$ that 'ec+ons &eo&le f!om all &a!ts of %o!ld to ha#e thei! holida$s in India( India is a #e!$ &o& la! destination among travel agents %ho offe! se#e!al Indian packages that ma$ incl de chea& tic+ets to India on #a!io s flights to India( The fact that India can 'e #isited almost an$ time of the $ea! ma+es it all the mo!e fascinating( Se#e!al ai!lines o&e!ate di!ect flights fo!m London to India( The seasons in India a!e e. all$ e,. isite %ith each season ha#ing its o%n set of a&&eals and cha!ms( The nation)s ma-o! seasons a!e / %inte!s" s mme!s" s&!ing and a t mn( Winters in India 0inte!s in India a!e #e!$ %elcoming and all !ing( Es&eciall$" the no!th &a!t of the co nt!$ t !ns its cha!m on in the season( 1 lma!g is a &o& la! s+i !eso!t that is the &lace to 'e fo! indi#id als loo+ing fo! ad#ent !e s&o!ts( In So th India" 2e!ala is a g!eat %inte! to !ist s&ot( Summers in India The s mme!s in India a!e hot and h mid ' t than+f ll$ the!e is no dea!th of &laces to chill o t in s mme!s( 3a!io s &a!t of India feat !e diffe!ent hill stations( Coorg Coo!g is one &lace %he!e $o %o ld li+e to 'e in the smolde!ing heat of Indian s mme!s( It is a beautiful hill station that is +no%n fo! its lo#el$ nat !al sights" delecta'le food and coffee a!oma( Manali 4anali is a #e!$ &o& la! to !ist destination in No!th India( 5eo&le on holida$s" t!e++e!s and &a!t$ goe!s all find 4anali an ideal destination( The hill station is located in the state of 6imachal 5!adesh and is - st a'o t 788 +m f!om Delhi( Mahabaleshwar

India : A Land of All Seasons for all Reasons

4aha'alesh%a! is %este!n Indias highest hill station that is !ega!ded as a &o& la! hone$moon s&ot( 4o!eo#e!" 4aha'alesh%a! is a ma-o! &ilg!im site( Spring in India S&!ing in India is a !e&!esentation of -o$ and ha&&iness( The atmos&he!e is f ll of s%eet*scented flo%e!s and go!geo s colo !s( Yo can #isit an$ &a!t of India in this lo#el$ %eathe!( Autumn in India 0ith a t mn come festi#ities and cele'!ations( Indeed" a t mn is a season of festivals in India( It is the &e!fect time to #isit India if $o %ant 'e the &a!t of the co nt!$)s legenda!$ cele'!ations( The tem&e!at !e d !ing this time is also #e!$ &leasant %ith the !ains o#e! and %inte!s on thei! %a$( The !ains also '!ing o t the 'ea t$ of India)s e,otic %ildlife and th s a t mn is the &e!fect time to #ie% India)s amazing Flo!a and Fa na(

India : A Land of All Seasons for all Reasons

Introduction India is one of the most att!acti#e to !ist destinations in Asia( India is a la!ge co nt!$ in so the!n Asia( It;s the second la!gest co nt!$ in the %o!ld in &o& lation" !an+ing onl$ 'ehind China( In :88<" fo!eign to !ists #isiting India s&ent 9=(< 'illion USD * the ninth highest in the %o!ld( India is also !an+ed among the to& 7 ad#ent !e to !ism destinations( One can e,&ect to s&end a'o t >9"?=8 in :88= dolla!s fo! a t%o %ee+ #isit" sta$ing in accommodations e. i#alent to 0este!n ones( India is a land of often 'e%ilde!ing di#e!sit$( It is a -igsa% & zzle of &eo&le of e#e!$ faith and !eligion" li#ing togethe! to c!eate a ni. e and colo!f l mosaic( The!e is a festi#al fo! e#e!$ !eason and fo! e#e!$ season( E#e!$ cele'!ation cente!s a!o nd !it als of &!a$e!" see+ing 'lessings" e,changing good%ill" deco!ating ho ses" %ea!ing ne% clothes" m sic" dance and feasting( India also has a la!ge #a!iet$ of &!otected %ildlife( The co nt!$;s &!otected %ilde!ness consists of ?= National &a!+s of India and <:9 Sanct a!ies" of %hich 9@ fall nde! the & !#ie% of 5!o-ect Tige!( Its climatic and geog!a&hic di#e!sit$ ma+es it the home of o#e! 7=8 mammals and 9:88 'i!d s&ecies" man$ of %hich a!e ni. e to the s 'continent( Some %ell +no%n national %ildlife sanct a!ies incl de Co!'ett" 2anha" Sa!is+a" 5e!i$a!" Rantham'o!e" and Aha!at& !( 5e!ha&s India;s 'est*+no%n site is the Ta- 4ahal" one of the %o!ld;s g!eatest a!chitect !al achie#ements( It %as ' ilt 'et%een 9B79 and 9B=7 '$ Em&e!o! Shah Cahan in hono! of his %ife" A!- mand Aan " mo!e &o& la!l$ +no%n as 4 mtaz 4ahal( The Ta- 4ahal se!#es as he! tom'( One of the &o& la! to !ist ci!c its is called the 1olden T!iangle: the cities DelhiD Ag!a Esite of the Ta- 4ahalFD and Cai& !( Delhi is a&&!o,imatel$ :88 +ilomete!s a%a$ f!om Ag!a" and :=8 +ilomete!s f!om Cai& !( Culture & eople! The &eo&le of India s&ea+ 9< ma-o! lang ages and mo!e than 9888 mino! lang ages G dialects( India has th!ee main land !egions : a( The 6imala$as '( The No!the!n 5lains c( The Deccan o! the So the!n 5latea 0ith nea!l$ 9 'illion citizens" India is the second most &o& lo s nation in the %o!ld( It is im&ossi'le to s&ea+ of an$ one Indian c lt !e" altho gh the!e a!e

India : A Land of All Seasons for all Reasons

dee& c lt !al contin ities that tie its &eo&le togethe!( English is the ma-o! lang age of t!ade and &olitics" ' t the!e a!e fo !teen official lang ages in all( The!e a!e t%ent$*fo ! lang ages that a!e s&o+en '$ a million &eo&le o! mo!e" and co ntless othe! dialects( India has se#en ma-o! !eligions and man$ mino! ones" si, main ethnic g!o &s" and co ntless holida$s( When to "isit India! India has s ch a %ide !ange of climatic facto!s that it;s im&ossi'le to &in do%n the 'est time to #isit %eathe!*%ise %ith an$ ce!taint$( 4ost of India has th!ee seasons: a( Cool Season * Octo'e! to Fe'! a!$( '( 6ot season * ma!ch to C ne( c( Rain$ H 4onsoon * monsoons sta!t f!om mid C ne to Se&tem'e!( Octo'e! to 4a!ch tend to 'e the most &leasant months fo! most of the &a!ts of the co nt!$( The mo ntaino s a!eas in No!th India s all$ ha#e sno%fall 'et%een Decem'e! and 4a!ch( 2ashmi! and the mo ntaino s !egions of 6imachal 5!adesh a!e at thei! most accessi'le 'et%een 4a$ and Se&tem'e!( The 'est time to #isit Si++im and the a!eas of no!th*easte!n India is 4a!ch and A g st( The 'est time to #isit dese!ts of Ra-asthan and the no!th*%este!n Indian 6imala$an !egion is d !ing the monsoon( #vents! India is 'lessed %ith a h ge n m'e! of festi#als" and se#e!al a!e so s&ectac la! that $o %o ld 'e a fool to miss them if $o %e!e !emotel$ %ithin s&itting distance( The s 'continent of India lies in so th Asia" 'et%een 5a+istan" China and Ne&al( To the no!th it is 'o!de!ed '$ the %o!ld;s highest mo ntain chain" %he!e foothill #alle$s co#e! the no!the!nmost of the co nt!$;s :B states( F !the! so th" &latea s" t!o&ical !ain fo!ests and sand$ dese!ts a!e 'o!de!ed '$ &alm f!inged 'eaches ( Side '$ side %ith the co nt!$;s stagge!ing to&og!a&hical #a!iations is its c lt !al di#e!sit$" the !es lt of the coe,istence of a n m'e! of !eligions as %ell as local t!adition( Th s" the to%e!ing tem&les of so th India" easil$ identifia'le '$ thei! o!natel$ sc l&t !ed s !face" a!e associated %ith a g!eat man$ c!afts and &e!fo!ming a!ts of the !egion(

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In the dese!t of 2 tch" 1 -a!at" on the othe! hand" a scatte!ing of #illages &it themsel#es against the a%esome fo!ces of nat !e" !es lting in S&a!tan lifest$les made #i'!ant '$ a &!of sion of -e%el!$ and o!namental em'!oide!$ sed to ado!n a&&a!el and ho sehold linen( In the e,t!eme no!th is the high altit de dese!t of Lada+h( Local c lt !e is #isi'l$ sha&ed '$ the faith * A ddhism *as %ell as '$ the ha!sh te!!ain( Yet anothe! facet of Indian c lt !e is o'se!#ed in the colo!f l t!i'al lifest$les of the no!th easte!n states of Nagaland" 4izo!am" T!i& !a and 4ani& ! %ith thei! fol+ c lt !e( In the cent!al Indian states of O!issa and 4adh$a 5!adesh t!i'al #illage life has !es lted in a #a!iet$ of a!tisticall$ e,ec ted handic!afts( India;s mo ntains &!o#ide heli s+iing" !i#e! ! nning" mo ntainee!ing and t!e++ing( Its 'eaches &!o#ide laz$ s n*'athing as %ell as %ind s !fing and sno!+eling" and its - ngles &!o#ide shooting %ildlife *%ith a came!a( India;s histo!$ goes 'ac+ to 7":88 AC %hen 6ind ism %as fi!st fo nded( A ddhism" Cainism" Si+hism( C daism( Io!oasht!ianism" Ch!istianit$ and Islam all e,ist %ithin the co nt!$ toda$( As a conse. ence of India;s size" the histo!$ of the co nt!$ has seldom 'een the same fo! t%o ad-oining te!!ito!ies" and its g!eat nat !al %ealth has l !ed a s ccession of t!ade!s and fo!eign infl ences to it" each ha#ing left thei! im&!int in the co nt!$" ho%e#e! faint o! localized( Th s" Chinese fishing nets in 2e!ala a!e a th!o%'ac+ to that co nt!$;s ancient ma!itime t!ade" %hile in the no!th" te!!a*cotta fig !ines of the cent !ies AC 'ea! distinctl$ 1!ee+ t!aces( 4ode!n India is home ali+e to the t!i'al %ith his anach!onistic lifest$le and to the so&histicated !'an -etsette!( It is a land %he!e tem&le ele&hants e,ist amica'l$ %ith the mic!ochi&( Its ancient mon ments a!e the 'ac+d!o& fo! the %o!ld;s la!gest democ!ac$ %he!e atomic ene!g$ is gene!ated and ind st!ial de#elo&ment has '!o ght the co nt!$ %ithin the %o!ld;s to& ten nations( Toda$" fishe!men along the co nt!$;s coastline fashion sim&le fishing 'oats in a cent !ies old t!adition %hile" a fe% miles a%a$( moto! #ehicles glide off con#e$o! 'elts in state*of*the*a!t facto!ies( India is set a&a!t f!om the !est of Asia '$ the 6imala$as" the highest" $o ngest and still e#ol#ing mo ntain chain on the &lanet( The s 'continent as it is !ightl$ called" to ches th!ee la!ge %ate! 'odies and is immediatel$ !ecogniza'le on an$ %o!ld ma&( This thic+" !o ghl$ t!iang la! &enins la defines the Aa$ of Aengal to the east" the A!a'ian sea to the %est" and the India Ocean to the so th( India holds #i!t all$ e#e!$ +ind of landsca&e imagina'le( An a' ndance of mo ntain !anges and national &a!+s &!o#ide am&le o&&o!t nit$ fo! eco*to !ism and t!e++ing" and its shee! size &!omises something fo! e#e!$one( F!om no!th to so th India e,tends a good :888 miles E7:88 +mF" %he!e the island nation of

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S!i Lan+a seems to 'e s. eezed o t of India li+e a g!eat tea!" the s$na&se fo!ming the 1 lf of 4anna!( 6imala$as" the %o!ld;s highest mo ntain chain and Ne&al as its Neigh'o !ing co nt!$ dominate India;s no!the!n 'o!de!( Follo%ing the s%ee&ing mo ntains to the no!theast" its 'o!de!s na!!o% to a small channel that &asses 'et%een Ne&al" Ti'et" Aangladesh" and Ah tan" then s&!eads o t again to meet A !ma in the Jeaste!n t!iangle(J A&a!t f!om the A!a'ian Sea" its %este!n 'o!de! is defined e,cl si#el$ '$ 5a+istan( No!th India is the co nt!$;s la!gest !egion 'egins %ith Camm and 2ashmi!" %ith te!!ain #a!$ing f!om a!id mo ntains in the fa! no!th to the la+e co nt!$ and fo!ests nea! S!inaga! and Camm ( 4o#ing so th along the Ind s !i#e!" the No!th 'ecomes flatte! and mo!e hos&ita'le" %idening into the fe!tile &lains of 5 n-a' to the %est and the 6imala$an foothills of Utta! 5!adesh and the 1anges !i#e! #alle$ to the East( C!am&ed 'et%een these t%o states is the ca&ital cit$" Delhi( The states of 1 -a!at" 4aha!asht!a" 1oa" and &a!t of the massi#e" cent!al state of 4adh$a 5!adesh constit te 0est India( E,tending f!om the 1 -a!at &enins la do%n to 1oa" the %est coast is lined %ith some of India;s 'est 'eaches( The land along the coast is t$&icall$ l sh %ith !ainfo!ests( The 0este!n 1hats se&a!ate the #e!dant coast f!om the 3ind$a 4o ntains and the d!$ Deccan &latea f !the! inland( India is the home of the sac!ed Ri#e! 1anges and the ma-o!it$ of 6imala$an foothills" East India 'egins %ith the states of 4adh$a 5!adesh" Aiha!" O!issa" %hich com&!ise the %este!nmost &a!t of the !egion( East India also contains an a!ea +no%n as the easte!n t!iangle" %hich is enti!el$ distinct( This is the last g l& of land that e,tends 'e$ond Aangladesh" c lminating in the Naga 6ills along the A !mese 'o!de!( India !eaches its &enins la! ti& %ith So th India" %hich 'egins %ith the Deccan in the no!th and ends %ith Ca&e Como!in( The states in So th India a!e 2a!nata+a" Andh!a 5!adesh" Tamil Nad " and 2e!ala" a fa#o !ite leis !e destination( The so theast coast" mi!!o!ing the %est" also !ests sn gl$ 'eneath a mo ntain !ange***the Easte!n 1hats( S&ecial 6olida$s T!a#el %ill 'e &leased to g ide G assist $o fo! an$ additional Re. i!ement o! do)s and don)ts so as to ma+e $o ! India #isit a memo!a'le e,&e!ience(

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$IS%&'( &) I*+IA

Nea!l$ fi#e tho sand $ea!s 'ac+ flo !ished India;s fi!st ma-o! ci#ilisation along the Ind s Ri#e! #alle$( The t%in cities of 4ohen-oda!o and 6a!a&&a no% in 5a+istan %e!e ! led '$ &!iests and held the ! diments of 6ind ism( These ci#ilisations a!e +no%n to &ossess a so&histicated lifest$le" a highl$ de#elo&ed sense of aesthetics" an astonishing +no%ledge of to%n &lanning and an ndeci&he!a'le sc!i&t lang age( The Ind s ci#ilization at one &oint of time e,tended nea!l$ a million s. a!e +ilomet!es ac!oss the Ind s !i#e! #alle$( It e,isted at the same time as the ancient ci#ilizations of Eg$&t and S me! ' t fa! o tlasted them( S !#i#ing fo! nea!l$ a tho sand $ea!s the Ind s #alle$ ci#ilisation fell to tectonic &hea#als in a'o t 9?88 AC" %hich ca sed a se!ies of floods( The coming of the A!$ans a!o nd 9=88 AC" ga#e the final 'lo% to the colla&sing Ind s 3alle$ ci#ilisation( At the da%n of 3edic ages the A!$ans came in f!om the No!th and s&!ead th!o gh la!ge &a!ts of India '!inging %ith them thei! c lt !e and !eligio s 'eliefs( The Fo ! 3edas o! the im&o!tant 'oo+s of 6ind ism %e!e com&iled in this &e!iod( In =B? A(C( the fo nde! of the A ddhist Religion 1a tama A ddha %as 'o!n( D !ing this time li#ed 4aha#i!a" %ho fo nded the Cain Religion( The Indian s 'continent is f ll of ca#es and mon ments de#oted to these !eligions and a!e %o!th a #isit(

T%o h nd!ed $ea!s late!" in the <th cent !$ A(C(" Em&e!o! Asho+a" one of the g!eatest 2ing of Indian histo!$" led the 4a !$an Em&i!e to ta+e o#e! almost all of %hat is no% mode!n India( This g!eat leade! em'!aced A ddhism and ' ilt the g!o & of mon ments at Sanchi Ea UNESCO %o!ld he!itage siteF( The

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Asho+a &illa! at Sa!nath has 'een ado&ted '$ India as its national em'lem and the Dha!ma Cha+!a on the Asho+a 5illa! ado!ns the National Flag(

The$ %e!e follo%ed '$ the 1 &tas in the no!th" %hile in the so th &a!t of India se#e!al diffe!ent 6ind em&i!es" the Cholas" the 5and$as and the Che!as s&!ead and g!e%" t!ading %ith E !o&e and othe! &a!ts of Asia till the end of the 9988s(

Ch!istianint$ ente!ed India at a'o t the same time f!om E !o&e( Legend has it that St( Thomas the A&ostle a!!i#ed in India in =: A(D( E#en ea!lie! than that &eo&le of the Ce%ish !eligion a!!i#ed on India;s sho!es( In a&&!o,imatel$ the ?th cent !$ A(D( a g!o & of Io!oast!ians" o! 5a!sees" landed in 1 -a!at and 'ecame a &a!t of the la!ge mi, of !eligions in India toda$" each of %hich adds its im&o!tant and distincti#e fla#o !(

In the 9=th cent !$ 1 ! Nana+ laid the fo ndation of the Si+h !eligion in 5 n-a'( In 99@:" 4ohammed of 1ho!i" a ! le! f!om Afghanistan" came into India and ca&t !ed se#e!al &laces in the no!th incl ding Delhi( 0hen he %ent home he left one of his gene!als in cha!ge %ho 'ecame the fi!st S ltan of Delhi( D !ing this time Islam" %as int!od ced into a ma-o! &a!t of No!the!n India( It ma$ 'e mentioned that e#en 'efo!e that" - st afte! the &e!iod of the &!o&het" Islam %as '!o ght to the %este!n coast of India '$ A!a' t!ade!s and flo !ished in %hat is no% 2e!ala( The Dehli S ltanate g!ad all$ too+ cont!ol of mo!e and mo!e of No!th India o#e! the ne,t :88 $ea!s" till Tim !" %ho %as called JTim ! the LameJ o!

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JTam'e!laneJ came f!om T !+e$ in 97@K to attac+ India( 6e and his a!m$ stole all the #al a'les that the$ co ld ca!!$ and left again" and afte! that the Delhi S ltanate %as ne#e! so st!ong again( Soon the 4 ghals" %ho %e!e f!om I!an" came in and too+ cont!ol of the no!th( In the meantime so th " in 977B" the 6ind 3i-a$anaga! em&i!e %as set & and 'ecame #e!$ st!ong( The E !o&eans * 5o!t g ese" F!ench" D tch" Danish and A!itish * sta!ted a!!i#ing in the ea!l$ 9B88s( All of them held te!!ito!ies in India and made f!iends and enemies among India;s ! le!s as the$ got mo!e and mo!e in#ol#ed" %ith the Indian &olitics" ' t it %as the A!itish %ho e#ent all$ cont!olled most of India and finall$ made it one of thei! colonies( India got its inde&endence f!om A!itain in 9@<? afte! a long st! ggle led mostl$ '$ 4ahatma 1andhi( In the &!ocess of 'ecoming inde&endent" India 'ecame" t%o co nt!ies instead of one( In the $ea!s since inde&endence India has made h ge &!og!ess and co&ed %ith g!eat &!o'lems" and has de#elo&ed its ind st!$ and its ag!ic lt !e" and has maintained a s$stem of go#e!nment %hich ma+es it the la!gest democ!ac$ in the %o!ld(

1eog!a&h$ India is set a&a!t f!om the !est of Asia '$ the 6imala$as" the highest" $o ngest and still e#ol#ing mo ntain chain on the &lanet( The s 'continent as it is !ightl$ called" to ches th!ee la!ge %ate! 'odies and is immediatel$ !ecogniza'le on an$ %o!ld ma&( This thic+" !o ghl$ t!iang la! &enins la defines the Aa$ of Aengal to the east" the A!a'ian sea to the %est" and the India Ocean to the so th( India holds #i!t all$ e#e!$ +ind of landsca&e imagina'le( An a' ndance of mo ntain !anges and national &a!+s &!o#ide am&le o&&o!t nit$ fo! eco*to !ism and t!e++ing" and its shee! size &!omises something fo! e#e!$one( F!om no!th to

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so th India e,tends a good :888 miles E7:88 +mF" %he!e the island nation of S!i Lan+a seems to 'e s. eezed o t of India li+e a g!eat tea!" the s$na&se fo!ming the 1 lf of 4anna!( 6imala$as" the %o!ld;s highest mo ntain chain and Ne&al as its Neigh'o !ing co nt!$ dominate India;s no!the!n 'o!de!( Follo%ing the s%ee&ing mo ntains to the no!theast" its 'o!de!s na!!o% to a small channel that &asses 'et%een Ne&al" Ti'et" Aangladesh" and Ah tan" then s&!eads o t again to meet A !ma in the Jeaste!n t!iangle(J A&a!t f!om the A!a'ian Sea" its %este!n 'o!de! is defined e,cl si#el$ '$ 5a+istan( No!th India is the co nt!$;s la!gest !egion 'egins %ith Camm and 2ashmi!" %ith te!!ain #a!$ing f!om a!id mo ntains in the fa! no!th to the la+e co nt!$ and fo!ests nea! S!inaga! and Camm ( 4o#ing so th along the Ind s !i#e!" the No!th 'ecomes flatte! and mo!e hos&ita'le" %idening into the fe!tile &lains of 5 n-a' to the %est and the 6imala$an foothills of Utta! 5!adesh and the 1anges !i#e! #alle$ to the East( C!am&ed 'et%een these t%o states is the ca&ital cit$" Delhi( The states of 1 -a!at" 4aha!asht!a" 1oa" and &a!t of the massi#e" cent!al state of 4adh$a 5!adesh constit te 0est India( E,tending f!om the 1 -a!at &enins la do%n to 1oa" the %est coast is lined %ith some of India;s 'est 'eaches( The land along the coast is t$&icall$ l sh %ith !ainfo!ests( The 0este!n 1hats se&a!ate the #e!dant coast f!om the 3ind$a 4o ntains and the d!$ Deccan &latea f !the! inland( India is the home of the sac!ed Ri#e! 1anges and the ma-o!it$ of 6imala$an foothills" East India 'egins %ith the states of 4adh$a 5!adesh" Aiha!" O!issa" %hich com&!ise the %este!nmost &a!t of the !egion( East India also contains an a!ea +no%n as the easte!n t!iangle" %hich is enti!el$ distinct( This is the last g l& of land that e,tends 'e$ond Aangladesh" c lminating in the Naga 6ills along the A !mese 'o!de!(

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India !eaches its &enins la! ti& %ith So th India" %hich 'egins %ith the Deccan in the no!th and ends %ith Ca&e Como!in( The states in So th India a!e 2a!nata+a" Andh!a 5!adesh" Tamil Nad " and 2e!ala" a fa#o !ite leis !e destination( The so theast coast" mi!!o!ing the %est" also !ests sn gl$ 'eneath a mo ntain !ange***the Easte!n 1hats(

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