With diverse natural and urban landscapes, cultures and cuisines,values and beliefs, India is
a country that never ceases to amaze. No doubt that when confronted
with this vast array of wonderful travel opportunities, choosing the
right place to visit is one of the most difficult tasks. From stunning
beaches, religious sites and historical monuments to hill stations,
India has it all. So, Shubh yatra is here to Explore with you the beautiful , unique places and their amazing facts of our INDIA.
From a hill that seemingly defies gravity to a temple where rats are worshiped and a lake with human skeletons… India is a land full of surprises… and shocks!
A small stretch of road, located some 30 km from Leh is known as the Magnetic Hill of Ladakh. Every year, thousands of tourists visit this spot, also known as the Gravity Hill to witness the phenomenon of vehicles moving uphill all by themselves. This gravity-defying phenomenon has become something of a tourist attraction in the region. The locals will have you believe that the hill was once a doorway to heaven and only those who were worthy would make it through the path and those who didn’t deserve being in heaven wouldn’t make it through, no matter how hard they tried. But the unusual phenomenon can indeed be explained. And in two simple words: optical illusion! The layout of the hills obstruct the horizon and hence a hill that slopes downhill appears as an hill that slopes uphill. Since our brain is used to referring to the horizon to determine whether a slope is straight or slant, when it is obstructed there’s no way we can judge. So, if you find your self moving upwards on the Magnetic Hill of Ladakh, just know that it’s nothing but your mind getting tricked.
Roopkund, also known as the Skeleton Lake is a high altitude glacial lake known for its numerous human skeletons found in and around the water body. The human skeletons date back to ninth century AD and were rediscovered around 1942. According to legends, the skeletons are of the king of Kanauj, Raja Jasdhaval and his entourage that was killed on its way to the Nanda Devi shrine. However, the remnants belonging to over 300 people have been found here indicate that 70 per cent of them have a kinship with Iran.
The Loktak lake in Manipur is famously known as the ‘Floating Lake’ due to the large amount of floating Phumdis found on its surface. Phumdis is heterogeneous mass of soil, vegetation and organic material. The lake also houses the world’s largest floating national park, Keibul Namjao, and is an important source to generate hydropower.
The practice of Sati dates back to ancient eras, when widows would
voluntarily jump into fire to honor their dead husbands. On an iron gate
of the Mehrangarh Fort, lie 15 hand prints belonging to the wives of
Maharaja Man Singh that date back to 1843. The hand prints were
inscribed right before the women performed Sati after the death of Man
Singh. After years today, the imprints of time still remain embedded on
the walls of Mehrangarh.
From a hill that seemingly defies gravity to a temple where rats are worshiped and a lake with human skeletons… India is a land full of surprises… and shocks!
1. Magnetic hills, Ladakh
A small stretch of road, located some 30 km from Leh is known as the Magnetic Hill of Ladakh. Every year, thousands of tourists visit this spot, also known as the Gravity Hill to witness the phenomenon of vehicles moving uphill all by themselves. This gravity-defying phenomenon has become something of a tourist attraction in the region. The locals will have you believe that the hill was once a doorway to heaven and only those who were worthy would make it through the path and those who didn’t deserve being in heaven wouldn’t make it through, no matter how hard they tried. But the unusual phenomenon can indeed be explained. And in two simple words: optical illusion! The layout of the hills obstruct the horizon and hence a hill that slopes downhill appears as an hill that slopes uphill. Since our brain is used to referring to the horizon to determine whether a slope is straight or slant, when it is obstructed there’s no way we can judge. So, if you find your self moving upwards on the Magnetic Hill of Ladakh, just know that it’s nothing but your mind getting tricked.
2. Roopkund, Uttarakhand
Roopkund, also known as the Skeleton Lake is a high altitude glacial lake known for its numerous human skeletons found in and around the water body. The human skeletons date back to ninth century AD and were rediscovered around 1942. According to legends, the skeletons are of the king of Kanauj, Raja Jasdhaval and his entourage that was killed on its way to the Nanda Devi shrine. However, the remnants belonging to over 300 people have been found here indicate that 70 per cent of them have a kinship with Iran.
3.Loktak Lake, Manipur
The Loktak lake in Manipur is famously known as the ‘Floating Lake’ due to the large amount of floating Phumdis found on its surface. Phumdis is heterogeneous mass of soil, vegetation and organic material. The lake also houses the world’s largest floating national park, Keibul Namjao, and is an important source to generate hydropower.
4.Sati Handprints, Mehrangarh Fort, Rajasthan
5.Living root bridges, Cherrapunji
Fondly known as the ‘double-decker root bridge’, the living roots of
Cherrapunji can carry over 50 people at a time and is around 100 ft
long. With a life span of over 500 years, these roots take around
15-20 years to become fully functional. Made up of rubber trees, the
bridge is taken care of by the locals of Nongriat and is the only one of
its kind around the world.
These are the some of the most beautiful places of OUR INDIA with their unique facts that amaze and surprise us, so we are soon coming with another blog on tourism.
