India pictures and its inhabitants

The beautiful country of India

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India and the Rajasthan pictures. You will see photographs of the inhabitants of India, its monuments and its colors. Good trip in India.

ndia is a country in South Asia that occupies most of the Indian subcontinent. Its capital is New Delhi. India is the second most populous country and the seventh largest country in the world. The Indian coastline stretches for more than seven thousand kilometers. The country has common borders with Pakistan in the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north and north-east, Bangladesh and Burma to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is close to the Maldives in the southwest, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the southeast. India also claims a border with Afghanistan to the northwest. India has had nuclear weapons since 1974 after conducting official tests.

India is home to some of the oldest civilizations in the world, the civilization of the Indus Valley developed there as early as 3000 BC. The Indian subcontinent has hosted vast empires and has been present on trade routes since antiquity. India is the birthplace of four major religions - Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism - while Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam took root in the first millennium. Hinduism is the majority religion with about 80% of the faithful. India is today a very diverse country in religious, linguistic and cultural terms. © Pictures of Emmanuel Buchot

Photo Gallery of India

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