The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand is a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing around 600 species of exotic flowers.
The Valley of Flowers turns into a botanical wonderland between the months of May and October.
Rare wildlife species such as the snow leopard, grey langur, and red fox inhabit the Valley of Flowers National Park.
The indigenous people of Meghalaya build living root bridges by intertwining tree roots across waterways.
Living root bridges provide a durable solution to heavy monsoon rains and can persist for hundreds of years.
The longest living root bridge in Meghalaya reaches an impressive length of 175 feet.
The Lonar Crater Lake in Maharashtra was formed thousands of years ago by a high-speed meteorite impact on basaltic rock.
Lonar Crater Lake holds a unique saline lake and ranks among the top five largest craters in the world.
The Magnetic Hill in Ladakh creates an optical illusion where stationary vehicles appear to roll uphill at twenty kilometres per hour.
The gravity-defying phenomenon at Magnetic Hill is caused by the peculiar alignment of the surrounding slopes and the horizon.
The backwaters of Kumbalangi village in Kerala glow magically at night due to a natural phenomenon known as bioluminescence.
Bioluminescence in coastal waters is produced by a high concentration of marine micro-planktons.
Mangrove forests grow in low-oxygen soil and help stabilise coastlines while reducing coastal erosion.
The Sundarbans in West Bengal is a vast mangrove forest situated in the delta of the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers.
The Sundarbans is named after the abundant sundari trees and serves as a habitat for the Royal Bengal tiger.
Chandipur Beach in the Balasore district of Odisha is famous for the sea retreating two to five kilometres during ebb tide.
The sea water at Chandipur Beach disappears and reappears daily as the tide ebbs and flows.
Participles are verb forms that function as adjectives to describe ongoing or completed actions.
A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun in a sentence.
The Konark Sun Temple in Odisha was built in 1250 AD by King Narasinghadeva-I in the shape of a massive chariot.