15 INCREDIBLE NATURAL WONDERS IN INDIA
True beauty lies in nature's creations. Take a look at some of the most stunning natural formations in India.
Wettest Place on planet, Lonar Crater Lake, Floating National Park, Living Root Bridges, Hide & Seek beach, Magnetic Hill, Dudhsagar Falls,
Valley Of Flowers, Natural Shivling, Niagra of India...
1. WATTEST PLACE ON THE PLANET
Mawsynram, a village in Meghalaya is the wettest place on earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,873 mm.
2. A METEOR CREATED LAKE
The Lonar Crater Lake in Maharashtra is around 50,000 years old and was created by a meteor that hit the earth.
3. THE WORLD'S ONLY FLOATING NATIONAL PARK
The Loktak lake located at Bishnupur, Manipur has circular floating swamps. The lake rich in the flora a fuana was declared a national park.
4. LIVING ROOT BRIDGES
These bridges found in Meghalaya are handmade with the aerial of rubber trees and can last upto hundreds of years.
5. THE HIDE AND SEEK BEACH
The sea recedes by as much as 5 km and fills up again during high tides twice a day, everyday at the Chandipur Beach in Odisha.
6. SOUTH ASIA'S ONLY ACTIVE VALCANO
India's only active valcano is located in the Barren Islands in Andaman and Nicobar. The valcano has come alive again since January 2017.
7. THE SEASONAL SALT MARSH
The great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat is known for its vast expanses of white colored land stretching as far as one can see.
8. THE ROCK, GRAVITY FORGOT
This 250 tons gravity defying rock in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu looks like it's going to roll on.
9. THE CASCADE OF MILK
The Dudhsagar waterfall located on the Mandovi river at the Karnataka and Goa border appeares like streams of milk flowing down the mountain.
10. THE MAGNETIC HILL
Located near Leh, the geography of the area near the Magnetic Hill creates an optical illusion that cars on the hill roll uphill in defiance of gravity while they are actually moving down hill.
11. THE VALLEY OF FLOWERS
Located in Uttrakhand, this valley is covered by a carpet of colorful endemic wild flowers with blue skies and snow capped mountains in the background.
12. RAM SETU
Believed to be built by Lord Ram, Ram Setu is a chain of limestone shoals, between Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
13. THE GRAND CANYON OF INDIA
Lying on the banks of the Penna river in Andhra Pradesh, one can witness huge red rocks stretching as far as the eye could see at Gandikota.
14. THE NATURAL SHIVLING
The shivling at the Amarnath temple in Jammu and Kashmir is created naturally by freezing water falling from the roof of the cave on the floor.
15. THE NIAGRA OF INDIA
One of the most picturesque waterfalls of India, Hogenakkal falls on the Kaveri river is known for its scenic views, boat rides and medicinal baths.