What are some of the top things to do while you’re in India?

Posted by Noble House on November 26th, 2019

With so many interesting places to visit in India, there are several things to be explored off while planning a vacation trip to the beautiful country. While in India, one can spend leisure time in a lot of activities that range a wide variety of plethora in the place.

Let us see & know about these top things to do in India:

1. Celebrate Holi-the festival of colours

The Hindu festival of colours, Holi is played worldwide at the birthplace of Lord Krishna. Vrindavan, which is considered as the holy place of his birth. Here, Holi is widely played with full pomp & show. People threw colourful gulals, coloured water on each other while expressing joy and happy feelings. Around the most famous temple of the city, Sri Banke Bihari Temple, there are multiple days of festivities which include playing with powdered gulals in the circumlocutory narrow streets.

2. Cross the World’s Highest Driveable Pass at Khardung-la

This Himalayan mountain pass is the highest point on the earth where anyone can take a car or motorcycle on. Connecting Leh, the historic capital city of Ladakh to the remote Nubra Valley on the Tibetan Plateau, it serves as a great place for all photography lovers. Visitors stop for clicking photos in front of one of the signboards at almost 19,000 feet in elevation.

3. Study Meditation & Experience Tibetan Culture

Home to the Tibetan government, this Himalayan town is the place where his holiness the Dalai Lama has lived for ages. It is also a popular place to study Tibetan culture, Buddhism as well as meditation. There are various organizations for teaching Buddhist meditation or offering 10-day silent Vipassana retreats in this Himalayan town. While Norbulingka Institute here offers classes on Tibetan arts, culture, and history.

4. Practice Yoga

While standing at the banks of River Gangs, the religious Rishikesh city can be viewed to its fullest charm. The ‘yoga capital of the world’ Rishikesh is a beautiful city which is full of holy temples, ashrams, yoga training programs & yoga classes for people of almost every age.

At the start of March, it will be the perfect time to visit the yoga city-Rishikesh, at the time of the annual International Yoga Festival which is held/ organized each year. Be spiritual at the confluence of Holy River Ganga & Yamuna,

5. Spend a night on Kashmiri Houseboat on Dal Lake

Staying on a traditional houseboat on Dal Lake is one of the best ways to experience the beautiful capital of Kashmir in Srinagar, India. These beautiful wooden boats usually have a cosy, comfortable base that provides home-like interiors with carved wooden balconies. Vendors & hawkers selling everything from fruits, vegetables to universal pashmina shawls of the region also oar around on houseboats.

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