12 reasons to drop everything and travel in India

How about we just say, "top ten of h-u-n-d-r-e-d-s!"

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1.

Let's see... there's history.

(Leh Palace, Leh)

Photograph: Sandeep Kashyap

2.

There's religion...

(The Golden Temple, Amritsar)

Photograph: Ruturaj Gorakh Mulik

3.

Like everywhere! Even under a few inches of snow!

(Solang Valley, Himachal Pradesh)

Photograph: Ruturaj Gorakh Mulik

4.

Fancy a drive in the snow? You got it!

(Solang Valley, Himachal Pradesh)

Photograph: Ruturaj Gorakh Mulik

5.

Or maybe zorbing? No sweat You can have that too!

(Solang Valley, Himachal Pradesh)

Photograph: Ruturaj Gorakh Mulik

6.

Are you a hills person?

(Manali)

Photograph: Ruturaj Gorakh Mulik

7.

Are you a beach bum?

(Kovalam beach, Kerala)

Photograph: Shounak Pal

8.

Or could you do with just a lake?

Photograph: Piyush Goel

(Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh)

9.

Do you fancy a road trip?

Photograph: Sandeep Kashyap

(Leh-Manali Highway, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir)

10.

One packed with adventure? :-)

(Manali, Himachal Pradesh)

Photograph: Ruturaj Gorakh Mulik

11.

Why go away from India?

Because even though there may not be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...

(Nainital, Uttarakhand)

Photograph: Rahul Kumar

12.

...every cloud does have a silver lining! :-)

(Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand)

Photograph: Rahul Kumar

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