A photographic journey from the past to the present, from the tribal regions deep in India to the beautiful destinations that shows the veracity of the largest democracy in the world today.

Incredible India in pictures depicting Indian diversity in cultures, heritage, history, archaeology, literature & religion, from tribal communities to popular settlements.

The southern tip of the Indian subcontinent boasts of a historical rocky island just off the mainland, popularly known as the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari. The great Indian patriot & spiritual giant Swami Vivekananda sat in meditation on this rock, one of the two giant rock formations in the Lakshadweep Sea – the ‘Shripada Mandapam’ and the ‘Vivekananda Mandapam’. The picture is taken by Adityan Ramkumar.

Over 5000 years of human civilization, prosperity in arts, science, philosophy and non-materialistic sciences have also harbored religions, rituals & various customs in India. Very often we follow these rituals mechanically these days without completely knowing the purpose or completely following the processes as prescribed in the Vedas.

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