Indian
States - Comprehensive guide to cultural heritage of India where
you discover art & craft, dances, music, costumes, and languages of
India.

The North Indian States include
the "Paradise on Earth", Kashmir, the mountainous 'Kingdom of the
Gods', Himachal Pradesh and the fertile plains of the Punjab, the 'Land of
the Five Rivers'.
India's northern-most State, Jammu & Kashmir, rests like a
crown on its map. The hilly plains of Jammu lie in the south, the high
altitude desert region of Ladhakh is in the north. And in the middle, like a
dazzling jewel in the crown, is the mountainous valley of Kashmir. Six
mountain ranges traverse the land - the Shivalik, the Pir Panjal, the Great
Himalayan, the Zanskar, the Ladakh and the Karakoram ranges and it is
watered by the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab River...
Himachal Pradesh is a mountain State of great natural beauty
and spiritual calm. Lush green valleys surrounded by lofty snow-clad peaks,
rivers roaring through gorges or flowing placidly in the valleys, dense
forests of deodar and oak, flowering meadows, glaciers and high altitude
lakes- Himachal Pradesh has all this, and much more. Its gently inhabitants
- mostly farmers and semi-nomadic shepherds, are renowned for their honesty
and tolerance...
This fertile land is home to the hard working, fun loving,
ubiquitous Punjabi. Through the centureis, it has borne the brunt of
invasions and wars and more recently, the trauma of India's partition...
The city is lushed with a plethora of temples, forts, mosques
as well as parks, gardens and beautiful colonial mansions...
Haryana famous for the colorful culture, handicraft, and many
more, visiting the cities in Haryana gives the real flavour of India...
Uttar Pradesh offers an endless array of attractions to the
tourist, by way of monuments & mountains, a wealth of ancient temples
and viharas, rich flora and fauna, fascinating rivers and captivating
valleys...