The only active volcano in India, the Barren Island, is present in Andaman Islands
Barren Island is the only active volcano in South Asia, not just India. This small 3-km-wide island, located approximately 135 km northeast of Port Blair, contains a 1.6-km-wide crater partially filled by a cinder cone that has been the source of eruptions since the first was recorded in 1787.
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Fact! India currently possesses the world's highest statue.
Lord Hanuman is eternal.
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Interestingly! 108 is considered as a sacred number in Hinduism.
The English word Juggernaut has been named after a Hindu diety
The Holy river Ganga has her bodyguard too!
Interestingly! Kerala is the cleanest state in India
Fact check! Spirits don't reside in Peepal trees.
Did you Know? The formula was developed by Indians at least 1000 years before Pythagoras.
Interesting fact! Water follows Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II everywhere he goes.
World's only floating post office is in India's Srinagar
Hanuman also wrote his own version of the Ramayan, which was said to be superior than Valmiki's.
Hinduism isn't the accurate name of the religion.
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Chennai was formerly a fishing village called by the name of Madraspatnam
Babur Brought Gunpowder To India.
There is no compulsion to sing the National Anthem. But you Must Respect it
Did you Know? Vedvyas is a position, not a name.