Indian Holidays

India, country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic consisting of 29 states, each with a substantial degree of control over its own affairs; 6 less fully empowered union territories; and the Delhi national capital territory, which includes New Delhi, India’s capital. With roughly one-sixth of the world’s total population, India is the second most-populous country, after China.

Indians are known for their greeting to their guest in Sanskrit "अतिथि देवो भवः" Atithi devo bhava meaning "Guest is like God". India's culture and heritage are a rich amalgam of the past and the present. This vast country offers the visitor a view of fascinating religions and ethnography, a vast variety of languages with more than 438 living languages among 1600 languages and thousands of dialects, and monuments that have been present for thousands of years.