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The Beauty of India: 50 Amazing Photos

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Today we’d like to publish something completely different for a change. India, the country of mysterious paradoxes; the land where civilizations and times intermix, a mysterious place which attracts people from all over the world. In today’s showcase we are presenting a little showcase of this astonishing contrast between wealth and misery, contemporary technologies and ancient historical monuments, plenty of languages, cultures and traditions.

We present people, places, traditions, culture and a broad overview of the incredible beauty of India — something different and inspirational for a change. Please let us know if you are interested in seeing more similar posts on Smashing Magazine in the future in the comments below.

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The Beauty of India

Heart You

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Feet. Jaipur

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catching up!

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Diwali lights

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Aishwarya Rai in the making

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Golden Temple before Sunrise

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A Dreamer Among the Humblest

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10 Interesting Places to Visit Before You Die

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Smiling.Pali

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A glance inside, a glimpse outside

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Dark eyes. Pushkar

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Prayer at the Temple

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Taj Mahal, the other side. Agra

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colors-of-india

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Sweeping. Varanasi

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India. A table

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Colorful Masks

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Bananiers en paix

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back to India

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Silent Prayer / Amritsar, India

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Little Red Riding Hood

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Golden Slumbers

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india – gujarat

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sri meenakshi sundareswara temple

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India style

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India Wedding

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Tata Ace – The True India Truck!

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india

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l’homme de mehrangarh

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damsel at Pushkar

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India- Faces

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Mosque (Agra India)

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Mosque

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Lal baba

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Colors

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    1. 251
      Sunita
      March 25th, 2010 12:34 am

      These are amazing picks of pictures…

    2. 252
      santhoshini
      March 25th, 2010 1:23 am

      its wonderful………………………….

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      Menaka
      March 25th, 2010 2:28 am

      Nice to see Indian Pics.. Really Great!

    4. 254
      Wasim Shaikh
      March 25th, 2010 2:40 am

      cool pics, I have also one very wonderful Portrait , at below url
      wasimshaikh.in
      feedback on same,

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      Mads
      March 25th, 2010 3:11 am

      Nice to see my country’s pictures ^^ They’re amazing!

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      Gopikrishna
      March 25th, 2010 3:38 am

      truely amazing pictures.. :)

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      Shahid Khan
      March 25th, 2010 3:57 am

      Great pictures. Where else but Incredible India. who is the photographer.

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      Ramnath
      March 25th, 2010 4:15 am

      Yes this is my India. Loving it very much. Good collections.

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      Pushparaj
      March 25th, 2010 6:50 am

      I love my India!

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      Robin
      March 25th, 2010 7:15 am

      Pic are really nice ,,,,,but one is wrongly tagged as temple. Its a mosque with people offering namaz.

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      Manohar
      March 25th, 2010 7:27 am

      I proud to be an indian… I LOVE MY INDIA..

      Thanks for the post SM :)

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        hamza
        September 7th, 2010 12:20 am

        hi hru

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      Krishna
      March 25th, 2010 7:35 am

      An amazing collection, a real eye opener, to the good..and not so good side of India.
      Very inspritational in terms of colour as well!!

      Thanks

      :)

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        Pulkit
        March 26th, 2010 1:59 am

        Is there country in this world more colorful than us? No one !!

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        thekumar
        March 26th, 2010 7:07 pm

        you are beautiful- your pic should also be included.

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        rajiv
        April 1st, 2010 2:55 am

        i love my india,i m proud to be indian……………

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      Ra-SunGod
      March 25th, 2010 8:10 am

      Awwwweeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssooooooooooooooommmmmmmmeeeeeeeeee pics. Hats off SM.

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      Mike
      March 25th, 2010 9:07 am

      I like the photos( although a little too much Photoshop in some!) but not the post – for me photos like these belong in a slide-show (in HD large format maybe) with a black background and some information about them. I also think that India is such a huge and varied country that to put pictures of all corners and all cultures has no continuity and in my opinion serves no real purpose – there are far better ways to “display” such images – so good idea but thumbs down for overall “lazy” presentation – time to move on from this format, no? .. but hey what a country!!

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        Rohit
        March 27th, 2010 12:14 am

        Proud to be an Indian!!!.

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      Danish Refai
      March 25th, 2010 9:08 am

      I am so proud to be an Indian.

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      sandhya
      March 25th, 2010 9:53 am

      Amazing shots of India- colorful chaotic but happy country

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      Elvin González Shejab
      March 25th, 2010 1:12 pm

      Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      Alok Tiwari
      March 25th, 2010 1:26 pm

      Loved the pics.
      Keep Spreading the good Work.

      In my words If one know the “mysterious paradoxes” it becomes easy to communicate with other world…
      Other post should be encouraged focusing on various countries.
      Let’s understand the cross cultural values of different parts of the world…
      It will make a difference.And can solve many problems …

      Cheers
      Alok Tiwari
      India

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      Carlos Zambrano
      March 25th, 2010 4:20 pm

      Great pictures!!1 i went to India and stay ther 6months, amazing Country!!!

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      Ananda
      March 25th, 2010 7:41 pm

      Good to see some pics of my country. After all the world is still interested in Indian culture & traditions. While we ignore it to the core and run behind the west. What a pity

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      Girish
      March 25th, 2010 8:21 pm

      amazing pictures.. thanks a ton SM. Please keep up this interesting work alive.

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      dapas
      March 25th, 2010 9:01 pm

      Great…..

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      Ayan Raha
      March 25th, 2010 9:06 pm

      Real photography should not consist of photoshop effects.

      Well you can make beautiful photo effects and “enhance” it with the photoshop. but it become artificial, the charm of the real photography looses. As for example “A glance inside, a glimpse outside”, “Golden Slumbers” etc have some layers of photoshop on the actual photograph taken. Though looking good, but it lacks the charms of photography. Even an avarage photograph can be modified to a “great photograph” using photoshop. … is not it?

      SM, next time so please select these “photoshoped photographs” in different section.

      Except few of those, others are great…… Amazing India.

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      manaworks
      March 25th, 2010 9:45 pm

      Sorry guys i don’t agree that india is a beautifull country.. its just photoshop.. photoshop can make anything look good.. look at Taj Mahal, the other side. Agra photo, clean your country first indian people.. or use photoshop to clean it.. lol !!! sorry never mind.

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        deep
        March 26th, 2010 12:20 am

        Manaworks, most people saw beauty in the eyes of the chlidren, stories and mystery in the eyes of the bearded men , a play of colors and light , beauty in the variety and simplicity etc . All you saw was the dirt on the other side of Taj and Photoshop . Therein lies the beauty of India , it shows you exactly where you need to clean up !

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          Chandan
          March 26th, 2010 1:16 am

          A befitting reply
          INDIA is GREATTTTTT !! AND BEAUTIFUL too.
          I invite you, MANAworks to INDIA

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        thekumar
        March 26th, 2010 7:05 pm

        photoshop your thoughts- manasucks.

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        Atul Thanvi
        March 26th, 2010 11:05 pm

        @manaworks

        Thanks for your suggestions but i think you have never visited – Bangalore (IT CITY), Mumbai, Gurgaon, Ooti….

        We should look at the positive aspects of this not just negative……Anyways thanks for your suggestions

        Regards,
        Atul

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        BHARAT
        May 9th, 2010 10:15 pm

        manaworks MAY BE YOU HAVE SEEN A SOME PART OF INDIA
        I THINK SOMEBODY IS LOOKING A BAD SECTOR OF INDIA BUT THEY DON’T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ALSO HAVING SAME BUT DIFFERENCE ONLY THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO SE ANY BAD SECTOR IN OTHERS.ALL FINGERS ARE NOT SAME IN YOUR HAND. PLZ. MIND IT

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      Pradeep
      March 25th, 2010 11:38 pm

      Incredible India !!!

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      sarath
      March 25th, 2010 11:45 pm

      I proud to be an indian…

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      Ayan Raha
      March 25th, 2010 11:51 pm

      @manaworks…. Sorry to disappointed you. India is really a beautiful country.

      Tajmahal is itself so beautiful that it does not require any photoshop effect :) And there are so many things you found here amazing.

      My point is that people should not use photoshop effects to change the original picture. That does not mean all beautiful things are made of photoshop in India.

      “.. or use photoshop to clean it.. ” .. it’s a great idea. Do you people use this method to clean your country? I’m really excited… :D

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      Narinder
      March 26th, 2010 1:13 am

      Excellent pics . Make me want to ” Just grab my camera and start clicking “

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      Chandan
      March 26th, 2010 1:30 am

      Well See the comments here…
      such a varied and contrasting comments
      Anyone will just laugh on this…. AND one this is for sure that IT CAN HAPPEN ONLY IN INDIA or On INDIAN TOPICS…

      btw INDIA is Great and we don’t need any certificate from anyone…

      THANX SM !!!!

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      Nico
      March 26th, 2010 2:15 am

      Hi guys !
      One of my old friend just came back from India, and she brought with her some pics…and they realy rocks !!!
      Enjoy this :
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/chloeesteve/

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      saurav
      March 26th, 2010 2:39 am

      excellent work.all the colours and its hues of india at one place.

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      Anjali
      March 26th, 2010 3:43 am

      The pictures are beautiful…….Its soooooo India :) Love it

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      Vanessa
      March 26th, 2010 7:22 am

      Hey there, I think this is an excellent work. Of course eventually we’ll surely see this kind of post on a better format, indicating exactly which pics are modyfied and which aren’t… But, it really is a great iniciative. My congratullations to SmashingMagazine for the idea, I hope we can have more inspirational posts like this one in the future.

      And yes, India, Latin america, the World in general is dirty. We humans are the only ones to blame, but instead of complaining about perception, why don’t we just clean up the mess we made? India is not the only one whith this problem… open your eyes and you will see.

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      Gunvant Jani
      March 26th, 2010 7:55 am

      Proud to be an Indian.

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      Eleonore
      March 26th, 2010 8:46 am

      There is 10 pictures from India. It’s a friend of mine… : http://www.flickr.com/photos/37644754@N06/

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      suraj
      March 26th, 2010 3:57 pm

      wow! Thank you so much for showing real India, I proud to be Indian. :)

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      Venkataraghavan
      March 26th, 2010 6:21 pm

      Some of these pictures are lovely, but some of these pictures also seem to have been heavily photoshopped.

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      Mona
      March 26th, 2010 10:27 pm

      Proud to be an Indian… Love the pics

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      Xufyan
      March 27th, 2010 1:02 am

      what about pakistan ??

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      Nachiket
      March 27th, 2010 1:26 am

      surprised to see so many indians following smashingmagazine!!

      go India go!

      :)

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      ajay patel
      March 27th, 2010 3:02 am

      hiiiiiii
      nice india, beautiful india
      i love my india

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      Nor
      March 27th, 2010 4:39 am

      Yes!!!!!! beautiful colors of India, sensational and touching. India, please welcome me, I will come this November, cant wait to see more. I agree with Robin. It is a mosque. Hope can see more of India.

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      sandeep upadhyay
      March 27th, 2010 7:20 am

      Amazing collections, These collections showing heart of India.

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      moddalsatti
      March 27th, 2010 7:12 pm

      The land of mystery and great culture . Loved it.The pictures are amazing and thanks for sharing. I think it’d be better to compile beautiful pic.s from all over the world. That would make a great article.

      Keep up the good work . SM . You guys rock!

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      Venkat
      March 27th, 2010 11:15 pm

      Breathess!

      Ppl love to see stereotypical kinds o stuff, ignorance! Thers much more than that in India! She rocks, watte nation! unified in extreme diversity!

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      Ramamoorthi
      March 28th, 2010 4:16 am

      These are very glimpses of the great INDIA !!! We are in worlds best country to live life with maximum joy and freedom!!!

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      Lakshmi Mareddy
      March 28th, 2010 9:44 am

      Great Pictures. Could not help but laugh at half the commentors. Why? This is the most number of Indians collected at one commet list.. :) And they are being true to form. For all the non Indians out there, it is very normal for Indians to be regional, diss one another etc. No apologies here, we are just being Indian..

      I have noticed quite a few westerners who are upset about being poor. In India, we take all walks of life in our stride. It is sad that “Slumdog Millionaire” kinds of movies or societal view only appeals to westerners. Some of the commentors are right. We do have so much more to offer, but is never chosen for whatever reason.

      I think in photography or story telling people like to see drama or contrasts, which is available in certain segments of society only.. Cliched but everpresent, nonetheless.. :) Thats why we only see lots of color, traditional costumes, portraits, light shadow effects etc. It would be nice if creativity also affords more interesting compositions, and not a touristy approach :) Any Indian photographers are ready to bite?

      PS: I would be also interested in learning about different cultures, places etc. To the smashing folk [Vitaly, Swen, Michael, Ursula and the nameless team] over here, good job!

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        Jane
        March 28th, 2010 1:21 pm

        Lakshimi, i am so glad you said what you said about only certain kinds of images being shared, ie., the most touristy kind. I am going to India later this year for my first time, and want to do it justice with my camera. From a visitor’s point of view, the things that are most often photographed are those which we do not see in our own culture … we are surprised and delighted by these sights, and want to capture them … in fact we want to capture everything! Your culture has long been known to be the most interesting and colourful culture of all, in terms of diversity and visual appeal. When i am there i will be looking for the less-seen images to capture, those that reflect daily life and personal interractions, as much as possible.

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        Etan
        July 24th, 2010 2:10 am

        I agree. India has more & much to learn from about western common perceptions of reality.

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        sivaprasad
        August 5th, 2010 7:45 am

        mam, iam a graduate student from kerala. studying BMMC(bachelor of multimedia communication). i have some photographs that i clickd. i would like to upload those to the web to get better comments & critiscisms. i wd like to get good exposure. am also doing graphic designing. i had read all the comments & i noticed urs bcoz i think u are not following anyone & invading the new way. .
        am asking this to you bcoz i didnt find anyone who can show me a better way.
        pls rply, only if you dont mind. :)
        siva
        sry fr languge prblms if any

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      Arvind
      March 28th, 2010 8:47 pm

      Chandan,

      I got to agree with the other poster, I have lived in India, take the constructive advice “CLEAN UP INDIA” there is garbage everywhere, no open space, no parks built in big cities, no town planning, all the major tourist spots have no infrastructure, look at Mt Abu and Ooty it went from a beautiful place a garbage dump, it used to have horse racing, beautiful parks, now it is chaotic and streets are dirty as hell…

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      Louis
      March 28th, 2010 9:58 pm

      India is a marvelous country. It’s unfortunate that some places are not kept particularly clean (referring to the river photo).

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      Caesar
      March 28th, 2010 10:35 pm

      Who needs skyscrapers, cafe’s, clubs and art museums when you have all of this?

      Wonderful collection. India is a treasure of the earth.

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      Veeranjaneyulu
      March 29th, 2010 2:06 am

      Good photos. Would been great without Photoshop, etc., edits

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      Eilonvi
      March 29th, 2010 2:08 am

      Amazing post!

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      subcorpus
      March 29th, 2010 8:30 am

      mental note:
      must visit india soon …

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      jmleclercq
      March 29th, 2010 11:36 am

      Great collection !
      Jean-Michel

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      Lokesh Mathur
      March 29th, 2010 11:52 pm

      hey yar superb pics dear and i proud to be an indian.

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      Shabbir Lakdawala`
      March 30th, 2010 9:50 pm

      Interesting pictures…of my country

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      ANEESH
      March 31st, 2010 12:43 am

      Very nice photos

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      lidia Tohar
      March 31st, 2010 7:34 am

      Lovely photos of The beauty of India in all of its many blends and views.

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      Rachel
      April 1st, 2010 6:11 am

      Stunning!

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      Mehul
      April 1st, 2010 1:46 pm

      Great Collection….. Thanks

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      BBL
      April 2nd, 2010 10:52 pm

      Really Wonderful

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      kevin
      April 3rd, 2010 2:16 am

      Nice compilation. I recognize most of the pictures are taken by Nat Geo photographer Steve McCurry. Photoshop – no photoshop – INDIA is a colorful, diverse and lively country like it or not – the rest can suck it!! :p

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      Kumar Ritwik
      April 3rd, 2010 6:44 am

      While the photos are no doubt beautiful , the collection on the whole is pretty one dimensional …. colors, temples and “poor” people
      there’s more to India than this stereotype !!

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        anxiousape
        April 3rd, 2010 7:46 am

        One dimensional – I agree. These are some of the most “pushed” images into the world’s face representing the country. Almost resembles an alien landscape. Like James Cameroon’s ‘Avatar’s pagan aliens except without the tails.

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      Chimgee
      April 4th, 2010 5:56 pm

      Incredible India miss you much….

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      sid
      April 4th, 2010 11:31 pm

      yuk….the same ol crap…BORING

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      Hina
      April 4th, 2010 11:53 pm

      Pls note that the image titled TEMPLE is not a temple so its incorrect to portray the message through its title. Infact its the inner view of the Masjid (mosque) and people are in their standing position of their prayer.

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      Shiv
      April 5th, 2010 12:42 am

      Really Wonderful

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      mangalathop
      April 5th, 2010 6:58 am

      excellent.. i luv my india

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      www.auroh.com
      April 5th, 2010 10:13 am

      This is my India. It happens only in India.

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      FMB
      April 5th, 2010 10:58 am

      Really nice!!!

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      expressions
      April 5th, 2010 7:48 pm

      Sry SM but it is Photoshopped India.
      Also the photographer lacks variations. Most of the pics are of same mood and touch.
      There are many other colors and hues in India. He needs to grab more in lesser number of pics.

      But Yeah India is gr8!!!

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      kandagatla
      April 5th, 2010 10:56 pm

      YES THIS IS MY INDIA.. AM PROUD TO BE AM A INDIAN!! JAI HIND! JAI TELANGANA!!

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      galen777
      April 6th, 2010 4:32 am

      Thanks. Makes wading through the day so much easier. If only India could come to me…

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      Globalista
      April 6th, 2010 5:25 am

      well, beautiful fotos, yes.
      But what about the photographers?? I found the originals at flickr by various authors.
      At least you should mention their names. Have a look at CC – creative commons.
      Best wishes
      globalista aka petra-hh

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      kirk
      April 6th, 2010 5:50 am

      awesome place going there soon

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      kirk
      April 6th, 2010 5:52 am

      hope to meet ashweri rai

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      Lori Bassham
      April 6th, 2010 10:50 am

      I thought this was awesome! I would love to see one about Thailand!

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      Hanuwant Singh Rathore
      April 6th, 2010 9:54 pm

      Namsate,
      Its a realy nice collection of photos.i have been to most of these places,let me tell its much more beutifull to be at these places and experince yourselves,i can guarantee you you will never regret your trip to India,only what you have to do is to plan the trip very wisely.India has got a lot but you must be clear about what you want.a variety of landscapes are there from desert to oceans and from oceans to himalaya and much more.every state has its own language and own traditions and festivals.more than 1600 dialects are there and more than 22 languages.and most of the religions of the world.i am proud to be an Indian.and thats why i am a tour escort and i take the european tourists to the different places of India and believe me i like to tell my clients more and more about India so that they can have a good picture of the Alnd in there minds.its a vast land ,no one can see the whole India on 1 trip.you have to come to India many times to know the land.but the life of rich middleclass and poor people here will give you a right attitude towards your own life,only you need to understand the land as it is.your expactations should be different ind India than the expectations in europe.
      “padharo mahre desh”- welcome in India

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      jacoboliva
      April 6th, 2010 10:50 pm

      Hey ! Friend going through this post I thoroughly appreciate the hard work behind the generation of these amazing pictures….they have made me more curious to be a part of India very soon…Excellent work!!
      Wedding Marquee Hire Tunbridge

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      www.ulavu.com
      April 7th, 2010 3:57 am

      Great Collection………

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      RK.Karthikeyan
      April 7th, 2010 9:44 am

      India is a beauty full place, full of enrage and enthusiasm.

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      rakesh
      April 8th, 2010 1:16 am

      these photos are really wonderful .. showcasing the entire country in HDR

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      apnerve
      April 8th, 2010 2:36 am

      Ah! you promised 50 amazing pictures and put only 42! Where are the other 8 pics?

      btw.. awesome collection!! I love my INDIA.. Jai Ho!

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      santhip
      April 8th, 2010 6:37 am

      who took these pictures ? I wont believe if its done by a single person. Also was it photoshopped ?

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      Krish
      April 8th, 2010 4:57 pm

      I dont see any pics of Hyderabad which has some wonderful monuments of its own(Charminar, Mecca Masjid, Golconda, Qutubshahi Tombs etc..). nor do i see pics from Mysore/Bangalore. I guess there are just two to three pics from South India and hence it would be apt to call it as Beauty of North India :)

      Love the pics though, they are awesome. Some of the folks out here are talking about dirt but with the GDP growing the way it is, dirt will soon become history :)

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        Guido
        April 26th, 2010 1:15 pm

        Hi Krish
        well, if I remember right, I took the colorful cones on a market in Mysore (or maybe Bangalore, where I lived for a year back in 2002). But you are right, no other picture is from the beautiful south.
        Wishes, G

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      soma
      April 9th, 2010 1:19 am

      Really nice picts!!!

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      Krishna K Balla
      April 9th, 2010 5:46 am

      India is always unique

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/kris_balla1/4325312078/in/set-72157623216893777/

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      MM
      April 13th, 2010 10:24 pm

      Wonderful set of pictures, this set is just a sample, the real India has millions of more faces…

      ~

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      Avirat
      April 14th, 2010 12:54 am

      Really amazing pics, loved it very much!

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      Guido
      April 14th, 2010 9:52 am

      well indeed, great collection of pictures … however, as some righteously mentioned: WHAT ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS? what about their permissions to use the pictures?

      Believe me, I know what I am talking about: two (!) of these pictures were taken by the guy writing these lines … i.e. by myself.

      Good governance would require to at least ask for permission, needless to say that crediting the pictures to the photographers would be the bare minimum. None happened …

      Your thoughts about it?

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      karteek kumar
      April 15th, 2010 9:28 pm

      great collection of pictures……… Beauty of south id missing …….

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      DEE
      April 15th, 2010 11:16 pm

      Really Awesome……….

      Nothing to comment @ this…….Keep doing the gud job dude…..

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      ketan
      April 17th, 2010 3:02 am

      LOVELY PICKS!

    94. 359
      Vignesh
      April 18th, 2010 12:16 am

      Stunning ones all those … !!

    95. 360
      Kashif M Qasim
      April 19th, 2010 3:26 am

      SM Guys: Did any one noticed Hina’s post regrading this image (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sejal1_5/3040694778/) not being a temple its a Mosque. Please correct that, its not spreading the right message.

      Overall post is really good! Specially the children pics are too good.

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        Christiane Rosenberger
        April 19th, 2010 5:40 am

        Fixed! Thank you, Kashif :-)

    96. 362
      Kashif M Qasim
      April 19th, 2010 3:30 am

      In fact a lot of people mentioned that image (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sejal1_5/3040694778/) is not a temple, its a mosque. Please correct.

    97. 363
      Sudipt Bhattacharya
      April 19th, 2010 3:40 am

      Gr8 Collection !!!

    98. 364
      naresh
      April 19th, 2010 7:44 pm

      where i have to subscribe to get these kind of cute images from smcshmagazine.com

    99. 365
      YASIN MON
      April 20th, 2010 11:30 am

      I LOVE MY INDIA INDIA IS A MY HEART……

    100. 366
      gilles
      April 22nd, 2010 9:10 am

      how can i be not weak in the presence of all this?

    101. 367
      Flag
      April 25th, 2010 12:48 am

      Awesome…

    102. 368
      Rayba Baijal
      April 26th, 2010 2:02 am

      Proud to be an Indian and a daughter of this holy land……….

      Only scope of improvement is the basic infrastructure………….but i m sure we will be there!!!

      Regards
      Rayba Baijal

    103. 369
      Guido
      April 26th, 2010 1:12 pm

      I refer to the comment made on April 14 (Comment No 350) and a mail sent to the editors of Smashing Magazine … still no feedback or inquiry for permission to use the pictures … kind of disappointing, isn’t it?

    104. 370
      Heena
      April 26th, 2010 1:56 pm

      India- very beautiful place never been there,its natural beauty,kids photo’s really cute
      gr8 collection!!!!!!

    105. 371
      srirang
      April 28th, 2010 12:05 am

      really nice photos

    106. 372
      saswat
      April 29th, 2010 1:48 am

      Thanx a lot smashing magazine,,,,,great pics

    107. 373
      kannan
      April 30th, 2010 3:27 am

      who took these pictures ? I wont believe if its done by a single person. Also was it photoshopped ?

    108. 374
      Ashley Tillett
      April 30th, 2010 3:07 pm

      these pictures are beautiful! just wanted to thank the person(s) who put these amazing photos on here for all your work b/c ive been trying to do a project for my health class dealing with how beauty has changed over time in different countries! and this is the most interesting and beautiful county ive looked up pictures for yet! i hope i get to visit india now!

      • 375
        Ashley Tillett
        April 30th, 2010 3:09 pm

        whoops i meant countRy ha! lol

    109. 376
      Nepali Lover
      May 4th, 2010 12:42 am

      Gautam Buddha was born in Nepal not in India.

    110. 377
      Olema
      May 4th, 2010 8:50 am

      It is a pleasure for the heart. Everything so beautiful!

    111. 378
      jinny elizabeth
      May 8th, 2010 9:08 pm

      really nice pics ash , lets us realize hw beautiful our own country is !!!!!!!1

    112. 379
      himasnhu sharma
      May 9th, 2010 2:14 am

      These collections showing heart of India.

    113. 380
      abhishek
      May 13th, 2010 1:49 am

      wonderful collection ……….very good job :)))))

    114. 381
      bilawal
      May 17th, 2010 1:02 pm

      very nice and colour full picture, i like the colours of india, peoples of inida, place of india speacialy Taj Mahalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. The symbol of LOVE.

    115. 382
      Manish kumar
      May 19th, 2010 8:52 am

      obviously we all love our India, but just ask urself, that how many of us really take care of our country’s beauty, culture, and tradition..??

    116. 383
      chandan ray
      May 21st, 2010 11:15 pm

      Amazing & Incredible!
      This is my INDIA.

    117. 384
      mcmaleria
      May 26th, 2010 12:19 am

      i want to join this joint now,

    118. 385
      asquare tiger
      May 26th, 2010 12:30 am

      i am a raper 2 like you. if you want to see me i day OK men, but i want to say some thing for you , you see 2pac is my best friend all the time, i want to you 50 cent you are a good raper like a 2pac right OK

    119. 386
      Constantinos
      May 27th, 2010 8:09 am

      i love them all…..!!!!

    120. 387
      Sujith
      May 27th, 2010 6:21 pm

      A truly wonderful collection that brings out the essence of the wonderful country of India.

    121. 388
      Deepesh Fagna
      May 28th, 2010 8:20 pm

      wonderful collection…great job.

    122. 389
      Harsh Sen
      May 31st, 2010 10:39 pm

      Great pic man………really amazing

    123. 390
      Rakesh Nigam
      June 1st, 2010 10:06 am

      it’s wonderful. i m feeling proud b,cause i m from taj city Agra

    124. 391
      uschi wagner
      June 2nd, 2010 2:22 pm

      hello, wonderful pictures, i was in india at march, pictures from this trip you find at
      wagners-web.at

    125. 392
      divyaraj
      June 10th, 2010 5:39 am

      this is the best collection of india…….

    126. 393
      Mamunee
      June 19th, 2010 3:51 am

      Lovely pictures……….
      Proud to be an indian

    127. 394
      Sunil Bandapally
      June 27th, 2010 8:52 am

      If one thinks about India…why the poor part of it ????
      This type of photos and pictures depicts the international picture of India…infact every country has poor. So try to depict the rich assets part of India, it would be great….

      -Sunil Bandapally

    128. 395
      ashish
      July 4th, 2010 11:30 am

      open up your eyes people…….we need to do something to make india a clean and nice place to live……and this is true india,dnt ignore this by sayin that these pictures are great……some of the pictures looks like hell…….

    129. 396
      Abhilash A.S
      July 5th, 2010 11:22 pm

      wow, what a collection. This is god’s own country.

    130. 397
      Ramamurthy
      July 17th, 2010 2:12 am

      I just got up and having a cup of tea and browsing the web. I saw these photos,it is already made my day. I have seen some the places but not all of them. The camera captured the inner beauty of India or soul. Nothing like trains in India, very cosmopolitian, carrying the dreams of rich and poor, young and old, I love it.

    131. 398
      Etan
      July 20th, 2010 12:02 am

      Beautiful photos. It is even more beautiful to take the extra step and actually be there. After a year traveling in villages I would like to add for those who were not there yet, that this photos are everyday life, no need to search for these specific places captured here. Just go. India will find you where ever you are.

      Here is what I did with my experience from India:

      My India: Where every village is home – Experience !

    132. 399
      Anandhi
      July 22nd, 2010 3:34 am

      Great ! You done a wonderful job. These pictures lead to create a good image about our country. JAI HIND !

    133. 400
      samar
      July 22nd, 2010 4:20 am

      this is great photos and they are very beautiful. they increased my love to great India. I wish i will see it one day and stay in it long time

    134. 401
      krishnakrishna
      July 23rd, 2010 12:35 am

      Its an cool touch to eyes after long time to enjoy all 50 pics in one stretch.i love those pics-saadu with goldenwear.schoolboy.mehendi hands.holi pink stuff..many more..
      i hearty congratulate the effort of a photographer who brings out he mood in high intensity.

      love too the updates..

      Regards,
      Krishnakrishna

    135. 402
      selvin
      July 23rd, 2010 8:27 pm

      wow!…liked the diversity
      each picture depicts a story of India in itself…great selection
      with the variety of colors, cultures, traditions and beliefs, India is a world on its own

      -selvin

    136. 403
      kishan
      July 24th, 2010 5:13 am

      this is a poor manegment of india. but ok my india is my love………..
      thanks

    137. 404
      idstst
      July 27th, 2010 10:40 am

      beautiful tajmahal and the dirty yamuna river.

    138. 405
      jinu
      July 28th, 2010 10:20 pm

      great photos!!! I love my India :)

    139. 406
      joy
      August 1st, 2010 12:45 am

      ahhmf great photos i like it!!

    140. 407
      :)
      August 2nd, 2010 1:25 pm

      > what a beautiful country .. !!

      > hope i could go there … :)

    141. 408
      abhi sharma
      August 3rd, 2010 12:10 am

      all pic is very good and so really touch to heart all india picture.

    142. 409
      assem
      August 5th, 2010 3:31 am

      ats vereeee gooood

    143. 410
      kansingh
      August 5th, 2010 3:54 am

      fantastic !

      I love it.

    144. 411
      sivaprasad
      August 5th, 2010 7:52 am

      pls show me a better way to show my photographic & designing talents in web. pls show me a gudway to upload my works.

    145. 412
      Ashish Bansal
      August 5th, 2010 11:44 pm

      Great work done……….pics are amazing, the most impotant and striking point of these pics is unity in diversity. This happens only in India. Proud to be an Indian

    146. 413
      pramod
      August 6th, 2010 2:28 am

      really a very good collection ……… awesome pics

    147. 414
      Amit Verma
      August 8th, 2010 8:46 am

      no words for these amazing pic ……. awesome pics, proud to be indian… :)

    148. 415
      arun singh
      August 18th, 2010 3:48 am

      i really can’t explain how much beautiful this india.
      i proud to be an indian.

    149. 416
      pavan
      August 23rd, 2010 2:16 am

      i am proud to be an indian…… such good picture i really liked…. india is really colourfull……… and we have good photographers too……..

    150. 417
      karthik
      August 25th, 2010 2:28 am

      i love india …. i am also photography ………..photo is veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy goooooooooooooooood

    151. 418
      rishi
      August 25th, 2010 4:37 am

      this is very good collection of our contry’s mirror images……….

    152. 419
      kishore
      August 26th, 2010 5:40 am

      our countery s so nice nd beuatiful.an see da amazing indian photos.

    153. 420
      karthik
      August 27th, 2010 2:32 am

      Nice pictures, love my India!!

    154. 421
      Pappu
      August 27th, 2010 10:17 pm

      Hi All,

      I am proved to be an Indian. We are lucky to have a great Places in India like this. These pictures are amazing to see.

    155. 422
      onekia fahnbulleh
      August 30th, 2010 12:08 pm

      Nice pics. they are really nice they would be great for me to use on a project. Who ever took these need a round of a applause. Keep up the good work, India is a beautiful place!

    156. 423
      manish kumar ojha
      August 31st, 2010 3:48 am

      it is super collection, my special thanks to all those people who once again collected the mind blowing indian culture

    157. 424
      Mehaboob
      September 1st, 2010 1:50 am

      Very good photos, Thankyou

    158. 425
      Ellen
      September 1st, 2010 12:41 pm

      Wow, went to Kolkata volunteering for a while, wish i had had a chance to see the rest of that amazing country, definitely one of the most amazing places in the world. Cant wait to return…

    159. 426
      sreepuliyath
      September 6th, 2010 4:22 am

      Really Incredible India


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