The Beauty of India: 50 Amazing Photos
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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Veeranjaneyulu
March 29th, 2010 2:06 amGood photos. Would been great without Photoshop, etc., edits
Eilonvi
March 29th, 2010 2:08 amAmazing post!
subcorpus
March 29th, 2010 8:30 ammental note:
must visit india soon …
jmleclercq
March 29th, 2010 11:36 amGreat collection !
Jean-Michel
Lokesh Mathur
March 29th, 2010 11:52 pmhey yar superb pics dear and i proud to be an indian.
Shabbir Lakdawala`
March 30th, 2010 9:50 pmInteresting pictures…of my country
ANEESH
March 31st, 2010 12:43 amVery nice photos
lidia Tohar
March 31st, 2010 7:34 amLovely photos of The beauty of India in all of its many blends and views.
Rachel
April 1st, 2010 6:11 amStunning!
Mehul
April 1st, 2010 1:46 pmGreat Collection….. Thanks
BBL
April 2nd, 2010 10:52 pmReally Wonderful
kevin
April 3rd, 2010 2:16 amNice 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
Kumar Ritwik
April 3rd, 2010 6:44 amWhile 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 !!
anxiousape
April 3rd, 2010 7:46 amOne 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.
Chimgee
April 4th, 2010 5:56 pmIncredible India miss you much….
sid
April 4th, 2010 11:31 pmyuk….the same ol crap…BORING
Hina
April 4th, 2010 11:53 pmPls 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.
Shiv
April 5th, 2010 12:42 amReally Wonderful
mangalathop
April 5th, 2010 6:58 amexcellent.. i luv my india
www.auroh.com
April 5th, 2010 10:13 amThis is my India. It happens only in India.
FMB
April 5th, 2010 10:58 amReally nice!!!
expressions
April 5th, 2010 7:48 pmSry 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!!!
kandagatla
April 5th, 2010 10:56 pmYES THIS IS MY INDIA.. AM PROUD TO BE AM A INDIAN!! JAI HIND! JAI TELANGANA!!
galen777
April 6th, 2010 4:32 amThanks. Makes wading through the day so much easier. If only India could come to me…
Globalista
April 6th, 2010 5:25 amwell, 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
kirk
April 6th, 2010 5:50 amawesome place going there soon
kirk
April 6th, 2010 5:52 amhope to meet ashweri rai
Lori Bassham
April 6th, 2010 10:50 amI thought this was awesome! I would love to see one about Thailand!
Hanuwant Singh Rathore
April 6th, 2010 9:54 pmNamsate,
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
jacoboliva
April 6th, 2010 10:50 pmHey ! 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!!
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April 7th, 2010 3:57 amGreat Collection………
RK.Karthikeyan
April 7th, 2010 9:44 amIndia is a beauty full place, full of enrage and enthusiasm.
rakesh
April 8th, 2010 1:16 amthese photos are really wonderful .. showcasing the entire country in HDR
apnerve
April 8th, 2010 2:36 amAh! you promised 50 amazing pictures and put only 42! Where are the other 8 pics?
btw.. awesome collection!! I love my INDIA.. Jai Ho!
santhip
April 8th, 2010 6:37 amwho took these pictures ? I wont believe if its done by a single person. Also was it photoshopped ?
Krish
April 8th, 2010 4:57 pmI 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 :)
Guido
April 26th, 2010 1:15 pmHi 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
soma
April 9th, 2010 1:19 amReally nice picts!!!
Krishna K Balla
April 9th, 2010 5:46 amIndia is always unique
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kris_balla1/4325312078/in/set-72157623216893777/
MM
April 13th, 2010 10:24 pmWonderful set of pictures, this set is just a sample, the real India has millions of more faces…
~
Avirat
April 14th, 2010 12:54 amReally amazing pics, loved it very much!
Guido
April 14th, 2010 9:52 amwell 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?
karteek kumar
April 15th, 2010 9:28 pmgreat collection of pictures……… Beauty of south id missing …….
DEE
April 15th, 2010 11:16 pmReally Awesome……….
Nothing to comment @ this…….Keep doing the gud job dude…..
ketan
April 17th, 2010 3:02 amLOVELY PICKS!
Vignesh
April 18th, 2010 12:16 amStunning ones all those … !!
Kashif M Qasim
April 19th, 2010 3:26 amSM 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.
Christiane Rosenberger
April 19th, 2010 5:40 amFixed! Thank you, Kashif :-)
Kashif M Qasim
April 19th, 2010 3:30 amIn 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.
Sudipt Bhattacharya
April 19th, 2010 3:40 amGr8 Collection !!!
naresh
April 19th, 2010 7:44 pmwhere i have to subscribe to get these kind of cute images from smcshmagazine.com
YASIN MON
April 20th, 2010 11:30 amI LOVE MY INDIA INDIA IS A MY HEART……
gilles
April 22nd, 2010 9:10 amhow can i be not weak in the presence of all this?
Flag
April 25th, 2010 12:48 amAwesome…
Rayba Baijal
April 26th, 2010 2:02 amProud 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
Guido
April 26th, 2010 1:12 pmI 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?
Heena
April 26th, 2010 1:56 pmIndia- very beautiful place never been there,its natural beauty,kids photo’s really cute
gr8 collection!!!!!!
srirang
April 28th, 2010 12:05 amreally nice photos
saswat
April 29th, 2010 1:48 amThanx a lot smashing magazine,,,,,great pics
kannan
April 30th, 2010 3:27 amwho took these pictures ? I wont believe if its done by a single person. Also was it photoshopped ?
Ashley Tillett
April 30th, 2010 3:07 pmthese 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!
Ashley Tillett
April 30th, 2010 3:09 pmwhoops i meant countRy ha! lol
Nepali Lover
May 4th, 2010 12:42 amGautam Buddha was born in Nepal not in India.
Olema
May 4th, 2010 8:50 amIt is a pleasure for the heart. Everything so beautiful!
jinny elizabeth
May 8th, 2010 9:08 pmreally nice pics ash , lets us realize hw beautiful our own country is !!!!!!!1
Anish Jose
October 10th, 2010 7:49 amThe real India we feel and experience while we are living outside, Congarts to all who behind this.
Anish Jose
Riyadh
himasnhu sharma
May 9th, 2010 2:14 amThese collections showing heart of India.
abhishek
May 13th, 2010 1:49 amwonderful collection ……….very good job :)))))
bilawal
May 17th, 2010 1:02 pmvery nice and colour full picture, i like the colours of india, peoples of inida, place of india speacialy Taj Mahalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. The symbol of LOVE.
Manish kumar
May 19th, 2010 8:52 amobviously 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..??
chandan ray
May 21st, 2010 11:15 pmAmazing & Incredible!
This is my INDIA.
mcmaleria
May 26th, 2010 12:19 ami want to join this joint now,
asquare tiger
May 26th, 2010 12:30 ami 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
Constantinos
May 27th, 2010 8:09 ami love them all…..!!!!
Sujith
May 27th, 2010 6:21 pmA truly wonderful collection that brings out the essence of the wonderful country of India.
Deepesh Fagna
May 28th, 2010 8:20 pmwonderful collection…great job.
Harsh Sen
May 31st, 2010 10:39 pmGreat pic man………really amazing
Rakesh Nigam
June 1st, 2010 10:06 amit’s wonderful. i m feeling proud b,cause i m from taj city Agra
uschi wagner
June 2nd, 2010 2:22 pmhello, wonderful pictures, i was in india at march, pictures from this trip you find at
wagners-web.at
divyaraj
June 10th, 2010 5:39 amthis is the best collection of india…….
Mamunee
June 19th, 2010 3:51 amLovely pictures……….
Proud to be an indian
Sunil Bandapally
June 27th, 2010 8:52 amIf 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
ashish
July 4th, 2010 11:30 amopen 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…….
Abhilash A.S
July 5th, 2010 11:22 pmwow, what a collection. This is god’s own country.
Ramamurthy
July 17th, 2010 2:12 amI 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.
Etan
July 20th, 2010 12:02 amBeautiful 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 !
Anandhi
July 22nd, 2010 3:34 amGreat ! You done a wonderful job. These pictures lead to create a good image about our country. JAI HIND !
samar
July 22nd, 2010 4:20 amthis 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
krishnakrishna
July 23rd, 2010 12:35 amIts 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
selvin
July 23rd, 2010 8:27 pmwow!…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
kishan
July 24th, 2010 5:13 amthis is a poor manegment of india. but ok my india is my love………..
thanks
idstst
July 27th, 2010 10:40 ambeautiful tajmahal and the dirty yamuna river.
jinu
July 28th, 2010 10:20 pmgreat photos!!! I love my India :)
joy
August 1st, 2010 12:45 amahhmf great photos i like it!!
:)
August 2nd, 2010 1:25 pm> what a beautiful country .. !!
> hope i could go there … :)
abhi sharma
August 3rd, 2010 12:10 amall pic is very good and so really touch to heart all india picture.
assem
August 5th, 2010 3:31 amats vereeee gooood
kansingh
August 5th, 2010 3:54 amfantastic !
I love it.
sivaprasad
August 5th, 2010 7:52 ampls show me a better way to show my photographic & designing talents in web. pls show me a gudway to upload my works.
Ashish Bansal
August 5th, 2010 11:44 pmGreat 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
pramod
August 6th, 2010 2:28 amreally a very good collection ……… awesome pics
Amit Verma
August 8th, 2010 8:46 amno words for these amazing pic ……. awesome pics, proud to be indian… :)
arun singh
August 18th, 2010 3:48 ami really can’t explain how much beautiful this india.
i proud to be an indian.
pavan
August 23rd, 2010 2:16 ami am proud to be an indian…… such good picture i really liked…. india is really colourfull……… and we have good photographers too……..
karthik
August 25th, 2010 2:28 ami love india …. i am also photography ………..photo is veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy goooooooooooooooood