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.

The Beauty of India

Heart You

Heart You

Feet. Jaipur

Feet. Jaipur

catching up!

catching up!

Diwali lights

Diwali lights

Aishwarya Rai in the making

Aishwarya Rai in the making

Golden Temple before Sunrise

Golden Temple before Sunrise

A Dreamer Among the Humblest

A Dreamer Among the Humblest

10 Interesting Places to Visit Before You Die

10 Interesting Places to Visit Before You Die

Smiling.Pali

Smiling.Pali

A glance inside, a glimpse outside

A glance inside, a glimpse outside

Dark eyes. Pushkar

Dark eyes. Pushkar

Prayer at the Temple

Prayer at the Temple

Taj Mahal, the other side. Agra

Taj Mahal, the other side. Agra

colors-of-india

colors-of-india

Sweeping. Varanasi

Sweeping. Varanasi

India. A table

India. A table

Colorful Masks

Colorful Masks

Bananiers en paix

Bananiers en paix

back to India

back to India

Silent Prayer / Amritsar, India

Silent Prayer / Amritsar, India

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Golden Slumbers

Golden Slumbers

india – gujarat

india - gujarat

colors-of-india

colors-of-india

sri meenakshi sundareswara temple

sri meenakshi sundareswara temple

colors-of-india

colors-of-india

India style

India style

buddha from bodhgaya

I n d i a *

colors-of-india

colors-of-india

India

India

India Wedding

India Wedding

Tata Ace – The True India Truck!

Tata Ace - The True India Truck!

india

india

l’homme de mehrangarh

l'homme de mehrangarh

India

India

damsel at Pushkar

damsel at Pushkar

India- Faces

India- Faces

Mosque (Agra India)

Mosque (Agra India)

Mosque

Mosque

Lal baba

Lal baba

Colors

Colors

India

India

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  1. 501

    Awesome pics……I proud to be an indian….

    +6
  2. 503

    Terrific job boss

    +3
  3. 504

    Samasing Magazine thanks a lot.. Gr8 Collection !!! No words for these amazing pic ……. awesome pics.. thank you verymuch…

    +4
  4. 505

    how illogical is the world, the most beautiful places on earth are poor to keep the rich part beautiful.

    +4
  5. 506

    mai apne country ke beauty ke bare me kuchh nahin bolunga malum hai Q log kahte hai apni sundarta ke bare me bolne se apni hi najar apno ko lagti hai so………

    i don’t want to say any thing about indian beautry

    +2
  6. 508

    Nice….

    0
  7. 509

    great pictures…mere india ka koi jawab nahi.
    i love my india.

    +5
  8. 510

    guys go to indian streets,indian villages..

    u all will see what incritable INDIA is……

    -3
  9. 511

    beautiful :)

    -2
  10. 512

    i don’t want to say anything,just i’m proud to be an indian guys.there is no place in the world better than india.

    +4
  11. 514

    I love my motherland ! I am proud to be an Indian ! I would always want to be born here if it does happen at all !

    Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Humara :)

    +26
    • 515

      Are you a muslim? if yes then you never ever born again don’t think like that,you should be proud on muslim not on indian .

      And you will have to try live like those who were symbol of success and proud of islam.through millions and millions people become Muslim and accept islam as religion.

      Make your life stylish accept life style on which islam proud on you.

      -48
      • 516

        its not good that you are talking about religion,,, its all about patriotism (love to your nation),, if i belong to india then must i love india,, either i love my country from where i belong,, where is the matter of religion in this,, a person who belongs from pak ,, america,, russia,, n he loves his country,, is he muslim….? i have so many friends ,,those are muslim,, but for them the country is first,,, n those are known as a indian……………………………..not (religion)

        +23
      • 517

        u should respect all the religions…..so, don not hurt to another religion’s people. bcoz all the religions are true,as a muslim i believe that kind of speech……but most of religion’s people,they don not know the true,we should study on every religion than we can put coments on somethings……thnx

        +7
      • 518

        to be a real muslim, you should love ur mother land

        +19
        • 519

          go you fuck boy.we should love our country or yours?and if you are a real muslim then come to our pakistan and see the beautiful places of pakistans.i am proud to be a pakistani

          -2
      • 520

        Faiza get lost. Anyone who puts religion before country ought to be banished from the country. If you are an Indian and proud of being muslim before being Indian then there is a place called Pakistan you can go there. But beauty of India is, she tolerates unpatriotic and fundamentalist like you.

        +3
      • 521

        My Answer to Faiza

        What do you know about islam. I am muslim too and India is my motherland and I love to born their again and again. My forefather came along with Babur the Moghul from Afghan and settled in India Rajasthan and dedicated their life to this beautiful land. And i will be grateful to my father who stayed back in India after partition coz he loved his matrabhumi. Religion is not bigger than motherland and its culture. Only Pakistani muslim (so called) tarnished the islam image and become pain in the ass of India due to their blind faith. Both nation got freedom at the same time but look where is india and where is Pakistan. Instead of developing their education and economic they start developing hatred and today result is in front of them. Islam is such a beautiful religion which teaches beautiful things not be a human bomb. So stop the wrong preaching about Islam and love India and its people. Trust me you will never regret.

        Shafique Khan

        +23
        • 522

          Really Shafique..! I appreciate ur opinion .. as only u r d person who can change the image of your community to d world.. I realy like ur thought..

          +3
      • 523

        get lost.if u are so proud on being a muslim,not indian why are u seeing this site.bcoz of fundamentalists like u,the patriotism of muslims around the world is being questioned.learn to be proud of ur country which has given u life,safety,everything.

        0
      • 524

        To Faiza.

        are you proud of being son of your mother .. ?

        +3
  12. 525

    dude that is absolutely amaaaaaazin….. great work buddy…..more photos beku(kannada word for “want(ed) “)

    +4
  13. 526

    Preeti Ravindra

    May 5th, 2011 6:34 am

    Nice collection!! Luv 2 see more of it..WIsh U can get Urban, Rural and Semi-urban India all together in a nice collection.I have always seen works of rural India..Hope 2 see all aspects of India- to form a total real India!!!! Kudos 2 d Smashing team!!!

    +1
  14. 527

    semma.., chance ye illa… lovely pix… still there r a lot of places uncaptured by camera lens.. my eyes longs to uncover the “INCREDIBLE INDIA”….

    +3
  15. 528

    How beautiful the places and persons.
    We are not keeping the things in ship shape condition
    let us learn from others in keeping up otherwise they die
    let us not allow it

    0
  16. 529

    awesome pics get me……. some more

    -3
  17. 530

    Pradeep Bhatt

    May 9th, 2011 11:18 pm

    proud to be an Indian…..

    +2
  18. 531

    buty paelllllll nam bo0yt

    +2
  19. 532

    india is great i love my india

    Nothing to say because our india is a awesome wow………….
    Pls load more picture

    +2
  20. 533

    Subrata Mandal

    May 11th, 2011 10:51 pm

    These R TRADITIONS……..
    INDIAaaa…LUV U…

    +3
  21. 534

    nice

    0
  22. 535

    this is really indias buty……………………. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    i love india

    +1
  23. 536

    ravindra vaidya

    May 14th, 2011 4:09 am

    while seeing india will know the meaning of ‘amazing’

    0
  24. 537

    harmanpreet kaur

    May 14th, 2011 5:08 am

    i love my self

    -2
  25. 538

    oseom….truth of india

    +5
  26. 540

    DIPAK PATNAIK

    May 18th, 2011 2:40 am

    FOR THIS INDIA IS DIFFERENT AMONG ALL THE COUNTRY

    -1
  27. 541

    i love india…..

    +1
  28. 542

    Ahmad Magaji Abubakar

    May 19th, 2011 1:30 pm

    I personaly i am interested in indian just the way you act on stage and your environment also.I love to see Aishwarai because i like her whole heartedly. I am a NIGERIAN.

    +2
  29. 543

    colorFull india…………

    -2
  30. 545

    Kuldeep Arora

    May 20th, 2011 8:53 pm

    To love India One has to see India. Real India is not in Delhi, Mumbai, Banglore but scattered bit further.

    0
  31. 546

    hope to see India this year…

    -2
  32. 547

    siddhartha sbi

    May 22nd, 2011 6:05 am

    its fabulous its realy amazing

    0
  33. 548

    Sen K. Mathew

    May 22nd, 2011 6:41 pm

    Very beautifull pics. But you missed kerala nd back waters of kerala. You also missed wonderfull Rajastan Villages. Please include it next time

    0
  34. 549

    cisile a/p sagadavan

    May 23rd, 2011 5:55 pm

    wow…fantastic wat a creation……..

    0
  35. 550

    shiv kumar rai

    May 24th, 2011 12:07 pm

    i feel great about to be an indian. east or west india is the best. awesome pics , please get some more.

    0
  36. 551

    suresh kumar Ahirwar

    May 26th, 2011 10:44 pm

    very nice photograph. I love real photograph of India.

    0
  37. 552

    Nice photographs its called my incredible India….

    +1
  38. 553

    Prajna Rao K

    May 29th, 2011 7:38 am

    Amazing pictures!

    -1
  39. 554

    proud to be indian………………

    +2
  40. 555

    fantastic awesome picutres

    -2
  41. 556

    Nasheem Sheikh

    June 1st, 2011 4:07 am

    wow………….Pls load more picture……really gooooooood.

    -1
  42. 557

    bharat bhushan

    June 1st, 2011 9:21 pm

    its india my land……………………WOW!!!!!
    please upload more

    -2
  43. 558

    saurabh gupta

    June 6th, 2011 10:55 pm

    nice pictures

    -1
  44. 559

    Superb

    -1
  45. 560

    pictures are fantastic

    -1
  46. 561

    we see but fail to observe.

    +1
  47. 562

    really amazing scene……of indian culture

    -2
  48. 563

    this is preety good to see this is india

    -1
  49. 564

    amazing!!!!!!

    -2
  50. 565

    ritu varshney

    June 15th, 2011 8:17 am

    india is a heart of world

    0
    • 566

      not at all there are many other countries that are more beautiful then india.Got it?stupid

      0
  51. 567

    M.Rizwan Ansari

    June 15th, 2011 10:12 am

    india is beautiful countary also pakistan.good images

    0
  52. 568

    beautyfull of indian photos

    +1
  53. 569

    Rajesh Kr. Swyambhu

    June 15th, 2011 10:52 am

    These are not only pictures but soul, face, body and colors of India…….

    -1
  54. 570

    RamachandraRao Vizag

    June 16th, 2011 9:15 am

    very nice snaps, but too less to enjoy. pl add some more.

    -3
  55. 571

    Narendra Nagle

    June 17th, 2011 9:53 am

    very nice images but some images can be made more beautiful by including point of interest(i.e. Golden Mean Rule) in the images.

    -1
  56. 572

    waseem farooqui

    June 20th, 2011 1:24 am

    superb photos its really good keep it up

    -1
  57. 573

    Stunning. This is India as I remember it, as it felt.

    0
  58. 574

    proud to be an indian, jai hind, sabse acha hindosta hamara

    -1
  59. 575

    Hello,
    Ye hai India, india cluctrical world best pictural

    -1
  60. 576

    nice photos realy good

    -1
  61. 577

    I proud to be a bhartiya….i love my country……….these pics are very much to near every one hearts…

    -1
  62. 578

    i love my country this is orignal india dekh kar acha laga
    Amazing pictures!

    -1
  63. 579

    uttam priti bhaskar

    June 30th, 2011 10:52 pm

    amazing yaar plz upload more pics plz……..

    -1
  64. 580

    Manoj Goswami

    July 1st, 2011 7:50 pm

    My India is always beautiful
    I love you India I proud of you

    -1
  65. 581

    post some other picture

    -2
  66. 582

    really its very stunning pics…

    -2
  67. 583

    tausiff khan

    July 7th, 2011 1:25 am

    I proud to be an INDIAN………………iNcReDiBlE INDIA……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    -1
  68. 584

    what i say.lips is close only eye is open.wonderfull

    -1
  69. 585

    ashutosh sharma

    July 9th, 2011 11:34 pm

    realy india is a rainbow. which contains many colour. A PERFECT INCRADIBLE INDIA………. THANKS 4 SHOWING THIS IMAGES………………….

    0
  70. 586

    Great. Pic…
    Great. India

    -1
  71. 587

    Sanjay Thakur

    July 16th, 2011 3:54 am

    !!! Incredible INDIA !!! “I Proud to be an INDIAN”

    -1
  72. 588

    mahendra kanakhara

    July 17th, 2011 9:57 pm

    very nice photo collecton.

    -1
  73. 589

    i love ma country soooooooooooo much

    0
  74. 590

    pancham singh jatav

    July 20th, 2011 6:50 am

    INDIA’S culture makes it awesome country in the world……..
    i m realy glad to watch these photos.. thanks a lot.

    -1
  75. 591

    nice..proud about india………….

    -1
  76. 592

    MO.RIYAJUL KAMAR

    July 21st, 2011 12:11 pm

    Just i’m proud to be an indian guys.there is no place in the world better than india.here is many types languages .meray inda ka koi jabab nahi.I LOVE INDIA

    -1
  77. 593

    Laxmi Narayan Patnaik

    July 23rd, 2011 11:15 pm

    lovely,awesome,amize,this is called Incredible INDIA.

    -1
  78. 594

    amazing that is india mera bharath mahan

    -1
  79. 595

    I loved watching and treat to my eyes ………

    India is Colorful

    With Love,
    Muruga Ganesh K

    -1
  80. 596

    My beloved country have beautiful colours, ofcourse it is beautiful.

    -1
  81. 597

    now what should i say…….yeh hai india meri jaaan…..

    -1
  82. 598

    mind blowing plzzzzzzzzzzzzz upload more pic……………………..:)

    0
  83. 599

    …………………………..uncommentable beauty.

    -1
  84. 600

    i love my INDIA

    -1
  85. 601

    bhavani chaithanya

    July 30th, 2011 6:32 pm

    i just love my country…. and am an indian

    +1
  86. 602

    Beautiful …. :)

    -1
  87. 603

    its Really fantastic mind blowing i love india………………..

    -1
  88. 604

    Bhargav Pancholi

    August 3rd, 2011 12:38 am

    Hi,

    This is awesome post!
    Please feel free to use images from my photo blogs for such an interesting cause and keep me posted.
    My photo blogs:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhargavpancholi
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shivampancholi

    Cheers!

    -1
  89. 605

    gud thought…..gud photography……i wish also will go again best

    -1
  90. 606

    Suket Brahmakshatriya

    August 4th, 2011 3:59 am

    Its really nice to know the unknown faces of our own country…..
    Great INDIA…..

    -1
  91. 607

    oooooooo

    -1
  92. 608

    Nice pic l love india

    -1
  93. 609

    JAYANTA TAMULI

    August 9th, 2011 2:16 am

    First of all I am an Indian then I am an Assamese. I am proud to be an Indian as well as an Assamese. My India is the most beautiful amongst the all country of the mighty world.
    Please come to my India and visit my Assam, Assam will give you the heavenly peace .

    +2
  94. 610

    Those are some amazing pictures of India. There is another photographer that has taken some very vivid images of that beautiful country.

    http://www.horschgallery.com/tproductlist.aspx?catId=%C5%A1E

    -1
  95. 611

    syed rizwan ahmed naser

    August 13th, 2011 8:59 pm

    i saw real INDIA in the above collection of pictures. it reflects INDIA as unity among diversity in any human being’s mind…JAI HIND

    0
  96. 612

    praful mudholkar

    August 14th, 2011 9:20 am

    sach me bahut amezing hai iiiiiiiiindddddddddiaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    -1
  97. 613

    akhtar ali khan

    August 17th, 2011 9:24 am

    every think is good when,we will manten the roul of nature.

    -1
  98. 614

    mahesh kumawat

    August 17th, 2011 6:58 pm

    nice pix ……

    -1
  99. 615

    rare images but nice & real India . hamari india ki koi javab nahi .I LOVE MY INDIA. I AM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

    -1
  100. 616

    Simply Awesome!!!

    -2

  1. 1

    I love my motherland ! I am proud to be an Indian ! I would always want to be born here if it does happen at all !

    Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Humara :)

    +26
  2. 2

    My Answer to Faiza

    What do you know about islam. I am muslim too and India is my motherland and I love to born their again and again. My forefather came along with Babur the Moghul from Afghan and settled in India Rajasthan and dedicated their life to this beautiful land. And i will be grateful to my father who stayed back in India after partition coz he loved his matrabhumi. Religion is not bigger than motherland and its culture. Only Pakistani muslim (so called) tarnished the islam image and become pain in the ass of India due to their blind faith. Both nation got freedom at the same time but look where is india and where is Pakistan. Instead of developing their education and economic they start developing hatred and today result is in front of them. Islam is such a beautiful religion which teaches beautiful things not be a human bomb. So stop the wrong preaching about Islam and love India and its people. Trust me you will never regret.

    Shafique Khan

    +23
  3. 3

    its not good that you are talking about religion,,, its all about patriotism (love to your nation),, if i belong to india then must i love india,, either i love my country from where i belong,, where is the matter of religion in this,, a person who belongs from pak ,, america,, russia,, n he loves his country,, is he muslim….? i have so many friends ,,those are muslim,, but for them the country is first,,, n those are known as a indian……………………………..not (religion)

    +23
  4. 4

    to be a real muslim, you should love ur mother land

    +19
  5. 5

    i proud to be indian and m vry happy tht god had gvn me birth in india where ths type of culture generate ,nd hd gn me the oppurtanioty to me a part of it. I LOVE MY INDIA

    +17
  6. 6

    India is great n Indians are unmatchable………………………….jai hind

    +16
  7. 7

    I have been in India for 3 years , all these photos remind me all those days .
    I MISS YOU INDIA .

    +12
  8. 8

    The Beauty of India

    +12
  9. 9

    why u post here,this is our country blog..u dirty peoples always put ur legs on others property like terrorism in the whole world…i think after 2 to 3 yrs ur country will vanished…and dont tell about ur country.everyone in the world knows about that.so shame on u ..

    +11
  10. 10

    i proud to be indian and m vry happy tht god had gvn me birth in india where ths type of culture generate ,nd hd gn me the oppurtanioty to me a part of it. I LOVE MY INDIA

    +10
  11. 11

    syed anwar parbhani

    December 8th, 2011 9:53 pm

    to be a real muslim, you should love ur mother land.

    +10
  12. 12

    good job man……….

    +9
  13. 13

    I truly love everything about india aur indian people . Truly magical to me

    +9
  14. 14

    ye photos hame hamare india ke vo tasveer dikhate hai jis par hame fakar hata hai india is a colour full country

    +9
  15. 15

    Dat’s Called Incredible INDIA…..

    +9
  16. 16

    hi .
    hope you are fine !
    I do agree with you in some cases , your people are very kind & simple , but I think your country is improving alot !
    so be relaxed !

    +9
  17. 17

    Dear friends,
    Sorry to ask but tell me why should we proud to an Indian.( I m and Indian too.)
    Just because we are staying here? Or we have born here?
    Just think about any other progressing country in the world, what picture comes first..
    The cleanliness, there streets, their discipline, their cares about hierarchical buildings, their laws and so many.
    Now forget the above pictures and think about the face of india… what comes ..
    The garbage on street, people potting at open place (not only in village but cities like Mumbai, Delhi etc too), if we talk about our discipline then just think the picture of traffic signals, our police department contains 99.99 % corrupted people, then think about our careless behavior about our hierarchical statues, buildings like taj, and all forts build by Shivaji Maharaj and others, now come to our laws where you will not get justice in time, think about Mumbai attack… if in any country in the world the government and corps would save their civilians but in Mumbai attack media and our army/ police and government were trying to save foreigners, but what about Indians.( still we says that we got freedom.)
    Laden attack on America once, but after a long effort America finds him and punish too. And what we do with terrorists Afzal Guru is still alive, Kasab will also on the same way, last three years more than 50 terrorist attacks has happened in india, how many of them got punishment.
    Just think …. And tell me why should I proud to be an INDIAN?

    +8
  18. 18

    hi
    I’m not an indian , but I do like your country . too.

    +8
  19. 19

    really very nice pics. i love india

    +7
  20. 20

    u should respect all the religions…..so, don not hurt to another religion’s people. bcoz all the religions are true,as a muslim i believe that kind of speech……but most of religion’s people,they don not know the true,we should study on every religion than we can put coments on somethings……thnx

    +7
  21. 21

    its really amazig…

    +7
  22. 22

    east or west india is the best

    ausom pics,i love to be an indian

    +7
  23. 23

    India is like a Garden in which different different types of flowers some are muslims some are hindus some are christians and some are sikhas and many religeon exist.

    +7
  24. 24

    i live in pakistan but india is my favrite becouse in the india ganga nadi is there and this very beautiful pictures thank you.

    +6
  25. 25

    Awesome pics……I proud to be an indian….

    +6
  26. 26

    You are right Pakistan is beautiful, but how do you care about the natural beauty of Pakistan, or how may people in the world know the beauty of Pakistan.
    If one think about Pakistan the result comes only terrorism and people bline faith about religion. Pakistan is a country where decision of government and army taken by blind religious people.
    still i say Pakistan is beautiful because its our culter that we never underestimates anyone.

    +6
  27. 27

    Nice Snaps.

    +6
  28. 28

    my india my people my sweet babys. my great india

    +6
  29. 29

    abslutly like amazing

    +6
  30. 30

    oseom….truth of india

    +5

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