Interesting Facts about India

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31 curious facts about India.

• They throw their tooth on the roof and ask the sparrow to bring them a new one.
• Many people in India believe the Ganges River has the power to heal the sick. Millions of people live along its banks and bathe in it.
• The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India. Taj Mahal was constructed over a period of twenty-two years, employing twenty thousand workers. It stands on a raised, square platform (186 x 186 feet) with its four corners truncated, forming an unequal octagon. As soon as construction work began in early 1630, sculptors, masons, craftsmen, and calligraphers were called from Persia, Ottoman Empire and Europe to work on construction of the Taj Mahal .
• India has the world's biggest Hindu Temple, the Srirangam Temple in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.