India is the second most populous country in the world, with more than one billion and three hundred million inhabitants, who speak more than hundred different languages. None of the languages is the majority, but Hindi is the most widely used (about 40%). India is known for its many religious differences. There is Hinduism, as the main religion, followed by Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. India is administratively divided into 28 federal states, 6 federal territories, while the capital New Delhi has a special status. The name India comes from Sindhu, the local name for the river Ind. In the ancient scriptures, the Vedas (5,000 or more years old) the first name for India is mentioned – Bharata Varsa. Later, various political parties proposed the names Hindu Rashtra and Bharath. The name Bharat comes from two Hindu kings named Bharata. “Bha” in Sanskrit means knowledge or light, and “war” is the verb “to work,” so “Bharat” is one who seeks knowledge. India was also known as Hindustan (the land of the Hindus), but that name was avoided after independence in 1947 because the Indian people decided for India to be a secular state. India is a country of the opposites and the largest federal state in the world. You will remember the silence of the desert, the flow of the river Ganges, Varanasi and its golden sunrises, Bengal tigers, Pushkar and the holy people, meditation, yoga, Ayurvedic massage / medicine, elephants, god Shiva, Goe beach. The journey to India cannot be described in words, it must be experienced. New Delhi – the capital of India, chaotic traffic, a mixture of different human cultures, animals that walk the streets freely… Experience the symbol of eternal love, the Taj Mahal temple. You will find out how many shades of pink there are when you see Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan. Your sense of taste will enjoy the aromatic curry, and you can cool off with the drink lassi, a real antidote for hot curry. Enjoying the colourfulness at the Holi festival dedicated to the god Krishna, where the arrival of spring is celebrated. Diwali festival of light, celebrated in late October or early November (depending on the moon-calendar) marks the beginning of the Indian New Year.
No other country will leave such an impression on you as India. Facts and curiosities of India: New Delhi is the second most populous city in the world; The Lotus Temple is the main temple in India and is one of the most visited in the world – close to 50 million people a year; In India, there is a house at the highest altitude of 5,500 m; India has never in its history attacked any country; Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world; India is the largest democracy in the world, the seventh largest country in the world, and one of the oldest civilizations; India possesses nuclear weapons and is the tenth country in the world in terms of defence investment; India has the largest family in the world, a man with 39 wives and 94 children; India is the country with the largest number of post offices in the world; The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways which employs over a million people; The Indian Railway is the largest in the world, with over 64,000 km of long lines and carrying up to 14 million passengers a day; Four religions emerged in India – Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism; India is the third country with the largest Muslim population in the world; The Bollywood film industry in India produces about 1,100 films a year, which is slightly more than in Nigeria, twice as much as in the US and ten times as much as in the UK; The six main languages in India are Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil and Urdu, and each of these is spoken by more than 50 million people. There is no national language in India. Hindi and English are official; The Indian Hindu calendar has 6 seasons – spring, summer, monsoon, winter and pre-spring; Tea is the most popular beverage in India and it is the largest tea producer in the world; India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of mangoes. It is the national fruit in India; Chess was invented in India; According to the Guinness Book of Records, India ranks third in the number of records each year, behind the US and the UK; India is one of the largest exporters of computer software; There are more than million Indian millionaires, but that is why 35% of people live below the poverty line; The cow is a sacred animal in India. Very often herds of cows can be seen walking freely through the streets, their faeces is an important material for lighting fires and for part of the production of vibhuti holy powder; The largest school in the world is located in India and is attended by a total of 45,000 students; Khajuraho is one of the most visited tourist destinations in India due to the largest concentration of medieval monuments. These are several groups of Hindu and Jain temples that are famous for their lavish and erotic sculptures with which they are completely filled; Giant palm trees grow in India. They can grow up to 22 m and have 5 m long leaves;
The Taj Mahal is a 17th-century mausoleum in Agra, built by the Indian Shah Jahan as a symbol of eternal love for his deceased wife, is on the UNESCO World Heritage List; In India, there are, according to chronological lists, 37 world heritage sites from 1983 to 2019 on the UNESCO list. An additional 41 lists of Indian heritage are under UNESCO; The coasts of India are over 7,000 kilometres long; The official currency of India, rupi, may only be used in India. Taking currency out of the country is strictly forbidden and will be prosecuted; An interesting fact is that Indian women wear and keep as much as 11% of the total gold on earth. That’s more than the national treasuries of the US, Switzerland and Germany combined; In India, there is a man who claims to have eaten or drunk absolutely nothing for 70 years. After a series of tests, doctors still have no explanation for this phenomenon; Indian police officers are financially motivated by the state to wear moustaches; More than half of the residents do not have a sink in their homes, while the number of mobile phones exceeds the number of toilets; In India, there are some strange occupations like street ear cleaner; Go Air, the airline company employs only women pilots, because the company in question, due to their lower weight, brings savings of $ 500,000 a year!
Welcome to the Sushiveda naturopathy program / therapy (part of Tibetan medicine – Sowa Rigpa) and the Ayurvedic program in Nepal. Treatments lasting at least 7 days, depend on the condition / disease of the client’s body fluids, and more than 14 to 21/28 days. The package program will be selected after consultation on the first visit with Vaidya. The client comes to therapies from the immediate area / place where the prescribed naturopathic treatment or selected Ayurvedic process / program is performed. Otherwise, it is located in an apartment-hotel facility that offers proximity to the space where the package program is performed.