What are India's main attractions? Due to its sheer size, there is an endless collection of 1. tourist attractions and advice (turistikohteita ja neuvoja) on what to see. We can offer 2. some information (joitakin tietoja) on India here. It is home to more than 3. one billion people / a billion people (miljardi ihmistä) who 4. are divided into two thousand (ovat jakautuneet kahteen tuhanteen) ethnic groups and speak over 200 different languages. The Kerala backwaters are home to many unique 5. species which include (lajit, joihin kuuluu) crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water birds and animals such as otters and turtles. Today, houseboat tourism is among 6. the most popular tourist activities (suosituimmat turistiaktiviteetit) in the backwaters. Palolem is the most southerly of Goa's 7. popular beaches (suositut rannat) and also one of the most beautiful. It is a natural bay whose 8. surroundings are (ympäristö on) lofty headlands. For those who believe a beach cannot be paradise without 9. cheap restaurants (halpoja ravintoloita), good hotels and a 10. party that is / party which is (juhlat, jotka ovat) going on here and there, Palolem is the place to be. While 11. the beliefs (uskomukset) of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains differ, Varanasi is sacred to all of them. 12. To our knowledge (Tietämyksemme mukaan), it is also one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In many ways Varanasi 13. is the crossroads (on risteys) of the very best and worst aspects of India. It can be a bit overwhelming: 14. the cattle are (karja on) on the streets and 15. a funeral is (hautajaiset ovat) on the river bank. The scene of locals carrying on with 16. their lives (elämänsä) and pilgrims doing their devotions in the River Ganges at sunrise is probably 17. one of the most impressive sights (vaikuttavimpia näkyjä) in the world. The Taj Mahal in Agra is a nearly 18. 400-year-old (400-vuotinen) masoleum of white marble, built between 1632 and 1653 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of 19. his favourite wife (hänen lempivaimonsa). Called "a teardrop on the cheek of eternity", it is one of the masterpieces of Mughal architecture.