Are there famous mountains or rivers or lakes in India?

Answer 1

India is a land of great geographical diversity, cultures and peoples. The Himalayas (pronounced : Himaalayas. In Sanskrit Himalaya means the abode of snow) form the northern and north-eastern boundary of the country. The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. They are also one of the youngest. Prominent mountains among the Himalayan mountains are, Kanchanjunga(third highest mountain in the world), Nanda Devi, Neelkanth. In the Indian culture, mountains are worshipped as Gods, so the three mentioned above are considered sacred. The Mount K2, falls in the Karakoram range, and is the second highest mountain in the world. It is also the most difficult to climb.

Coming to rivers now, India is a land of rivers. A clear distinction can be made when it comes to the rivers of India. The Himalayan rivers and the non-Himalayan rivers. The Himalayan rivers flow throughout the year, while a majority of the non-himalayan rivers dry out in the intense summer heat of India.

As said earlier with regard to the mountains, rivers are considered equally sacred. In fact rivers in India mostly have feminine names as they are worshipped and venerated like Divine Mothers, because their waters quench the thirst and provide water for agriculture. The river considered most sacred is the Himalayan river Ganga. There are many other rivers prominent among them being Yamuna, Indus, Narmada, Cauvery, Krishna and Godavari and the only 'male' river Brahmaputra.

In India there are many lakes the prominent among them being Wular lake which is in the northern state of Kashmir. Wular lake is a freshwater lake. The largest saline lake in India is Chilika lake, which is more of a lagoon.