Largest Union Territory in IndiaAndaman & Nicobar Islands with an area of 8,249
sq km is the largest union territory in India. The Andaman & Nicobar
Islands are situated between 6o and 14o North Latitude and 92o and 94o
East Longitude. The group of 572 islands / islets is located in the Bay
of Bengal, 1,255 km from Kolkata and 1190 km from Chennai. The entire
chain of island consists of two distinct groups of islands. The Great
Andaman group of islands in the north is separated by the Ten Degree
Channel from the Nicobar group in the south. The Andaman group of
islands is divided into three main groups viz., North Andaman, Middle
Andaman and South Andaman. Little Andaman is separated from the Great
Andamans by 50 km wide Duncan Passage. The Nicobar group of islands
consists of 7 big and 12 small islands together with several tiny
islands. The Great Nicobar is the largest of all the islands. |
Chyawanprash |
Gayatri Mantra |
Hookah |
Moksha |
Namaste |
Om |
Peepal Tree |
Rudraksha |
Swastik |
Tilak |
Tulsi Plant |
Karma |
Mounments: Ajanta
Ellora |
Iron Pillar |
Sarnath Lion Capital |
Taj Mahal |
Festivals: Diwali |
Durga Puja |
Kumbh Mela |
Onam |
Pongal |
Rakhi |
Cinema: Dadasaheb Phalke |
Kishore Kumar |
Mohammed Rafi |
Satyajit Ray |
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