In India, it's not just the hair on your head that gets a snip. Barbers will take their scissors to wayward eyebrows, tufts of ear hair and nostrils. Then it's time to actually get started.
1. Barbers —
In India, it's not just the hair on your head that gets a snip. Barbers will take their scissors to wayward eyebrows, tufts of ear hair and nostrils. Then it's time to actually get started.
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India's street vendors sell the usual fakes and food, but also offer services such as ear-cleaning, dentistry and astrology.
2. Enterprising street vendors —
India's street vendors sell the usual fakes and food, but also offer services such as ear-cleaning, dentistry and astrology.
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One of the largest rail networks in the world, Indian Railways is 160 years old this year and lovingly known as "the lifeline of a nation." Indian trains carry more then 20 million passengers a day. In great shape? Not often, but always a classic experience.
3. Old world trains —
One of the largest rail networks in the world, Indian Railways is 160 years old this year and lovingly known as "the lifeline of a nation." Indian trains carry more then 20 million passengers a day. In great shape? Not often, but always a classic experience.
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In Bollywood, a former pediatric nurse trainee turned porn star can launch a mainstream acting career. That'd be Sunny Leone (pictured), the most searched celebrity on the Internet.
4. Notorious celebrities —
In Bollywood, a former pediatric nurse trainee turned porn star can launch a mainstream acting career. That'd be Sunny Leone (pictured), the most searched celebrity on the Internet.
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From pearls to Jaipuri gems, Indian jewelry is coveted the world over, but Indian women wear it best -- all at once.
5. Accessorizing —
From pearls to Jaipuri gems, Indian jewelry is coveted the world over, but Indian women wear it best -- all at once.
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Sweet, sour, steaming, creamy ... in India, every kind of food is comfort food. Some of our favorites? Kebabs at Mumbai's Mohammed Ali Road or Makhan fish at Amritsar's Lawrence Road.
6. Comfort food —
Sweet, sour, steaming, creamy ... in India, every kind of food is comfort food. Some of our favorites? Kebabs at Mumbai's Mohammed Ali Road or Makhan fish at Amritsar's Lawrence Road.
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In India, no language gets across better than the head-shaking, wrist-flicking gestures that are part of an Indian's genetic makeup. You'll need to observe and learn quickly if you want to keep up.
7. Gesticulating —
In India, no language gets across better than the head-shaking, wrist-flicking gestures that are part of an Indian's genetic makeup. You'll need to observe and learn quickly if you want to keep up.
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In India, cricketers are revered as gods and extravagantly paid. Watching a live Indian Premier League match is an unrivaled experience, a nighttime floodlit spectacle featuring semi-clad cheerleaders, fog horns, drummers and fireworks.
8. Obsessing over cricket —
In India, cricketers are revered as gods and extravagantly paid. Watching a live Indian Premier League match is an unrivaled experience, a nighttime floodlit spectacle featuring semi-clad cheerleaders, fog horns, drummers and fireworks.
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You won't find a better chance to experience Indian hospitality than at one of the many festivals held every week. Here, revelers smear colored powder for Lathmar Holi festival in Nandgaon.
9. Festivals —
You won't find a better chance to experience Indian hospitality than at one of the many festivals held every week. Here, revelers smear colored powder for Lathmar Holi festival in Nandgaon.
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Matheran, a hill station, or city in the mountains, is a walker's haven.
10. Hill stations —
Matheran, a hill station, or city in the mountains, is a walker's haven.
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