The Beauty of India: 50 Amazing Pictures
Today we’d like to publish something completely different for a change. India, the country of mysterious paradoxes; the land where civilizations and times intermix, a mysterious place which attracts people from all over the world. In today’s showcase we are presenting a little showcase of this astonishing contrast between wealth and misery, contemporary technologies and ancient historical monuments, plenty of languages, cultures and traditions.
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- (Really) Stunning Pictures and Photos
- 35 (Really) Stunning Photos and Pictures
- 50 Beautiful Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography
- 35 Fantastic HDR Pictures
We present people, places, traditions, culture and a broad overview of the incredible beauty of India — something different and inspirational for a change. Please let us know if you are interested in seeing more similar posts on Smashing Magazine in the future in the comments below.
The Beauty of India
![beauty of india](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/be3226bd-9a37-4494-9d4b-297f74b49ddf/india-001.jpg)
![Feet. Jaipur](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8dd6bda8-a49d-4922-b42f-c95e30389fd6/india-002.jpg)
![catching up!](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5a620f86-6fdb-4cea-9606-ff3fa0d7b4fc/india-003.jpg)
![Diwali lights](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7aaf2285-5a65-4b96-85f6-62bee76e9ed4/india-016.jpg)
![Aishwarya Rai in the making](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2b2de393-fe6c-4d5f-9366-a1f82cd0f9a1/india-067.jpg)
![Golden Temple before Sunrise](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/37efc8f3-901a-47fa-8b5b-d4886f006f4e/india-066.jpg)
![A Dreamer Among the Humblest](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/d93e1596-c937-4c2f-ba2a-fd1dd319715d/india-060.jpg)
10 Interesting Places to Visit Before You Die
![10 Interesting Places to Visit Before You Die](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4f228452-8078-40ad-9872-02e5a2665cec/india-018.jpg)
![Smiling.Pali](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9fdef5e0-1881-42b2-9f40-25b0ea1fc98f/india-019.jpg)
A glance inside, a glimpse outside
![A glance inside, a glimpse outside](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/269d2a40-4bc8-476a-b589-f6118aa8533e/india-020.jpg)
![Dark eyes. Pushkar](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c031b9c0-45b1-473d-a1d2-8874d999b4d2/india-017.jpg)
![Prayer at the Temple](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0754b0a8-5004-493c-ba16-699f32bcda58/india-021.jpg)
Taj Mahal, the other side. Agra
![Taj Mahal, the other side. Agra](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/969ff2c1-ba46-4d5d-a2c0-4769d6398416/india-030.jpg)
![colors-of-india](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/43593173-6511-45bd-9720-f5f78cd819a0/india-043.jpg)
![Sweeping. Varanasi](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/899cf508-5043-4562-9584-a28c3bf98edc/india-044.jpg)
![India. A table](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a81ef75b-c53c-4a48-876a-fefa7c68177a/india-052.jpg)
![Colorful Masks](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/98ff3d3c-5821-4a04-aaf4-b5d91623173b/india-032.jpg)
![Bananiers en paix](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0fe6cf85-afa5-4c2a-be67-7955091b9849/india-034.jpg)
![back to India](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6bdac694-fe10-4baa-b32f-7f1c927a1aa7/india-004.jpg)
Silent Prayer / Amritsar, India
![Silent Prayer / Amritsar, India](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c9aacd97-5efd-4504-8d84-13c591387b90/india-000.jpg)
![Little Red Riding Hood](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0f59195f-5a0a-429c-af16-1d4b7470a837/india-035.jpg)
![Golden Slumbers](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/01b30434-b924-4e15-9801-fb2d3f1e529c/india-036.jpg)
![india - gujarat](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/9b6fac9b-0f4a-4379-bbb5-1dd46371e294/india-037.jpg)
![colors-of-india](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b22219a1-67dd-4f03-b8a1-993f2ef75496/india-038.jpg)
sri meenakshi sundareswara temple
![sri meenakshi sundareswara temple](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3e16782c-5260-4ed7-906a-0b24879a10d8/india-039.jpg)
![colors-of-india](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/d48d822a-bc14-465a-91eb-ad25e7a8e9c7/india-040.jpg)
![India style](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8293506c-1eae-4f38-8eeb-5ab170cd407b/india-051.jpg)
![I n d i a *](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0276ff97-166a-4e3e-8739-c92b46dc1f13/india-009.jpg)
![colors-of-india](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e37cc5bf-bd52-46c0-acc9-02a881b497f3/india-015.jpg)
![India](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8b505e5c-0b46-4fbe-9237-894525591f5c/india-026.jpg)
![India Wedding](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/23c78057-c3d2-4bf4-8d7f-d9447771c252/india-070.jpg)
Tata Ace - The True India Truck!
![Tata Ace - The True India Truck!](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4368efe1-d5e7-455b-ba55-85d5f76b14f3/india-029.jpg)
![india](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7bdaebb4-3f98-40e9-8b1b-a41c698e623e/india-031.jpg)
![l'homme de mehrangarh](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/612fac00-d4b6-41c8-9872-ad63af2c25cb/india-048.jpg)
![India](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7d0439d2-9742-48cc-82e9-4cbd02b4a152/india-054.jpg)
![damsel at Pushkar](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/207ac6c7-683d-42a1-8653-974145bdcffe/india-056.jpg)
![India- Faces](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5d68f956-c69d-46c1-8c7f-9d5ca4e7bf21/india-059.jpg)
![Mosque (Agra India)](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/59179120-f3a7-4310-b8e6-8a46a21052b9/india-061.jpg)
![Mosque](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ae7741f9-8b20-4ae8-8ccd-4f35df32c01f/india-062.jpg)
![Lal baba](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c6183722-16e7-45c5-bb9d-edf0cd32ebe6/india-063.jpg)
![Colors](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b3df6dc8-55a5-4031-b0da-c8d870f9c961/india-014.jpg)
![India](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b7d5f61a-6215-4e7f-b65e-e28c0a623615/india-068.jpg)