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  • The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand is a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing around 600 species of exotic flowers.

  • The Valley of Flowers turns into a botanical wonderland between the months of May and October.

  • Rare wildlife species such as the snow leopard, grey langur, and red fox inhabit the Valley of Flowers National Park.

  • The indigenous people of Meghalaya build living root bridges by intertwining tree roots across waterways.

  • Living root bridges provide a durable solution to heavy monsoon rains and can persist for hundreds of years.

  • The longest living root bridge in Meghalaya reaches an impressive length of 175 feet.

  • The Lonar Crater Lake in Maharashtra was formed thousands of years ago by a high-speed meteorite impact on basaltic rock.

  • Lonar Crater Lake holds a unique saline lake and ranks among the top five largest craters in the world.

  • The Magnetic Hill in Ladakh creates an optical illusion where stationary vehicles appear to roll uphill at twenty kilometres per hour.

  • The gravity-defying phenomenon at Magnetic Hill is caused by the peculiar alignment of the surrounding slopes and the horizon.

  • The backwaters of Kumbalangi village in Kerala glow magically at night due to a natural phenomenon known as bioluminescence.

  • Bioluminescence in coastal waters is produced by a high concentration of marine micro-planktons.

  • Mangrove forests grow in low-oxygen soil and help stabilise coastlines while reducing coastal erosion.

  • The Sundarbans in West Bengal is a vast mangrove forest situated in the delta of the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers.

  • The Sundarbans is named after the abundant sundari trees and serves as a habitat for the Royal Bengal tiger.

  • Chandipur Beach in the Balasore district of Odisha is famous for the sea retreating two to five kilometres during ebb tide.

  • The sea water at Chandipur Beach disappears and reappears daily as the tide ebbs and flows.

  • Participles are verb forms that function as adjectives to describe ongoing or completed actions.

  • A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun in a sentence.

  • The Konark Sun Temple in Odisha was built in 1250 AD by King Narasinghadeva-I in the shape of a massive chariot.