India’s Best-Kept Secrets: 7 Places That Feel Like Another World

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Agatti Island, Lakshadweep – A Tropical Dream

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Loktak Lake, Manipur – The Floating Wonderland

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Island, Andaman – India’s Active Volcano

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Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh – The Cold Desert

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Magnetic Hill, Ladakh – Where Gravity Plays Tricks

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Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu – The Ghost Town by the Sea

Palm Tree Destroyed by a cyclone in 1964, this abandoned town at India’s southern tip is hauntingly beautiful, with endless sands and eerie ruins.

Lonar Crater Lake, Maharashtra – Born of a Meteor

Formed by a meteor impact 50,000 years ago, this lake has unique alkaline and saline waters—and a story written in the stars.