10 Edge-Of-The-Map Destinations In India You Must Visit Once

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Mana Village, Uttarakhand

India's last village before the Tibet border lies near Badrinath and is associated with the Mahabharata, the Saraswati River, and ancient cave shrines.

Mana Village, last village before Tibet Unsplash (representational)

Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu

India's abandoned town marks the country's southeastern tip, where the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean. It was destroyed by the 1964 cyclone and remains largely uninhabited.

Dhanushkodi, where the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meets (Representational) Unsplash

Zero Point, Sikkim

Located over 15,000 feet in North Sikkim near the India–China border, Zero Point is known for year-round snow and Himalayan mountain views.

The India-China border in Sikkim Unsplash (representational)

Kaho, Arunachal Pradesh

One of India's easternmost villages, Kaho lies in Anjaw district near the India–China border and is among the country's first inhabited places to see the sunrise.

The first sunrise of India can be seen here Unsplash (representational)

Indira Point, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

India's southernmost point on Great Nicobar is marked by a lighthouse. Parts of the coastline subsided after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Indira Point Unsplash

Kibber, Himachal Pradesh

At over 4,200 metres in Spiti Valley, Kibber is among the world's highest permanently inhabited villages and serves as a base for Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary.

Kibber one of the highest inhabited villages (representational) Unsplash

Gurez Valley, Jammu and Kashmir

Located near the Line of Control, Gurez Valley follows the Kishanganga River and was once part of an important trade route to Central Asia.

Gurez Valley near the Line of Control Unsplash

Guhar Moti, Gujarat

Gujarat's westernmost inhabited village lies near the India–Pakistan border in Kutch, surrounded by salt marshes and coastal ecosystems within the Narayan Sarovar region.

India's western most point Unsplash

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