Coastal India
Periplus Maris Erythraei
1st century CE.
Coastal India is a geo-cultural region in the Indian subcontinent that spans the entire coastline of India.(7516.6 km; Mainland: 5422.6 km, Island Territories: 2094 km)[1]
Region
Coastal India spans from the
Sunderbans along the Bay of Bengal
making the Eastern Coastline.
There are many beaches and springs here, as well as beautiful sea and oceans like the Arabian Sea.
People
The people along coastal India exhibit vast diversity along an underlying commonality as a result of its coastal topography and sea trade between
Mediterranean
traders along its west coastline.
The region includes Bengali people
across the eastern coastline along the Bay of Bengal.
Thriving sea trade and intermingling
A thriving trade existed between the
South East Asian region [13][14][15] across Indonesia, Java, Bali and Sumatra. This brought South Indian Heritage to Cambodia, Indonesia and Bali where the Balinese Hindu
traditions still thrives. This also lead to intermingling between coastal India and the south east Asia particularly in the South eastern Cholamandalam coastline along the Bay of Bengal.
Heritage
The linguistic diversity of Coastal India includes languages of the
Chaniya choli for women,[16] further southwards the drapes are called as lungi or mundu for men.[16] and veshti for women.[16] Towards the southernmost tip of coastal south western India the social system of inheritance was once matrilineal.[16][17][18][19][20] There are various festivals celebrated in the coastal states centered on deities.[21]
Tourism
The tourism is enabled by numerous islands, beaches[22] and coral reefs[23] in coastal India, full potential of which is yet to be exploited.
Gallery
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Sunrise Digha Beach. -
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Puri Beach as it viewed from a light House. -
Marina Beach's Bird eye view. -
Varkala Beach, Kerala is the highest Cliff beach in India. -
Om Beach is known as one of seven important centers of pilgrimage in Hinduism. -
South Goa. -
Somnath Temple with Veraval Beachin the background. -
Promenade Beach at Night. -
Wandoor Beach is an attraction of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park. -
Minicoy is an island in Lakshadweep. -
Sunset at Devka Beach, Daman.
See also
- Borders of India
- Climate of India
- Exclusive economic zone of India
- Fishing in India
- Outline of India
References
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- ^ 12 Must-Visit Blue Flag Beaches In India Known For Their Cleanliness & Beauty, The Better India, Oct 2022.
- ^ Vineeta Hoon. "Coral Reefs of India: Review of Their Extent, Condition, Research and Management Status by Vineeta Hoon". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 4 August 2020.