India, land of mysteries and magic, multi- ethnic country, multi-religions

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and multi-dialects. These are the only thing I know about India and knowing that they are one of the biggest users of mylot, I want to know more. Please educate me. One of the things I notice in Indian temples is that there are too many pigeons. Is there a religious significance to this or just mainly the pets of temple caretaker? How many languages all in all? How many does an average indian speak? What are some of the tourist destination?