45+ Bizarre Things Travelers Will Only See in India

India as a country is one of the oldest cultures around, and that being the case, one shouldn't be surprised to learn that it has a huge array of things to do unique to the culture. If you're looking for a list of crazy things you can only do or see in India, then congratulations — you've found it! You won't need any other excuse to plan a trip to this fascinating destination.

In Tamil Nadu, a region of India, the wedding ring is not placed on the finger, but rather on the "index" toe of the foot. Two silver rings are placed on the foot of the soon-to-be groom's beloved and are traditionally supposed to bring about a healthy pregnancy whilst gold rings are actually to be avoided in this case.

When you have over a billion people tucked into one country, you're going to have issues with housing. Electricity is one such problem that many people in India face, not because they don't have it, but because they need a whole lot of wires to make everything work.

You could probably see something like this in many countries, but it's certainly something you're going to see a lot of in India. Sometimes the name of your store is less important than having a logo that everyone can recognize. Who said everything had to make sense?

No waves, no problem! In the village of Anandapally, a harvest season sport race takes place called bull surfing, and it's exactly what it sounds like. A pair of yoked bulls are used to plow football-field-sized rice fields covered in ankle-deep water, while their handlers surf a wooden plank, hanging onto nothing but the bull's harnesses or even their tails.