The Indian Culture

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Prerna

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Indian Festivals

Religions • India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in

the world, with some of the most deeply religious

societies and cultures.

• Birth place of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism &

Sikhism.

• The major religions of India are Hinduism (majority

religion), Islam (largest minority religion), Sikhism,

Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism,

Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith..

Religions

Culture Varies With States

• Comprising twenty-eight states and seven union

territories.

• India's schools teach 58 different languages. The

nation has newspapers in 87 languages, radio

programmes in 71, and films in 15.

National Symbols

• The national flag of India is tricolor.

• Tiger (Panthera Tigris, Linnaeus) is the national animal of India.Tiger symbolizes India's wildlife wealth.

• Peacock (Pavo cristatus), which is a symbol of grace, joy, beautyand love is the national bird of India.

• The National Emblem of India has been taken from the Sarnath Lioncapital erected by Ashoka.

• Lotus is the National flower of India. The Lotus symbolizesspirituality, fruitfulness, wealth, knowledge and illumination.

National Symbols

Indian Dance Forms

•India has thousands of year old tradition of

fine arts and classical and folk music and

dances.

•Some of the world-famous dance forms that

originated and evolved in India are

Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi,

Manipuri, Mohiniattam and Odissi.

•All these dance forms were originally

performed in the temples to entertain various

Gods and Goddesses.

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Indian Dance Forms

Indian Food

• The cooking style varies from region to

region.

• India is quite famous for its diverse

multi cuisine.

• Major Indian food include South

Indian, Punjabi, Mughali, Bengali,

Kashmiri, Rajasthani and Gujarati.

• The staple food in India includes wheat,

rice and pulses with chana (Bengal

Gram) being the most important one.

Indian National Festivals

Cultural Festivals