Culture Of India
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Culture of India
CLOTHING
Traditional clothing in India greatly varies across different parts of the country and is influenced by local culture, geography, climate and rural/urban settings. Bindi . Traditionally, the red bindi was worn only by married Hindu women, and colored bindi was worn by single women, but now all colors and glitter has become a part of women's fashion. .
MUSICMusic is an integral part of India's culture. One of these ancient Indian systems classifies musical instruments into four groups according to four primary sources of vibration: strings, membranes,cymbals, and air. Prominent contemporary Indian musical forms included filmi and Indipop. Filmi refers to the wide range of music written and performed for mainstream Indian cinema, primarily Bollywood.LITERATURE
The Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata are the oldest preserved and well-known epics of India. Versions have been adopted as the epics of Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia andIndonesia. The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books (kāṇḍas) and 500 cantos (sargas),[82] and tells the story of Rama (an incarnation or Avatar of the Hindu preserver-god Vishnu), whosewife Sita is abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana.
RELIGION
India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures.Religion still plays a central and definitive role in the life of many of its people.
According to a 2002 census of India, the religion of 80% of the people is Hinduism. Islam is practiced by around 13%of all Indians.[8] The country had over 23 million Christians, over 19 million Sikhs, about 8 million Buddhists and about 4 million Jains
GANESHA
god of wisdom and prudence.
SHIVA
destroyer godof the universe.
Vishnu
preserver god of the universe.
Brahma
God created the universe
Om is one of the most sacred mantras dharmic religions (such as Hinduism and Buddhism).
It symbolizes the...
CLOTHING
Traditional clothing in India greatly varies across different parts of the country and is influenced by local culture, geography, climate and rural/urban settings. Bindi . Traditionally, the red bindi was worn only by married Hindu women, and colored bindi was worn by single women, but now all colors and glitter has become a part of women's fashion. .
MUSICMusic is an integral part of India's culture. One of these ancient Indian systems classifies musical instruments into four groups according to four primary sources of vibration: strings, membranes,cymbals, and air. Prominent contemporary Indian musical forms included filmi and Indipop. Filmi refers to the wide range of music written and performed for mainstream Indian cinema, primarily Bollywood.LITERATURE
The Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata are the oldest preserved and well-known epics of India. Versions have been adopted as the epics of Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia andIndonesia. The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books (kāṇḍas) and 500 cantos (sargas),[82] and tells the story of Rama (an incarnation or Avatar of the Hindu preserver-god Vishnu), whosewife Sita is abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana.
RELIGION
India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures.Religion still plays a central and definitive role in the life of many of its people.
According to a 2002 census of India, the religion of 80% of the people is Hinduism. Islam is practiced by around 13%of all Indians.[8] The country had over 23 million Christians, over 19 million Sikhs, about 8 million Buddhists and about 4 million Jains
GANESHA
god of wisdom and prudence.
SHIVA
destroyer godof the universe.
Vishnu
preserver god of the universe.
Brahma
God created the universe
Om is one of the most sacred mantras dharmic religions (such as Hinduism and Buddhism).
It symbolizes the...
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