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INDIAN CULTURE

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INDIAN CULTURE MAHARASHTRA ART & CULTURE:                   Diversity comes naturally in this third largest state by area and second most populated state in India.Maharashtra can also be called the land of scholars, saints and actors as many of the people from Maharashtra have succeeded in the fields mentioned above.Maharashtra is known for its purogami culture.'Maha' means big and 'Rahtra' means nation. Maharashtra is indeed 'Maha' in its size,population and culture. ATTIRE: The traditional attire of Maharashtra required the men to wear a dhoti (a long garment wrapped around the waist and legs), Kurta or a cotton shirt, pheta (head wear or topi) and waistcoat or bandi which was optional.           Women wear choli or blouse on the top and a 9-yard long saree called 'lugade' or 'nauwari saadi'.They usually wore open sandals or chappals as their footwear.The traditional attire i s worn by very few but its worn by many du

INDIAN CULTURE

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INDIAN CULTURE UTTARPRADESH CULTURE :         The culture of  Uttarpradesh is very much fascinating and captivating.The people are known for their rich cultural heritage where they follow to their traditional customs and practices.Apart from its natural gifts the people have a rich heritage of cultural programees.The people of UttarPradesh take the pride of bestowing two great epics in Indian history namely Mahabharata and Ramayanam.They have many features apart from Holi,Diwali and Makar Sankranti which are celebrated with great festive of regional festivals. FOOD CUSTOMS:                                    The people of UttarPradesh are highly influenced by the Nawabi cuisines.The most highlighting feature of the food of Uttar Pradesh is its 'Dum Pukht' process of preparing food where the food is sealed in large pots and placed on a slow fire and cooked.'Dastarkhwan',the ceremonial tradition of living food on the table and a celebrated tradition of f
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TRIPURA INTRODUCTION:                                 Tripura is a small, mainly agricultural state in the northeastern part of India. It is partly mountainous with several deep river valleys. The moist, mountainous areas of the state have a rich cover of evergreen forest. Agartala is the capital of the state. The main language of the state is Tripuri and the literacy rate of the state is 73.66%. TRIPURA CUISINE:                                    It is the type of food served in Tripura situated in northeast India. The tripuris are essentially nonvegetarians and hence the main course are mainly prepared using meat, but with the addition of vegetables. Traditional Tripuri cuisine is know as Mui Borok. Tripuri food has a key ingredient called Berma, which is a small, oil pasted and dry fermented fish. The foods are sometimes considered to be healthy as they are usually prepared without oil. The major food items among Tripuris are:      Chakhwi     Mwkhwi     Muitru

INDIAN CULTURE

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TELANGANA Telangana has a cultural history of about 5000 years and it was emerged as the centre of culture in Indian subcontinent during the rule of Hindu Kakatiya Dynasty and the Nizams of hyderabad. Telangana is the representative of the Deccan Plateau. Telangana state has been a meeting place for diverse languages and cultures and it is also known as "south of north and north of south". The capital of Telangana is Hyderabad and Hyderabad is called as a miniature India. Since this state is famous for diverse languages people speak telugu,Urdu, and many other languages. Telugu became the language of government and it was introduced as the medium of instruction. ART OF TELANGANA Telangana is a storehouse of creativity whish is prevalent in its collection of art and craft. The Golconda style is an old method of blending foreign tecniques. The Hyderbad styele emerged under the influence of nizams.Dokra is a famous craft where astisans   produce peacocks  ,ele