Indian Cultures and Tradition -Pride of India

 

Namaste,that's how you will be greeted at most places in India.This side Chirag Jain.In this blog I want to bring some light on our auspicious  Indian Culture and Traditions.

India is socially ,linguistically and culturally very diverse country.I myself as an Indian feels a strong sense of pride in disctiveness and diversity in Indian culture.Here is some brief discussion on some of the important Indian Customs and Tradition:

Some of the diverse Indian cultures:

Greeting

Namaste or Namaskar  is a traditional greeting which translates to "Bow down to you''it is a way of saying ''May our mind meets'',indicated by folded palms placed before the chest.It also signifies the reduction of one's ego.

Indian Languages

                                                       

India is linguistically very diverse.Hindi and English are main languages spoken by Indians.Other than this 22 scheduled languages is identified by Indian Constitution.

Indian Clothing

Indian clothing sense is way too attracting.Indian dressing is famous all over the world for its uniqueness.

Women wearing Saree

Generally women wear Saree in day to day life.On special occasions Ghagra Cholis ,Anarkali suits etc are worn .Other dress forms includes Churidar ,Salwar Kameez .

Men wearing ethnic black Bandhgala

                                             For men traditional clothes are Dhoti ,Lungi  ,Sherwani,Bandhgala,Salwar Kameez occassionally worn on some traditional events.Generally shirts and trousers are worn in daily life .

Indian Dance Forms

Energetic Bhangra Dance

India is a land of unity in diversity and our dance forms are no different.Different forms of dance find origin from different parts of country and they are a way of representation of the particular culture from which they originate such as Bhangra(Punjab),Kathakali(Ker-ala),Bharatnatyam(Tamil Nadu), Garba (Gujarat),Ghoomaar(Rajasthan),Lavani(Mahar-ashtra).

 Garba Night during Navratri 

      It is very astonishing to notice how   many unique dances of India are hidden in each state.

Some of the diverse Indian Tradition:

Kumbh Mela

A glance of Mahakumbh Mela 2021 held at Prayagraj

Kumbh Mela is an holy event which is organised at one of the four locations-Haridwar,Prayagraj,Nashik or Ujjain  every 3 year.Most massive celebration occurs during Mahakumbh (World's most massive act of faith ) every 144 years at prayagraj. A ritual is followed  by taking bath in holy rivers Ganga(Haridwar),Triveni Sangam(Prayag),Kshipra(Ujjain) and river  Godavari(Nashik) to get rid of past sins (karma).

Yoga

People practising Yoga during International Yoga festival 

Yoga is an ancient Indian Practice first discovered by Shiva.It benefits for the unification of mind,body and soul through different body postures,meditation techniques and chanting .International Yoga festival helds in Rishikesh to promote prosperous health and divine lifestyle.

Dahi Handi

Formation of human pyramid

Dahi Handi is a very friendly and competitive part of celebration of auspicious day Janmashtami(Birthday of Lord Krishna).Lord Krishna is very naughty as a child and his love for "makkhan" drove him to steal them from the residents of Vrindavan.Krishna Janmasthami marks the auspicious day as Lord Krishna , an avatar of Lord Vishnu was born to Devaki and Vasudev to protect the people of Mathura from the tyranny of King Kansa .

Fire Walking 

It is one of the most interesting tradition of Tamil Nadu .This tradition is practised in the honour of Draupati , the wife of the five Pandava Brothers in Mahabharata .Male show their bravery by walking on the sheet of burning coal and a pot of milk or water on their head for their balance.

Varanasi's Aghoris 

Aghori Sadhu

They are one of the most feared and wondering monks who are dieheart worshippers of Shiva and his female equivalent Kali .These Sadhus are associated with post death rituals and cremation activities such as cannibalism .Shrouded with the aura of mystery the sadhus follows a ritual of dipping in Ganges before sunrise to be free from sins .

I hope that this blog added some knowledge to you although there are uncountable traditions in our ''Bharat ''.All these traditions and customs are pride of we Indians and we are known for this unique customs all over the world .

I Chirag Jain ends this blog here hope you likes it and pls comment your opinion!!

Atithi Devo Bhava!!🙏