Information On Indian Culture

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India’s culture is among the world's oldest; civilization in India began about 4,500 years ago. Many elements of India's diverse cultures, such as Indian religions, Indian philosophy and Indian cuisine, have had a profound impact across the world.

Religions
India is the birthplace of Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism, collectively known as Indian religions. India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world. Many tribal religions, such as Sarnaism, are found in India, though these have been affected by major religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and the Bahá'í Faith are also influential but their numbers are smaller

Festivals
India, being a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of Navratri, Diwali, Maha Shivratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Holi, Ratha-Yatra, Ugadi, Rakshabandhan, and Dussehra.
Islam in India is the second largest religion. The Islamic festivals which are observed and are declared public holiday in India are; Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha-(Bakr Eid), Milad un Nabi, Muharram and Shab-e-Barat
Christianity is India's third largest religion. The country celebrates Christmas and Good Friday as public holidays

Cuisine
Indian food is as diverse as India. Indian cuisines use numerous ingredients, deploy a wide range of food preparation styles, cooking techniques and culinary presentation. From salads to sauces, from vegetarian to meat, from spices to sensuous, from breads to desserts, Indian cuisine is invariably complex.

Languages
India has 22 official languages – 15 of which are Indo-European. Hindi is the most spoken language in India, followed by Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil and Urdu.

Architecture
Indian architecture encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time, constantly absorbing new ideas. The result is an evolving range of architectural production that nonetheless retains a certain amount of continuity across history. The Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, one of the largest private residences in the world.

Drama and theatre
Indian drama and theatre has a long history alongside its music and dance. One of the oldest surviving theatre traditions of the world is the 2,000-year-old Kutiyattam of Kerala. Kalidasa's plays like Shakuntala and Meghadoota are some of the older dramas, following those of Bhasa.