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Traditions of South Asia

Diwali, Holi, Eid and Vesak, saptapadi and mehndi: the densest calendar of living traditions anywhere. 346 traditions on EveryParampara so far.

🇲🇻 MaldivesMaahefun A Maldivian gathering for the last meal before the Ramadan fast beginsTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, IndiaClothing of Hyderabad Traditional attire of Hyderabad, shaped by South Asian and Islamic stylesDress 🇮🇳 IndiaLohepfhe A handwoven black shawl with red and green bands, worn by Angami and Chakhesang Naga men as a marker of identity.Dress

🇦🇫 AfghanistanPashtun clothing Loose linen clothes worn by Pashtun men and women in Afghanistan and PakhtunkhwaDress 🇮🇳 Jammu, India and 1 moreChura A set of bridal bangles worn across South Asia at weddings and in early marriageDress

🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalTraditional Newar clothingनेवार समुदायमा भएको संस्कृति पहिरन The customary handwoven dress and ceremonial garments of Nepal's Newar peopleDress

🇮🇳 IndiaNadiri A sleeveless coat made for Mughal Emperor Jahangir and the courtiers he choseDress

🇮🇳 IndiaHarikathaహరికథ / ಹರಿಕಥೆ / हरिकथा A South Indian art of telling sacred stories with song, speech and rhythmPerformance 🇮🇳 IndiaSri Vaikanasam A worship protocol for Vishnu, kept in many temples of South IndiaSpiritual 🇮🇳 IndiaDhundhढुन्ढ A Hindu ritual in Rajasthan where infants are symbolically married to Holika on Holi to ward off mischief.Festival

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Pashtun clothing: Staff Sgt. Ian M. Terry, Public domain, source
Traditional Newar clothing: Uray1130, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Nadiri: Attributed to Abu al-Hasan (1589-1630), Public domain, source
Harikatha: Sanath, CC BY 2.0, source
Maahefun: Ibrahim Asad, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

The weekly EveryParampara

Every week: one tradition from somewhere new, what is being celebrated around the world this week, and one idea explained.