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🇮🇳 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 🇮🇳 IndiaPranamaप्रणाम A traditional Indian gesture of reverent bowing, prostration, and touching the feetEtiquette

🇮🇳 Palani, India and 1 moreSurasamharamSūrasaṃhāram A temple performance of Murugan's victory, ending the week-long Kanda Shashti fastSpiritual

🇮🇳 IndiaBommalattam A shadow puppetry tradition from Tamil Nadu using carved dolls and oil lamps to tell stories.Performance 🇮🇳 Goa, IndiaVeerabhadra A ritual dance of a fierce figure performed in Goa during the Shigmo festival and on Chaitra Poornima.Performance

🇮🇳 India and 2 moreAnand Karajਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ The Sikh wedding ceremony, with hymns sung as the couple circles the Guru Granth SahibRite of passage

🇮🇳 IndiaIndian wedding invitationनिमन्त्रण पत्र/पत्रिका Decorative ceremonial cards sent to announce marriages and invite guests across IndiaRite of passage

🇮🇳 India and 5 moreSalwar Loose trousers gathered at the ankle, worn with a kameez across South AsiaDress

Photo credits on this page

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

Shalwar kameez: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Kavadi Aattam: Raja Ravi Varma, Public domain, source
Harikatha: Sanath, CC BY 2.0, source
Bommalattam: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, source
Anand Karaj: Ashish 100, CC BY 2.0, source
Indian wedding invitation: Onef9day, CC BY 3.0, source

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