Living In India

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Living In India

• A country of Celebrations

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Many Festivals
India has many different communities and religions
Different celebrations for different regions
Environment harvest, weather, seasons, animals
Gods and goddesses many linked to established
religions
National Festivals  Children's DayGandhi
Jayanti Independence DayRepublic DayTeacher's
Day
General Festivals Father's Day Halloween
Mother's Day New Year Thanks
Giving Valentine's Day
Festival Rituals Aartis Azaan Festival
Calendar Hindu Fasts Naamkaran
Click here to see a timeline of Festivals
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Many Festivals cont
Hindu Festivals Baisakhi Diwali Durga
Puja Dussehra Ganesh Chaturthi Holi Janmashtami Ka
rwa Chauth Mahashivaratri Makar Sankranti Naag
Panchami Navratri Onam Pongal Rakhi Ramnavami
Buddhist Festivals Buddha Purnima Hemis Gompa
Losar Ullambana
Christian Festivals Christmas Easter Good Friday
Muslim Festivals Bakra Eid Eid-ul-Fitr Muharram
Sikh Festivals Guru Nanak Jayanti Guru
Purab Holla Mohalla Lohri
Zoroastrian Festivals Gahambars Jamshed
Navroz Khordad Sal Zarthost No Deeso
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Diwali Festival of Lights
Region Nationwide
Religion Hindu
Celebrated October/ November at the new moon
Diwali customs
lamps
rangoli art
New clothes
Religious Activities
Worship of Goddess
Lakshmi, worship of Lord Ganesha, worship of
Mother Kali, worship of Lord Chitragupta and
worship of Govardhan Parvat.
bright lights
candles
buy gold and silver
new utensils
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Diwali Days
5 days
Day 1 Dhanteras buy new utensils, gold, silver
Day 2 bath before sunrise and rub special oil on
body
Day 3 new clothes, gifts, sweets, special foods,
diyas (lamps), candles
Day 4 Padwa celebration of love and respect
for husband and wife Anna- Koot
preparation of 56 or 108 dishes to offer Lord
Krishna. Gods bathed in milk, given
new clothes, jewels, precious metals
Day 5 brothers and sisters celebrate their
relationship, give gifts to each other
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Traditional Indian Dance
Much of this dance is from Natya, the sacred
Hindu musical theatre styles
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Traditional Indian Music
The basis for Indian music is "sangeet".  Sangeet
is a combination of three artforms vocal music,
instrumental music and dance. 
Sitar
The most famous instruments are the sitar and the
tabla
Tabla
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Comparison with Australia
Some similar celebrations based in British
occupation history and American influences
Many different religions , so many celebrations
but with same focus harvest, weather, gods
Similar traditions of decorating, dance, music,
food, just different styles
Some localised celebrations, some national just
like Australia
Similar traditions of giving and receiving gifts,
just a different style
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The India Travel guide Festivals of
India http//www.theindiatravelguide.com/test/fest
ivals.htm information on festivals of India The
India Travel guide Map of India http//www.theind
iatravelguide.com/test/main1.htm map of India
showing regions I love India http//festivals.ilov
eindia.com/independence-day/index.html list of
festivals in India Lonely Planet http//www.lonely
planet.com/maps/asia/india/ Map of India showing
major cities and towns I Love India http//festiv
als.iloveindia.com/diwali/diwali-customs.html Info
rmation on diwali customs I Love
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is-diwali.html Information on when diwali is
held I Love India http//festivals.iloveindia.com/
diwali/diwali-rangoli.html image of rangoli art I
Love India http//festivals.iloveindia.com/diwali/
diwali-diya.html image of diwali diya I Love
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i-candle.html image of diwali candles I Love
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dhan-puja.html Information on dewali day 4 I Love
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duj.html Information on bhai-duj and image of
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traditional Indian musical instruments Chandra
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articles/indian_music/tabla.html Image of
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