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Traditions of Bhārat
Festivals and fasts, dances and drums, sarees and salwars, thalis and sweets — the traditions, attire, cuisine, arts, and crafts that colour everyday life of Bhārat.
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Traditions & Customs
3 traditionsMehndi — Henna Art
मेहंदी
Mehndi — intricate henna patterns painted on hands and feet — is the art of celebration of Bhārat. On brides, on festival mornings, and at weddings, the brown lace of henna turns hands into jewellery, and its stain deepens with love.
The Namaste
नमस्ते
Namaste — palms joined at the heart with a slight bow — is Bhārat's timeless greeting. It means 'I bow to you', and in its deepest reading, 'the divine light in me honours the divine light in you'. One gesture, a thousand years of grace.
Tulsi — The Holy Basil
तुलसी
The tulsi plant — holy basil — stands in the courtyard of nearly every home of Bhārat, worshipped twice a day as the goddess Tulsi. Sacred to Vishnu, it is also the 'elixir of life' of Ayurveda — a leaf that has healed Bhārat for millennia.
One land. Endless wonders.
Which story will you explore next? Every card below began on soil of Bhārat.