Food

Indian cuisine consists of a variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Given the diversity in soil, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, these cuisines vary substantially and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables, and fruits.

Painting

Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art.The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of prehistoric times. Indian paintings can be broadly classified as murals, miniatures and paintings on cloth

Dance

Indian classical dance is an umbrella term for various performance arts rooted in musical theatre styles, whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text, Natyashastra . The number of classical dances range from eight to more, depending on the source and scholar. The Sangeet Natak Academy recognizes eight – Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam.

Temples

A temple, commonly referred to as a Mandir or Devasthana, is a symbolic house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. Hindu temples come in many styles, are situated in diverse locations, deploy different construction methods and are adapted to different deities and regional beliefs,yet almost all of them share certain core ideas, symbolism and themes