Indian traditions
South Asian heritage
Indian traditions encompass the customs, practices, and cultural heritage of India—religious rituals, festivals, dance, music, and social ceremonies passed down through generations.
The phrase covers Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, and other religious observances, as well as secular practices like classical arts, cuisine, and family customs: Indian traditions emphasize respect for elders.
The term may also refer to traditions of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, though "Native American traditions" is more precise for that meaning.
- biryaniSpiced layered rice dish
- dosaFermented flatbread, subcontinental
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- DiwaliHindu festival of lights
- puppetryManipulating figures for shows
Buddhism · miniature painting · Jainism · Navratri · Holi · karma · temple bells · arranged marriage · puja · Upanishads · Eid · henna designs · samosa · Sikhism · chai · spice markets · kathak · folk dances
Indian traditionsEuropean traditions
Customs from the continent
American culture · Western culture · British customs · Chinese traditions · African traditions
Indian traditionsmodernity
Being of present times
modernization · Westernization · globalization · contemporary culture · progressive reform
Indian traditionssecularism
Separation of faith, state
secular humanism · communist ideology · Enlightenment values · agnosticism
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