C u l t u r e , C u s t o m s &T r a d i t i o n s W h i c hA t t r a c t F o r e i g n e r s T o w a r d s I n d i a
I ndi ahas sever alsecr et s behi ndi t sr api d gr owt h.I ndi ans r epr esentt hei rst r engt h wi t ht hehel poft hei r i ncompar abl ecul t ur e, val uesandbel i ef s. Wi t houtanyr i gi di t y ,ever yI ndi anhaspr oudl yenj oyed hi ssur vi valandt oucht hef l our i shi ngcol or sofsuccess. Nodoubt ,i ti sasuccessf ulbl endofvar i ouscul t ur es andt r adi t i onswi t ht hegr aceofaccept ance.Ever y I ndi ani sal soabl et ot akeashar pt ur nf orhi s gr owt hwi t ht hedemandoft i mewi t houtmi ssi ng t hei rbasi cr oot s.So,her ewedi scussabout suchwor l dwi depopul arbasi cf act sof cul t ur e,cust omsand t r adi t i onswhi ch at t r act sot her s t ovi si t I ndi a.
Tr adi t i onal Val uesi nI ndi anCul t ur e( OurPar ampar a)
Ont hevas tc anvas , y ouc anfindaper f ec tpi c t ur eofc ul t ur eandval uesi naf or m ofdi ffer ent huesandvi br anc y . Fr om t hepas ts ever al c ent ur i es , t hec ount r yf ol l owst hes amepat hof uni t y , s uppor tandt ol er anc e. Avi s i t orc anfindabeaut i f ul bal anc ebet weent heuni quenes s anddi ver s i t yont hi sl and. Youc ans el ff eel aval ueofdedi c at i oni nt hec i t i z ensoft hi s c ount r y .
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Gr eet i ngsorwayofwel c ome( At i t hi DevoBhava) -Thel andofI ndi ahasgr eatt r adi t i onal val ueswher egues thasequal l yt r eat edwi t ht he s amei mpor t anc eandval ueast hatofGod. Wi t ht hi ss upr emeval ue, y ouc anat t ac ht ot he deepr oot soft hi sc ul t ur e.
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-You' l l fir s tgett hewonder f ul ex pr es s i onofgr eet i ngdur i ngy ourmeetwhi c hvar i esf r om r el i gi ont or el i gi on. L i k e, i nHi nduf ami l i esTouc hi ngt hef eetor' Namas t e-t het oget her j oi ni ngofbot hhands ' ar et hec ommonway sofgr eet i ngi nr es pec tofel der s . Si mi l ar l y , Mus l i msus e“ Adab”byus i ngt hei rr i ghthand.
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-I twi l l c r eat eamagi c al c har m, es pec i al l ywhenAt i t hi ' sgetawar m wel c omewi t hflower gar l ands . I nHi ndur el i gi on, i twi l l equal t ooffer i ngapr ay ert oGod.
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I nI ndi a' New Mor ni ngorSupr abhat ' meanswor s hi pofnat ur e, wher et hedays t ar t sby offer i ngt hewat ert oSun( Sur y aNamas k ar ) . Si mi l ar l y , wat ert oTul s i andot herr el i gi ous pl ant s , c hant i ngofmant r asandr el evants our c esofpr ay er s .
Bel i evei nGod( f as t -vr at ) , r es pec tofwomen( Kany aPuj an) , c ar eofani mal s( f r es hmeal t o c ow &l as tt odog)andc el ebr at i onoff es t i val swi t has pec i al dedi c at i ont oGod&Goddes s ar et her eal meansofl i f ei nI ndi a.
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Wi t houtanydi er enc ei nc ol ourandc r eed, t hes ever al r el i gi onss t ar tt hei rnew mor ni ng andt eac hess uc hr i c hval uest ot hei rnew gener at i ons . Mor al val uei sal s oauni ques t r engt h oft hi spl ac e.
Cul t ur al Val uesi nI ndi anCul t ur e( OurSans kr i t i ) -J oi ntFami l i es :
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Thec onc eptofJ oi ntFami l yi sver yi nt er es t i ngwher ey ourpar ent s , gr andpar ent sand pat er nal unc l eandauntal l l i vet oget her . I ti sawayt oc ol l ec t i vel ys har ey ours or r owsand happi nes sbybec omi ngas uppor tf oreac hot her . Wi t hac ompl et ec ar eandgr owt h, y ou c ank now aboutt heval ueandr es pec toft her el at i ons .
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-I ndi anMar r i ages :
I nI ndi anmar r i ages , t hebes tpar ti sr i t ual swhi c hdi fferf r om c ommuni t yt oc ommuni t y . Peopl ehavebas i ct houghtt hatmar r i agei sawayt ouni t et wof ami l i es . Youwi l l enj oya c ompl et eent er t ai ni ngdaywi t hl ot sofmus i canddanc eal ongwi t ht hes ever al c er emoni es r el at edt oweddi ng. I ti sanaus pi c i ousoc c as i onwher eever yr el at i onhast hei runi queval ue. Wi t ht hes ens eofj oyandhappi nes s , t hebr i de' sf ami l yhass pec i al emot i onsr egar di ngt he day .
-Tr adi t i onal I ndi anAt t i r e:
Wi t ht hec onc eptofI ndi aat t i r e, abeaut i f ul pi c t ur eoft r adi t i onal s ar eec omesfir s ti nmi nd. Thi set hni cwearpl eas ant l ydes c r i best hebeaut yofI ndi anwomen. Thi sat t i r egi vesa gr ac ef ul andc ompl et el ook . Sar eei sas pec i al out fit , whi c hi sus edi ndai l yr out i neaswel l as ons pec i al oc c as i ons . Andt heot herpopul arI ndi anat t i r ei sSal warKameez , whi c hpr ovi des ac ompl et el ookwi t hduppat t a. Si mi l ar l y , t r adi t i onal wearf ormeni sKur t aPaj ama, Dhot i andons pec i al oc c as i onsSher wani andf or mal wear s .
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Wi t houtJ ewel l er y , t het r adi t i onal dr es s upofI ndi anmenandwomeni si nc ompl et e. Even t hewear i ngofj ewel l er yhass omes c i ent i ďŹ cl ogi cbehi ndi t . Suc hmet al or nament sar e hi ghl yener gi z edandgi vespos i t i veener gyt ot heus er . I ti st hebas i cr eas onwhys ome t empl esmenhavet oent ers hi r t l es sandmar r i edwomenhavet opr oper l yr eadywi t ht hi s j ewel l er ypar t . Ther ear es ever al ac c es s or i esf orwomen, whi c hhel pst oenhanc et hei r beaut y . I nmos tofI ndi anr el i gi ons , Mangal s ut r a, Si ndoor , Mehndi ( henna) , nos eandt oe r i ngsar et hepar tofmar r i edwomenc ompl et eat t i r e.
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Theot hermos ti mpor t antpar ti sBi ndi orTi l ak( c handan, s ar on, s andl epas t eork umk um) whi c hwegener al l yvi ew i nHi ndur el i gi on. Thi sc ol our edmar kbet weent heey ebr owshas s pi r i t ual i mpor t anc e. As , i ti sal s oapar tofmar r i edwomendr es s upbuti nc as eofmenand y ogi s , Ti l aki sus edt oi mpr ovement al c onc ent r at i on. Ont hes ever al f es t i val s , Puj asand c er emoni esofHi ndus , i ti sal s oappl i edt oGod, Goddes s , f ami l ymember sandgues t s .
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OurCus t oms( Ri vaj) -Ever yc us t om i sl ogi c al &Sc i enc eBas ed -Whywegot ot empl es ?
Thear c hi t ec t ur eoft het empl esi swel l deďŹ nedal ongt hemagnet i cwavel i neofear t h. So, i t i sanex t r emes our c et oc ol l ec tpos i t i veener gy . Si mi l ar l y , mai ni dol i nGar bhagr i havi br at es pos i t i veener gyi ns ur r oundi ngsduet oac opperpl at ebur i edunderi t . So, i ti sheal t hi erand r el ax edt ogot het empl eands avepos i t i veener gyonar egul arbas i s . Si mi l ar l y , t ak eot he f oot wearbef or eent er i ngt ot empl es , k i t c henar eaoranywor s hi ppl ac ei sl i k eapr ac t i c et o mai nt ai nac l eanands anc t i f yenvi r onment .
-Whywewor s hi pTul s i pl ant ?
Ac c or di ngt obas i cHi ndur el i gi on, homei si nc ompl et ewi t houtaTul s i pl ant( Bas i l )i nt he c our t y ar doft hehous e. Tul s i orTul as i i st hes i ngl epl antorher bont heear t h, whi c hhas s el f pur i f y i ngori mmens eheal i ngpr oper t i es . Yourwor s hi p, puj aoranys pi r i t ual ex er c i s ei s i nc ompl et ewi t houtt heus eofTul s i l eaf .
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L i ght i ngofl ampi sagr eatvi s ual as pec tal ongapowert ofil l t hear eawi t hanew pos i t i ve ener gy . I nt hes ef ew qui etandpl eas antmi nut es , y ouc angett heabi l i t yt oheary ours oul voi c e. I ti sawayt odevel opnew qual i t i esi ny our s el fbyi nvok i ngy ourown. So, l i ght i ngof l amphasmaj ori mpor t anc ewhet heri ti ss oc i al event , f es t i val , anyr i t ual orapar tofdai l y pr ay er .
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Ac c or di ngt oI ndi anSans k r i t i , Ghant aaorbel l sr i ngi nghasmaj ors i gni fic anc e. I nHi ndu t empl es , t hebel l hasgr eati mpor t anc ewhi l ebat hi ngt heL or doratt het i meofoffer i ng f oodandevendevot eesent ert het empl eaf t err i ngi ngt hi sghant a. Thi smet al bel l ( c opper , gol d, s i l verorbr as s )hast hepowert opr oduc epos i t i vevi br at i onsandhel pst oqui c k l ydr i ve awayt heevi l f or c es . Thel ongl as t i ngs oundoft hebel l hast het endenc yt oofferaheal i ng t ouc ht oy ourbodyc hak r asal ongaqui c kf oc usony ourmi nddur i ngt het i meofDar s han.
-Whywemakec l oc kwi s eʻ Pr adaks hi naʼ oft heMai nI dol ʼ spl ac edi nt empl es ?
Ar ey ouc ur i oust ok now aboutt hec l oc k wi s ewal k( Pr adak s hi na)ar oundt hedei t y ?Then t hi sar i t ual oras y mbol ofr es pec tt oGodorGoddes spl ac edi nt empl es . Sc i ent i fic al l y , Pr adak s hi nai sawayt oabs or bpos i t i ver adi at i onst hr oughbeam magnet i cwaves . The t hr ees i dedc over edSanc t um Sanc t or um i shi ghl yeffec t i vet or adi at et hi spos i t i veener gy whi c hy ourbodyc anabs or bonar egul arvi s i toft het empl e.
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