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.

✨ 26 traditions

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ALL Festivals · 3 Traditions & Customs · 3 Classical Dance · 3 Music & Arts · 2 Attire · 4 Cuisines · 4 Crafts & Weaves · 2 Folk Art · 5

2 traditions in Crafts & Weaves

Crafts & Weaves

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Crafts & Weaves

Handloom & the Saree

हथकरघा और साड़ी

The saree — six yards of unstitched cloth — is one of Bhārat's greatest works of art, and the handloom is its living loom. From the gold thread of Banarasi to the temple borders of Kanjeevaram, every weaver's village of Bhārat has its own masterpiece.

Saree's origins over 2,000 years ago

Bhārat's weavers, village by village

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Crafts & Weaves

Kalamkari — Pen Craft

कलमकारी

Kalamkari — 'pen work' — is Andhra's ancient art of painting temple cloth with a bamboo pen dipped in natural dyes. Every panel tells a story: the epics, the gods, the seasons — drawn in earthy reds, blues, and yellows that never fade.

A temple art for over 700 years

The kalamkari artists of Andhra Pradesh

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One land. Endless wonders.

Which story will you explore next? Every card below began on soil of Bhārat.

Bharatanatyam classical music of Bhārat cuisine of Bhārat Dhoti & Kurta Diwali film music of Bhārat Folk Music of Bhārat Handloom & the Saree Holi Kalamkari — Pen Craft Kathak Kathakali Madhubani Painting Mehndi — Henna Art Navaratri & Durga Puja Pattachitra Painting Rangoli Salwar Kameez Sherwani South cuisine of Bhārat Street Food of Bhārat Sweets & Mithai The Namaste The Turban Tulsi — The Holy Basil Warli Art