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NATIONAIFLAGMannersandcustoms

Indiansmeetwithfriendsisverypoliteandusuallycrossingtheirhands,said.Whencrossingtheireldersshouldbehigh,andequalsshouldbeflat,fortheyounggenerationislow,with,respectively,withrespect,reciprocityandconcern.Greetedguestslaidwreaths.Indiaisoneofthemostreligiouslydiversenationsintheworld,withsomeofthemostdeeplyreligioussocietiesandcultures.Religionstillplaysacentralanddefinitiveroleinthelifeofmostofitspeople.Jainism

JainismisanancientreligionfromIndiathatprescribes

apathofnon-violenceforallformsoflivingbeingsinthisworld.Itsphilosophyandpracticereliesmainlyonself-effortinprogressingthesoulonthespiritualladdertodivineconsciousness.Buddhism

Buddhismisareligionandaphilosophyencompassing

avarietyoftraditions,beliefsandpractices,largelybasedonteachingsattributedtoBuddha.TheBuddhaisrecognizedbyadherentsasanawakenedteacherwhosharedhisinsightstohelpsentientbeingsendsuffering,andescapewhatisseenasacycleofsufferingandrebirth.DanceinIndiacoversawiderangeofdanceanddancetheatreforms,fromtheancientclassicalortempledancetofolkandmodernstyles.TherearehundredsofIndianfolkdancesandspecialdancesobservedinregionalfestivals.IndiaoffersanumberofclassicalIndiandanceforms,eachofwhichcanbetracedtodifferentpartsofthecountry.ThepresentationofIndiandancestylesinfilm,Bollywood,hasexposedtherangeofdanceinIndiatoaglobalaudience.IndianclassicaldanceIndianclassicaldanceisarelativelynewumbrellatermforvariouscodifiedartformsrootedinNatya,thesacred（神圣的）Hindumusicaltheatrestyles,whosetheorycanbetracedbacktothe400BC.

FolkdanceIndianfolkandtribal

dancesaresimpledances,andareperformedtoexpressjoy.Folkandtribaldancesareperformedforeverypossibleoccasion,tocelebratethearrivalofseasons,birthofachild,aweddingandfestivals.Onmostoccasions,thedancerssingthemselves,whilebeingaccompaniedbyartistsontheinstruments.Eachformofdancehasaspecificcostume（服裝）.CuisineofIndiaFoodisanimportantpartofIndianculture,playingaroleineverydaylifeaswellasinfestivals.Indiancuisinevariesfromregiontoregion,reflectingthevarieddemographics

oftheethnicallydiversesubcontinent.Generally,Indiancuisinecanbesplitinto

fivecategories:North,South,East,WestIndiaandNorth-easternIndia.WhentheIndianseatamongthemselves,theyeatgenerallywiththeirhandsbutiftheyareeatingwithpeoplethatarenotfromIndiaorinarestaurant,theyeatwithsilverware

becausetheydonotwanttomakepeopleuncomfortable.

marriageritual.

SomefamiliesstillpracticearrangedmarriagesbutnowadaysaccordingtoIndians，marriagebetweentwopeopleisasacredrelationship.Khajuraho

BefamousasHindutemper.Consistof22tempers.BelistedinWorldHeritage

in1986.Therearelotsofdifferentkindsofsculpture（雕塑）whichbasedonwomaninit.

Nalan-daThesiteofBuddhistholylands.ThereisthebiggestBuddhismcollegeintheworldin5A.D.ThefamousmonkXuanzanginTangdynastystudiedinhere.ChinabuiltaChinesestylebuilding-XuangzangMemorialinherewithIndia.TajMahal

Itwasbuiltforthewifeoftheking-Shahjahan

inMughaldynasty.Itwasunderthenameofthetitleoftheconcubine

.ItmeansthefirstwomaninPalace.20，000peoplebuiltitfrom1632to1652.ItwasanoutstandingtypicalcaseinMuslimbuildingart.BelistedinWorldHeritagein1983.

TajMahal

GandhiTombThetombofIndia‘snationfather-Gandhi.It’stheplacewhereGandhi’sbodywascremated.foodWordofadvice:Avoidstreetfood.Trytoscoreaninvitetoalocaldinnertableratherthansettleforstreetvendors.Manylocalsarevegetarian,butIndiancuisineincludesavarietyofdeliciousmeatandseafood.Grilledmincedlamb,seekhkebabs,arethestapleofTandooricooking,whilethenation’scoastalregionsarerenownedformasala(spiced)fishorprawns.NativesadvisecautionwheneatingseafoodduringthemonsoonmonthsofJunetoAugustduetotheincreaseinwater-bornediseases.WhileIndiaconjuresupimagesofcurries,localspecialtiesareworthdiggingaroundfor.InNorthIndia,neversaynotochaatorpaani-puri.Thesedeliciouscrispycrackersaredressedupwithcondimen