Cultural tour package india

India is a popular destination and boast a cultural heritage that is worth exploring. As a tourist you have many choice to explore - from cuisine to dances to music. All in diverse in nature encompass to form the culture of India. Ver few countries in the world have such an ancient and diverse culture as India's. Dating back to over 5000 years old civilization, India's culture has been enriched by successive waves of migration which were absorbed into the Indian way of life. The Indian culture comprises of Indian music, Indian Dance, Indian cuisines, costumes and Indian Festivals.

Cultural tourism in india, Indian dances are popular all over the world for their unique style and lucid expression portrayed by the artiste. Indian dances have the potential to recreate the magic of past era as well as represent the present with their futuristic style.

It is belived that classical dance in India originated 2BC when the ancient treatise on dance, Natya Shastra, was compiled. Guided by the elaborate codes in the Natya Shastra and by mythology, legend and classical literature, Indian classical dance attracts many tourist all across the world. Classical dance forms have rigid rules for presentation. ASome of the leading dance classical dance form are Bharata Natyam, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Odissi, Kuchipudi and Mohini Attam Cultural trip to india.

Kathak
Originating from North India, Kathak is derived from the word Katha (story). The dance was intiated by the devotional recitation of the story tellers or Kathakars who were attached to the temples. It was essentially peformed in the temples, in the praise of the lord. One can easily see the influence of Mughals on the costume designed for the performer.

Kathakali
Originated in 17 th century, Kathak is a typical dance drama that comes from Kerala and has its roots in Indian mythology. The artiste performs a well written incidence from the Hindu epics or scriptures by suing facial expression and specific hand gestures. With an elaborate costumes. Kathakali dancers use make up that takes several hours to apply.

Much of the story that accompanies the dance is told by singers accompanied by precussion instruments Cultural tour package india.

Classical music of India has its roots beliefs of the people and an amalgamation with other systems has not erased this source. Careful intonation has always been at the core of Indian classical music. The chanting of sacred words and phrases like Om required total precision because these chants were part of what it took to maintain the order of the universe.

Carnatic Music
Cultural tours in india, Originating from southern India, Carnatic music is a monophonic song with improvised variations. Right Singing, and the voice as an instrument, is very importantin this classical form. Indian music is based on relative positioning and thus, notes are not a fixed pitch. It generally uses 22 note scale, whereas the Western system uses a 12 note scale. Western music is based on a scale that is logarhythmically divided; this is known as the equally tempered scale. Western music previously used the rational division system, which is known as the natural scale. Indian music uses rational division. Benefitis of rational division are that tuning is usually done by ear and the swara (notes) are not fixed positions.

Hindustani music
Hindustani music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh . In contrast to Carnatic music, the other main Indian classical music tradition originating from the South, Hindustani music was not only influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, Vedic philosophy and native Indian sounds but also by the Persiam performance practices of the Afghan mughals.

The instruments that are mainly used in Indian music are stringed instruments (Sitar, Tamboora, etc. that are plucked and Sarangi and the Dilurba that are bowed), wind instruments (the Flute, Shehnai, Naferi, and Nagasvaram, all types of Indian oboes), and the percussion instruments (Tabla, Pakhawaj).

Cuisine of India
Most Indian cuisines are related by similiar usage of spices. Often, Indian cooking is distinguished by the use of a larger variety of vegetables than many other well-known cuisines. Within these recognisable similarities, there is an enormous variety of local styles.

In the north and the west, Kashmiri and Mughlai cuisines show strong central Asian influences. Through the medium of Mughlai food, this influence has propagated into many regional kitchens. To the east, the Bengali and Assamese styles shade off into the cuisines of East Asia.

Indian food presents a range of flavors, intense and subtle, as vast as the country itself. Regional influences range from climate and elevation to history and religion. They define cuisines that differ widely -- no surprise in a country of 884 million people occupying an area of 1,226,595 square miles.

The talent of the Indian artisans' is till date visible in the age-old monuments / constructions. The sculptures boast of their creativity and hard work. The numerous sculptures on temple walls are all hewn out of hard rock & last to date. Rock-cut architecture was perfected by the Buddhists, and was followed by several Hindu rulers. In Southern India Pallavas excelled in this art form. The sculptures or idols in temples are made of granite & the Utsava murthis are made of bronze & panchaloha. Apart from these, there are the huge Iyyanar statues & horses exist in South Indian villages.

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