India Culture is Rich and Colorful

India Culture is rooted in colorful traditions that date back to the beginning of human civilization. This time period is referred to as ancient India culture. During this time period the birth of the of Indus Valley Civilizations Occurred. One civilization, known as Harappa, started the oldest living religion. Many traditions, ceremonies and rituals, dance and other cultural aspects of Indian culture started here.

The people of India have found ways to incorporate rich and beautiful color into all aspects of life. You can find unique colors in beautiful rugs, paintings, clothing items, textiles, architecture, food, and state symbols like the Indian flag.

It's amazing how much more color is used in traditional Indian weddings compared to a traditional wedding in the United States! My wife and I were married in the city of Ahmadabad, in the state of Gujarat.

In Gujarat, colorful and often bejeweled dresses called Saris are customarily worn in place of the white gowns of the United States. Brides also sport jingling bracelets called bangles and often wear stunning gold jewelery sets.

Here, Chandani displays her traditional wedding sari, bangles and jewelery that worn at our wedding.

Traditionally, men don't wear tuxedos in India. Instead, they wear long shimmering coats, silken pants, and often times a turban. Of course, India is a very large country, and wedding outfits and customs do differ based on region and wedding budget. Whatever the case may be, you can certainly expect to see color in an Indian wedding!

Indian family culture is considered to be the most important part of Indian Culture. Family typically has a powerful influence over choices made by individual family members, and of their respective communities.

An amazing thing about India Culture is that its original core values have never really changed. It's as if there has been no major cultural influence to a country that was controlled by the British for nearly 200 years!

Once you visit, you'll understand why. The people are very proud of their cultural values. Outside cultural influence has generally been avoided because western values are very different from those of traditional Indian culture.

Our aunt holds a coconut in a vase for a pre-wedding ritual.

However, in Indian Culture today, younger generations have shown increasing interest in western culture and have adopted many western ideas as their own. Older generations stress the importance of rooted, traditional values. This has created a struggle between both generations to try and find common ground.

A fun congo line style dance at our Garba Ceremony, prior to our wedding.

One thing that has stayed the same is the fact that festivals, celebrations and rituals are fundamental to India's culture and lifestyle. Festivals include holidays like Diwali and traditional celebrations like Garba. Celebrations in India are often related to coming of age milestones like weddings and delicious Indian foodis often the centerpiece of these cultural events. Food plays an important role in India Culture because it represents the family, and community, connecting and sharing socially.

Culture even play a major role in Indian business .

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