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culture and tradition
South Indians tradition is essentially the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the body, and motherhood, which is exemplified through their dance, clothing, and sculptures.South Indian women traditionally wear the Saree while the men wear dhoti, which could be either a white pancha or a colourful lungi with typical south Indian patterns.
south indian cusine
The southern part of India is famous for its various spices and also spicy foods. Its long past has witnessed the export of spices to many countries. Even the outsiders, generally the foreign invaders like the Dutch, the French and the English, who kept coming here over generations, are reported to be fond of these spices. Some of the chief varieties of spices produced here include cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
similarities between all the southern states of India are:-
- presence of rice as a staple food
- the use of lentils and spices
- the use of dried red chilies and fresh green chilies
- the use of coconut and native fruits and vegetables like tamarind, plantain, snake gourd, garlic, ginger, etc.
South India has hot, humid climate and all its states are coastal. Rainfall is abundant and so is the supply of fresh fruit, vegetables and rice. Andhra Pradesh produces fiery Andhra cuisine which is largely vegetarian yet has a huge range of seafood in the its coastal areas. Tamilnadu has Chettinad cuisine, perhaps the most fiery of all Indian food. This style too is largely vegetarian.
From Kerala comes Malabari cooking, with its repertoire of tasty seafood dishes. Hyderabad is home of the Nizams (rulers of Hyderabad) and regal Nizami food rich and flavorful with tastes ranging from spicy to sour to sweet .karnataka is famous for its bisi bele bath.
SOME OF THE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN SOUTH INDIA
The Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens
Bangalore is a capital city of Indian State known as Karnataka and is also known as the garden city of India. Bangalore has gained the reputation of being one of the most famous tourists for the whole of India as well as the State of Karnataka. In addition, Bangalore is also an economic hub of the State of Karnataka and therefore attracts business people from different parts of the world as well as locally who end up loving the incredible array of tourist sites found around and within Bangalore. If you are into sightseeing in Bangalore, there are amazing parks.
Tank bund
The Tank Bund Road runs between Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Tank Bund dams Hussain Sagar Lake on the eastern side and connects the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. It has become an attraction with 33 statues of famous people of Andhra Pradesh erected by former chief minister N.T. Rama Rao.
The light house
Lighthouse, established in 1885 by British at Minicoy, is one among the oldest lighthouses in Lakshadweep. This is a wonderful structure attracting many tourists, which is a major landmark in Minicoy Island. One can go right up to the top of this Light house with a height of 300 feet. A bird’s eye view of the Lakshadweep islands is an amazing seen from the top of the Light house. The surroundings are highly reverberating with dynamic activities in the Island. This is a perfect tourist destination with all natural beauty.
south india has a wide range of attractions and you will take back wonderful memories when you go back home!
music of south india
The origins of Indian music are traced to prehistoric antiquity. Art or concert music in South India is called Karnâtaka Sangîtam (“Karnatic or Carnatic music” in English). Its history gains clear contours from the renaissance period which, in South India, had its centre in the Vijayanagar empire (1336-1565).
Purandara Dasa (1484-1564), a celebrated poet, mystic and composer, taught Carnatic music in a systematic manner. His method of teaching (abhyâsa gânam) consists of a graded course comprising some primary lessons (alamkâra) and small didactic and devotional songs (gîta). This method is still followed and provides the common denominator for all Carnatic musicians.
Râmâmâtya, a 16th century music scholar at Vijayanagar, laid the foundations for the present theoretical framework of South Indian music. Since the 17th century, 72 principal scales (mêla) provide the basic melodic material.
Ornamentation (gamaka) plays a great role in the rendering of scale patterns (ârôhana-avarôhana), characteristic phrases (prayôga) and extraordinary phrases (visêsha sancâra)Sôpânam is still heard in the temple rituals of Kerala and plays an important role in the dance drama known as Kathakali. Kerala is also famous for its great variety of percussion instruments, particularly the Pancha Vâdya (“five types of instruments”) ensemble, and for the extraordinary complexity of the rhythmic patterns (tâla) employed.
geography
South India is a peninsula in the shape of a vast inverted triangle, bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, on the east by the Bay of Bengal and on the north by the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. The Narmada flows westwards in the depression between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. The Satpura ranges define the northern spur of the Deccan plateau. The Western Ghats, along the western coast, mark another boundary of the plateau. The narrow strip of verdant land between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea is the Konkan region. The Western Ghats continue south, forming the Malenadu (Canara) region along the Karnataka coast, and terminate at the Nilgiri mountains, an inward (easterly) extension of the Western Ghats. The Nilgiris run in a crescent approximately along the borders of Tamil Nadu with northern Kerala and Karnataka, encompassing the Palakkad and Wayanad hills, and the Satyamangalam ranges, and extending on to the relatively low-lying hills of the Eastern Ghats, on the western portion of the Tamil Nadu – Andhra Pradesh border. The Tirupati and Annamalai hills form part of this range. The low lying coral islands of Lakshadweep are off the south-western coast of India. Sri Lanka lies off the south-eastern coast, separated from India by the Palk Strait and the chain of low sandbars and islands known as Rama's Bridge. The Andaman and Nicobar islands lie far off the eastern coast of India, near the Tenasserim coast of Burma. The southernmost tip of mainland India is at Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) on the Indian Ocean.