Indian Traditional Welcome – Atithi Devo Bhava

Indians live by the popular phrase “Atithi Devo Bhava”, which means that any guest or visitor is God’s own reflection. As per the traditional welcome, a guest is given an Indian tikka on the forehead, made of vermillion and is also garlanded.

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Indian Wedding Ceremony

Weddings are celebrated in the Indian subcontinent with great  pomp and ceremony. The entire occasion does not finish in a day. The social as well as the religious customs continues for a stretch of 3-4 days and sometimes even more than that.

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The Indian Birth Ceremony

This is held post the birth of a child in a family. The ceremony entails the naming of the child where the holy priest declares the first initial. It is with this initial that child’s name should start.

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Customs in India

Mark Twain rightly said – “India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition”. India is an incredible land offering magical travel experiences to tourists who come here from across the…

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