Arts and Culture Of India Part – Ⅱ For Railway NTPC And Gr- D
In the previous Lecture we have read First Part of the post ‘Arts And Culture Of India‘. In that post we read about Classical, Folk Dances of Indian States, Musical Instrumens their famous player etc. India is full of vast Culture and tradition. In many part of India you will see different Languages, Culture and Tradition. In the second part we will focus on them.
This post is created according to the syllabus of Upcoming Railway NTPC, Group-D exams. This Post help you not only in Railway Exam But Also for Other competitive Exams like SSC and Sate PSC.
State, Union Territory and Their New Year Festivals
REGION | FESTIVAL | REGION | FESTIVAL |
Assam | Rangoli Bihu | Maharashtra | Gudi Padwa |
Andhrapradesh | Ugadi | Goa , Konkarn | Gudi Padwa |
Telangana | Ugadi | Manipur | Cheiraoba |
Karnataka | Ugadi | Jammu | Navratri |
Tamil Nadu | Tamil Puthandu | Kashmir | Navreh |
Kerala | Vishu, Chingam | Rajasthan | Navratri |
Odisha | Bishuva Sankranti | Punjab | Vaishakhi |
Jharkhand | Bighu | Sindh | Cheti Chand |
U.P | Pratipada | Gujrat | Nav Varsh |
Uttrakhand | Bhikhu | West Bengal | Poila Boishakh |
Bihar | Jud Sheetal | ||
Parshi, Zoroastrian — Nowruz | |||
States, Union Territory and Their Primary Official Languages
States | Primary Language | States | Primary Language |
Andhra Pradesh | Telugu | Punjab | Punjabi |
Arunachal Pradesh | Nishi | Rajasthan | Hindi(Rajasthani) |
Assam | Assames | Sikkim | Nepali |
Bihar | Hindi(Bhojpuri, Magdhi) | Tamil Nadu | Tamil |
Chattisgarh | Hindi(Chhattisgarhi) | Telangana | Telugu |
Goa | Hindi | Tripura | Bengali |
Gujrat | Gujrati | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
Haryana | Hindi | Uttarakhand | Hindi |
Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | West Bengal | Bengali |
Jharkhand | Hindi | Union Territories | Primary Language |
Karnataka | Kannada | Delhi | Hindi |
Kerala | Malayalam | Daman & Diu | Gujrati |
Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Gujrati |
Maharashtra | Marathi | Chandigarh | Hindi |
Manipur | Manipuri | Lakshadweep | Malayalam |
Meghalaya | Kashi | Punducherry | Tamil |
Mizoram | Mizo | Andman and Nicobar Island | Hindi |
Nagaland | Naga | Jammu & Kashmir | Urdu |
Odisha | Oriya | Ladakh | Hindi, Tibetean |
Famous Indian Temple and Their Founder
Temple | Place | Year | Built by |
Jagannath Temple | Puri, Odisha | 1611 | Indradyumman |
Somnath Temple | Gujrat | — | Moon God |
Badrinath | Uttarakhand | 9 Century BC | Adi Sankracharya |
Kedarnath | Gharwal, Uttarakhand | 8 Century Bc | Pandavas |
Konark sun Temple | Odisha | 13th Century | Narasimhadeva |
Meenakshi Temple | Madurai, Tamilnadu | 1623 — 1655 CE | vishwanatha Nayakar |
Amarnath Cave | Jammu & Kashmir | — | Natural Formation |
Kashi Vishwanath | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 1780 CE | Ahilya Bai |
Mata Vaishno Devi Temple | Jammu | — | — |
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple | Shirdi, Maharashtra | 1922 CE | — |
Sanchi Stupa | Raisen, Madhya Pradesh | 3rd Century BC | Ashoka |
Siddhivinayak Temple | Mumbai | 18th Century | — |
Mahabodhi Temple | Bihar | 3rd Century BC | Ashoka |
Golden Temple | Amritsar, Punjab | 1577 | Guru Ram Das |
Kamakhya Temple | Guwahati | 8th — 17th Century | — |
Venkateswara Temple | Tirumala, Andhrapradesh | 300 AD | King Thondaiman |
Ramanathaswamy Temple | Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu | 7 — 8th Century | Pandya, Jaffna Kings |
Brihadeshwara Temple | Thanjavur, Tamilnadu | 11th Century | Raja Raja Chola Ⅰ |
Vitthala Temple | Hampi, Karnataka | 1th Century | King Devaraya Ⅱ |
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