| Introduction
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| | Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism,
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| India is a diverse country, a fact that
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| | Buddhism, and Jainism, with the freedom
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| is visibly prominent in its people,
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| | for citizens to practice any religion
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| culture and climate. From the eternal
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| | they want to. The Constitution of India
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| snows of the Himalayas to the cultivated
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| | has recognized 22 different languages,
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| peninsula of far South, from the deserts
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| | out of which, Hindi is the official
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| of the West to the humid deltas of the
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| | language and is spoken in most of the
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| East, from the dry heat and cold of the
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| | urban cities of India. Other than these
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| Central Plateau to the cool forest
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| | 22 languages, there are hundreds of
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| foothills, Indian lifestyles clearly
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| | dialects that add to the multilingual
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| glorify its geography.
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| | nature of the country.
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| There was a time when India was known as
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| | India is a land of festivals and fairs.
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| the land of snake charmers. Then people
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| | Virtually celebrating each day of the
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| started identifying it as the land having
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| | year, there are more festivals celebrated
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| the majestic Taj, the ferocious Tiger and
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| | in India than anywhere else in the world.
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| the great desert of Thar. But with each
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| | Each festival pertains to different
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| turn that the wheel of time took, Indians
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| | occasions, some welcome the seasons of
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| have proved to be a lot more. From time
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| | the year, the harvest, the rains, or the
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| immemorial, India has been seen as a
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| | full moon. Others celebrate religious
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| mystery land. A land full of paradoxes,
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| | occasions, the birthdays of divine beings
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| it causes travelers to marvel and also to
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| | and saints, or the advent of the New
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| despair during their journey through
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| | Year. A number of these festivals are
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| India. Like an enigmatic lady, India has
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| | common to most parts of India. However,
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| always attracted the attention of the
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| | they may be called by different names in
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| world for various reasons.
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| | various parts of the country or may be
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| The famous traveler and writer, Mark
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| | celebrated in a different fashion. Some
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| Twain, wrote after his sojourn through
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| | of the festivals celebrated all over
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| India in 1896: "So far as I am able to
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| | India are mentioned below.
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| judge nothing has been left undone,
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| | · Janmashtami
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| either by man or nature, to make India
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| | · Holi
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| the most extraordinary country that the
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| | · Dassehera
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| sun visits on his round. Nothing seems to
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| | · Christmas
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| have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.
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| | · Rakshabandhan
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| Always, when you think you have come to
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| | · Deepawali
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| the end of her tremendous specialties and
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| | · Id-ul-Zuha
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| have finished hanging tags upon her as
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| | · Ramnavami
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| the Land of Giant Illusions, the Land of
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| | · Guru Nanak Jayanti
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| Stupendous Mountains and so forth,
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| | Science
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| another specialty crops up or another tag
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| | The global image of India is that of an
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| is required." It was best, he decided, to
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| | upcoming and progressive nation. True,
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| discard the labels and call it simply the
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| | India has leaped many boundaries in all
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| Land of Wonders.
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| | sectors- commerce, technology and
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| Heritage & Culture
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| | development etc., in the recent past, yet
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| The Indian culture varies like its vast
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| | she has not neglected her creative
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| geography. People speak in different
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| | genius. Wondering what it is? Well, it
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| languages, dress differently, follow
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| | the alternative science that has been
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| different religions, eat different food
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| | continuously practiced in India since
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| but are of the same temperament. So
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| | times immemorial. Ayurveda is a distinct
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| whether it is a joyous occasion or a
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| | form of medicine made purely of herbs and
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| moment of grief, people participate
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| | natural weeds, which can cure any ailment
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| whole-heartedly, sharing the happiness or
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| | of the world. Ayurveda has also been
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| pain. A festival or a celebration is
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| | mentioned in the Ancient Indian epics
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| never constrained to a family or a home.
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| | like the Ramayana. Even today, when the
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| The whole community or neighborhood is
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| | western concept of medicine has reached
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| involved in bringing liveliness to an
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| | its zenith, there are people looking for
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| occasion. Likewise, an Indian wedding is
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| | alternative methods of treatment for its
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| a celebration of union, not only of the
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| | multifarious qualities.
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| bride and groom, but also of two
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| | With increasing complexities in one's
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| families, maybe cultures or religion too!
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| | life these days, people are perpetually
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| Similarly, in times of sorrow, neighbors
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| | looking for a medium through which they
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| and friends play an important part in
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| | get some peace of mind. This is where
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| easing out the grief.
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| | another science, that of meditation and
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| Over the ages, India has experienced
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| | spirituality comes into the scene.
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| hundreds of years of foreign invasions
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| | Meditation and Yoga are synonymous with
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| and influence, yet it still manages to
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| | India and Indian spirituality. Meditation
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| absorb and change everything the world
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| | is one of the most important components
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| cares to impose on it, remaining at its
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| | of Yoga, which is a mind-body therapy
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| core untouched. If anything, it has
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| | involving a series of exercises. The word
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| developed into a multi-linguistic, home
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| | 'meditation' covers many disparate
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| for masses of many religions. Although
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| | practices from visualizing situations,
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| India has modernized to a great extent,
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| | focusing on objects or images, thinking
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| old traditions and ancient cultural
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| | through a complex idea, or even getting
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| rhythms continue to have a strong hold
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| | lost in a provocative book, all
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| over the functioning of the nation.
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| | qualifying as meditation in the broad
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| Since ancient times, the spiritual land
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| | sense. However in Yoga, meditation
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| of India has displayed varied hues of
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| | generally refers to the more formal
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| culture, religion, race, language, and so
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| | practice of focusing the mind and
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| on. This variety in race, culture,
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| | observing oneself in the moment. Many
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| religion, etc., accounts for the
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| | people from India and abroad are
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| existence of different ethnic groups who,
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| | resorting to yoga and meditation to
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| although, live within the sanctums of one
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| | de-stress and rejuvenate their mind.
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| single nation, and profess different
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| | Another widely followed phenomena in
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| social habits and characteristics.
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| | India is the Doctrine of Karma, that
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| Regional territories in India play an
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| | preaches that every person should behave
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| important role in differentiating these
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| | justly as every act or deed comes back in
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| ethnic groups, with their own social and
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| | a full circle in one of the births of an
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| cultural identities. The religions that
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| | individual.
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| are prevalent in the country are
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