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INDIA
Rajasthan I returned to India in the 10's to visit the northeast. |
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Dance can be divided into two main forms: classical and folk.*
A giant sandcastle rising from Trikuta (three-peaked) hill, Jaisalmer is a breathtaking sight, a Golden City, an Age of Chivalry mirage in the middle of a barren desertscape.*
Over the centuries India's many ethnic groups have spawned a vivid artistic heritage that is both inventive and spiritually significant.*
There's a vast range of handicrafts produced in India, with standouts including ceramics, jewellery, leatherwork, metalwork, stone carving, papier-mache, woodwork and a dazzling array of textiles.*
Most profoundly, food in India is integral to spiritual advancement.*
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Dance is an ancient Indian art form and is traditionally linked to mythology and classical literature.*
Temple architecture is India's most striking and revered form of construction.*
Many crafts fulfil a practical need as much as an aesthetic one.*
In the south, small images of deities are created by the age-old lost-wax process.*
Indians share the belief that food is just as important for fine-tuning the spirit as it is for sustaining the body.*
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A young Rabari boy shows-off his dance moves.
This musician moved around the Rajasthan-Delhi express entertaining passengers.*
Crafts aren't confined to their region of origin - artists migrate and have sometimes been influenced by the ideas of other regions - which means you can come across, for example, a Kashmiri handicraft emporium anywhere in India.*
In Kashmir, where India's finest carpets are produced, the carpet-making techniques and styles were brought from Persia even before the Mughal era.*
Broadly speaking, Hindus avoid foods that are thought to inhibit physical and spiritual development, although there are few hard-and-fast rules.*
Rajasthan is loved for its tie-dye, as well as its other striking textile work.*
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*These captions are from India -- Lonely Planet's travel guide.