Food in India
Famous yellow spice used in India
turmeric
“The Festival of Lights?”
Diwali
Long piece of colourful cloth women wear in India
Sari
This country ruled over India for over 90 years
Great Britain
National animal of India
Bengal Tiger
Since Hindus consider this animal sacred they don't eat it
cow
Days Diwali lasts
five
The Taj Mahal was built for this purpose
tomb
Indian Hero that helped free India from Britian
Mahatma Gandhi
City in California with the most Indians
Fremont
Special type of oven people in India use to make naan bread amongst other things
Tandoor
Name of incense in Hindi used in temples
agarbati
Religion that most people in India practice
Hinduism
First Prime Minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which two classical singing styles are most prominent in India?
Daily bread people in India eat with dinner
roti or chappati
Punjabi festival celebrated in the northern part of India
Lodi
Large string instrument used in Indian music
sitar
Which of the Indian Empires spread the Muslim religion into India in the 16th century A.D.?
Mughals
What popular intellectual game originated in India?
Chess
Indian mixture of spices
masala
A the end of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival statues of Ganesh are ___
submerged in water
First 3 words of the Indian national antherm
Jana Gana Mana
This PM tragically died in by a suicide bombing
Rajiv Ghandhi
There are 8 classical dance forms of India. Name 4.
Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Sattriya, and Mohiniyattam