Beyond the Curry Cliché: A Fresh Look at Real Indian Culture & Lifestyle
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| Festival | Season | Lifestyle Activity | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Oct-Nov | Cleaning homes, lighting oil lamps, exchanging sweets, bursting firecrackers. | | Holi | March | Public throwing of colored powder and water; consumption of bhang (cannabis-infused drink). | | Eid-ul-Fitr | Variable | New clothes, sewaiyan (sweet vermicelli), charity. | | Pongal/Sankranti | Jan | Harvest thanksgiving; cooking rice in new pots; kite flying. | | Durga Puja/Ganesh Chaturthi | Sept-Oct | Immersion of idols in water; public pandals (temporary temples); non-stop drumming. |
