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  2. Mehndi - Wikipedia

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    Mehndi is a popular form of body art in South Asia and resembles similar traditions of henna as body art found in North Africa, East Africa and the Middle East. There are many different names for mehndi across the languages of South Asia. There are many different designs and forms of mehndi, often known as henna.

  3. Madras (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    The first madras material [3] was a muslin overprinted or embroidered in elaborate patterns with vegetable dyes. [2] To secure a reliable labor supply, the English East India Company promised a 30-year exemption from duties for Indian weavers in the area, and thus within a year nearly 400 families of weavers had settled in Madras. [4]

  4. Paisley (design) - Wikipedia

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    In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British East India Company introduced Kashmir shawls from India to England and Scotland, where they were extremely fashionable and soon duplicated. [15] The first place in the Western world to imitate the design was the town of Paisley in Scotland, Europe's top producer of textiles at this time. [16]

  5. Indian art - Wikipedia

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    The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent, 2nd edn. 1994, Yale University Press Pelican History of Art, ISBN 0300062176; Harsha V. Dehejia, The Advaita of Art (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2000, ISBN 81-208-1389-8), p. 97; Kapila Vatsyayan, Classical Indian Dance in Literature and the Arts (New Delhi: Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1977), p. 8

  6. Rangoli - Wikipedia

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    A rangoli on the occasion of Diwali, Goa, India A rangoli made with flowers on the occasion of Onam Rangoli at Delhi, India Rangoli is an art form that originates from the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and coloured rocks.

  7. Mandala - Wikipedia

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    They originated in India in the 8th–12th century but are now practiced in Tibetan Buddhism. [25] Each mandala is dedicated to specific deities. In Buddhism Deities represent states of the mind to be obtained on the path to enlightenment, the mandala itself is representative of the deity's palace which also represents the mind of the deity. [25]

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Friday ...

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    Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...

  9. History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent can be traced to the Indus Valley civilization or earlier. Indians have mainly worn clothing made up of locally grown cotton . India was one of the first places where cotton was cultivated and used even as early as 2500 BCE during the Harappan era.