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The culture of Kashmir encompasses the spoken language, written literature, cuisine, architecture, traditions, and history of the Kashmiri people native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The culture of Kashmir was influenced by the Persian as well as Central Asian cultures after the Islamic rule of Kashmir.
Kashmiriyat (also spelled as Kashmiriat) is the centuries-old indigenous tradition of communal harmony and religious syncretism in the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir. [3] Emerging around the 16th century, it is characterised by religious and cultural harmony, patriotism and pride for their mountainous homeland of Kashmir.
Television shows set in Jammu and Kashmir (4 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Culture of Jammu and Kashmir" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The religious festivals of the Kashmiri Pandits have Rigvedic roots. Some festivals of Kashmiri Pandits are unique to Kashmir. Some Kashmiri Pandit festivals are Herath (), Navreh, Zyeath-Atham (Jyeshtha Ashtami), Huri-Atham (Har Ashtami), Zarmae-Satam (Janmashtami), Dussehra, Diwali, Pan (Roth Puza / Vinayaka Tsoram / Ganesha Chaturthi), Gaad Batt, Khetsimavas (Yakshamavasya), Kava Punim ...
From the mythical Mahabharata to the Iranian invasion of Kashmir (which was a part of Gandhara) by Darius in 516 BC, [15] to the Mauryans who established Srinagara to the Kushan Empire to the invasion of Kashmir by Timur in 1398, [16] [17] the culture and cuisine of Kashmiris are linked to South Asia, Persian and Central Asian [18] cuisines mixed with local innovations and availabilities of ...
The tradition was started during the rule of Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1872. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The tradition was continued even after 1952 by State Government of Jammu and Kashmir, as it acted a major bridge space for interaction between the linguistics and diverse cultural groups of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Jammu had an average literacy rate of 89.66%, much higher than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy was 93.13% and female literacy was 85.82%. 8.47% of the population were under 6 years of age. The urban agglomeration of Jammu had a population of 657,314. [37] Most of Jammu and Kashmir's Hindus live in the Jammu region; many speak Dogri ...