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this dish is one of the most famous dish of rajasthan	bhutte ka kees	bajra roti	makki di roti	daal baati	D
this dish is quite popular in rajasthan this is made out of gram flour	kadhi	gatte	pakora	besan ladoo	B
this monument is situated in jaipur this monument has lot of windows	jal mahal	sawai man singh palace	hawa mahal	amber fort	C
this is the folk dance of rajasthan	garba	lavani	bhangra	ghoomar	D
this is a non-veg dish made with mutton the dish has a bright red curry	vindaloo	butter chicken	rogan josh	laal maas	D
this place is known as a scary place	Ramoji Film City	bhangarh	Shaniwarwada Fort	Kuldhara Village	B
this is a popular sweet dish in rajasthan	malpua	balushahi	ghewar	jalebi	C
this is a famous bird sanctuary in bharatpur the name of this sanctuary is after a goddess	uttarkashi bird reserve	kanha tiger sanctuary	keoladeo national park	sariska national park	C
this is a fried sweet dish this dish is then dipped in a sugar syrup after frying this dish is cooked during festivals	jalebi	maal puha	gujiya	malpua	B
this is a famous lake in Udaipur this lake is situated right outside the udaipur palace	Pushkar Lake	Dal Lake	lake pichola	Fateh Sagar Lake	C
this is a popular fort of a rajasthani dynasty this fort is one of the largest forts in India	chittorgarh palace	mehrangarh fort	kumbhalgarh fort	amer fort	A
this festival is celebrated just after the monsoon women usually fast during this festival red colored clothes are usually worn during this festival	lohri	teej	chhath puja	karva chauth	B
this is a famous drink made of curd and water	lassi	taak	chach	chaas	C
this is a famous palace located in jaipur a hospital is also named after this palace	savai maan singh palace	Rambagh Palace	Hawa Mahal	Jai Mahal Palace	A
this is equivalent to turban and is usually worn by rajasthani men this is worn during weddings	pagdi	saafa	dhoti	angavastram	B
this is a popular rajasthani instrument	shehnai	sitar	sarangi	pungi	C
this is a festival that is celebrated mostly by women who worship goddess gauri women observe fast for a few days before this festival a sweet dish called ghevar is eaten and distributed to people during this festival	teej	gangaur	navratri	karva chauth	B
A traditional female clothing. The newly wed girls usually wear a variation of this dress that has 80 Kalis (pleats)	anarkali suit	ghagra choli	salwar kameez	lehenga saree	B
A handicraft mela (fair) that occurs in February. In this mela (fair) the popular things from Haryana are exhibited.	surajkund mela	pushkar fair	nagaur fair	taj mahotsav	A
One of the most popular industry of Haryana. The raw material used in this industry is a crop whose field is burnt after harvest.	sugar Mills	rice Mills	wheat Processing Plants	oil Extraction Units	A
A folk dance of Haryana which looks like a variation of Bhangra This dance is done during harvest time.	Ghoomar dance	Garba dance	Dhamal dance	Bihu dance	C
A food made on special occasions. It is also consumed after fasting	dahi puri	aloo poori	chole bhature	paneer tikka	B
A festival celebrated to pray to Snake God.	Guga Navmi	Subrahmanya Shashti	Nag Panchami	Vasuki Jayanti	A
A summer drink which can be consumed by itself and is also used to make Kadhi	thandai	chaas	amrakhand	lassi	D
Another popular industry which is not sugar mills. It is used to produce a material which is used for writing	jute mills	textile mills	paper Mills	cotton mills	C
A handicraft done on clothes that is also popular in Punjab.	Fulkari/phulkari	Kantha	Bandhani	Chikankari	A
A traditional attire worn by men. This is still common in villages	Pathani suit	Dhoti-kurta	Lungi-shirt	Sherwani	B
A headgear worn by men that is usually white in colour.	Angarkha	Topi	Dhoti	Pagri	D
A folk dance that has people moving in circles. This dance is more popular in Rajasthan	Bihu dance	Ghoomar dance	Lavani dance	Garba dance	B
The harvest festival in Haryana. In this festival people do daan (charity)	Sankranti	Baisakhi	Lohri	Pongal	A
A festival after Basant Panchami in which Durga maa is brought in the house. As a part of ritual wheat is germinated in an earthen pot	Makar Sankranti	Navratri	Vasant Panchami	Dussehra	B
A wedding ritual where mama (mother's brother) is invited to the wedding	Kanyadaan	Sangeet	Bhaat Nautna	Haldi Ceremony	C
A wedding ritual where mama (mother's brother) gets gifts for the bride and the family	Bhaat Lena	Kanyadaan	Vidaai	Roka Ceremony	A
A wedding ritual that denotes inviting ancestors and God to the wedding	Raat Jaga	Sangeet Sandhya	Kanyadaan	Haldi Ceremony	A
A wedding ritual where 7 earthen katori (bowls) containing some sweets are stacked	Mehendi Ritual	Saptapadi	Haldi Ceremony	Mande or Manda Bandhna	D
A wedding ritual where turmeric is applied to the bride and then a holy thread with 7 Knots is tied to her	Mehendi Ritual	Haldi Ceremony	Mangalsutra Bandhan	Baan Baithna	D
A wedding ritual where a pink dupatta is used to cover the girl's head. In this ritual mother's brother gives ornaments like Nath, payal, bichue to the bride to be and rice is showered on the girl as a form of blessing	Kanyadaan	Roka Ceremony	Haldi Ceremony	Gor Puja	D
A ritual done by the mother at the birth of a boy where she worships the well	Bhoomi Pujan	Kuan Daan	Kua Puja	Chathi Puja	C
A fast done by the mother for the good destiny of the newborn child The mother consumes ghee and Khichdi	Jatakarma	Annaprashan	Sutak Ritual	Chatti Puja	D
The name for each earthen pot in a three earther pot arrangement for drinking water.	Tokni	Handi	Matka	Kalash	A
A folk song art where stories are recited, particularly during Dusshera	Pandavani	Yakshagana	Chhau	Ragini	D
A common place in villages for smoking hookah	Panchayat Bhawan	Chopal or chapaal	Baithak	Charpai	B
An ornament for the neck made of gold and has red pearl like things	Rani Haar	Kanth Mala	Maang Tikka	Nathni	B
The ritual where barley is germinated and prayed to during Dusshera.	Vijayadashami aarti	Durga puja sankalp	Dusshera ugana	Navratri havan	C
A festival where women fast for the well-being of their children.	Teej	Vat Purnima	Karva Chauth	Ahoi	D
An area or structure in the village where everyone gathers to pray to their ancestors during Diwali	Kheda	Chabutra	Mandap	Vedi	A
It is a festival in which there is ammavaru that is decorated with flowers and then immersed in water (river and pond). Songs related to Durga maa are sung during this festival The pot is considered to represent goddess gauri. It is done during Navratri and holds a lot of importance for females. They wear Pattu sarees (for married women) or langa voni (for unmarried young girls) Put candle or camphor on top of the decorated structure. Turmeric called Gaurama and Kumkum are also put on that structure	Batukamma/Bathukamma	Navratri Garba	Bonalu	Varalakshmi Vratam	A
Famous monument located in older part of Hyderabad. It can be climbed upto 1st floor.	Charminar	Qutub Shahi Tombs	Golconda Fort	Falaknuma Palace	A
A kingdom that ruled Telangana that bulit the 1000 pillar temple, Ramappa temple and Bhadrakali temple A very famous university is named after this kingdom in the Warangal district.	Chalukya	Pallava	Satavahana	Kakatiya	D
A food item synonymous with Hyderabad made with rice. It is an emotion and not just a food A standard Sunday lunch for many	Avial	Pongal	Hyderabadi Biryani	Lucknowi Biryani	C
A famous temple in Hyderabad and is commonly visited on Bonaalu festival	Chilkur Balaji Temple	Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple	Pillaiyar Koil	Peddamma gudi	D
It is a very famous handmade silk saree. The saree is famous for its foldability	Pochampally saree	Gadwal saree	Kanjeevaram saree	Banarasi saree	B
The popular mueseum in Hyderabad.	Salarjung Mueseum	Chowmahalla Palace Museum	DakshinaChitra Museum	Kannan Devan Tea Museum	A
Cotton blankets made in Warangal. These blankets are usually made of vegetable colors.	durries from Warangal	Chanderi sarees from Madhya Pradesh	khadi cloth from Ahmedabad	Pochampally ikat from Telangana	A
A popular tourist lake in the center of the city of Hyderabad. There is a Buddha statue at this lake	Durgam Cheruvu	Osman Sagar	Himayat Sagar	Hussain Sagar	D
A famous monument in Hyderabad that has a light and sound show. It was bulit by Kakatiya dynasty.	Golconda Fort	Warangal Fort	Charminar	Qutub Shahi Tombs	A
A traditional dress usually worn by women before marriage.	mekhela chador	lehenga choli	langa voni	salwar kameez	C
A very famous festival in Hyderabad related to Maha Kali. On this festival people visit Peddama Gudi with rice pots on their head.	Makar Sankranti	Bonaalu/Bonalu	Bathukamma	Ugadi	B
A temple built on a hill, also a tourist or retreat spot. This temple is dedicated to the same God as Tirumala.	Ramakrishna Math	Birla Mandir	Meenakshi Temple	ISKCON Temple	B
This is another name for the engagement ceremony.	Sagai	Shagun	Roka	Nischitardham	D
This is a ritual done before the wedding at the girls place	Nandi puja	Sangeet	Roka ceremony	Pelli kuthuru	D
A ritual done before the wedding at the boy's place	Haldi	Sangeet	Vodugu	Tilak	C
These are toe rings that bride wears	bichiya	mettelu	kolusu	payal	B
This is the main ceremony and the muhuratam is taken for this ceremony. 45 minutes before and after this ritual is considered suitable for marriage rituals	mangalya dharanam	kanyadaanam	saptapadi	jeelakarra bellam	D
Marriage, Alcohol and non-veg is served.	reception	pelli	mehendi	sangeet	B
This is amixture of rice and turmeric that bride and groom pour on each other.	tilak	talambralu	haldi	kumkum	B
The ceremony done before the child birth. It is celerated in the 5th or 7th or 9th month Every lady applies turmeric, sindoor and sandalwood on the cheeks of the mother-to-be and alsp haarti. They mother is gifted bangles (usually red and green), and she wears a pattu cheera. It is an evening function. It is mostly done for the first child.	Godh Bharai	Seemantham	Dohale Jevan	Valaikaapu	B
A ceremony done after the child's birth. Once it is done after 21 days where "gudalu" is cooked and served. It signifies that the child can sleep in the cradle. Then a bigger ceremony takes place after 1 month, where the baby is gifted silver anklets and gold chain by parents or grandparents. "kaatuka" is put on the child to protect from evil eye	Thotla	Annaprasana	Naamkaran	Chhathi	A
It is a three day event to celebrate harvest of paddy. The three days are called bhogi, sankranthi, kanuma. Early in the morning rangoli is made, then five balls of cow dung called 'gobbemma' is put on the rangoli. This is decorated with turmeric. Appalu, Sakinalu, Murukulu is made on wooden stove Payasam is made with new rice. During this Kite is flown it is also referred to as Kite festival.	Sankranti	Lohri	Pongal	Ugadi	A
This the new year festival, comes in March ending or April first week. In the morning a dish called ugadi pacchadi is made which has six taste elements: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, spicy, pungent. The evening people go to the temple and listen to panchangam	Gudi Padwa	Vishu	Ugadi	Baisakhi	C
An event after 11 days of death done by only close family members where non-veg is cooked and offered to the deceased person's photo After 1 month of death a grander event where other relatives are also invited and non-veg and alcohol is served	Pind Daan	Tithi	Montu	Shraddha	B
A festival primarily celebrated in Warangal district which is celebrated annually	sammakka sarakka jatara	ugadi utsav	bathukamma festival	bonalu festival	A
A regional festival where every village prays to a godess mostly Durga. A carnival called thirunaala is held in the village. Kallu is consumed at the thirunaala	bonalu festival	sammakka sarakka jatara	ugadi panduga	muthyalamma jatara	D
The girl rests for 5-11 days in a room. She usually wears white and puts turmeric over her bosy before bathing. After 11 days the girl takes a bath with turmeric and oil. After that a celebration is held. The girl sits on a gramd chair and there are sweets, fruits kept around her. Akshanthulu (rice and turmeric) is put on her head as a form of blessing	Ritu Shuddhi	Vasant Panchami	Samskara Vidhi	Peddamanishi	D
This is a sweet dish usually made on ugadi.	Ariselu	Obbattu	Kajjikayalu	Poornalu	A
It is celebrated from Dec 16-Jan16. Big rangolis that are made of rice powder is filled with color is made	Dhanurmasam	Bhogi	Makara Sankranti	Pongal	A
A famous flatbread like dish made of rice flour.	thalipeeth	pathiri	akki rotti	sarva pindi	D
Commonly cooked food during Batukamma/Bathukamma	Appaalu and Pulihora	Dhokla and Upma	Bisi Bele Bath and Pongal	Pesarattu and Sakinalu	A
The shop near Charminaar that is considered one of the best for mutton biryani.	Bawarchi	Shadab	Paradise	Shahdab	D
A watery tamarind pulp dish without tomatoes	Rasam	Chutney	Pachi Pulusu	Dalcha	C
The famous mango pickle.	Lemon Pickle	Pachadi Pickle	Gongura Pickle	Avakaya Pickle	D
These are the steamed rice balls added to lentils	Kozhukattai	Rail Palaram	Rava Idli	Pachor	B
The art done on the floors On the third day of Sankranti they make radam (chariots) like designs.	alpana	rangoli	muggulu	kolam	C
The most common prasadam in most festivals.	Laddu, jalebi, aloo bonda	Dosa, kesari, kheer, vada	Chakkara pongal, rasgulla	Pulihara, payasam, garelu, poornalu	D
The name for the local alcohol.	Toddy	Feni	Arrack	Kallu	D
The royal luxurious house in Hyderabad.	Taj Falaknuma Hotel	Golkonda Fort	Falaknuma palace	Chowmahalla Palace	C
This is the official headquarter of the current day government in West Bengal.	Vidhana Soudha	Raj Bhavan	Writer's Building	nabanna	D
This is a traditional artform. It is made of burnt metalwares. The objects formed are dark in colour. This kind of technique also uses wax	pattachitra	tanjore painting	bidriware	dokra	D
An art form which is not made of clay or wire. This is made of shoots or plants. The products are cheaper. People can use it for making fans and fences.	jute craft	coir craft	cane weaving	bamboo craft	D
This is a folk dance form practiced in Purulia People put on colorful masks to perform this dance	kathakali	therukoothu	chhau dance	yakshagana	C
This is a traditional bengali blanket. This kind of blanket is mostly used as children's blanket This blanket is stitched using running stitch	kantha	dhurrie	khes	phulkari	A
This is a dish made of fish. It is an emotion for bengalis. It has two variants one of West Bengal and one of Bangladesh. It is the simplest recipe of this dish. Cooking this involves oil and no major spices. This fish is found in padma river	elish fish fry	ilish paturi	doi ilish	ilish bhapa	A
It is a cream most widely used	wb new	vicco turmeric	fair & lovely	boroline	A
This is a type of traditional Bengali saree. It is more popular in Bangladesh than in West Bengal. It genrally comes in White or natural colors. It is the prime choice when shopping sarees for a royal event or even pujo. It is generally woven by hand	kanjivaram saree	jamdani saree	baluchari saree	tant saree	B
this is a popular handicraft which is made of clay. And is Found in Bishnupra region.	Pattachitra painting	Dokra craft	Kalamkari art	terracotta craft	D
This is a kind of devotional dance It is primarily practiced in Nabadwip Mayapur area. Participants sing while dancing.	bhajan	raas	kirtan	garba	C
this is quite a popular sweet dish in bengal. This dish has consistent texture and is light brown in color this dish is softer than sandesh this dish is sold in claypots	misti doi	gulab jamun	rasmalai	bhapa doi	A
The largest mangrove forest in the world.	kaziranga	sundarban	sundarbans	western ghats	B
this is a Traditional Saree It is not royal and cheaper than other sarees. This is hand woven.	kanjivaram saree	banarasi saree	chanderi saree	tant saree	D
Form of painting practiced more in Orissa than West Bengal. The format is that they have a long sheet of cloth. Through painitings they depict stories like Mahabharat This practiced by only certain communities It is a dying artform.	madhubani	kalighat	warli	patachitra	D

this dish is one of the most famous dish of rajasthan

bhutte ka kees

bajra roti

makki di roti

daal baati

D

this dish is quite popular in rajasthan this is made out of gram flour

kadhi

gatte

pakora

besan ladoo

B

this monument is situated in jaipur this monument has lot of windows

jal mahal

sawai man singh palace

hawa mahal

amber fort

C

this is the folk dance of rajasthan

garba

lavani

bhangra

ghoomar

D

this is a non-veg dish made with mutton the dish has a bright red curry

vindaloo

butter chicken

rogan josh

laal maas

D

this place is known as a scary place

Ramoji Film City

bhangarh

Shaniwarwada Fort

Kuldhara Village

B

this is a popular sweet dish in rajasthan

malpua

balushahi

ghewar

jalebi

C

this is a famous bird sanctuary in bharatpur the name of this sanctuary is after a goddess

uttarkashi bird reserve

kanha tiger sanctuary

keoladeo national park

sariska national park

C

this is a fried sweet dish this dish is then dipped in a sugar syrup after frying this dish is cooked during festivals

jalebi

maal puha

gujiya

malpua

B

this is a famous lake in Udaipur this lake is situated right outside the udaipur palace

Pushkar Lake

Dal Lake

lake pichola

Fateh Sagar Lake

C

this is a popular fort of a rajasthani dynasty this fort is one of the largest forts in India

chittorgarh palace

mehrangarh fort

kumbhalgarh fort

amer fort

A

this festival is celebrated just after the monsoon women usually fast during this festival red colored clothes are usually worn during this festival

lohri

teej

chhath puja

karva chauth

B

this is a famous drink made of curd and water

lassi

taak

chach

chaas

C

this is a famous palace located in jaipur a hospital is also named after this palace

savai maan singh palace

Rambagh Palace

Hawa Mahal

Jai Mahal Palace

A

this is equivalent to turban and is usually worn by rajasthani men this is worn during weddings

pagdi

saafa

dhoti

angavastram

B

this is a popular rajasthani instrument

shehnai

sitar

sarangi

pungi

C

this is a festival that is celebrated mostly by women who worship goddess gauri women observe fast for a few days before this festival a sweet dish called ghevar is eaten and distributed to people during this festival

teej

gangaur

navratri

karva chauth

B

A traditional female clothing. The newly wed girls usually wear a variation of this dress that has 80 Kalis (pleats)

anarkali suit

ghagra choli

salwar kameez

lehenga saree

B

A handicraft mela (fair) that occurs in February. In this mela (fair) the popular things from Haryana are exhibited.

surajkund mela

pushkar fair

nagaur fair

taj mahotsav

A

One of the most popular industry of Haryana. The raw material used in this industry is a crop whose field is burnt after harvest.

sugar Mills

rice Mills

wheat Processing Plants

oil Extraction Units

A

A folk dance of Haryana which looks like a variation of Bhangra This dance is done during harvest time.

Ghoomar dance

Garba dance

Dhamal dance

Bihu dance

C

A food made on special occasions. It is also consumed after fasting

dahi puri

aloo poori

chole bhature

paneer tikka

B

A festival celebrated to pray to Snake God.

Guga Navmi

Subrahmanya Shashti

Nag Panchami

Vasuki Jayanti

A

A summer drink which can be consumed by itself and is also used to make Kadhi

thandai

chaas

amrakhand

lassi

D

Another popular industry which is not sugar mills. It is used to produce a material which is used for writing

jute mills

textile mills

paper Mills

cotton mills

C

A handicraft done on clothes that is also popular in Punjab.

Fulkari/phulkari

Kantha

Bandhani

Chikankari

A

A traditional attire worn by men. This is still common in villages

Pathani suit

Dhoti-kurta

Lungi-shirt

Sherwani

B

A headgear worn by men that is usually white in colour.

Angarkha

Topi

Dhoti

Pagri

D

A folk dance that has people moving in circles. This dance is more popular in Rajasthan

Bihu dance

Ghoomar dance

Lavani dance

Garba dance

B

The harvest festival in Haryana. In this festival people do daan (charity)

Sankranti

Baisakhi

Lohri

Pongal

A

A festival after Basant Panchami in which Durga maa is brought in the house. As a part of ritual wheat is germinated in an earthen pot

Makar Sankranti

Navratri

Vasant Panchami

Dussehra

B

A wedding ritual where mama (mother's brother) is invited to the wedding

Kanyadaan

Sangeet

Bhaat Nautna

Haldi Ceremony

C

A wedding ritual where mama (mother's brother) gets gifts for the bride and the family

Bhaat Lena

Kanyadaan

Vidaai

Roka Ceremony

A

A wedding ritual that denotes inviting ancestors and God to the wedding

Raat Jaga

Sangeet Sandhya

Kanyadaan

Haldi Ceremony

A

A wedding ritual where 7 earthen katori (bowls) containing some sweets are stacked

Mehendi Ritual

Saptapadi

Haldi Ceremony

Mande or Manda Bandhna

D

A wedding ritual where turmeric is applied to the bride and then a holy thread with 7 Knots is tied to her

Mehendi Ritual

Haldi Ceremony

Mangalsutra Bandhan

Baan Baithna

D

A wedding ritual where a pink dupatta is used to cover the girl's head. In this ritual mother's brother gives ornaments like Nath, payal, bichue to the bride to be and rice is showered on the girl as a form of blessing

Kanyadaan

Roka Ceremony

Haldi Ceremony

Gor Puja

D

A ritual done by the mother at the birth of a boy where she worships the well

Bhoomi Pujan

Kuan Daan

Kua Puja

Chathi Puja

C

A fast done by the mother for the good destiny of the newborn child The mother consumes ghee and Khichdi

Jatakarma

Annaprashan

Sutak Ritual

Chatti Puja

D

The name for each earthen pot in a three earther pot arrangement for drinking water.

Tokni

Handi

Matka

Kalash

A

A folk song art where stories are recited, particularly during Dusshera

Pandavani

Yakshagana

Chhau

Ragini

D

A common place in villages for smoking hookah

Panchayat Bhawan

Chopal or chapaal

Baithak

Charpai

B

An ornament for the neck made of gold and has red pearl like things

Rani Haar

Kanth Mala

Maang Tikka

Nathni

B

The ritual where barley is germinated and prayed to during Dusshera.

Vijayadashami aarti

Durga puja sankalp

Dusshera ugana

Navratri havan

C

A festival where women fast for the well-being of their children.

Teej

Vat Purnima

Karva Chauth

Ahoi

D

An area or structure in the village where everyone gathers to pray to their ancestors during Diwali

Kheda

Chabutra

Mandap

Vedi

A

It is a festival in which there is ammavaru that is decorated with flowers and then immersed in water (river and pond). Songs related to Durga maa are sung during this festival The pot is considered to represent goddess gauri. It is done during Navratri and holds a lot of importance for females. They wear Pattu sarees (for married women) or langa voni (for unmarried young girls) Put candle or camphor on top of the decorated structure. Turmeric called Gaurama and Kumkum are also put on that structure

Batukamma/Bathukamma

Navratri Garba

Bonalu

Varalakshmi Vratam

A

Famous monument located in older part of Hyderabad. It can be climbed upto 1st floor.

Charminar

Qutub Shahi Tombs

Golconda Fort

Falaknuma Palace

A

A kingdom that ruled Telangana that bulit the 1000 pillar temple, Ramappa temple and Bhadrakali temple A very famous university is named after this kingdom in the Warangal district.

Chalukya

Pallava

Satavahana

Kakatiya

D

A food item synonymous with Hyderabad made with rice. It is an emotion and not just a food A standard Sunday lunch for many

Avial

Pongal

Hyderabadi Biryani

Lucknowi Biryani

C

A famous temple in Hyderabad and is commonly visited on Bonaalu festival

Chilkur Balaji Temple

Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple

Pillaiyar Koil

Peddamma gudi

D

It is a very famous handmade silk saree. The saree is famous for its foldability

Pochampally saree

Gadwal saree

Kanjeevaram saree

Banarasi saree

B

The popular mueseum in Hyderabad.

Salarjung Mueseum

Chowmahalla Palace Museum

DakshinaChitra Museum

Kannan Devan Tea Museum

A

Cotton blankets made in Warangal. These blankets are usually made of vegetable colors.

durries from Warangal

Chanderi sarees from Madhya Pradesh

khadi cloth from Ahmedabad

Pochampally ikat from Telangana

A

A popular tourist lake in the center of the city of Hyderabad. There is a Buddha statue at this lake

Durgam Cheruvu

Osman Sagar

Himayat Sagar

Hussain Sagar

D

A famous monument in Hyderabad that has a light and sound show. It was bulit by Kakatiya dynasty.

Golconda Fort

Warangal Fort

Charminar

Qutub Shahi Tombs

A

A traditional dress usually worn by women before marriage.

mekhela chador

lehenga choli

langa voni

salwar kameez

C

A very famous festival in Hyderabad related to Maha Kali. On this festival people visit Peddama Gudi with rice pots on their head.

Makar Sankranti

Bonaalu/Bonalu

Bathukamma

Ugadi

B

A temple built on a hill, also a tourist or retreat spot. This temple is dedicated to the same God as Tirumala.

Ramakrishna Math

Birla Mandir

Meenakshi Temple

ISKCON Temple

B

This is another name for the engagement ceremony.

Sagai

Shagun

Roka

Nischitardham

D

This is a ritual done before the wedding at the girls place

Nandi puja

Sangeet

Roka ceremony

Pelli kuthuru

D

A ritual done before the wedding at the boy's place

Haldi

Sangeet

Vodugu

Tilak

C

These are toe rings that bride wears

bichiya

mettelu

kolusu

payal

B

This is the main ceremony and the muhuratam is taken for this ceremony. 45 minutes before and after this ritual is considered suitable for marriage rituals

mangalya dharanam

kanyadaanam

saptapadi

jeelakarra bellam

D

Marriage, Alcohol and non-veg is served.

reception

pelli

mehendi

sangeet

B

This is amixture of rice and turmeric that bride and groom pour on each other.

tilak

talambralu

haldi

kumkum

B

The ceremony done before the child birth. It is celerated in the 5th or 7th or 9th month Every lady applies turmeric, sindoor and sandalwood on the cheeks of the mother-to-be and alsp haarti. They mother is gifted bangles (usually red and green), and she wears a pattu cheera. It is an evening function. It is mostly done for the first child.

Godh Bharai

Seemantham

Dohale Jevan

Valaikaapu

B

A ceremony done after the child's birth. Once it is done after 21 days where "gudalu" is cooked and served. It signifies that the child can sleep in the cradle. Then a bigger ceremony takes place after 1 month, where the baby is gifted silver anklets and gold chain by parents or grandparents. "kaatuka" is put on the child to protect from evil eye

Thotla

Annaprasana

Naamkaran

Chhathi

A

It is a three day event to celebrate harvest of paddy. The three days are called bhogi, sankranthi, kanuma. Early in the morning rangoli is made, then five balls of cow dung called 'gobbemma' is put on the rangoli. This is decorated with turmeric. Appalu, Sakinalu, Murukulu is made on wooden stove Payasam is made with new rice. During this Kite is flown it is also referred to as Kite festival.

Sankranti

Lohri

Pongal

Ugadi

A

This the new year festival, comes in March ending or April first week. In the morning a dish called ugadi pacchadi is made which has six taste elements: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, spicy, pungent. The evening people go to the temple and listen to panchangam

Gudi Padwa

Vishu

Ugadi

Baisakhi

C

An event after 11 days of death done by only close family members where non-veg is cooked and offered to the deceased person's photo After 1 month of death a grander event where other relatives are also invited and non-veg and alcohol is served

Pind Daan

Tithi

Montu

Shraddha

B

A festival primarily celebrated in Warangal district which is celebrated annually

sammakka sarakka jatara

ugadi utsav

bathukamma festival

bonalu festival

A

A regional festival where every village prays to a godess mostly Durga. A carnival called thirunaala is held in the village. Kallu is consumed at the thirunaala

bonalu festival

sammakka sarakka jatara

ugadi panduga

muthyalamma jatara

D

The girl rests for 5-11 days in a room. She usually wears white and puts turmeric over her bosy before bathing. After 11 days the girl takes a bath with turmeric and oil. After that a celebration is held. The girl sits on a gramd chair and there are sweets, fruits kept around her. Akshanthulu (rice and turmeric) is put on her head as a form of blessing

Ritu Shuddhi

Vasant Panchami

Samskara Vidhi

Peddamanishi

D

This is a sweet dish usually made on ugadi.

Ariselu

Obbattu

Kajjikayalu

Poornalu

A

It is celebrated from Dec 16-Jan16. Big rangolis that are made of rice powder is filled with color is made

Dhanurmasam

Bhogi

Makara Sankranti

Pongal

A

A famous flatbread like dish made of rice flour.

thalipeeth

pathiri

akki rotti

sarva pindi

D

Commonly cooked food during Batukamma/Bathukamma

Appaalu and Pulihora

Dhokla and Upma

Bisi Bele Bath and Pongal

Pesarattu and Sakinalu

A

The shop near Charminaar that is considered one of the best for mutton biryani.

Bawarchi

Shadab

Paradise

Shahdab

D

A watery tamarind pulp dish without tomatoes

Rasam

Chutney

Pachi Pulusu

Dalcha

C

The famous mango pickle.

Lemon Pickle

Pachadi Pickle

Gongura Pickle

Avakaya Pickle

D

These are the steamed rice balls added to lentils

Kozhukattai

Rail Palaram

Rava Idli

Pachor

B

The art done on the floors On the third day of Sankranti they make radam (chariots) like designs.

alpana

rangoli

muggulu

kolam

C

The most common prasadam in most festivals.

Laddu, jalebi, aloo bonda

Dosa, kesari, kheer, vada

Chakkara pongal, rasgulla

Pulihara, payasam, garelu, poornalu

D

The name for the local alcohol.

Toddy

Feni

Arrack

Kallu

D

The royal luxurious house in Hyderabad.

Taj Falaknuma Hotel

Golkonda Fort

Falaknuma palace

Chowmahalla Palace

C

This is the official headquarter of the current day government in West Bengal.

Vidhana Soudha

Raj Bhavan

Writer's Building

nabanna

D

This is a traditional artform. It is made of burnt metalwares. The objects formed are dark in colour. This kind of technique also uses wax

pattachitra

tanjore painting

bidriware

dokra

D

An art form which is not made of clay or wire. This is made of shoots or plants. The products are cheaper. People can use it for making fans and fences.

jute craft

coir craft

cane weaving

bamboo craft

D

This is a folk dance form practiced in Purulia People put on colorful masks to perform this dance

kathakali

therukoothu

chhau dance

yakshagana

C

This is a traditional bengali blanket. This kind of blanket is mostly used as children's blanket This blanket is stitched using running stitch

kantha

dhurrie

khes

phulkari

A

This is a dish made of fish. It is an emotion for bengalis. It has two variants one of West Bengal and one of Bangladesh. It is the simplest recipe of this dish. Cooking this involves oil and no major spices. This fish is found in padma river

elish fish fry

ilish paturi

doi ilish

ilish bhapa

A

It is a cream most widely used

wb new

vicco turmeric

fair & lovely

boroline

A

This is a type of traditional Bengali saree. It is more popular in Bangladesh than in West Bengal. It genrally comes in White or natural colors. It is the prime choice when shopping sarees for a royal event or even pujo. It is generally woven by hand

kanjivaram saree

jamdani saree

baluchari saree

tant saree

B

this is a popular handicraft which is made of clay. And is Found in Bishnupra region.

Pattachitra painting

Dokra craft

Kalamkari art

terracotta craft

D

This is a kind of devotional dance It is primarily practiced in Nabadwip Mayapur area. Participants sing while dancing.

bhajan

raas

kirtan

garba

C

this is quite a popular sweet dish in bengal. This dish has consistent texture and is light brown in color this dish is softer than sandesh this dish is sold in claypots

misti doi

gulab jamun

rasmalai

bhapa doi

A

The largest mangrove forest in the world.

kaziranga

sundarban

sundarbans

western ghats

B

this is a Traditional Saree It is not royal and cheaper than other sarees. This is hand woven.

kanjivaram saree

banarasi saree

chanderi saree

tant saree

D

Form of painting practiced more in Orissa than West Bengal. The format is that they have a long sheet of cloth. Through painitings they depict stories like Mahabharat This practiced by only certain communities It is a dying artform.

madhubani

kalighat

warli

patachitra

D