South India Culture

South India an enchanting destination of India tourism is renowned across the globe for its blended beauty of beaches, backwaters, palaces, hill stations, gourmet cuisine and colorful fairs and festivals. The diversity of this region is maximized by the distinctive culture which finds its root in the Dravidian culture.

Some of the famous attractions of the South Indian Culture are:

It is one of the oldest systems of music in the world commonly associated with the southern part of the India. This is a very complex system of music which requires perfect artistic and technical harmony. Carnatic music based on the system of ragas (melodic scales) and talas (rhythmic cycles). There are seven rhythmic cycles and 72 fundamental ragas. This style of music usually is performed in a small group consists of musicians, vocalist, violist and rhythm accompanied by mridangam and tambura.

Kathakali

It is one of the most popular cultural representations of South India known for its profound facial make-up, colorful costumes and various designed ornaments. This is the most renowned dance drama of all South India dances which showcase a blended beauty of literature, music, painting, acting and dance. The dance themes of Kathakali are religious in nature representing a story from Hindu Holy Scriptures of Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Mural Paintings

This is another popular cultural aspect of South India whose root lies in the ancient Dravidian art of Kalamezhuthu. It is the style of paintings dates back to the 9th century and done on the walls of temples and palaces. The oldest murals were discovered in Kerala inside the rock-cut cave temple of Thirunandikkara. Though the basic theme of mural paintings is religious in nature but at some places tourists can also see several social messages.

Cuisine

Cuisine of South Indi.a offers a variety of popular gourmet dishes for tourists who come here from several parts of the globe. Cuisine of this place provides a wide range of choices to the vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Some of the popular South Indian dishes are Idli, dosa and sambhar which are always in demand across the India. Rice is the staple diet of South India. Some of the common and popular dishes of South India cuisine are lentils, coconut, fruits, vegetables, tamarind, chilies, garlic and ginger.