Lonely Planet India - August 2016

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Indian classical dances are performed to music but very often dancers make a certain music of their own. The timely tinkling of the dancer’s ankle-bells or ghungroo is

an important element of any recital. In fact the day a Bharatanatyam dancer is presented with her first pair of ghungroos is an important rite of passage known as shalangai

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Kesar-elaichi milk a winter specialty at New Delhi’s Ramleela Maidan tastes

quite different from your glass of milk boiled at home. The aura of joy celebration

and community lends certain dishes an altogether different taste and feel.

The Christian community thrives in the many sleepy towns and bustling

metropolises of the country. Here a couple takes vows in their local church

with a beautiful stained-glass painting depicting the life of Jesus in the background