Food/products :
Usually either rice or roti/naan with dishes made of - legumes,lentils,vegetables,dairy like curd,paneer etc.,chicken or mutton . The original natives also have their own local variations in preparations of them .
Drinks - Burash (rhododnderon juice) , Litchi squash , Sugarcane juice , Mattha/Chhaach (buttermilk) , Suur (sort of alchohalic) etc. besides the usual tea , fruit juices etc.
Condiments -
Them . Chatnis & Achaar are considered as digestive aids & quite popular btw .
Drugs & Medicine - Your usual sartans & statins i.e. allopathic drugs which are often the first choice but many also resort to Ayurvedic , Unani or Homeopathic remedies . Recreational one locally are afeem , charas , ganja , hashish , bhaang etc. with minor few able to do dangerous Dhatura (its seeds are often used to poison adversaries) .
Fruits - Litchi (city where we inhabit is know as 'city of litchis') , Mango , Melon , Watermelon , Apple , Banana , Guava , Plum , Peach , Grapes , Orange , Custard Apple etc . And some local,pahadi berries .
Art & craft :
Uttarakhand, cradled in the lap of the lofty Himalayas, the state boasts of snow-capped peaks, stealthy glaciers, meandering rivers, mist laden valleys and exotic species of flora and fauna.Inspired by this flawless natural splendor, the people of Uttarakhand have created and nurtured various forms of arts and crafts since ages. Crafts usually include utility items like doors, windows, rugs, carpets, baskets, copper utensils or the folk art Aipan made by Uttarakhandis have a unique touch of nature in their designs.
In ancient days every house had a wood carved entrance door. It served as an indication of a person’s wealth and prosperity. The wealthier a person was, the bigger was the front wooden door. The designs were more convoluted and so were the carved designs. Even today the front doors of many houses of Garhwal and Kumaon are brilliantly carved with floral designs, animals and fish. These ornamental wood carvings done on front doors are called ‘Kholi’ in the local language (Garhwali).
Designs of creepers and floral appearances based on lotus, pomegranates and grapes, images of humans, birds, animals and other sacred signs and emblems find expression in the wood carving on door panels, windows and ceilings. The patterns are typically of the Gods and Goddesses which adds to the opulence of the carved wooden latticed frames.
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