Indian Culture GK Quiz

The Indian santoor instrument is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer. The instrument is generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges. Each bridge has 4 strings, making for a total of 100 strings.

Kuchipudi is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originated in a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical Sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. He was awarded India's second-highest civilian honour Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

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The Sabarimala Temple is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala.

Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It is one of the largest rock-cut Hindu temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Hinduism in particular and few Buddhist and Jain monuments with Artwork dating from the 600–1000 CE period.

Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy is an Indian dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. Bharatanatyam is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu.

Mayurbhanj is located in the northern part of Odisha, is famous for its Chhau dance. Chhau dance is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk traditions, with origins in the East Indian region, and panned out to its variants in the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha.

The Kamakhya Temple is situated on Nilachal Hill in the western part of Guwahati city in Assam.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011) was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the 'khayal' form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music.