ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്

Lakshadweep

Union Territory · Capital Kavaratti · 64,473 people (2011)

• Art and craft

  Coconut shell craft. Lakshadweep residents transform coconut shells into ladles, spoons, cups, earrings, pendants, lamps and chandeliers.

• Music and dance

  Kolkali, Parichakali and, on Minicoy, Lava

• Taste

  Coconut and tuna dishes

• Landmark

  Coral atolls; the least populous state or territory in the 2011 Census

• Official symbols

  Animal: Butterfly fish · Tree: Breadfruit

Lakshadweep means 'a hundred thousand islands' in Malayalam and Sanskrit, and its archipelago of 36 islands includes 12 atolls.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · ml.wikipedia.org: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് · youngintach.org: maps craft lakshadweep island · lakshadweep.gov.in (archived): state symbols · lakshadweep.gov.in: about lakshadweep; traditions from the India map’s sources.