मध्य प्रदेश

Madhya Pradesh

State · Capital Bhopal · 72.6 million people (2011)

नमस्तेNamaste: hello in Hindi

• Weave (GI)

  Chanderi sarees, GI tag 2005

• Music and dance

  Tansen Music Festival, Gwalior

• Festival

  Khajuraho Dance Festival

• Taste

  Poha-jalebi (Indore); bhutte ka kees

• 3 World Heritage sites

  Khajuraho Group of Monuments · Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi · Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

• Official symbols

  Animal: Swamp deer (Barasingha) · Bird: Asian paradise flycatcher · Tree: Banyan

UNESCO named Gwalior a Creative City of Music in 2023, calling it the birthplace of the Hindustani forms Dhrupad and Khayal.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · UNESCO World Heritage Centre · hi.wikipedia.org: मध्य प्रदेश · omniglot.com: hindi · GI Registry, application 7 · mpforest.gov.in (archived): symbol · unesco.org: gwalior; traditions from the India map’s sources.