ਪੰਜਾਬ

Punjab

State · Capital Chandigarh · 27.7 million people (2011)

Art and craft
Phulkari, meaning art of flowers, is Punjab's folk embroidery, traditionally stitched by women with coloured silk thread on coarse cotton. Phulkari holds a GI tag (2010).
Music and dance
Bhangra; Giddha; the dhol
Festival
Baisakhi; Lohri; Gurpurabs
Taste
Makki di roti with sarson da saag; pinni; lassi
Official symbols
Animal: Blackbuck · Bird: Northern goshawk (Baaz) · Tree: Indian rosewood (Shisham)

The Golden Temple in Amritsar runs a free community kitchen, the langar, serving vegetarian meals to all visitors without discrimination.