उत्तराखण्ड

Uttarakhand

State · Capital Dehradun · 10.1 million people (2011)

नमस्तेNamaste: hello in Hindi

• Art and craft

  Aipan is Uttarakhand's Kumaoni folk art of white rice-flour designs, drawn mostly by women on brick-red walls and floors. Uttarakhand Aipan holds a GI tag (2021).

• Music and dance

  Ramman (UNESCO, 2009); Jagar ritual singing; dhol-damau

• Festival

  Kumbh Mela (Haridwar); Nanda Devi Raj Jat, traditionally every twelve years

• Taste

  Bal mithai (Almora); singori

• World Heritage

  Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

• Official symbols

  Animal: Musk deer · Bird: Himalayan monal · Flower: Brahma kamal · Tree: Burans

Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, established in 1936, was India's first national park.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · UNESCO World Heritage Centre · hi.wikipedia.org: उत्तराखण्ड · omniglot.com: hindi · en.wikipedia.org: Aipan art · GI Registry, application 648 · forest.uk.gov.in (archived): 63 state symbols · en.wikipedia.org: Jim Corbett National Park; traditions from the India map’s sources.