Religions
- People in Andhra Pradesh are highly pious to follow their own religion . The main religions in this State are Hinduism , Christianity, Buddhism and Islam .
- Large number of temples, stupas, churches and mosques exists in the state . Among all these , Hinduism is the major religion practiced by vast number of people .
- Muslims are concentrated in Secunderabad and Hyderabad . The tribal populations of Andhra Pradesh live with their own belief .
Occupation
- Agriculture is the major occupation of Andhra Pradesh and nearly 70 % of the population is dependent on farming .
- Rice is the staple food of Telugu and also they are largest producer of rice in India along with other cash crops like Tobacco, Groundnut, Chillies, Turmeric, Oilseeds, Cotton, Sugar, and Jute.
Music
- Science olden days, Andhra Pradesh is well known for their luxurious musical heritage . This place is the homeland of three geniuses in carnatic music world - Shyama Sastri, Muthuswami Dixitar and Thyagaraja.
- Omnipresent Telugu language in Andhra delivers original effect and spirit of the melodious carnatic music.
- Folk music is also known to be emerged from the divine carnatic music. This magnificent art is passed to generations through various compositions incorporating discrete information about music.
Dances
- Rich culture is always prevalent in the state of Andhra Pradesh . A huge Collection of performing arts emerged from Andhra including music, drama and dance to our world.
- The most popular form of classical dance, Kuchipudi originated from Andhra Pradesh. Categorised to be one among the best dance forms in the world, this Kuchipudi is analogous to Bharat Natyam.
- Apart from Kuchipudi, there are also other dance forms originated from Andhra Pradesh. Perini, an outstanding dance form also originated here. This is a warrior dance form often referred to dance of god Shiva.
Fairs & Festivals
- The spirits of people are kept alive with festivals and fairs . Similar to others states, religious festivals like Sankranti, Diwali, Eid-ul-Fitr and Holi is celebrated here too.
- Apart from religious festivals, state government also organises various cultural festivals including Rayalaseema Food and Dance Festival Deccan Festival, Visakha Festival and many more.
Art and Craft
- The Telugu People are patrons of arts and crafts and they are pioneers in the field of metal ware , carpets ,wood and stone carvings exquisite silver filigree , brass and sheet metalware .
- Kalamkari, Bidri, Nirmal, paintings, fascinating weaves from pochampalli, Gadwal , Venkatagiri and a number of other centres have earned a name all over the world .
- Kalamkari is supposed to be famous worldwide which is done using a quill and printing in done on the fabric with vegetable dye .
Clothing & Fashion
- The large number of cotton together with their innovative dye isolation from plants is done here.
- The traditional Golconda mine is the homeland for various precious gems like hope and Kohinoor diamond.
- The fashion industry of Andhra Pradesh carries voni(half saree), full sarees designed through Bidri, Nirmal paintings, Kalamkari, together with wonderful weaves of Venkatagiri, Pochampalli and Gadwal depicts.
- Several gold jewelry models including Aravanke, Vaddana, Buttalu, Kasula haram are the finest illustrations for their constantly emerging tradition.
