Culture of Visakhapatnam

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Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, is a city and port in the South India state of Andhra Pradesh. Visakhapatnam has long history since 1068 AD inscriptions of Sri Bheemeswara Swamy temple, 4th largest city in south india.[1]

Religion[]

Hinduism is the majority religion in this city with 93 % reaming religions are Islam, Christianity and Sikhism religious tolerance is very important in this city. [2]

People[]

replica at Telugu Samskruthika Niketanam

majority people of Visakhapatnam are Telugu because Visakhapatnam is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh also we can find Odia, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam people also, Visakhapatnam has Cosmopolitan culture English also used widely because hear significant size of Anglo-Indian people all so living. [3]

Cuisine[]

in Visakhapatnam typical south Indian cuisine available its destination for Andhra food especially Muri Mixture is famous along with idly, Dosa, Pesarattu, Kodi pulao and bamboo chicken and all so available of western food like pizza burgers. [4]

Festivals[]

Makar Sankranti is famous festival in Vizag all so people celebrate Ugadi, Vinayaka Chavithi, Deepavali, Dasara. [5]

Sports[]

Cricket is the most popular game in Vizag. Kabaddi, tennis, badminton, and field hockey are also popular. Sports facilities include Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium, and Swarna Bharathi Indoor Stadium.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "our history". Vizag Port. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ "People of" (PDF). ea industry. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ^ "People of". britannica. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Cuisine". treebo. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Festival". hans india. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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