SOUTH INDIA:

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South Indian tradition is essentially the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of body and motherhood. Tamil nadu is rich in culture and heritage, known to be one of the OLDEST CIVILISATION  in the world. Tamil nadu take much pride in their culture and make great effort to protect their 2000 years old history. Tamilians are very adherent towards their rituals and traditions like following caste system, religion and community traits. Their rituals include deity worship ,tree,animal worship,stars and planet worship.
    
                           In tamil culture ,all the planets ,that is navagrahas were worshipped as god .

Surya-the sun☀️
Chandra- the moon🌚
Mangala- mars
Budha-mercury
Guru-Jupiter
Shukra-venus
Rahu-lunar ascending node
Kedhu-lunar descending node

This sort of culture can bee seen only in SOUTH INDIA

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