: Many traditional households begin with a "refreshing bath" before entering the kitchen, followed by daily

Food is seen as medicine and prasad (offering). Many households are vegetarian, and traditional cooking uses Ayurvedic principles — balancing six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, astringent). Meals are often eaten sitting on the floor, with hands (in many regions), on a banana leaf (South) or a steel thali (North).

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