Culture of Guntur

 

Guntur city in Andhra Pradesh is known for its cultural diversity. Guntur is home to the people of different culture and different religions. Along with the people of Hindu who forms the majority of the population people of different religions like Muslim, Christian, etc are also found living peacefully there. Telugu serves as the most common language of communication in Guntur. Urdu is another major language spoken largely by Muslims. Guntur also serves as the place of purest form of Telugu language. Tikkana a famous Mahakavi (a great poet) was from Guntur.

Guntur celebrates all major festivals on grand scale. Along with Deepawali, Dussera, holi etc the Guntur also celebrates Id-ul-fitr and Christmas with equal enthusiasm. Apart from this festival there are some other regional festivals which are celebrated with great enthusiasm in Guntur. The life style of people of Guntur is blend of traditional and modern way of living. Mirchi bajji, aacakaaya pickle,idli,dosaare the famous food in Guntur. People here are found in both their traditional attire and in western dressing. Young ones of the city are found mostly inclined to use modern style of dressing.