Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb
[12][13] Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, is a poetic Awadhi phrase for the distinctive and syncretic Hindu-Muslim culture, is reflected in the fused spiritual connotations, forms, symbols, aesthetics, crafts and weaves, for example, Kashmiri Muslim carpet makers feature Durga in their patterns, Muslim sculptors making idols of Durga, and Hindu craftsmen create the Muharram tazia.
In Lucknow, one prominent example of this culture is that not only Shias but also Sunni Muslims and Hindus participate, both historically and today, in the mourning and religious customs during the Islamic month of Muharram.
The local language of Delhi arose into Hindavi or Hindustani, the eventual sociolect of the descendants of the conquerors, the nobility, the courtiers, and hence the cultured.
As the empire enlarged, persianised Old Hindi, popularly known as Hindavi and Hindustani, became the basis for the lingua franca different Indo-Aryan speakers on the plains and beyond used to communicate.
Among the many Hindustani varieties that arose, Deccani being the major one, a form of Old Hindi that migrated from the banks of Delhi and mixed with Marathi, Telugu and Kannada in the Deccan.
Influenced by this, Urdu Prose and Poetry, as is now called also began in the Hindustan region, chief writers being, Ghalib, Khaliq, Zamir, Aatish, Nasikh, Zauq, Momin and Shefta.
An age of tremendous integration between the Hindu and the Islamic elements in the Arts with the advent of many Muslim Bhakti poets like Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana who was a minister to Mughal emperor Akbar and was also a great devotee of Krishna.
The Nirgun School of Bhakti Poetry was also tremendously secular in nature and its propounders like Kabir and Guru Nanak had a large number of followers irrespective of caste or religion.
"[4][failed verification] कोई जपे है राम दास कबीर है प्रेम पुजारी दोनों को परनाम کوئی جپے رحیم رحیم کوئی جپے ہے رام داس کبیر ہے پریم پجاری دونوں کو پرنام Koi jape hai ram Das Kabir hai prem pujari Dono ko parnaam Some chant Ram Kabir is a worshiper of true love And reveres them both Awadh has a special place in the etiquette of this culture along with Delhi and Hyderabad; in fact Lucknowi Urdu still retains the polished and polite language of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb.
Sherwani, Jama, Topi, Kurta, Dupatta, Salwar, Kameez, Shawl, Pajama and Socks are few of the major attire still present in India.
[45] Monuments like the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, and Humayun's Tomb exemplify this synthesis, showcasing elements such as domes, minarets, and balconies.
