THE HEART OF INCREDIBLE INDIAGGOND TRIBEOND TRIBE
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PLACES THEY INHABIT
Koi or Koiture Dravidian and Austro-
Asian population
HISTORY OF GONDS
9th century 9th century ADAD
14th 14th centurycentury
16th 16th centurycentury
Some Gond groups own a great deal of land
Scheduled Tribes
LANGUAGE
Gondi
Raj GondsMadia GondsDhurve GondsKhatulwar Gonds
According to language they are divided into 4
tribe groups:
RELIGION
special characteristic of Gond Gods
Pharsa Pen
animal sacrificeVillage-Guardian Village-Mother
polytheistic
the Hindus culture and tradition
RITES OF PASSAGE
protecting pregnant women
girls are considered full-grown
mother's brother and father's sister
they cremate or bury their dead buried without much ceremony
MAJOR HOLIDAYS
drums flute cymbals
Karma dance
Mandari Suwa
Ri-na
Madai
Pola festival Nagpanchami
Dasahara
Gusadi dancers wear:
head gears ,decorated with the peacock featherscotton cloth around waist
ARTS AND CRAFTS
wall paintings with floral designsart of personal decoration
paper and canvas framed or unframed pictures
colorful drawing on walls
Pottery Basket making
Floor painting Body tatooing
FAMILY LIFE
Family groups
are known as phratries or sagas
Gond tribal men turn into tiger to kill pig as sacrifice before wedding
Approving marriage
Beautiful Gond kids
Unmarried daughters
Wedding crown
CLOTHING
The women wore saris, choli and jewellery protective gadgets
The male members of Gond society wore dhotis and shawl
FOODFOODVegetablesHoneyRiceMeatLiquor distilled from mahuwa flowers
Baking
Roasting
Frying
Boiling
SOCIAL PROBLEMSLack of education and low levels of literacy 25% in Maharashtra 15% in Madhya Pradesh4% in Madhya Pradeshprimary school
Discrimination
Remote areas
Exploitation
Independent women