Santhals of the Mayurbhanj district look forward to the Sohrai cattle festival every year, which is also known as Bandhana. The festival is celebrated with great gusto by the Santhal tribe in the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj and also by Santhals from the surrounding states of West Bengal, […]
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In Orissa, Sarhul is indeed one of the most popular tribal festivals. On the third day of the moon or the fortnight of ‘Chaitra’, the Sarhul festival in Orissa is celebrated and marks the start of the spring season or “Phaguna” and is celebrated until June or “Jeth.” Sarhul means […]
Odisha has always managed to captivate with different types of dance forms and folk music that were established ages ago in ancestral lineage. The Kalahandi district of Odisha that literally translates to a ‘pot of arts’ is the home ground of Ghumura dance form. Ghumura folk dance is a fine […]
Duduma waterfall is a spectacular waterfall falling from a height of 157.5 metres & is situated at a distance of 92 kms from Koraput and around 177 kms away from Visakhapatnam, and then about 557 km from Bhubaneswar, the state capital. It forms a significant part of the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha […]
Settled between a region of thickly forested slopes, profound canyons and mesmerising streams, dwell the Dongria Kondh clan. They get their name from Dongar, signifying ‘hill’ and the name for themselves is Jharnia: defender of streams. The main livelihood of the tribe is to cultivate the slopes of the fertile […]
Saura art is a tribal artform that has its origins in the religious practices of the Saura tribe of Odisha. Traditional saura art is painted painly on mud walls using natural colours and consists of stick figures similar but distinct from Worli art of Maharashtra. Who are Sauras? The Sauras […]
The tribal people or a tribe is a group of social humans living particularly in forests and non commutable areas. The tribal people are perceived by the population to be primitive and the term may have negative connotations. Just like we have a state, a nation or a kinship which where we live and […]
In every culture, craftsmanship has reflected intriguing history from the strict convictions, political occasions, and social traditions. Particularly in folk art we find a convincing and excellent record of hundreds of years of Indian culture. Terracotta and Odisha have a old and rich history that we will discuss here Process […]
